Iron & Wine – Waves Of Galveston (Guitar Tab)
Celtic (D-A-D-G-A-D)
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Author: Matthew Martin
Website: https://matt-mart.in
I transcribed this based on the below video:
He's got a Capo on 1 but that's just because his guitar is a half step down.
It's not perfect but the chords are about 98% and the picking is close.
A beautiful song that you can make your own. Enjoy!
Intro / Verse d |----0--------------0--------| |----0------------0----------| A |4-----------4---------------| |----------------------------| G |--------2------0-------2----| |4-------4----4-------4------| D |--0-------0------0-------0--| x2 then |--0-------0----5-------5----| A |----------------------------| |----------------------------| D |0-----0------0-------0------| |0-----0------0-------0------| Leave the waves of Galveston but only if you can 'Cause you've been hit behind the seawall, gently folded in the sand Papa left you for Heaven after your mama lost her song And though your baby left you for Houston, no one stays there very long Interlude d |----------------------------------------------------5-0---0-2-0-------5-0---0-2-0----| A |9-------9---7-------7---5-------5---4-------4-------0-0---0-0-0-------0-0---0-0-0----| G |----7-----------6-----------4-----------2---------4-------2-2-2-2---4-------2-2-2-2--| D |--0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----/5-------0--------/5-------0----------|
Verse 2
There's a graveyard by the pizza parlor, a gate that only closes
Snowbirds fly away like secrets no one really wants to know
The climbing moon's always shining on the kind of shells you keep
The broken horse tied to the water tower's running in his sleep
Bridge (x2) d |----0---------------0-----------0---------------0-----------------------0-----------0-------------0-------| D |----------------------------------------------------2-------3---------------------------------------------| G |6-------6---6---6-------6---4-------4---4---4-----------3-------3---2-------2---0-------0-------------0---| D |--7-------7-------7-------7---5-------5-------5-------5---3-------3---0-------0---0-------0-----0-------0-| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0h2-----------| D |7-----7-------7-------7-----5-----5-------5-------5-----5-----5-----4-----4-----2-----2-------------2-----| It's too bad that you ain't got a soft place to fall It's too bad Texas leans to the least of us all Ending on second bridge play d |----0----------| D |---------------| G |6-------6---6--| D |--7-------7----| A |---------------| D |7-----7-------7| Chorus d |-----5-0---0-2-0-------5-0---0-2-0----| A |-----0-0---0-0-0-------0-0---0-0-0----| G |---4-------2-2-2-2---4-------2-2-2-2--| D |--------------------------------------| x2 A |--------------------------------------| D |/5-------0--------/5-------0----------| And says, "If you can make the music then you can have the dance." "If you can shoot the pistol then you can wear the pants." Interlude d |----------------------------------------------------5-0---0-2-0-------5-0---0-2-0----| A |9-------9---7-------7---5-------5---4-------4-------0-0---0-0-0-------0-0---0-0-0----| G |----7-----------6-----------4-----------2---------4-------2-2-2-2---4-------2-2-2-2--| D |--0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----/5-------0--------/5-------0----------| Verse 3 d |----0--------------0--------| |----0------------0----------| A |4-----------4---------------| |----------------------------| G |--------2------0-------2----| |4-------4----4-------4------| D |--0-------0------0-------0--| x2 then |--0-------0----5-------5----| A |----------------------------| |----------------------------| D |0-----0------0-------0------| |0-----0------0-------0------| So leave the waves of Galveston but only if you can 'Cause it's the only place the Lone Star kind have offered you a hand Your baby left you nothing but a dog she left for dead You never knew you were a burden till it hit you on the head Bridge (x2) d |----0---------------0-----------0---------------0-----------------------0-----------0-------------0-------| D |----------------------------------------------------2-------3---------------------------------------------| G |6-------6---6---6-------6---4-------4---4---4-----------3-------3---2-------2---0-------0-------------0---| D |--7-------7-------7-------7---5-------5-------5-------5---3-------3---0-------0---0-------0-----0-------0-| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0h2-----------| D |7-----7-------7-------7-----5-----5-------5-------5-----5-----5-----4-----4-----2-----2-------------2-----| It's too bad that you ain't got a soft place to fall It's too bad Texas leans to the least of us all Ending on second bridge play d |----0----------| D |---------------| G |6-------6---6--| D |--7-------7----| A |---------------| D |7-----7-------7| Chorus d |-----5-0---0-2-0-------5-0---0-2-0----| A |-----0-0---0-0-0-------0-0---0-0-0----| G |---4-------2-2-2-2---4-------2-2-2-2--| D |--------------------------------------| x2 A |--------------------------------------| D |/5-------0--------/5-------0----------| And says, "If you can make the music then you can have the dance." "If you can shoot the pistol then you can wear the pants." Interlude/Outro d |----------------------------------------------------5-0---0-2-0-------5-0---0-2-0----| A |9-------9---7-------7---5-------5---4-------4-------0-0---0-0-0-------0-0---0-0-0----| G |----7-----------6-----------4-----------2---------4-------2-2-2-2---4-------2-2-2-2--| D |--0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----/5-------0--------/5-------0----------|