Chords for Townes Van Zandt - Rex's Blues

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_ _ _ I'll ride the blue wind high and free, She'll lead you [A] down through [E] misery,
_ Leave you low [A] come time [E] to go, Alone [A] and low as [E] low can be, _
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_ _ Well if I had a [A] nickel I'd find [E] a gain, If I won a dollar I'd make it rain,
If it rained an [F#m] ocean I'd [E] drink it dry, Lay me [A] down [E] dissatisfied,
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_ _ _ Legs to [A] walk and thoughts to [E] fly, _ Eyes to laugh and lips to cry,
A restless tongue to classify, All [A] born to grow and grown [E] to die,
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[E] _ _ _ So tell my [A] baby I [E] said so long, Tell my [A] mother I did [E] no wrong,
Tell my [A] brother to watch [E] his own, Tell [A] my friends to [E] mourn me none,
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_ _ I'll chained upon [A] the face of [E] time, _ Feeling [A] full of [E] foolish rhyme,
There ain't no dark [A] till something [E] shines, I'm [F#m] bound to leave this [E] dark behind,
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_ _ _ I'll ride the blue [A] wind high and [E] free, She'll lead you down through misery,
Leave you low come time to go, Alone [A] and low as low [E] can be, _
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