When Your Dream Lovers Die
Townes Van ZandtVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
DV GIII
When your sky starts to tumble and your rhymes starts to lose
The meaning so tenderly given
DV GIII
When all your dreams lie down and die at your shoes
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
When your sky starts to tumble and your rhymes start to lose
Their meanin' so tenderly given
When all your dreams lie down and die at your shoes
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
C When your sky starts to C/B tumble
And your Dm rhymes start to C lose
The meanin' so tenderly given,
When C all your dreams C/B lie down
And Dm die at your C shoes,
You can turn to me for livin'.
When your C sweet words be C/B gin
To turn Dm black on their C vines,
And they bear their fruit no longer,
Then C lay down your C/B love songs
And leave ' be hind,
I'll show you something stronger.
The C shadow you're C/B chasin'
Will Dm fade in the C sun,
Don't let disbe lief de ceive you,
As you C hide from your C/B sorrow,
Re member there's one
That only seeks to please you.
But C now you must C/B follow
Your Dm poems as they C fly,
Leaving trails of empty feelin',
Per haps when you watch
All your Dm dream lovers C die,
You'll de cide that you need a real one.
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Readable chord sheet for When Your Dream Lovers Die by Townes Van Zandt
[D] [Dsus4] DV GIII [A] [D] When your sky starts to tumble and your rhymes starts to lose [D]The meaning so [Dsus4]tender[D]ly [A]given [D] [Dsus4] DV GIII [A] [D] When all your dreams lie down and die at your shoes [D]You can [Em]turn to [G]me for [D]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 When your [C]sky starts to t[B]umble and your [Dm]rhymes start to [C]lose Their meanin' so [F]tenderly [G7]given When [C]all your dreams l[B]ie down and [Dm]die at your [C]shoes You can [G]turn to me for [F]livin' [C] 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 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]