Iron & Wine – Woman King (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
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One of my favorite Iron & Wine songs, off the titular album Woman King. The harmonic progression is very simple, and is played throughout the verses and chorus as 6 beats of Em, 2 beats of D. During the musical interludes, you play the following lead guitar bit, which should take 2 measures in total. All notes are
e|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------2--0---------|
D|------2---------2--|------2-----------4/5\4--|
A|--0h2-------0h2----|--0h2--------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|
[Intro] Em D Em D [Verse 1]
Em
Blackbird claw, raven wing

          D
Under the red sunlight

Em
Long clothesline, two shirtsleeves

          D
Waving as we go by
[Chorus]
Em
Hundred years, hundred more

           D
Someday we may see a

Em
Woman king, wristwatch time

D                      Em
Slowing as she goes to sleep
[Interlude] Em D Em D [Verse 2]
Em
Black horse fly, lemonade

           D
Jar on the red ant hill

Em
Garden worms, cigarette

           D
Ash on the window sill
[Chorus]
Em
Hundred years, hundred more

           D
Someday we may see a

Em
Woman king, sword in hand

D                      Em
Swing at some evil and bleed
[Interlude] Em D Em D Em D Em D A Em A Em A Em D Em D Em D [Verse 3]
Em
Black hoof mare, broken leg

           D
Eye on the shotgun shell

Em
Age-old dog, hornet nest

             D
Built in the big church bell
[Chorus]
Em
Hundred years, hundred more

           D
Someday we may see a

Em
Woman king, bloodshot eye

D                          Em
Thumb down and starting to weep
[Outro] Em D Em D Em D Em D A Em A Em A Em D Em D Em D Em D Em D