LAWMAN
As recorded by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
(From the 2024 Album WOODLAND)


Capo 2nd fret.

Welch and Rawlings play this song with a capo at 4th fret.
To do so transpose -2 steps.



[Intro]
              
              


[Verse 1]
            
Sylvie gonna b

             
ring a little 

     
water
             
Baby's gonna c

              
ry until he's 


fed
              
And the fire's

             
 gonna burn do

            
wn to nothing
             
Poor folk gonn

              
a scrap for a 

         
piece of bread


[Interlude]
                 



[Verse 2]
             
And the preach

            
er's gonna pre

             
ach from the B

     
ible
             
Devil's gonna 

              
laugh at what 

   
he said
              
Gambler gonna 

             
lay down his l

             
ast gold dolla


r
             
Shadow's gonna

              
 creep from th

     
e farmer's she

d


[Chrous]
        
And the lawman

Lawman
            
Lawman gonna k

             
ill my honey d

    
ead


[Instrumental Break]
               
            
          
  


[Verse 3]
             
Now the ground

             
's gonna freez

              
e when fall is

    
 over
             
Fever gonna bu

              
rn in a big br

    
ass bed
              
The big iron g

            
onna rust, eve

              
rything's dust

    
 to dust
            
Lawman gonna k

             
ill my honey d

ead


[Chorus]
         
Yeah the lawma

n

Lawman
            
Lawman gonna k

             
ill my honey d

    
ead


[Outro]