Chords for Townes Van Zandt - Lungs (Official Audio)
Tempo:
100.65 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
G
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [D] [E]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Em] [D] [E] [A]
[Em]
Won't you lend your [G] lungs to [Em] me?
Mine are collapsing.
Plant my [D] feet and [E] bitterly breathe up the [Em] time that's passed.
[D] Breath I'll [G] take and breath I'll give.
[D] Pray the [Em] day's not poised.
Stand among [G] the ones [Em] that live in lonely indecision.
[D] [Em]
Fingers walk [G] the [Em] darkness down.
Mind is on midnight.
Gather up [D] the [Em] gold you found.
You fool, it's only moonlight.
[D] And if you stop [Em] to take it home, [Bm] your hands will turn [Em] to butter.
Better leave [G] this [Em] dream alone.
Try to find another.
Salvation sat and crossed herself and called the devil partner.
Wisdom burned upon a shelf who killed a rage in cancer.
[D] Seal the [Em] river at its [D] mouth.
Take the [Em] water prisoner.
Fill the sky with screams and cries, bathing fiery answer.
[E] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[Am] [G] [Em]
Jesus was an only son and love his only concept.
Strangers crying foreign tongues and dirty up the doorstep.
[Bm] And I for one [Em] and you for two [D] ain't got the time [Em] for outside.
Keep your injured looks to you.
We'll tell the world that we tried.
[A] [Em]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Em] [D] [E] [A]
[Em]
Won't you lend your [G] lungs to [Em] me?
Mine are collapsing.
Plant my [D] feet and [E] bitterly breathe up the [Em] time that's passed.
[D] Breath I'll [G] take and breath I'll give.
[D] Pray the [Em] day's not poised.
Stand among [G] the ones [Em] that live in lonely indecision.
[D] [Em]
Fingers walk [G] the [Em] darkness down.
Mind is on midnight.
Gather up [D] the [Em] gold you found.
You fool, it's only moonlight.
[D] And if you stop [Em] to take it home, [Bm] your hands will turn [Em] to butter.
Better leave [G] this [Em] dream alone.
Try to find another.
Salvation sat and crossed herself and called the devil partner.
Wisdom burned upon a shelf who killed a rage in cancer.
[D] Seal the [Em] river at its [D] mouth.
Take the [Em] water prisoner.
Fill the sky with screams and cries, bathing fiery answer.
[E] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[Am] [G] [Em]
Jesus was an only son and love his only concept.
Strangers crying foreign tongues and dirty up the doorstep.
[Bm] And I for one [Em] and you for two [D] ain't got the time [Em] for outside.
Keep your injured looks to you.
We'll tell the world that we tried.
[A] [Em]
Key:
Em
D
G
E
Bm
Em
D
G
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Won't you lend your [G] lungs to [Em] me?
Mine are collapsing.
Plant my [D] feet and [E] bitterly breathe up the [Em] time that's passed.
[D] Breath I'll [G] take and breath I'll give.
[D] Pray the [Em] day's not poised.
Stand among [G] the ones [Em] that live in lonely indecision.
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ Fingers walk [G] the [Em] darkness down.
Mind is on midnight.
Gather up [D] the [Em] gold you found.
You fool, it's only moonlight.
[D] And if you stop [Em] to take it home, [Bm] your hands will turn [Em] to butter.
_ Better leave [G] this [Em] dream alone.
Try to find another. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Salvation sat and crossed herself and called the devil partner.
Wisdom burned upon a shelf who killed a rage in cancer.
[D] Seal the [Em] river at its [D] mouth.
Take the [Em] water prisoner.
Fill the sky with screams and cries, bathing fiery answer. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _
Jesus was an only son and love his only concept.
Strangers crying foreign tongues and dirty up the doorstep.
[Bm] And I for one [Em] and you for two [D] ain't got the time [Em] for outside.
Keep your injured looks to you.
We'll tell the world that we tried. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Won't you lend your [G] lungs to [Em] me?
Mine are collapsing.
Plant my [D] feet and [E] bitterly breathe up the [Em] time that's passed.
[D] Breath I'll [G] take and breath I'll give.
[D] Pray the [Em] day's not poised.
Stand among [G] the ones [Em] that live in lonely indecision.
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ Fingers walk [G] the [Em] darkness down.
Mind is on midnight.
Gather up [D] the [Em] gold you found.
You fool, it's only moonlight.
[D] And if you stop [Em] to take it home, [Bm] your hands will turn [Em] to butter.
_ Better leave [G] this [Em] dream alone.
Try to find another. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Salvation sat and crossed herself and called the devil partner.
Wisdom burned upon a shelf who killed a rage in cancer.
[D] Seal the [Em] river at its [D] mouth.
Take the [Em] water prisoner.
Fill the sky with screams and cries, bathing fiery answer. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _
Jesus was an only son and love his only concept.
Strangers crying foreign tongues and dirty up the doorstep.
[Bm] And I for one [Em] and you for two [D] ain't got the time [Em] for outside.
Keep your injured looks to you.
We'll tell the world that we tried. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _