Biography:
John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997), better known as Townes Van Zandt, was a critically acclaimed American songwriter and singer. Much of Van Zandt’s musical canon--songs such as "Pancho and Lefty", "For the Sake of the Song", "Tecumseh Valley", "Rex's Blues", and "To Live is to Fly"--are widely considered masterpieces of American folk music. His musical style is often described as melancholy in sound and delivery with rich and poetic lyrics.
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Other songs:
- At My Window
- Be Here To Love Me
- Cocaine Blues
- Colorado Girl
- Dead Flowers
- Pancho And Lefty
- Poncho and Lefty
- To Live Is To Fly
- Upon My Soul
- Waiting Around To Die
- Waiting Round To Die
- A Song For
- Aint Leavin Your Love
- Alone And Forsaken
- Ballad Of Ira Hayes
- Big Country Blues
- Black Crow Blues
- Black Jack Mama
- Blue Wind Blew
- Brand New Companion
- Brother Flower
- Buckskin Stallion Blues
- Columbine
- Come Tomorrow
- Cowboy Junkies Lament
- Delta Momma Blues
- Dollar Bill Blues
- Dont Let The Sunshine Fool Ya
- Dont Take It Too Bad
- Dont You Take It Too Bad
- Fare Thee Well Miss Carousel
- Flyin Shoes
- For The Sake Of The Song
- Fraulein
- Greensboro Woman
- Heavenly Houseboat Blues
- Hey Willie Boy
- High Low And In Between
- Highway Kind
- I Aint Ever Satisfied
- If I Needed You
- Ill Be Here In The Morning
- Indian Cowboy
- Ira Hayes
- Kathleen
- Katie Belle Blue
- Like A Summer Thursday
- Little Willie The Gambler
- Loretta
- Lovers Lullaby
- Lungs
- Many A Fine Lady
- Marie
- Mr Mudd And Mr Gold
- My Proud Mountains
- No Deal
- No Place To Fall
- None But The Rain
- Nothin
- Only Him Or Me
- Our Mother The Mountain
- Pueblo Waltz
- Quicksilver Daydreams Of Maria
- Rake
- Rexs Blues
- Sad Cinderella
- Saint John The Gambler
- Second Lovers Song
- She Came And She Touched Me
- Sixteen Summers Fifteen Falls
- Snake Mountain Blues
- Snake Song
- Snow Dont Fall
- Snowin On Raton
- St John The Gambler
- Still Looking For You
- Tecumseh Valley
- Texas River Song
- The Catfish Song
- The Hole
- The Silver Ships Of Andilar
- Tower Song
- Turnstyled Junkpiled
- Two Girls
- Two Hands
- Waitin Around To Die
- Waiting For The Day
- When He Offers His Hand
- When Shes Acting This Way
- When Your Dream Lovers Die
- White Freight Liner Blues
- White Freightliner Blues
- You Are Not Needed Now
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Rake
By: Townes Van Zandt
Dm
Well, I used to wake
F
and run with the moon
G
I lived like a rake and a young man
Dm
I covered my lovers
F
with flowers and wounds
G Dm
my laughter the devil would frighten.
F G
The sun, she would come
F Dm
and beat me back down
C Dm
but every cruel day had its nightfall
F G
I'd welcome the stars
F Dm
with wine and guitars
C Dm
full of fire and forgetful
Dm
My body was sharp
F
the dark air clean
G Dm
and outrage my joyful companion
Dm
whisperin' women
F
how sweet did they seem
G Dm
kneelin' for me to command them
F G
And time was like water
F Dm
but I was the sea
C Dm
I wouldn't have noticed it passing
F G
except for the turnin'
F Dm
of night into day
C Dm
and turnin' of day into cursin'
Dm
You look at me now
F Dm
and don't think I don't know
C Dm
what all of your eyes are a sayin'
Dm
Does he want us to believe
F
these ravings and lies
G Dm
they're just tricks that his brain's been a playin'?
F G
A lover of women
F Dm
he can't hardly stand
C Dm
he trembles he's bent and he's broken
F G
I've fallen it's true
F Dm
but I say unto you
C Dm
hold your tongues until after I've spoken
Dm
I was takin' by pride
F
in the pleasures I'd known
G Dm
I laughed and said I'd be forgiven
Dm
but my laughter turned 'round
F Dm
eyes blazin' and said
G Dm
my friend, we're holding a wedding
F G
I buried my face
F Dm
but it spoke once again
C Dm
night to the day we're a bindin'
F Dm
and now the dark air
F Dm
is like fire on my skin
C Dm
and even the moonlight is blinding
By: Townes Van Zandt
Dm
Well, I used to wake
F
and run with the moon
G
I lived like a rake and a young man
Dm
I covered my lovers
F
with flowers and wounds
G Dm
my laughter the devil would frighten.
F G
The sun, she would come
F Dm
and beat me back down
C Dm
but every cruel day had its nightfall
F G
I'd welcome the stars
F Dm
with wine and guitars
C Dm
full of fire and forgetful
Dm
My body was sharp
F
the dark air clean
G Dm
and outrage my joyful companion
Dm
whisperin' women
F
how sweet did they seem
G Dm
kneelin' for me to command them
F G
And time was like water
F Dm
but I was the sea
C Dm
I wouldn't have noticed it passing
F G
except for the turnin'
F Dm
of night into day
C Dm
and turnin' of day into cursin'
Dm
You look at me now
F Dm
and don't think I don't know
C Dm
what all of your eyes are a sayin'
Dm
Does he want us to believe
F
these ravings and lies
G Dm
they're just tricks that his brain's been a playin'?
F G
A lover of women
F Dm
he can't hardly stand
C Dm
he trembles he's bent and he's broken
F G
I've fallen it's true
F Dm
but I say unto you
C Dm
hold your tongues until after I've spoken
Dm
I was takin' by pride
F
in the pleasures I'd known
G Dm
I laughed and said I'd be forgiven
Dm
but my laughter turned 'round
F Dm
eyes blazin' and said
G Dm
my friend, we're holding a wedding
F G
I buried my face
F Dm
but it spoke once again
C Dm
night to the day we're a bindin'
F Dm
and now the dark air
F Dm
is like fire on my skin
C Dm
and even the moonlight is blinding
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