The Desert Babbler chords by Iron & Wine
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard Difficulty: Novice Artist: Iron & Wine Song: The Desert Babbler Album: Ghost on Ghost Standard Tuning: CAPO II Chords used: EAFGBe Am:002210 Bm:224432 C: 032010 D: 000232 Em:022000 G: 320033
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Intro: [G - C - Am - D]x2
Verse 1 chords:
G C Am
It's New Year's Eve
D
and California's gonna kill you soon
G C Am
The Barstow boys
D
buckeyes in the shadow of the moon
Verse 2 chords:
G C Am
Black houses in the hill and roadside hearts
D
Dying for a place to fall apart
G C Am
Who knew what you could learn to live without
D
Mother Mary's lying in your mouth
Chorus 1 chords:
Bm Em Am
Back home the kitchen's warm with Christmas wine
D
and every girl has got an axe to grind
Bm Em
You left to look for heaven
Am D
But you're far from that hard light tonight
Interlude: [G - C - Am - D]x2
Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords]
So quietly we've lost another year
the desert put a babbler in your ear
mean firewood and I miss you again
Barstow boys are spit into the wind
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
Back home the hammer always has to fall
crosses barely hanging on the wall
Someday I know you'll never leave me