The Desert Babbler

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The Desert Babbler – Iron & Wine
It’s in the key of A, but I tabbed it in G so that it's easier to play. If you want it to sound like
the actual song, either put a Capo on II or transpose it up by 2 so that the first chord is A.
GEmAmD
Intro – x2
G Em
It's New Year's Eve
Am D
And California's gonna kill you soon
G Em
The Barstow boys
Am D
Bug eyes in the shadow of the moon
G Em Am
Black houses in the hills and roadside haunts
D
Dying for a place to fall apart
G Em Am
Who knew what you could learn to live without
D
Mother Mary's lying in your mouth, now
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 live to look for hell, man
Am C D
But you're far from the hard light tonight
G Em Am
So quietly we lost another year
D
The desert put a babbler in your ear
G Em Am
He will find a way to not miss you again
D
Barstow boys all spit into the wind
Bm Em Am
Back home the hammer always has to fall
D
Cross is barely hanging on the wall
Bm Em
Someday I know you'll never leave me
Am C D
But we're far from the hard light tonight

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Free chords for The Desert Babbler by Iron & Wine. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

The Desert Babbler – Iron & Wine
It’s in the key of A, but I tabbed it in G so that it's easier to play. If you want it to sound like
the actual song, either put a Capo on II or transpose it up by 2 so that the first chord is A.
Intro – G Em Am D x2

The Desert Babbler Chords by Iron & Wine

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