Chords for Steve Earle - About Townes Van Zandt (DVD)
Tempo:
102 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I started playing a place called the Old Quarter.
And that's where I actually met Townes.
And I was playing the Old Quarter,
and there was nobody there except for Dale Sofar.
And I think Rex Bell was there, because they
owned the bar at the time.
And there was about four people there, maybe.
None of them paid to get in.
And Dale's dog fell in love right in front of the stage
in the middle of my first set.
And Townes shows up.
And he's pretty drunk.
And he sat right in the front, and he listened
to the whole second set.
And in between songs, he heckled me.
So here I am being heckled by my hero.
And he kept saying, play the Wabash Cannonball.
And I'm like, you know.
But he didn't make a sound while I was actually singing.
But between every song, it was like,
play the Wabash Cannonball.
And I'm like, you know.
I just kept going through what I was doing, playing my songs.
And then, you know, finally, play the Wabash Cannonball.
I finally had to admit I didn't know the fucking Wabash Cannonball.
And you call yourself a folk singer,
and you don't know the Wabash Cannonball.
So I played this song of his called Mr.
Mud and Mr.
Gull.
It has a jillion words.
In fact, I ruined my copy of High Low and In Between Learning.
It's about three people besides me,
I know besides Townes, that know that song.
And Townes didn't know it anymore
[G] the last 10 years of his life.
But Rex Bell knows it.
Vince Bell knows it.
And who else?
Somebody else I know that knows that song.
But it was a lot of work.
And ruined my copy of High Low and In Between
because I picked the tone up, put it back down.
Picked the tone up, put it back down,
and kept writing the lyrics down.
And I played that, and it shut up.
People didn't tell Townes what to do.
I don't think I ever did that.
I got one temperance lecture from him
when I was really in trouble, which was kind of funny.
But he was put up to it by a lot of people.
And he knew.
He came out to my house, and it was in the early 90s,
and I was in really bad shape.
I came home, and he was sitting on my couch.
And I don't know how long he'd been there.
And he said, you look like shit.
I said, I know.
He said, your arms look like shit.
I said, I know.
He said, well, are you using clean needles?
And I said, yeah.
He said, every time?
And I said, yeah.
He said, OK, cool.
I'm going to play you this song that I just wrote,
which was Marie.
And he was, you know, naturally, he wasn't.
He was pretty.
The most drunk I've ever seen anybody
try to deliver that type of a message to somebody
else that was in trouble.
The first time I saw Townes, I mean, in the flesh,
I hitchhiked to Austin for Jerry Jeff Walker's birthday.
I mean, not that I knew Jerry Jeff Walker,
but Jerry Jeff was playing five nights at Castle Creek
on his birthday.
And Jerry Jeff's birthday, and Townes' birthday,
and Susanna Clark's birthday, they're all in March.
I just went to the show, and I don't even
remember how I got the ticket or how I got in,
because I know I didn't have any money.
[F#] And I overheard the men's room, or both the restrooms
in Castle Creek were right next to the door
of the dressing room, because the dressing room
went right off the stage.
And I overheard Bob Livingston telling Gary Nunn where
the party was going to be after the show.
And I lied to this girl that I'd met, who had a car,
and told her I was invited to the party.
And I went and just sort of kept my hat pulled down
over my eyes and stayed close to the walls.
And nobody threw me out.
So after about two hours, Townes came through the front door.
And he was wearing this beautiful, almost white,
buckskin jacket with a really intricate beadwork on it.
It was a beautiful jacket.
And it turned out that Jerry Jeff had given him that jacket.
It had belonged to Jerry Jeff, and Jerry Jeff
had literally given it to him off of his back
for his birthday, which was eight or nine days earlier.
And Townes walked in and started a crap game
and lost every dime he had and that jacket.
And I was my hero and was pretty infatuated with
And that's where I actually met Townes.
And I was playing the Old Quarter,
and there was nobody there except for Dale Sofar.
And I think Rex Bell was there, because they
owned the bar at the time.
And there was about four people there, maybe.
None of them paid to get in.
And Dale's dog fell in love right in front of the stage
in the middle of my first set.
And Townes shows up.
And he's pretty drunk.
And he sat right in the front, and he listened
to the whole second set.
And in between songs, he heckled me.
So here I am being heckled by my hero.
And he kept saying, play the Wabash Cannonball.
And I'm like, you know.
But he didn't make a sound while I was actually singing.
But between every song, it was like,
play the Wabash Cannonball.
And I'm like, you know.
I just kept going through what I was doing, playing my songs.
And then, you know, finally, play the Wabash Cannonball.
I finally had to admit I didn't know the fucking Wabash Cannonball.
And you call yourself a folk singer,
and you don't know the Wabash Cannonball.
So I played this song of his called Mr.
Mud and Mr.
Gull.
It has a jillion words.
In fact, I ruined my copy of High Low and In Between Learning.
It's about three people besides me,
I know besides Townes, that know that song.
And Townes didn't know it anymore
[G] the last 10 years of his life.
But Rex Bell knows it.
Vince Bell knows it.
And who else?
Somebody else I know that knows that song.
But it was a lot of work.
