Chords for Townes Van Zandt To Live's to Fly
Tempo:
135.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A] [B] [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] I won't say [D] I love you babe, [G] I won't say [D] I need you babe,
But I'm [A] gonna get you babe, [G] and I will not do you [D] wrong.
[G] Livin's mostly wasting time, and I waste my share [D] of mine,
But it never [A] feels too good, [G]
so let's don't take [D] too long.
[G] We're your softest [D] glass, and [G] I'm a gentle [A] man,
We [D] got the sky to talk about, and the [G] world to lie [D] upon.
[A]
[G] [D] [G]
Days [D] up and down they come, [G]
like [D] rain on a candy drum,
Forget most, [A] remember some, oh [G] but don't turn none [D] away.
[G]
Everything [D] is not enough, [G] nothing here's [D] too much to bear,
Where you've been is [A] good and gone, all [G] you keep is the getting [D] there.
Well, to [G] live's to [D] fly, [G] all low and [A] high,
So [D] shake the dust [A] off of your wings, [G] and the sleep out [D] of your eyes.
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
So goodbye [D] to all my friends, [G] it's time [D] to leave,
But here's to all [A] the poetry, [G] and the picking down the [D] line.
[G] I'll miss the [D] system here, [G] the bottoms blow and the tribbles clear,
But it don't pay to think [A] too much, on [G] things you leave [D]
behind.
What may be [D] gone, oh [G] I won't [A] be long,
[D] I'll be bringing back the [A]
melody, [Em] and the rhythm that I [D]
find.
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G]
[G] [A]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
We all got holes to fill, [G]
and them [D] holes are all that's real,
Some fall [A] on you like a storm, [Em] sometimes you dig your [D] own.
[G]
But choice [D] is yours to make, [G]
time [D] is yours to take,
Some dive [A] into the sea, some [G] toil upon the [D] stone.
[G] Well, to live's to [D] fly, [G] all low [A] and high,
[D] So shake the dust [A] off of your [Em] wings, and the [G] sleep out of [D] your eyes.
Oh, shake the dust [A] off of your wings, [Em] and the tears out of your [D] eyes.
[A] [Em] [D]
[D]
[A] [B] [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] I won't say [D] I love you babe, [G] I won't say [D] I need you babe,
But I'm [A] gonna get you babe, [G] and I will not do you [D] wrong.
[G] Livin's mostly wasting time, and I waste my share [D] of mine,
But it never [A] feels too good, [G]
so let's don't take [D] too long.
[G] We're your softest [D] glass, and [G] I'm a gentle [A] man,
We [D] got the sky to talk about, and the [G] world to lie [D] upon.
[A]
[G] [D] [G]
Days [D] up and down they come, [G]
like [D] rain on a candy drum,
Forget most, [A] remember some, oh [G] but don't turn none [D] away.
[G]
Everything [D] is not enough, [G] nothing here's [D] too much to bear,
Where you've been is [A] good and gone, all [G] you keep is the getting [D] there.
Well, to [G] live's to [D] fly, [G] all low and [A] high,
So [D] shake the dust [A] off of your wings, [G] and the sleep out [D] of your eyes.
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
So goodbye [D] to all my friends, [G] it's time [D] to leave,
But here's to all [A] the poetry, [G] and the picking down the [D] line.
[G] I'll miss the [D] system here, [G] the bottoms blow and the tribbles clear,
But it don't pay to think [A] too much, on [G] things you leave [D]
behind.
What may be [D] gone, oh [G] I won't [A] be long,
[D] I'll be bringing back the [A]
melody, [Em] and the rhythm that I [D]
find.
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[G]
[G] [A]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
We all got holes to fill, [G]
and them [D] holes are all that's real,
Some fall [A] on you like a storm, [Em] sometimes you dig your [D] own.
[G]
But choice [D] is yours to make, [G]
time [D] is yours to take,
Some dive [A] into the sea, some [G] toil upon the [D] stone.
[G] Well, to live's to [D] fly, [G] all low [A] and high,
[D] So shake the dust [A] off of your [Em] wings, and the [G] sleep out of [D] your eyes.
Oh, shake the dust [A] off of your wings, [Em] and the tears out of your [D] eyes.
