#--------------------------------------------------------------# A SONG FOR Townes Van Zandt Copyright © 1994 EMI U CATALOG INC Performing rights w/ASCAP http://www.ascap.com/ace/ACE.html #-------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------# #This file is an interpretation of Townes' work, and does not # #necessarily represent the actual way he recorded or performed # #the song, and is not intended to be used for any purpose other# #than for private study, scholarship, or research # #--------------------------------------------------------------# ----------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by Robert Giacobbe, corrections by Fabian Schwarz ----------------------------------------------------------- Verse 1: Bm Ribbons of love A Bm please keep me true sane Em G Bm until I reach home on the morrow Bm A Bm never never to wander again Em G Bm I'm weak and I'm weary of sorrow D London to Dublin A Bm Australia to Perth Em I gazed at your sky G Bm I tasted your earth G sung out my heart D Bm for what it was worth A Bm never again shall I ramble Interlude: A Bm Verse 2: Bm There's nowhere left A Bm in this world where to go Em G Bm my arms, my legs they're a-tremblin' Bm A Bm thoughts both clouded and blue as the sky Em G Bm not even worth the rememberin' D Now as I stumble A Bm and reel to my bed Em all that I've done G Bm all that I've said G means nothin' to me D Bm I'd soon as be dead A Bm all of this world be forgotten Solo: G A Bm Em G Bm Verse 3: Bm No words of comfort A Bm no words of advice Em G Bm nothin' to offer a stranger Bm A Bm gone the love, gone the spite Em G Bm it just doesn't matter no longer D My sky's getting far A Bm the ground's gettin' close Em my self goin' crazy G Bm the way that it does G I'll lie on my pillow D Bm and sleep if I must A Bm too late to wish I'd been stronger Solo: G A Bm Em G Bm A Bm too late to wish I'd been stronger ----------------------------------------------------- Submitted by John Kearney ----------------------------------------------------- I've been playing this song real regular since Jan. 1. I do it a bit different from what Robert has posted, so here goes: capo 2nd fret, chords shown are as if no capo was used. ie: Am = Bm, C = D, etc. A Song For Townes Van Zandt Am G Am Ribbons of love please keep me true sane F C Am until I reach home on the morrow Am G Am never never to wander again F C Am I'm weak and I'm weary of sorrow C G Am London to Dublin, Australia to Perth F C Am I gazed at your sky, I tasted your earth F C Am sung out my heart for what it was worth G Am never again shall I ramble The rest is as Robert wrote: >...progression is the same for the rest of the song > (verse-chorus-verse-chorus..) > >There's nowhere left >in this world where to go >my arms, my legs they're a-tremblin' >thoughts both clouded and blue as the sky >not even worth the rememberin' > >Now as I stumble >and reel to my bed >all that I've done >all that I've said >means nothin' to me >I'd soon as be dead >all of this world be forgotten > >No words of comfort >no words of advice >nothin' to offer a stranger >gone the love, gone the spite >it just doesn't matter no longer > >My sky's getting far >the ground's gettin' close >my self goin' crazy >the way that it does >I'll lie on my pillow >and sleep if I must >Too late to wish I'd been stronger >too late to wish I'd been stronger Remember, there's more than one way to play a song. The right way is what works for you. ;-) Townes wrote a lot of songs. I think he wrote this one for himself. Thanks Townes... jk #--------------------------------------------------------------#