And ruined my copy of High Low and In Between
because I picked the tone up, put it back down.
Picked the tone up, put it back down,
and kept writing the lyrics down.
And I played that, and it shut up.
People didn't tell Townes what to do.
I don't think I ever did that.
I got one temperance lecture from him
when I was really in trouble, which was kind of funny.
But he was put up to it by a lot of people.
And he knew.
He came out to my house, and it was in the early 90s,
and I was in really bad shape.
I came home, and he was sitting on my couch.
And I don't know how long he'd been there.
And he said, you look like shit.
I said, I know.
He said, your arms look like shit.
I said, I know.
He said, well, are you using clean needles?
And I said, yeah.
He said, every time?
And I said, yeah.
He said, OK, cool.
I'm going to play you this song that I just wrote,
which was Marie.
And he was, you know, naturally, he wasn't.
He was pretty.
The most drunk I've ever seen anybody
try to deliver that type of a message to somebody
else that was in trouble.
The first time I saw Townes, I mean, in the flesh,
I hitchhiked to Austin for Jerry Jeff Walker's birthday.
I mean, not that I knew Jerry Jeff Walker,
but Jerry Jeff was playing five nights at Castle Creek
on his birthday.
And Jerry Jeff's birthday, and Townes' birthday,
and Susanna Clark's birthday, they're all in March.
I just went to the show, and I don't even
remember how I got the ticket or how I got in,
because I know I didn't have any money.
[F#] And I overheard the men's room, or both the restrooms
in Castle Creek were right next to the door
of the dressing room, because the dressing room
went right off the stage.
And I overheard Bob Livingston telling Gary Nunn where
the party was going to be after the show.
And I lied to this girl that I'd met, who had a car,
and told her I was invited to the party.
And I went and just sort of kept my hat pulled down
over my eyes and stayed close to the walls.
And nobody threw me out.
So after about two hours, Townes came through the front door.
And he was wearing this beautiful, almost white,
buckskin jacket with a really intricate beadwork on it.
It was a beautiful jacket.
And it turned out that Jerry Jeff had given him that jacket.
It had belonged to Jerry Jeff, and Jerry Jeff
had literally given it to him off of his back
for his birthday, which was eight or nine days earlier.
And Townes walked in and started a crap game
and lost every dime he had and that jacket.
And I was my hero and was pretty infatuated with
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I started playing a place called the Old Quarter. _
And that's where I actually met Townes.
And _ I was playing the Old Quarter,
and there was nobody there except for Dale Sofar.
And I think Rex Bell was there, because they
owned the bar at the time.
And there was about four people there, maybe.
_ None of them paid to get in.
And _ _ Dale's dog fell in love right in front of the stage
in the middle of my first set.
And _ _ Townes shows up.
And he's pretty drunk.
And he sat right in the front, and he listened
to the whole second set. _
And in between songs, he heckled me.
So here I am being heckled by my hero.
And he kept saying, play the Wabash Cannonball.
_ And I'm like, you know.
_ But he didn't make a sound while I was actually singing.
_ But between every song, it was like,
play the Wabash Cannonball.
And I'm like, you know.
I just kept going through what I was doing, playing my songs.
And _ then, you know, finally, play the Wabash Cannonball.
I finally had to admit I didn't know the fucking Wabash Cannonball.
And you call yourself a folk singer,
and you don't know the Wabash Cannonball.
So I played this song of his called Mr.
Mud and Mr.
Gull.
It has a jillion words.
In fact, I ruined my copy of High Low and In Between Learning.
It's about three people besides me,
I know besides Townes, that _ know that song.
And Townes didn't know it anymore
[G] the last 10 years of his life.
But Rex Bell knows it.
Vince Bell knows it.
And who else?
Somebody else I know that knows that song.
But it was a lot of work.
And ruined my copy of High Low and In Between
because I picked the tone up, put it back down.
Picked the tone up, put it back down,
and kept writing the lyrics down.
And I played that, and it shut up.
_ _ _ _ People didn't tell Townes what to do.
_ _ I don't think I ever did that.
I got one temperance lecture from him
when I was really in trouble, which was kind of funny.
But he was put up to it by a lot of people.
And he knew.
He came out to my house, and it was in the early 90s,
and I was in really bad shape.
_ _ I came home, and he was sitting on my couch.
And I don't know how long he'd been there.
And he _ said, you look like shit.
I said, I know.
He said, your arms look like shit.
I said, I know.
He said, _ well, are you using clean needles?
And I said, yeah.
He said, every time?
And I said, yeah.
He said, OK, cool.
I'm going to play you this song that I just wrote,
which was Marie.
And he was, you know, naturally, he wasn't.
He was pretty. _ _ _
The most drunk I've ever seen anybody
try to deliver that type of a message to somebody
else that was in trouble. _ _ _ _ _
The first time I saw Townes, I mean, in the flesh,
_ I hitchhiked to Austin for Jerry Jeff Walker's birthday.
I mean, not that I knew Jerry Jeff Walker,
but _ Jerry Jeff was playing five nights at Castle Creek
on his birthday.
