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
x2
Verse
(riff 1)
In the failing light of the afternoon
(riff 1)
Lucy in the shade of the dogwood blooms
(riff 1)
Yesterday the solace of a poison fish
Tomorrow I'll be kissing on her blood red lips
(riff 1)
No one is the savior they would like to be
(riff 1)
The lovesong of the buzzard in the dogwood tree
(riff 1)
With a train of horses laughing through the traffic line
And the cradle's unimaginative sense of time
(riff 2) x3
A (riff 2) B (riff 2)
(riff 1)
Springtime and the promise of an open fist
(riff 1)
A tattoo of a flower on a broken wrist
(riff 1)
Lucy tells me jokingly to wipe her brow
With a pocket map to heaven and the sun goes down
Outro
(riff 4) x4