Chords for Townes Van Zandt - Lungs
Tempo:
98.45 bpm
Chords used:
Em
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [D]
[E]
[Em]
of the heart.
Won't you lend your lungs to me Mine are [E] collapsing
Land my [Em] feet in bitterly greed And the time is passing
Breath I'll take and breath I'll [D] give Pray the day poison
[E] Stand [Em] among the ones That live in lonely indecision
Feel [E] fingers walk the [Em] darkness down Mine is on the midnight
Gather up the gold you found, you fool, it's only [Em] moonlight.
If you try to take it home, [D] your hands will [E] turn to butter.
Or you better leave [Em] this dream alone, try to find [E] another.
[Em]
[D]
[E] [Em]
Salvation sat and crossed herself, called the devil partner.
[E] Wisdom burned upon a shelf of filaration cancer.
Seal the [Em] river at its mouth, [D] take the water [Em] prisoner.
Fill the sky with screams and cries made in fiery [E] answer.
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[E]
[E] [Em]
Jesus was an only son, and love is only concept.
Strangers crying foreign tongues will dirty up the doorstep.
[D] Half a one and [Em] you've a two, [D] ain't got the time for [E] outside.
Just keep your injured [Em] looks to you, we'll tell the world who we try.
[E] [Em]
[N]
[E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [D]
[E]
[Em]
of the heart.
Won't you lend your lungs to me Mine are [E] collapsing
Land my [Em] feet in bitterly greed And the time is passing
Breath I'll take and breath I'll [D] give Pray the day poison
[E] Stand [Em] among the ones That live in lonely indecision
Feel [E] fingers walk the [Em] darkness down Mine is on the midnight
Gather up the gold you found, you fool, it's only [Em] moonlight.
If you try to take it home, [D] your hands will [E] turn to butter.
Or you better leave [Em] this dream alone, try to find [E] another.
[Em]
[D]
[E] [Em]
Salvation sat and crossed herself, called the devil partner.
[E] Wisdom burned upon a shelf of filaration cancer.
Seal the [Em] river at its mouth, [D] take the water [Em] prisoner.
Fill the sky with screams and cries made in fiery [E] answer.
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[E]
[E] [Em]
Jesus was an only son, and love is only concept.
Strangers crying foreign tongues will dirty up the doorstep.
[D] Half a one and [Em] you've a two, [D] ain't got the time for [E] outside.
Just keep your injured [Em] looks to you, we'll tell the world who we try.
[E] [Em]
[N]
Key:
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Em
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_ of the heart.
Won't you lend your lungs to me Mine are [E] collapsing
Land my [Em] feet in bitterly greed And the time is passing
Breath I'll take and breath I'll [D] give Pray the day poison
[E] Stand [Em] among the ones That live in lonely indecision _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Feel [E] fingers walk the [Em] darkness down Mine is on the midnight
Gather up the gold you found, you fool, it's only [Em] moonlight.
If you try to take it home, [D] your hands will [E] turn to butter.
Or you better leave [Em] this dream alone, try to find [E] another. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Salvation sat and crossed herself, called the devil partner.
[E] Wisdom burned upon a shelf of filaration cancer.
Seal the [Em] river at its mouth, [D] take the water [Em] prisoner.
Fill the sky with screams and cries made in fiery [E] answer.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ Jesus was an only son, and love is only concept.
Strangers crying foreign tongues will dirty up the doorstep.
[D] Half a one and [Em] you've a two, [D] ain't got the time for [E] outside.
Just keep your injured [Em] looks to you, we'll tell the world who we try.
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ of the heart.
Won't you lend your lungs to me Mine are [E] collapsing
Land my [Em] feet in bitterly greed And the time is passing
Breath I'll take and breath I'll [D] give Pray the day poison
[E] Stand [Em] among the ones That live in lonely indecision _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Feel [E] fingers walk the [Em] darkness down Mine is on the midnight
Gather up the gold you found, you fool, it's only [Em] moonlight.
If you try to take it home, [D] your hands will [E] turn to butter.
Or you better leave [Em] this dream alone, try to find [E] another. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Salvation sat and crossed herself, called the devil partner.
[E] Wisdom burned upon a shelf of filaration cancer.
Seal the [Em] river at its mouth, [D] take the water [Em] prisoner.
Fill the sky with screams and cries made in fiery [E] answer.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ Jesus was an only son, and love is only concept.
Strangers crying foreign tongues will dirty up the doorstep.
[D] Half a one and [Em] you've a two, [D] ain't got the time for [E] outside.
Just keep your injured [Em] looks to you, we'll tell the world who we try.
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _