Chords for Townes Van Zandt, Waitin´ Around to Die, Heartworn Highways
Tempo:
88.05 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Am
Eb
D
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Key:
Dm
Am
Eb
D
Bb
Dm
Am
Eb
[Bb] [Eb] [Bbm] [F] .
[Bb] [Eb] .
[Fm] [Bb] .
[Eb] [G] .
[F] [Eb] .
[F] [Bb] Old time people go [Eb] sneaking [F] down [Bb] the hall Like [Eb] an old [F] gray cat [Bb] in the winter [Eb] keeping [F] close.
[Bb] .
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[N] .
[Dm] .
This is the first song I ever wrote by the way.
Is it?.
I have no idea.
.
Well sometimes I don't know where this dirty [Gm] road is taking me.
[Dm] Sometimes I can't even see [Am] the reason why.
.
[D] I guess I'll keep a gambling.
Lots of [Gm] booze and lots of rambling.
[D] It's easier than just [Am] waiting around [Dm] to die.
.
One time friends I had them all.
[Gm] I even had a paw.
[D] .
He [Dm] beat her with a belt [Am] once cause she cried.
.
[D] She told [Dm] him to take care of me.
She headed [Gm] down to [D] Tennessee.
Oh it's easier [Am] than just waiting [Dm] around to die.
.
Well to come of age and I found a girl in a [Gm] Tuscaloosa bar.
[D] She cleaned me [Dm] out and hit her on the [Am] sly.
.
[Dm] I tried to kill the pain.
I bought [D] some booze and hopped [Gm] a train.
[D] It seemed [Am] easier than just waiting around [Dm] to die.
.
And a friend said he knew where some [G] easy money was.
[D] We [Dm] robbed a man and brother did [Am] we fly.
.
[Dm] They told her to take care of me.
[Am] They drug me [Gm] back to Tennessee.
[Dm] And it's two long [Am] years of waiting around to [Dm] die.
.
Oh but now I'm out of prison.
One time I [Am] got me a [Gm] friend at last.
[D] He [Dm] don't drink or steal or [Am] cheat or lie.
.
Well his [Dm] name's Codeine.
He's the nicest [Gm] thing I've seen.
[D] And together [Am] we're gonna wait around [Dm] to die.
Well together we're [Am] gonna wait around to [Dm] die.
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[N] .
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[Eb] .
Grandpa I've [Ab] been thinking about [Eb] you lately.
.
[Ebm] [Eb] Wondering if you [Ab] found [Bb] your peace of mind.
[Eb] I guess you'd [Ab] be proud to know [Ebm] your grandson.
.
[Ab] Never [Fm] crossed the Mason [Bb]-Nixon line.
.
[Eb] [Ab] I was still [Fm] too
[Bb] [Eb] .
[Fm] [Bb] .
[Eb] [G] .
[F] [Eb] .
[F] [Bb] Old time people go [Eb] sneaking [F] down [Bb] the hall Like [Eb] an old [F] gray cat [Bb] in the winter [Eb] keeping [F] close.
[Bb] .
.
[N] .
[Dm] .
This is the first song I ever wrote by the way.
Is it?.
I have no idea.
.
Well sometimes I don't know where this dirty [Gm] road is taking me.
[Dm] Sometimes I can't even see [Am] the reason why.
.
[D] I guess I'll keep a gambling.
Lots of [Gm] booze and lots of rambling.
[D] It's easier than just [Am] waiting around [Dm] to die.
.
One time friends I had them all.
[Gm] I even had a paw.
[D] .
He [Dm] beat her with a belt [Am] once cause she cried.
.
[D] She told [Dm] him to take care of me.
She headed [Gm] down to [D] Tennessee.
Oh it's easier [Am] than just waiting [Dm] around to die.
.
Well to come of age and I found a girl in a [Gm] Tuscaloosa bar.
[D] She cleaned me [Dm] out and hit her on the [Am] sly.
.
[Dm] I tried to kill the pain.
I bought [D] some booze and hopped [Gm] a train.
[D] It seemed [Am] easier than just waiting around [Dm] to die.
.
And a friend said he knew where some [G] easy money was.
[D] We [Dm] robbed a man and brother did [Am] we fly.
.
[Dm] They told her to take care of me.
[Am] They drug me [Gm] back to Tennessee.
[Dm] And it's two long [Am] years of waiting around to [Dm] die.
.
Oh but now I'm out of prison.
One time I [Am] got me a [Gm] friend at last.
[D] He [Dm] don't drink or steal or [Am] cheat or lie.
.
Well his [Dm] name's Codeine.
He's the nicest [Gm] thing I've seen.
[D] And together [Am] we're gonna wait around [Dm] to die.
Well together we're [Am] gonna wait around to [Dm] die.
.
[N] .
.
.
[Eb] .
Grandpa I've [Ab] been thinking about [Eb] you lately.
.
[Ebm] [Eb] Wondering if you [Ab] found [Bb] your peace of mind.
[Eb] I guess you'd [Ab] be proud to know [Ebm] your grandson.
.
[Ab] Never [Fm] crossed the Mason [Bb]-Nixon line.
.
[Eb] [Ab] I was still [Fm] too