Columbine
Townes Van ZandtVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
Tossin' hair of ra ven,
Eyes of flashin' blue,
All the livin' that you're sa vin'
Won't buy your dreams for you.
Cut yourself colum bine,
Tear it from the stem.
Now breathe upon the petals fine,
And throw ' to the wind.
Watch the petals dan cin',
See ' twirl and sing.
Now, all your pride and pran cin',
How much does it mean?
Watch the petals start to fly
And then come falling down,
Oh, hear the wind be gin to cry
As she sees ' touch the ground.
Oh, lady, like the flower fair
Some F day you'll have to G fall, G7
And you can find me standin' there
To catch you if you call.
Tossin' hair of ra ven,
Eyes of flashin' blue,
All the livin' that you're sa vin'
Won't buy your dreams for you.
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Readable chord sheet for Columbine by Townes Van Zandt
[C] [C/A] [C/B] [C] [C/A] [C/B] [C] Tossin' hair of [F] ra [C] ven, [F] [C] [F] Eyes of flashin' [G] blue, [G7] All the [C] livin' that you're [F] sa [C] vin' [F] [C] Won't [F] buy your dreams for [C] you. [F] [C] [G] [C] Cut yourself [A] [F] colum [C] bine, [F] [C] [F] Tear it from the [G] stem. [G7] Now [C] breathe upon the [F] petals [C] fine, [F] [C] And [F] throw '[Em] to the [C] wind. [F] [C] [G] [C] Watch the petals [F] dan [C] cin', [F] [C] [F] See '[Em] twirl and [G] sing. [G7] Now, [C] all your pride and [F] pran [C] cin', [F] [C] [F] How much does it [C] mean? [F] [C] [G] [C] Watch the petals [F] start to [C] fly [F] [C] And [F] then come falling [G] down, [G7] Oh, [C] hear the wind be [F] gin to [C] cry [F] [C] As she [F] sees '[Em] touch the [C] ground. [F] [C] [G] [C] Oh, lady, like the [F] flower [C] fair [F] [C] Some F day you'll have to G fall, G7 And [C] you can find me [F] standin' [C] there [F] [C] To [F] catch you if you [C] call. [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] Tossin' hair of [F] ra [C] ven, [F] [C] [F] Eyes of flashin' [G] blue, [G7] All the [C] livin' that you're [F] sa [C] vin' [F] [C] Won't [F] buy your dreams for [C] you. [F] [C] [G] [C]