Waiting Around To Die tab by Townes Van Zandt

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

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Sometimes....                      road...
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               Sometimes...             why....
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  I guess....                      booze...
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                           easier.....
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One-time friends....               even had a pa....
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                beat her with a belt...  cried....
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 ...him to take care         headed down...
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                    easier.....
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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 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 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