Townes Van Zandt - (1971) - Tower Song Chords

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_ [E] _ _ _ So close and yet [Gbm] so far [A] away
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[B] _ And all the _ things [A] _ I'd hoped to [E] say _
[A] But _ _ I have to go _ _
[Abm] _ unsaid [Dbm] _ today
_ [A] _
_ Perhaps _ until _ [B]
tomorrow
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_ _ [B] Your fears have built a [Gbm]
wall _ [A] between
[Eb] _ Our [B] _
_ _ _ lives and [A] all that loving [E] _ _ means
[A] _
I _ have to go _ [Ab] _ _
unfelt [Dbm] it _ seems
[A] _ _
And that leaves only [B] _
sorrow
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_ You built your tower [B] strong and [Abm] _ tall
_ [A] _
Can't you see _ [Bbm] _ [B] it's got to fall _ _ [E] someday _
_ [Eb] Close _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
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_ [Eb] your _ [Gbm] eyes and speak to [A] me
_ _ _ _ [B] _ Faith and love _ [Abm] _ [A] _ and [E] destiny
_ _ _ [A] As _ _ distant [Abm] as _ _ _
[Dbm] eternity
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_ Truth and _ [B] understanding _ _
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The wind blows [Gbm] cold outside [A] your door
_ [B] _ _ It whispers words _ [A] I've tried [E] _ before
_ [A] But you don't hear _ [Abm] me _ _ _
[Dbm] anymore
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Your pride's just too [B] demanding _ _
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You built your tower [B] _ _ strong [Abm] and tall
_ [A] _ _ _
Can't you see _ [B] it's got to [E] fall _ [E] someday _ _ _
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[Eb] The end is [B] coming [Gbm] _ _ [A] soon to play
[Ab] _ _ [B] _ A warm bed just _ _ [A] ain't worth [E] the pain
_ [A] _ And I will _ go [Abm] and _ you'll [Dbm] _ remain
_ [A] _ _ The bitterness we [B] tasted _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ A _
[B] _ mother's breast, [Gbm] a newborn _ _
[A] child
_ _ [B] _ _ Poets' _ tears _ [A] and a drunken [E] _ smile
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Can't help thinking [Ab] _ _ _
[Dbm] all the _ while
[A] _ _ _
That meaning won't [B] be wasted _
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You built your tower [Abm] _ _ _
strong and tall
[A] _ _ _
Can't you see [Bbm] _ [B] _ it's got to fall someday _ _
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