#--------------------------------------------------------------# (QUICKSILVER DAYDREAMS OF) MARIA Townes Van Zandt Copyright © 1968 Silver Dollar Music 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 # #--------------------------------------------------------------# ----------------------------------------------------- Version 1 submitted by Neal ----------------------------------------------------- C Am Em Am Dm Well a diamond fades quickly when matched to the face of Maria F Dm F Dm C All the harps they sound empty when she lifts her lips to the sky C Am Em Am Dm The brown of her skin makes her hair seem a soft golden rainfall F Dm F G C That spills from the mountains to the bottomless depths of her eyes Well, she stands all around me her hands slowly sifting the sunshine All the laughter that lingered down deep 'neath her smilin' is free Well, it spins and it twirls like a hummingbird lost in the mornin' And caresses the south wind and silently sails to the sea Ah, the sculptor stands stricken and the artist he throws away his brushes When her image comes dancin' the sun she turns sullen with shame And the birds they go silent the wind stops his sad mournful singin' When the trees of the forest start gently to whisperin' her name So as softly she wanders I'll desperately follow her footsteps And I'll chase after shadows that offer a trace of her sigh Ah, they promise eternally that she lies hidden within them But I find they've deceived me and sadly I bid them goodbye So the serpent slides slowly away with his moments of laughter And the old washer woman has finished her cleanin' and gone But the bamboo hangs heavy in the bondage of quicksilver daydreams And a lonely child longingly looks for a place to belong ----------------------------------------------------- Version 2 submitted by Jan 4/25/2008 ----------------------------------------------------- (C) (Am) (Em) (Am) Well, a (C)diamond fades (Am)quickly When (Em)matched to the (Am)face of Ma(Dm)ria, All the (F)harps, they sound (G)empty When (F)she lifts her (G)lips to the (C)sky. Oh, the brown of her (Am)skin Makes her (Em)hair seem a (Am)soft golden (Dm)rainfall That (F)spills from the (G)mountains To the (F)bottomless (G)depths of her (C)eyes. Well, she stands all a(Am)round me, Her (Em)hands slowly (Am)sifting the (Dm)sunshine, All the (F)laughter that (G)lingered Down (F)deep 'neath her (G)smilin' is (C)free. Well, it spins and it (Am)twirls Like a (Em)hummingbird (Am)lost in the (Dm)mornin', And ca(F)resses the (G)south wind And (F)silently (G)sails to the (C)sea. Ah, the sculptor stands (Am)stricken And the (Em)artist, he (Am)throws away his (Dm)brushes, When her (F)image comes (G)dancin', The (F)sun, she turns (G)sullen with (C)shame. And the birds, they go (Am)silent, And the (Em)wind stops his (Am)sad mournful (Dm)singin', When the (F)trees of the (G)forest Start (F)gently to (G)whisperin' her (C)name. So as softly she (Am)wanders, I'll (Em)desperately (Am)follow her (Dm)footsteps, And I'll (F)chase after (G)shadows That (F)offer a (G)trace of her (C)sigh. Ah, they promise e(Am)ternally (Em) That she lies (Am)hidden with(Dm)in them. But I (F)find they've de(G)ceived me, And (F)sadly I (G)bid them good(C)bye. So the serpent slides (Am)slowly A(Em)way with his (Am)moments of (Dm)laughter. And the (F)old washer(G)woman Has (F)finished her (G)cleanin' and (C)gone. But the bamboo hangs (Am)heavy In the (Em)bondage of (Am)quicksilver (Dm) daydreams, And a (F)lonely child (G)longingly (F)Looks for a (G)place to be(C)long. - Instrumental verse, fade out - #--------------------------------------------------------------#