Waiting Around To Die — Townes Van Zandt
Chords and lyrics for Waiting Around To Die by Townes Van Zandt (key of C#).
Verse 1
[C#m]Sometimes I don't know where
this dirty [F#m]road is taking me
[C#m]sometimes I can't even see the reason [G#7]why
I [C#m]guess I keep a-gamblin'
lots of [F#m]booze and lots of ramblin'
it's [C#m]easier than just [G#7]waitin' around to[C#m] die
[C#m]One-time friends I had a ma, [F#m]I even had a pa
He [C#m]beat her with a belt once cause she [G#7]cried
She told[C#m] him to take care of me
She headed[F#m] down to Tennessee
It's [C#m]easier than just [G#7]a-waitin' 'round to [C#m]die
[C#m]I came of age and found a girl in a [F#m]Tuscaloosa bar
She [C#m]cleaned me out and hit it on the [G#7]sly
I [C#m]tried to kill the pain
I bought some [F#m]wine and hopped a train
Seemed [C#m]easier than just [G#7]a-waitin' 'round to [C#m]die
[C#m]A friend said he knew where some [F#m]easy money was
We [C#m]robbed a man and brother did we [G#7]fly
The [C#m]posse caught up with me
Drug me [F#m]back to Muskogee
It's [C#m]two long years, just [G#7]a-waitin' 'round to [C#m]die
[C#m]Now I'm out of prison, I [F#m]got me a friend at last
[C#m]He don't steal or cheat or drink or [G#7]lie
His [C#m]name's codeine
He's the [F#m]nicest thing I've seen
[C#m]Together we're gonna [G#7]wait around and [C#m]die
[C#m]Together we're gonna [G#7]wait around and [C#m]die
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