Iron And Wine - Foot Of The Manger

my first tab , apologies if it’s fxxked . transcribed from the only footage i could
fine of sam playing it , here :

eadgbe ( standard ) tuning , capo 6 . try and avoid bar chords . . .

( C ) ( G ) ( F ) ( Am )
awake through the night , and this flood water ’round her
( C ) ( G ) ( C ) ( G )
reminds her of the time and low country boys
( F ) ( Am ) ( C ) ( G )
and their bottles without her , though she’s on their minds

( C ) ( G ) ( F ) ( Am )
hands in black mud , at the foot of the manger
( C ) ( G ) ( C ) ( G )
she’ll always be young and free to be wrong
( F ) ( Am ) ( C ) ( G )
a black lamb licks the dirt off her feet with it’s tongue

( F ) ( C ) ( Am ) ( C ) ( G )
we are blessed , aren’t we , in the shade of these large auburn leaves
( F ) ( C ) ( Am ) ( C ) ( G )
unexpectedly we arrive where were all meant to be

( C ) ( G ) ( F ) ( Am )
awake through the night , and she prays in the morning
( C ) ( G ) ( C ) ( G )
for distance from harm and low country boys
( F ) ( Am ) ( C ) ( G )
with their wealth of protection and mean battle – arms

( C ) ( G ) ( F ) ( Am )
hands in black mud , as she sits by the manger
( C ) ( G ) ( C ) ( G )
and closes her eyes , the wind blows outside
( F ) ( Am ) ( C ) ( G )
a black car pulls the gravel and wants her to ride

( C ) ( G ) ( F ) ( Am )
so who will she love , with her head lowed like ashes ,
( C ) ( G ) ( C ) ( G )
the sky lost tonight , the wind blows outside
( F ) ( Am ) ( C ) ( G )
a glass jar in the window , her shape blocks the candle light

( F ) ( C ) ( Am ) ( C ) ( G )
we are blessed , aren’t we , in the shade of these large auburn leaves
( F ) ( C ) ( Am ) ( C ) ( G )
unexpectedly we arrive where were all meant to be

submitted by xander A .