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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Hey mama, when you leave
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Don't leave a thing behind
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I don't want nothing
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I can't use nothing
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Take care into the hall
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And if you see my friends
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Tell em I'm fine
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Not using nothing
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Almost burned out my eyes
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I stood there like a block of stone
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Brothers our troubles are
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Locked in each others arms
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Cause your back ain't strong enough
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Burdens doublefold
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Being born is going blind
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And bowing down a thousand times
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On pure temptation
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Sorrow and solitude
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These are the precious things
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Hey mama, when you leave
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Don't leave a thing behind
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I don't want nothing
Em Am
I can't use nothing
[Verse 2]
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Take care into the hall
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And if you see my friends
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Tell em I'm fine
Em Am
Not using nothing
[Verse 3]
Am
Almost burned out my eyes
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And threw my ears down to the floor
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I didn't see nothing
Em Am
I didn't hear nothing
[Verse 4]
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I stood there like a block of stone
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Knowing all I had to know
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And nothing more
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Man, that's nothing
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Brothers our troubles are
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Locked in each others arms
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And you better pray
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That they never find you
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Cause your back ain't strong enough
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Burdens doublefold
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They'd crush you down
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Down into nothing
[Verse 7]
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Being born is going blind
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And bowing down a thousand times
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To echoes strung
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On pure temptation
[Verse 8]
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Sorrow and solitude
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These are the precious things
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And the only words
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That are worth remembering
[Outro]
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| br Bend release
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| pbr Pre-bend release
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| Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
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