Waiting Around To Die tab by Townes Van Zandt

Tabs

Tabs by Leon
Capo 4th fret (tabs related)
Tuning: Standard (needs to be adjusted a bit)
Version: Album version

   >        >        >
E MajorE |--3-------3--------1-------1--------------------|
BB |------0-----0----------0-----0------------------|
G+G |----2---------2------2---------2-------3-----0--|
D MajorD |--0-----0----------0-----0----------02----------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------03---|

   >      >       >     >
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------|
BB |--------1-------------1----------------------------|
G+G |----2-----2---------2------2---2------2---2------2-|
D MajorD |------------2----2-------2----------2----------2---|
A augmentedA |--0-----------0--------------0----------0----------|
E MajorE |------0----------------0----------0----------0-----|

Sometimes....           road...
   >      >        >      >
E MajorE |--------------------------------------1-----------1-----|
BB |-------------1-------1-------1----------3-----------3---|
G+G |----2------2-------2-------2------2-------2---2-------2-|
D MajorD |---------2-------2-------2------0---0-------0---0-------|
A augmentedA |--0------------0----------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-------0---------------0--------------------------------|


        Sometimes...       why....
   >      >      >      >      >
E MajorE |---1-----1---------------------------------------------------|
BB |----3-----3----1-----1-----1-----------0-----0-----0-----0---|
G+G |-----2-----2----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D MajorD |--0-----0--------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----2-|
A augmentedA |--------------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0----|


 I guess....           booze...
>      >        >      >
E MajorE |--------------------------------------1-----------1-----|
BB |-------------1-------1-------1----------3-----------3---|
G+G |----2------2-------2-------2------2-------2---2-------2-|
D MajorD |---------2-------2-------2------0---0-------0---0-------|
A augmentedA |--0------------0----------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-------0---------------0--------------------------------|

              easier.....
   >      >      >    >      >    >
E MajorE |---1-----1-----------1--------------------------0---------------|
BB |----3-----3-----------3------------------0------1--1-----1------|
G+G |-----2-----2----2------2----2---2---------0---------2---2-----0-|
D MajorD |--0-----0-----0----0----------2-----2------2----------02--------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------0-------------------0---0-------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------------0----0-------------------03---|


   >      >
E MajorE |---------------------------|
BB |---------------------------|
G+G |----2-----2-----2------2---|
D MajorD |--------2------------2-----|
A augmentedA |--0-----------0------------|
E MajorE |------0------------0-------|


One-time friends....        even had a pa....
   >      >        >      >
E MajorE |--------------------------------------1-----------1-----|
BB |-------------1-------1-------1----------3-----------3---|
G+G |----2------2-------2-------2------2-------2---2-------2-|
D MajorD |---------2-------2-------2------0---0-------0---0-------|
A augmentedA |--0------------0----------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-------0---------------0--------------------------------|


        beat her with a belt... cried....
   >      >      >      >      >
E MajorE |---1-----1---------------------------------------------------|
BB |----3-----3----1-----1-----1-----------0-----0-----0-----0---|
G+G |-----2-----2----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D MajorD |--0-----0--------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----2-|
A augmentedA |--------------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0----|


 ...him to take care     headed down...
>      >        >      >
E MajorE |--------------------------------------1-----------1-----|
BB |-------------1-------1-------1----------3-----------3---|
G+G |----2------2-------2-------2------2-------2---2-------2-|
D MajorD |---------2-------2-------2------0---0-------0---0-------|
A augmentedA |--0------------0----------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-------0---------------0--------------------------------|


          easier.....
   >    >    >    >      >    >    >    >
E MajorE |-------1--------1------------------------0---------0-------0------------|
BB |--13--3-3--13--3-3----------------0------1--1---01--1---01--1---01------|
G+G |-----2--------2------2---2---------0---------2----2--2----2--2----2---0-|
D MajorD |--0--------0-----------2-----2------2-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------0-------------------0---0----0-------0-------0-------|
E MajorE |---------------------------0----0------------------------------------03-|


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 on gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin'
It's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die


One-time friends I had a ma, I even had a pa
He beat her with a belt once cause she cried
She told him to take care of me, she headed down to Tennessee
It's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die


I came of age and found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar
She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly
I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train
Seemed easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die


A augmentedA friend said he knew where some easy money was
We robbed a man and brother did we fly
The posse caught up with me, drug me back to Muskogee
It's two long years, just a-waitin' 'round to die


Now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last
He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie
His name's codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen
Together we're gonna wait around and die