Chords for John Cale - Dying On The Vine

_ _ _ _ _ But it's a good thing you took off the jersey. _ _
Some songs you can't escape, because they are somewhat autobiographical.
And I can't get away with saying that this one isn't. _
And it's really about a change of lifestyle.
And I'm sure you're all going to [G] get it.
This is Dying in the Vine.
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I've been chasing ghosts, [Bb] _ and I don't [Cm] like it.
_ _ _ I [Ab] wish someone would show me [Bb] where to draw the line.
[Eb] _ I'd [G] _ _ _ lay [Ab] down my sword [Bb] _ if you would [Cm] take it.
_ _ _ I'd tell [Fm] everyone back home _ I'm doing [G] fine.
_ _ _ _ I [Ab] was with you _ [Bb] down in _ [Cm] Acapulco, _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] trading clothing _ _ [Bb] for _ [Eb] some wine.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Smelling like an [Bb] old adobe [Cm] woman.
_ Or _ _ William [Fm] _ Burroughs _ playing for [G] lost time. _ _ _ _
That I [Eb] was thinking _ _ about _ [Cm] my mother. _ _ _ _
I [Eb] was thinking _ _ about _ [Cm] what's mine. _ _ _ _
I [Fm] was living my life [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] like a Hollywood.
_ _ [Cm] _
But [Fm] I was dying, _ _ dying [G] on the vine. _ _ _ _ _
Who could [Ab] sleep through _ [Bb] all that noisy [Cm] chatter? _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] The truth is the [Bb] celebration in [Eb] the sun.
_ _ [G] _
The [Ab] authorities say [Bb] my papers are all [Cm] in order. _ _ _ _
And [Fm] if I wasn't such a coward, _ _ I [G] would run.
_ Meet _ _
_ [Ab] _ me [Bb] when all the [Cm] shooting's over. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Meet me [Bb] on the other side [Eb] of town.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ [Ab] Yes, you can bring all [Bb] your friends along for [Cm] protection. _ _ _ _ _
It's [Fm] always nice to have them hanging [G] around. _ _ _ _ _
That I [Eb] was thinking _ _ about _ [Cm] my mother. _ _ _ _
I [Eb] was thinking _ _ about _ [Cm] what's mine. _ _ _ _
[Fm] I was living my life [Bb] _ _
like [Eb] a Hollywood.
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But [Fm] I was dying, _ _ dying [G] on the vine. _ _ _ _ _
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