Waitin' Around to Die
Townes Van ZandtVersion1
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Sometimes I don't know where
this dirty road is taking me
sometimes I can't even see the reason why
I guess I keep a-gamblin'
lots of booze and lots of ramblin'
it's easier than just waitin' around to die
One time, friends, I had a ma
I even had a pa
he beat her a belt once 'cause she cried
She told him to take care of me
headed down to Tennessee
it's easier than just waitin' around to die
I came of age and I found a girl
in a Tuscaloosa bar
She cleaned me out and hit in on the sly
I tried to kill the pain, bought some wine
and hopped a train
seemed easier than just waitin' around to die
A friend said he knew
where some easy money was
we robbed a man, and brother did we fly
the posse caught up with me
and drug me back to Muskogee
it's two long years I've been waitin' around to die
Now I'm out of prison
I got me a friend at last
he don't drink or steal or cheat or lie
His name's Codine
he's the nicest thing I've seen
together we're gonna wait around and die
together we're gonna wait around and die
This is the first song TVZ ever wrote.
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Readable chord sheet for Waitin' Around to Die by Townes Van Zandt
[C#m]Sometimes I don't know where this dirty r[F#m]oad is taking me somet[C#m]imes I can't even see the reason [Ab7]why I gu[C#m]ess I keep a-gamblin' lots of b[F#m]ooze and lots of ramblin' it's e[C#m]asier than just [Ab7]waitin' around to[C#m] die One time, friends, I had a ma I even had a pa he beat her a belt once 'cause she cried She told him to take care of me headed down to Tennessee it's easier than just waitin' around to die I came of age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar She cleaned me out and hit in on the sly I tried to kill the pain, bought some wine and hopped a train seemed easier than just waitin' around to die A friend said he knew where some easy money was we robbed a man, and brother did we fly the posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee it's two long years I've been waitin' around to die Now I'm out of prison I got me a friend at last he don't drink or steal or cheat or lie His name's Codine he's the nicest thing I've seen together we're gonna wait around and die together we're gonna wait around and die This is the first song TVZ ever wrote.