Lovesong of the Buzzard Lyrics

Lovesong of the Buzzard
Iron & Wine
The Shepherd's Dog
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--|
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-------|
riff 3
*play this over the B chord
B-------0h2--2h4-----4-----|
G--2h4---------------------|
riff 4
e--2h4p2--0--5--4--2--0-------|
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
Tomorrow I'll be kissing on her blood red lips
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
And the cradle's unimaginative sense of time
A (riff 2) E x3
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
With a pocket map to heaven and the sun goes down
A (riff 4) E x4