Chords for Townes Van Zandt - COWBOYS JUNKIE LAMENT - HQ Sound

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_ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, baby's at the back [F#m] door breathing real [Em] heavy.
[A] Said the boys in the [B] alley wouldn't leave her [E] alone.
_ _ Mama did her makeup in a [F#m] terrible hurry.
[Em] By the [B] time she got ready, [E]
all the boys were gone.
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] Oh, Mama, don't you [G#m] worry. _
Night's [Em] approaching.
[A] There's a hole in heaven [B] where some sin [E] slips through. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Just close your [F#m] eyes and breathe real [Em] steady.
Could [A] be a little [E] spill on you. _ _ _ _
Well, the dark [C#] don't lie.
_ [G#m] _ _
[A] Dreams [E] come true. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Maybe just a few will [E] see it through. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Real old lady Rose [F#m]
looking down her [Em] nose.
_ [A] Lonely Miss Lily [E]
hiding in a hall.
_ Lily just waiting for the [F#m] trial to be [Em] over.
_ [E] Rosie's just waiting for the ax to fall. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] I'll show me [G#m] off on the way to [Em] town.
[A] The sky's still [B] shining.
The earth's [E] still brown.
_ _ Tell the judge [F#m] I'm ready for their [Em] vases.
Gonna dance [A] in their faces [B] on the [E] guitar sounds. _
_ _ It won't [F#m] be long.
_ [G#] _ I'll [E] be long gone.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Been leaning toward the shadows [E] all along. _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
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Well, those in the know [F#m] say so it [Em] goes.
_ [A] You plan on reaping, you [E] better sow.
_ Plan on sleeping, [F#m] you better keep moving.
[Em] _ [B] Sleeping ain't [E] allowed around here, you know. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ Tell me [G#m] please when the rolling's [A] over.
Me and my baby gonna [E] have some fun.
_ Bury our backs in [F#m] a bed of clover.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ Smile in style when the sun [E] goes down. _ _ _ _
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[A] All the snake [F#m] eyes cry. _ _
[G#m] _ [E] And the boxcars lie. _ _
_ _ _ [A] Old seven's in the middle just wondering [E] why.
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Dark [F#] don't lie.
[G#m] _
[A] Dreams [E] come true.
_ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ All it takes is [E] one or two. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Maybe just a few will get you [E] through.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
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