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Lovesong of the Buzzard
Iron & Wine
The Shepherd's Dog
Capo 1
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riffs 2, 3 and 4 are played with a slide on the album
riff 1
*play over the E chord with your pinky
e--0--0--2p0--0--4--4--2p0--|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
riff 2
*play this riff over the A chord during the part
with no lyrics.
if you're only playing with one guitarist, play
this riff with your pinky, ring and middle while
barring the A chord shape with your index.
e--2h4p2--0--------0-------|
B------------2--4----------|
G---------------------1/2--|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
riff 3
*play this over the B chord
e-----------------2-----0--|
B-------0h2--2h4-----4-----|
G--2h4---------------------|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
riff 4
e--2h4p2--0--5--4--2--0-------|
B------------------------4/5--|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
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Intro
A   Ex2
Verse
A   E(riff 1)
In the failing light of the afternoon
A   E(riff 1)
Lucy in the shade of the dogwood blooms
A   E(riff 1)
Yesterday the solace of a poison fish
ATomorrow I'll be kissing on her blood red lipsB  
A   E(riff 1)
No one is the savior they would like to be
A   E(riff 1)
The lovesong of the buzzard in the dogwood tree
A   E(riff 1)
With a train of horses laughing through the traffic line
AAnd the cradle's unimaginative sense of timeB  
A(riff 2) Ex3
A (riff 2) B (riff 2)
A   E(riff 1)
Springtime and the promise of an open fist
A   E(riff 1)
A tattoo of a flower on a broken wrist
A   E(riff 1)
Lucy tells me jokingly to wipe her brow
AWith a pocket map to heaven and the sun goes downB  
Outro
A(riff 4) Ex4
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