And Jerry Jeff's birthday, and Townes' birthday,
and Susanna Clark's birthday, they're all in March. _ _ _ _ _
I just _ went to the show, and I don't even
remember how I got the ticket or how I got in,
because I know I didn't have any money.
_ [F#] And I overheard the men's room, or both the restrooms
in Castle Creek were right next to the door
of the dressing room, because the dressing room
went right off the stage.
And I overheard Bob Livingston telling Gary Nunn where
the party was going to be after the show.
And I lied to this girl that I'd met, who had a car,
and told her I was invited to the party.
And _ I went and just sort of kept my hat pulled down
over my eyes and _ _ stayed close to the walls.
And nobody threw me out.
So after about two hours, Townes came through the front door.
And he was wearing this beautiful, _ almost white,
buckskin jacket with a really _ intricate beadwork on it.
It was a beautiful jacket.
And it turned out that _ Jerry Jeff had given him that jacket.
It had belonged to Jerry Jeff, and Jerry Jeff
had literally given it to him off of his back
for his birthday, which was eight or nine days earlier.
_ _ _ And Townes walked in and _ started a crap game
and lost every dime he had and that jacket.
And I was my hero and was pretty _ _ infatuated with
_ _ _ I started playing a place called the Old Quarter. _
And that's where I actually met Townes.
And _ I was playing the Old Quarter,
and there was nobody there except for Dale Sofar.
And I think Rex Bell was there, because they
owned the bar at the time.
And there was about four people there, maybe.
_ None of them paid to get in.
And _ _ Dale's dog fell in love right in front of the stage
in the middle of my first set.
And _ _ Townes shows up.
And he's pretty drunk.
And he sat right in the front, and he listened
to the whole second set. _
And in between songs, he heckled me.
So here I am being heckled by my hero.
And he kept saying, play the Wabash Cannonball.
_ And I'm like, you know.
_ But he didn't make a sound while I was actually singing.
_ But between every song, it was like,
play the Wabash Cannonball.
And I'm like, you know.
I just kept going through what I was doing, playing my songs.
And _ then, you know, finally, play the Wabash Cannonball.
I finally had to admit I didn't know the fucking Wabash Cannonball.
And you call yourself a folk singer,
and you don't know the Wabash Cannonball.
So I played this song of his called Mr.
Mud and Mr.
Gull.
It has a jillion words.
In fact, I ruined my copy of High Low and In Between Learning.
It's about three people besides me,
I know besides Townes, that _ know that song.
And Townes didn't know it anymore
[G] the last 10 years of his life.
But Rex Bell knows it.
Vince Bell knows it.
And who else?
Somebody else I know that knows that song.
But it was a lot of work.
And ruined my copy of High Low and In Between
because I picked the tone up, put it back down.
Picked the tone up, put it back down,
and kept writing the lyrics down.
And I played that, and it shut up.
_ _ _ _ People didn't tell Townes what to do.
_ _ I don't think I ever did that.
I got one temperance lecture from him
when I was really in trouble, which was kind of funny.
But he was put up to it by a lot of people.
And he knew.
He came out to my house, and it was in the early 90s,
and I was in really bad shape.
_ _ I came home, and he was sitting on my couch.
And I don't know how long he'd been there.
And he _ said, you look like shit.
I said, I know.
He said, your arms look like shit.
I said, I know.
He said, _ well, are you using clean needles?
And I said, yeah.
He said, every time?
And I said, yeah.
He said, OK, cool.
I'm going to play you this song that I just wrote,
which was Marie.
And he was, you know, naturally, he wasn't.
He was pretty. _ _ _
The most drunk I've ever seen anybody
try to deliver that type of a message to somebody
else that was in trouble. _ _ _ _ _
The first time I saw Townes, I mean, in the flesh,
_ I hitchhiked to Austin for Jerry Jeff Walker's birthday.
I mean, not that I knew Jerry Jeff Walker,
but _ Jerry Jeff was playing five nights at Castle Creek
on his birthday.
And Jerry Jeff's birthday, and Townes' birthday,
and Susanna Clark's birthday, they're all in March. _ _ _ _ _
I just _ went to the show, and I don't even
remember how I got the ticket or how I got in,
because I know I didn't have any money.
_ [F#] And I overheard the men's room, or both the restrooms
in Castle Creek were right next to the door
of the dressing room, because the dressing room
went right off the stage.
And I overheard Bob Livingston telling Gary Nunn where
the party was going to be after the show.
And I lied to this girl that I'd met, who had a car,
and told her I was invited to the party.
And _ I went and just sort of kept my hat pulled down
over my eyes and _ _ stayed close to the walls.
And nobody threw me out.
So after about two hours, Townes came through the front door.
And he was wearing this beautiful, _ almost white,
buckskin jacket with a really _ intricate beadwork on it.
It was a beautiful jacket.
And it turned out that _ Jerry Jeff had given him that jacket.
It had belonged to Jerry Jeff, and Jerry Jeff
had literally given it to him off of his back
for his birthday, which was eight or nine days earlier.
_ _ _ And Townes walked in and _ started a crap game
and lost every dime he had and that jacket.
And I was my hero and was pretty _ _ infatuated with