[A] [Em] [D]
[D]
Key:
D
G
A
Em
B
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] I won't say [D] I love you babe, _ [G] I won't say [D] I need you babe,
But I'm [A] gonna get you babe, [G] and I will not do you [D] wrong. _
_ _ [G] _ Livin's mostly wasting time, and I waste my share [D] of mine, _
But it never [A] feels too good, [G]
so let's don't take [D] too long.
[G] We're your _ _ softest [D] glass, and [G] I'm a gentle _ [A] man,
_ We [D] got the sky to talk about, and the [G] world to lie [D] upon.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
Days [D] up and down they come, _ [G]
like [D] rain on a candy drum, _
Forget most, [A] remember some, oh [G] but don't turn none [D] away.
_ _ [G] _ _
Everything [D] is not enough, _ [G] nothing here's [D] too much to bear,
Where you've been is [A] good and gone, all [G] you keep is the getting [D] there.
_ Well, to [G] _ live's to [D] fly, _ [G] all low and [A] high,
_ So [D] shake the dust [A] off of your wings, [G] and the sleep out [D] of your eyes.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
So goodbye [D] to all my friends, [G] it's time [D] to leave,
_ _ But here's to all [A] the poetry, [G] and the picking down the [D] line.
_ _ _ [G] _ I'll miss the [D] system here, [G] the bottoms blow and the tribbles clear,
But it don't pay to think [A] too much, on [G] things you leave [D]
behind.
_ What may _ be [D] gone, oh [G] I won't [A] be long,
_ [D] I'll be bringing back the [A] _
melody, [Em] and the rhythm that I [D]
find.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
We all got holes to fill, _ [G] _
and them [D] holes are all that's real,
Some fall [A] on you like a storm, [Em] sometimes you dig your [D] own.
_ _ [G] _
But choice [D] is yours to make, _ [G] _ _
time [D] is yours to take, _
Some dive [A] into the sea, _ some [G] toil upon the [D] stone.
_ _ [G] Well, to _ live's to [D] fly, _ [G] all low [A] and high,
_ [D] So shake the dust [A] off of your [Em] wings, and the [G] sleep out of [D] your eyes.
_ Oh, shake the dust [A] off of your wings, [Em] and the tears out of your [D] eyes.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] I won't say [D] I love you babe, _ [G] I won't say [D] I need you babe,
But I'm [A] gonna get you babe, [G] and I will not do you [D] wrong. _
_ _ [G] _ Livin's mostly wasting time, and I waste my share [D] of mine, _
But it never [A] feels too good, [G]
so let's don't take [D] too long.
[G] We're your _ _ softest [D] glass, and [G] I'm a gentle _ [A] man,
_ We [D] got the sky to talk about, and the [G] world to lie [D] upon.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
Days [D] up and down they come, _ [G]
like [D] rain on a candy drum, _
Forget most, [A] remember some, oh [G] but don't turn none [D] away.
_ _ [G] _ _
Everything [D] is not enough, _ [G] nothing here's [D] too much to bear,
Where you've been is [A] good and gone, all [G] you keep is the getting [D] there.
_ Well, to [G] _ live's to [D] fly, _ [G] all low and [A] high,
_ So [D] shake the dust [A] off of your wings, [G] and the sleep out [D] of your eyes.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
So goodbye [D] to all my friends, [G] it's time [D] to leave,
_ _ But here's to all [A] the poetry, [G] and the picking down the [D] line.
_ _ _ [G] _ I'll miss the [D] system here, [G] the bottoms blow and the tribbles clear,
But it don't pay to think [A] too much, on [G] things you leave [D]
behind.
_ What may _ be [D] gone, oh [G] I won't [A] be long,
_ [D] I'll be bringing back the [A] _
melody, [Em] and the rhythm that I [D]
find.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
We all got holes to fill, _ [G] _
and them [D] holes are all that's real,
Some fall [A] on you like a storm, [Em] sometimes you dig your [D] own.
_ _ [G] _
But choice [D] is yours to make, _ [G] _ _
time [D] is yours to take, _
Some dive [A] into the sea, _ some [G] toil upon the [D] stone.
_ _ [G] Well, to _ live's to [D] fly, _ [G] all low [A] and high,
_ [D] So shake the dust [A] off of your [Em] wings, and the [G] sleep out of [D] your eyes.
_ Oh, shake the dust [A] off of your wings, [Em] and the tears out of your [D] eyes.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _