Chords for Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Round to Die/Kathleen

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[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Sometimes I don't know where [Fm] this dirty road has taken me.
[Gm] _ [G] Sometimes I can't even hear the reason why.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ I guess I'll keep a [G]-gambling, lots [Fm] of booze and lots of rambling. _
[C] Oh, it's easier than just a [G]-waiting around to die.
[Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] One time, friends, I had a maw, [F] _ I even had a paw.
[C] _ _
[G] He beat me with a belt once, [Gm] cause I cried.
She _ [C] told him to take care of me, [G] _
[C] headed down to Tennessee.
_ _ It's easier than [G] just a-waiting around to die.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
I come of age and I found a girl [F] in a Tuscaloosa bar.
_ _ [C] She cleaned me out and hit it on the [Gm] slide.
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I tried to kill the pain, a [F] box of wine and hopped a [C] train.
_ _ [G] It seemed better than just a-waiting [Bb] around to die.
[Cm] And _ _ _ _ a friend said he knew where [F] some easy money was. _
[Bb] _ [C] I robbed a man and brother [Gm] did we fly. _
_ _ _ [C] But the posse caught up with me, _ drug me back to Muskogee. _ _
Two [Gm] long years just a-waiting around to die.
[G] _
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_ Well, now I'm out of prison, _ _ I got me [Fm] a friend at last.
_ [C] He don't drink or [Bb] steal or cheat or [Gm] lie. _ _ _ _
[C] Well, his name's Cole Dean.
_ _ [F] He's the nicest thing I've [C] seen.
_ _ [Gm] Together we're gonna wait [Bb] around and [Cm] die.
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_ It's plain to see the sun won't [Fm] shine today. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Cm] _ I ain't in the mood for sunshine [Fm] anyway. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ Maybe I'll go [Fm] insane.
_ [Ab] _
I got to stop the [D] pain. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ Maybe [G] I'll go down and see Kathleen. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] A swallow comes and tells me of her [Fm] dreams. _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ She says she'd like to know just [Fm] what they mean. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ I feel [F] like I could die [Ab] as I watch her [F] flying by.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [D] Ride the [Gm] north wind down to see [Cm] Kathleen.
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_ The stars hang high above, the [Fm] oceans roar.
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_ [G] _ [C] The moon has come to lead [Cm] me [F] to her door.
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[Gm] _ _ It's crystal cross the [F] sand [Ab] and the [Cm] waves they take my [G] hand. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Soon [G] I'm gonna see [Gm] my sweet [C] Kathleen.
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[C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ Soon [G] I'm gonna see [Gm] my sweet [C] Kathleen. _ _ _
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_ [N] _ Thanks everyone, I'll see you in a few minutes. _