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                 WHEN YOUR DREAM LOVERS DIE
                     Townes Van Zandt
             Copyright © 2002 Silver Dollar Music
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#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              #
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Version 1 submitted by Michiel Meulendijk
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Standard tuning
Capo 2nd fret (sounding key E major)

Chords:
D	xx0232
Dsus4	xx0233
DV	557775 (or xxx775)
GIII	355433
A	X02220
Em	022000
G	320003

D    Dsus4 DV              GIII         A                D
When your sky starts to tumble and your rhymes starts to lose
D              Dsus4 D  A     D
The meaning so tenderly given
Dsus4 DV                 GIII     A           D
When all your dreams lie down and die at your shoes
D       Em      G      D
You can turn to me for livin'

When your sweet words begin to turn black on the vines
And they bear their fruit no longer
Then lay down your love songs and leave them behind
I'll show you something stronger

The shadow you're chasing will fade in the sun
Don't let disbelief deceive you
As you hide from your sorrow remember there's one
That only seeks to please you

And now you must follow your dreams as they fly
Leaving trails of empty feeling
Perhaps when you watch all your dream lovers die
You'll decide that you need a real one

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Version 2 submitted by Chris July 2007
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Capo 4th Fret (Sounding Key E)

          C             /b              Dm              C
When your sky starts to tumble and your rhymes start to lose
                 F        G7
Their meanin' so tenderly given
     C               /b           Dm          C
When all your dreams lie down and die at your shoes
        G              F         C
You can turn to me for livin'

When your sweet words begin to turn black on their vines
And they bear their fruit no longer
Then lay down your love songs and leave 'em behind
I'll show you something stronger

The shadow you're chasin' will fade in the sun
Don't let disbelief decieve you
As you hide from your sorrow remember there's one
That only seeks to please you

Now you must follow your poems as they fly
Leaving trails of empty feelin'
Perhaps when you watch all your dream lovers die
You'll decide that you need a real one

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Version 3 submitted by Jan 4/12/2008
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Capo 4th fret

(C)When your sky starts to (C/B)tumble
And your (Dm)rhymes start to (C)lose
The (C/E)meanin' so (F)tenderly (G7)given, (G7/B)
When (C)all your dreams (C/B)lie down
And (Dm)die at your (C)shoes,
You can (F)turn to (G)me for (F)livin'.  (C)  (C/E)  (C)  (C/E)

When your (C)sweet words be(C/B)gin
To turn (Dm)black on their (C)vines,
And they (C/E)bear their (F)fruit no (G7)longer, (G7/B)
Then (C)lay down your (C/B)love songs 
And (Dm)leave 'em be(C)hind,
(F) I'll show you (G)something (F)stronger.  (C)  (C/E)  (C)  (C/E)

The (C)shadow you're (C/B)chasin' 
Will (Dm)fade in the (C)sun,
(C/E)Don't let disbe(F)lief de(G7)ceive you, (G7/B)
As you (C)hide from your (C/B)sorrow,
Re(Dm)member there's (C)one
That (F)only (G)seeks to (F)please you.  (C)  (C/E)  (C)  (C/E)

But (C)now you must (C/B)follow
Your (Dm)poems as they (C)fly,
Leaving (C/E)trails of (F)empty (G7)feelin', (G7/B)
Per(C)haps when you (C/B)watch
All your (Dm)dream lovers (C)die,
You'll de(F)cide that you (G)need a (F)real one.  (C)  (G)  (C)  (C/B)  (Dm)  (C)

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