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Subject: 

        Re: Best of TVZ

  Date: 

        Fri, 7 Feb 1997 01:07:07 -0500

  From: 

        fedcoop@infobahnos.com (Robert Giacobbe)

    To: 

        Len Coop <coopl@bcc.orst.edu>





Len,



Just in case you decided to add "A Song For" to the tabs on the TVZ

homepage, I thought I'd send the corrected copy your way. The only change

is the introduction of the Em chord... replaces every other A:



bib





Bm

Ribbons of love

       A            Bm

please keep me true sane

Em                        Bm

until I reach home on the morrow

Bm             A       Bm

never never to wander again

    Em                    Bm

I'm weak and I'm weary of sorrow





D

London to Dublin

   A         Bm

Australia to Perth

  Em

I gazed at your sky

  G           Bm

I tasted your earth

G

sung out my heart

    A           Bm

for what it was worth

Em                  Bm

never again shall I ramble



..progression is the same for the rest of the song (verse-chorus-verse-chorus..)



There's nowhere left

in this world where to go

my arms, my legs they're a-tremblin'

thoughts both clouded and blue as the sky

not even worth the rememberin'



Now as I stumble

and reel to my bed

all that I've done

all that I've said

means nothin' to me

I'd soon as be dead

all of this world be forgotten



No words of comfort

no words of advice

nothin' to offer a stranger

gone the love, gone the spite

it just doesn't matter no longer



My sky's getting far

the ground's gettin' close

my self goin' crazy

the way that it does

I'll lie on my pillow

and sleep if I must

Too late to wish I'd been stronger

too late to wish I'd been stronger



Subject: 

         Re: A Song For - CRD

    Date: 

         Fri, 7 Feb 1997 12:56:25 -0500

    From: 

         John Kearney <jkearney@radix.net>

Reply-To: 

         about-townes@physitron.com

      To: 

         about-townes@physitron.com





Robert Giacobbe wrote:



>Here's a few guitar chords to "A Song For". I ain't much on guitar but

>hopefully what's below makes some sense....such an incredible song...



I've been playing this song real regular since Jan. 1. I do it a bit

different from what Robert has posted, so here goes:



capo 2nd fret, chords shown are as if no capo was used. ie: Am = Bm, C = D,

etc.



A Song For

Townes Van Zandt



Am                     G            Am

Ribbons of love please keep me true sane

F             C           Am

until I reach home on the morrow

Am             G      Am

never never to wander again

    F            C        Am

I'm weak and I'm weary of sorrow



C                     G        Am

London to Dublin, Australia to Perth

  F                    C           Am

I gazed at your sky, I tasted your earth

F                     C           Am

sung out my heart for what it was worth

G                   Am

never again shall I ramble



The rest is as Robert wrote:



>...progression is the same for the rest of the song

> (verse-chorus-verse-chorus..)

>

>There's nowhere left

>in this world where to go

>my arms, my legs they're a-tremblin'

>thoughts both clouded and blue as the sky

>not even worth the rememberin'

>

>Now as I stumble

>and reel to my bed

>all that I've done

>all that I've said

>means nothin' to me

>I'd soon as be dead

>all of this world be forgotten

>

>No words of comfort

>no words of advice

>nothin' to offer a stranger

>gone the love, gone the spite

>it just doesn't matter no longer

>

>My sky's getting far

>the ground's gettin' close

>my self goin' crazy

>the way that it does

>I'll lie on my pillow

>and sleep if I must

>Too late to wish I'd been stronger

>too late to wish I'd been stronger



Remember, there's more than one way to play a song.  The right way is what

works for you.  ;-)



Townes wrote a lot of songs. I think he wrote this one for himself.



Thanks Townes...



jk