Artist: Townes Van Zandt Song: Waiting Around to Die Transcribed by: Vegard Gilja (12th of april, 2007) Comment: There are at least 4 quite different versions of this song, but I believe this qualifies as a BASIC version of how Townes plays it in the legendary clip from the movie Heartworn Highways. The clip is also to be seen in the newer documentary about Townes life; Be Here To Love Me. Note that Townes plays with alot of variations throughout the song, mostly by using hammer-ons on various positions. The chords in the brackets assemble the shape of the chord when the capo is assigned. In his own words, this was the first serious song Townes ever wrote. Standard tuning (EADGBE) - 4/4 (Capo 4) Verse: C#m (Am) |e|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|---0-------0-------0-------0-----| |B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-------1-------1-| |G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| |E|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------| F#m (Dm) C#m (Am) |e|---1-------1-------1-------1-----|---0-------0-------0-------0-----| |B|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|-------1-------1-------1-------0-| |G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |D|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------| |A|---------0---------------0-------|-0---------------0---------------| |E|---------------------------------|---------0---------------0-------| G#m (Em) C#m (Am) |e|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|---0-------0-------0-------0-----| |B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------1-------1-------1-------0-| |G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |D|---------2-----------------------|---------------------------------| |A|-2---------------2---------------|-0---------------0---------------| |E|-------------------------3-------|---------0---------------0-------| F#m (Dm) C#m (Am) G#m (Em) |e|---1-------1-------1-------1-----|---0-------0-------0-------0-----| |B|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|-------1-------1-------0-------0-| |G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------0-------0---| |D|-0---------------0---------------|---------2-----------------------| |A|---------0---------------0-------|-0---------------2---------------| |E|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------| C#m (Am) |e|---0-------0-------0---------0---|| |B|-------1-------1-------1-------0-|| |G|-----2-------2-------2-----------o| |D|---------------------------------o| |A|-0---------------0---------------|| |E|---------0---------------0h3-----|| (repeat) Lyrics: C#m F#m Sometimes I dont know where this dirty road is taking me C#m G#m Sometimes I dont even know the reason why C#m I guess Ill keep agambling F#m Lots of booze and lots of rambling C#m G#m C#m Its easier than just a-waitin around to die One-time friends I had a ma, I even had a pa He beat her with a belt once cause she cried She told him to take care of me She headed down to Tennessee Its easier than just a-waitin round to die I came of age and found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly I tried to kill the pain I bought some wine and hopped a train Seemed easier than just a-waitin round to die A friend said he knew where some easy money was We robbed a man and brother did we fly The posse caught up with me Drug me back to Muskogee Its two long years, just a-waitin round to die Now Im out of prison, I got me a friend at last He dont steal or cheat or drink or lie His names codeine Hes the nicest thing Ive seen Together were gonna wait around and die
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 13:40:48 +0000
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