Tower Song Chords by Townes Van Zandt

_ This is _ called the Tower Song.
It's a _ [A#] _
nice little song.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#]
It's about four and a half, five years [G#] old, I guess.
[A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G#m] So close and yet so far [A] away
_ _ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ [F#] And all the _ [G#m] _ _ [A] things I'd hoped to [E]
say
_ [A] _ _ _ _ They'll have to go [G#m] _ unsaid [C#m] today _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Perhaps until [B] tomorrow _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G#] Your fears have [F#m] built a wall [A] between
_ [B] My _ _ _ _ [G#] lives and _ [F#m]
all that [E] loving means
_ [A] _
We'll _ have to go [G#m] _ unfilled it seems
_ [A] _ And that leaves [B] only sorrow _
You _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
built your [A#] tower [B] _ strong and [G#m] _
_ tall
[A] _ _ Can't you see _ [B] _ it's got to fall _ [E] someday
_ _ [D#m] You _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ close your [F#m] eyes and speak to [A] me
_ [F#] Of _ _ faith and love [A] _
and [E] destiny
_ _ [A] _ _
_ As distant as [C#m] _ _
eternity _ _ _ _ _
From _ truth [B] and _ understanding
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
The wind blows [F#m] cold outside your door
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ It whispers _ words [A] I've tried _ [E]
before
_ [A] But _ _ you don't hear [G#] _ me _ [C#] anymore _
_ [A] _ _ _ Your pride's just too [B] demanding _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You built your [F] tower _ [B] strong [G#m] and tall
_ _ [A] _
_ Can't you see _ _ [B] _
it's got to fall _ [E] someday
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] The end is coming [F#m] soon it's plain _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [B] A warm bed just _
[A] _ ain't worth [E] the pain
_ [A] _
_ _ _ And I will go [G#m] and you'll [C#m] _ remain
_ [A] _ _
_ _ The bitterness [B] we tasted
_ A _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] mother's breast, a newborn [F#m] _
[A] child
_ _ [B] _ _ Poet _ [G#m] _ _ [A] tears and a drunken [E] smile
_ [A] But _ _ I can't help [C#m] thinking _ all the while
_ [A] _ That _ meaning won't [B] be wasted
_ _ You _ [A] _ _ _ _ built [A#m] your [B] tower _ strong and [G#] tall _ _
[A] _ _ _ Can't you see [A#] _
_ it's got to fall [F#] _
someday
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _