Lion's Mane Lyrics

Iron & Wine - Lion's Mane
Mapped by: C. MacInnis
This is my first Iron & Wine tab, and I am proud to submit this correct version of the
beautiful opening track from "The Creek Drank the Cradle".
I wish I could say that I was entirely responsible for this tab and how correct it is,
but I am deeply indebted to "aarvid" and the other fine folks over at
have a forum of great contributors who originally posted a barebones draft of this tab.
I have added the lyrics and mapped how the riffs fit into the structure of the song. You
should be able to pick up on it rather quickly with a bit of practice.
Support Samuel Beam. See Iron & Wine in concert and purchase his CDs. Truly a gem of a musician.
Enjoy!
Run like a race for family when
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you hear like you're alone
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Rusty gears of morning
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faceless busy phones
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We gladly run in circles but the
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shape we meant to make....
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is gone...
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and love is a tired symphony
you hum when you're awake
and love is a crying baby mama
warned you not to shake
and love's the best sensation
hiding in the lion's
mane
verse progression, instrumental with banjo & guitar solo:
so i'll
clear the road, the gravel and the
thornbush in your path
that burns a scented oil that i'll
drip into your bath
the water's there to warm you
and the earth is warmer when
you laugh
and love is the scene i render
when you catch me wide awake
and love is the dream you enter
though i shake and shake and shake you
and love's the best endeavor
waiting in the lion's
mane
second solo/outro: