The Desert Babbler

artist : iron & wine song : the desert babbler album : ghost on ghost tabbed by : recebedou email : recebedou@yahoo . com standard tuning : capo ii chords used : eafgbe Am : 002210 Bm : 224432 C : 032010 D : 000232 Em : 022000 G : 320033 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 but we’re far from that hard light tonight