Chords for Iron and Wine - "The Desert Babbler" (Live at WFUV)
Tempo:
90 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
E
Bm
A
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [F#m] It's [D] [E]
[A] New [F#m] Year's Eve, [Bm] and [E] California's gonna kill you soon.
[A] The [F#m] Bostow boy, [Bm] buckeyes in [E] the shadow of the moon.
[A] The [F#m] countess is in the hills in Rose [Bm] Side Harbour, dying for [E] a place to fall apart.
[A] Who [F#m] knew what you could learn to live [Bm] without?
Mother [E] Mary's lying in your mouth [C#m] now.
The room, [F#m] the kitchen's warm with Christmas [Bm] wine, and every girl [E] has got an extra grind.
[C#m] You look [F#m] for heaven, but [G] you're far from [Bm] that hard life [E] tonight.
[A] [F#m]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm] [E]
[A] So [F#m] quietly we lost another [Bm] year, the desert [E] put the babbler in your ear.
[A] Me, [F#m] you're far away and I miss you [Bm] again.
Bostow [E] boys are spitting to the wind [C#m] now.
And [F#m] the hammer always has [Bm] to fall, crosses [E] barely hanging on the wall.
[C#m] Some don't [F#m] believe me, but [G] we're far from [Bm] that hard life [E] tonight.
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [A] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[A] Bostow.
[Bm] [E]
[A] [F#m] It's [D] [E]
[A] New [F#m] Year's Eve, [Bm] and [E] California's gonna kill you soon.
[A] The [F#m] Bostow boy, [Bm] buckeyes in [E] the shadow of the moon.
[A] The [F#m] countess is in the hills in Rose [Bm] Side Harbour, dying for [E] a place to fall apart.
[A] Who [F#m] knew what you could learn to live [Bm] without?
Mother [E] Mary's lying in your mouth [C#m] now.
The room, [F#m] the kitchen's warm with Christmas [Bm] wine, and every girl [E] has got an extra grind.
[C#m] You look [F#m] for heaven, but [G] you're far from [Bm] that hard life [E] tonight.
[A] [F#m]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm] [E]
[A] So [F#m] quietly we lost another [Bm] year, the desert [E] put the babbler in your ear.
[A] Me, [F#m] you're far away and I miss you [Bm] again.
Bostow [E] boys are spitting to the wind [C#m] now.
And [F#m] the hammer always has [Bm] to fall, crosses [E] barely hanging on the wall.
[C#m] Some don't [F#m] believe me, but [G] we're far from [Bm] that hard life [E] tonight.
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [A] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[A] Bostow.
Key:
F#m
E
Bm
A
C#m
F#m
E
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ It's _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ New [F#m] Year's Eve, _ [Bm] _ and [E] California's gonna kill you soon.
_ [A] _ _ The [F#m] Bostow boy, _ [Bm] _ _ buckeyes in [E] the shadow of the moon.
_ [A] The _ [F#m] countess is in the hills in Rose [Bm] Side Harbour, dying for [E] a place to fall apart.
_ [A] _ Who [F#m] knew what you could learn to live [Bm] without?
Mother [E] Mary's lying in your mouth _ [C#m] now.
The room, [F#m] the kitchen's warm with Christmas [Bm] wine, and every girl [E] has got an extra grind.
_ [C#m] You look [F#m] _ for heaven, but [G] you're far from [Bm] that hard life [E] tonight. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ So [F#m] quietly we lost another [Bm] year, _ the desert [E] put the babbler in your ear.
[A] _ Me, [F#m] you're far away and I miss you [Bm] again.
Bostow [E] boys are spitting to the wind _ [C#m] now.
And [F#m] the hammer always has [Bm] to fall, crosses [E] barely hanging on the wall.
[C#m] _ _ Some don't [F#m] _ believe me, but [G] we're far from [Bm] that hard life [E] tonight. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Bostow. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ It's _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ New [F#m] Year's Eve, _ [Bm] _ and [E] California's gonna kill you soon.
_ [A] _ _ The [F#m] Bostow boy, _ [Bm] _ _ buckeyes in [E] the shadow of the moon.
_ [A] The _ [F#m] countess is in the hills in Rose [Bm] Side Harbour, dying for [E] a place to fall apart.
_ [A] _ Who [F#m] knew what you could learn to live [Bm] without?
Mother [E] Mary's lying in your mouth _ [C#m] now.
The room, [F#m] the kitchen's warm with Christmas [Bm] wine, and every girl [E] has got an extra grind.
_ [C#m] You look [F#m] _ for heaven, but [G] you're far from [Bm] that hard life [E] tonight. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ So [F#m] quietly we lost another [Bm] year, _ the desert [E] put the babbler in your ear.
[A] _ Me, [F#m] you're far away and I miss you [Bm] again.
Bostow [E] boys are spitting to the wind _ [C#m] now.
And [F#m] the hammer always has [Bm] to fall, crosses [E] barely hanging on the wall.
[C#m] _ _ Some don't [F#m] _ believe me, but [G] we're far from [Bm] that hard life [E] tonight. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Bostow. _ _ _ _ _ _
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