Gillian Welch – Lawman (Guitar)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
• Capo 4
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
D D/C D/B D
D D/C D/B D
D D/C D/B D
D D/C D/B D
[Lead] E|--------------------------------| B|-7\3-3-3-5\1-1h3p1-0—0h1p0------| G|---------------------------2--0-| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D D/C D/B D Sylvie gonna bring a little water Bb D Baby's gonna cry until he's fed D D/C D/B D And the fire's gonna burn down to nothing Bb D Poor folk gonna scrap for a piece of bread
[Instrumental 1]
D D/C D/B D (4 times)
[Verse 2]
D D/C D/B D And the preacher's gonna preach from the Bible Bb D Devil's gonna laugh at what he said D D/C D/B D Gambler gonna lay down his last gold dollar Bb D Shadow's gonna creep from the farmer's shed
[Chorus 1]
C G D C G And the lawman / lawman / lawman gonna kill my honey dead [Riff] E|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|–5\3-–3--3p0-| A|-5\3--3--3p0-| D|-5\3--3--3p0-|
[Instrumental 2]
D D/C D/B D Bb
D D/C D/B D Bb
D C G D C G D
D D/C D/B D
[Verse 3]
D D/C D/B D Now the ground's gonna freeze when fall is over Bb D Fever gonna burn in a big brass bed D D/C D/B D The big iron gonna rust / everything's dust to dust Bb D Lawman gonna kill my honey dead
[Chorus 2]
C G Yeah, the lawman / lawman D C G Lawman gonna kill my honey dead [Riff] E|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|–5\3-–3--3p0-| A|-5\3--3--3p0-| D|-5\3--3--3p0-|
[Coda]
D D/C D/B D Bb D
D D/C D/B D Bb D
C G D C G D C G D C G D C G D
D D/C D/B D
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