Chords for Townes Van Zandt - Rex's Blues
Tempo:
102.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Let me play this tune.
[E] mine named Rex Bell,
[B] It's called Rex's Blues.
[E] [B]
[E]
If you cut cards with Rex [A] and you get a three, he'll get [E] a
[F#]
[E]
[E] mine named Rex Bell,
[B] It's called Rex's Blues.
[E] [B]
[E]
If you cut cards with Rex [A] and you get a three, he'll get [E] a
[F#]
[E]
100% ➙ 103BPM
E
A
F#
F#m
B
E
A
F#
Let me play this tune.
This [G] song's about this good friend of [E] mine named Rex Bell,
who used to own half this place. _
[B] _ _ _ It's called Rex's Blues.
_ [A#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
If you cut cards with Rex [A] and you get a three, he'll get [E] a
two, you know what I mean? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ride the blue wind high and free.
She'll lead you down through misery.
[F#] Leave your low come time to go [A] alone and low as [E] low can be. _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, if I [F#] had a nickel, I'd find a game.
If I won a dollar, I'd make it rain.
If it rained an ocean, I'd drink it dry and lay
me [A] down _ [E] dissatisfied. _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
His legs to [F#] walk and thoughts to fly, eyes to laugh and lips
to cry, a restless tongue to classify, all born [A] to grow and
[E] grown to die. _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ So [F#] tell my baby I said [E] so long.
Tell my mother [F#m] I did no [E] wrong.
Tell my brother to watch [E] his own and tell [F#m] my
friends to mourn me not.
_ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ I'm chained [A] upon the face [E] of time, feeling
full of foolish rhyme.
There ain't [Em] no dark till something [B] shines.
I'm bound [A] to leave the [F#] dark behind.
[A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Well, ride the [F#m] blue wind high [E] and free.
She'll lead you down through misery.
Leave your [A] low come [E] time to go [F#m] alone and low [E] as low can be.
[A] Alone and low as [E] low can be. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
This [G] song's about this good friend of [E] mine named Rex Bell,
who used to own half this place. _
[B] _ _ _ It's called Rex's Blues.
_ [A#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
If you cut cards with Rex [A] and you get a three, he'll get [E] a
two, you know what I mean? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ride the blue wind high and free.
She'll lead you down through misery.
[F#] Leave your low come time to go [A] alone and low as [E] low can be. _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, if I [F#] had a nickel, I'd find a game.
If I won a dollar, I'd make it rain.
If it rained an ocean, I'd drink it dry and lay
me [A] down _ [E] dissatisfied. _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
His legs to [F#] walk and thoughts to fly, eyes to laugh and lips
to cry, a restless tongue to classify, all born [A] to grow and
[E] grown to die. _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ So [F#] tell my baby I said [E] so long.
Tell my mother [F#m] I did no [E] wrong.
Tell my brother to watch [E] his own and tell [F#m] my
friends to mourn me not.
_ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ I'm chained [A] upon the face [E] of time, feeling
full of foolish rhyme.
There ain't [Em] no dark till something [B] shines.
I'm bound [A] to leave the [F#] dark behind.
[A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Well, ride the [F#m] blue wind high [E] and free.
She'll lead you down through misery.
Leave your [A] low come [E] time to go [F#m] alone and low [E] as low can be.
[A] Alone and low as [E] low can be. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _