Rake Townes Van Zandt
Well, I used to wake[Dm]
and [F]run with the moon
I [G]lived like a rake and a young man
I [Dm]covered my lovers
with [F]flowers and wounds
my [G]laughter the devil would frighten.
The [F]sun, she would [G]come
and [C]beat me back [Dm]down
but [C]every cruel day had its [Dm]nightfall
I'd [F]welcome the [G]stars
with [C]wine and guit[Dm]ars
[C] full of fire and for[Dm]getful
[F]My body was [G]sharp
[C]the dark air [Dm]clean
and [C]outrage my joyful [Dm]companion
whis[F]perin' wo[G]men
how [C]sweet did they [Dm]seem
[C]kneelin' for me to com[Dm]mand them
[F]And time was like [G]water
but [C]I was the [Dm]sea
I [C]wouldn't have noticed it [Dm]passing
except [F]for the tur[G]nin'
of [C]night into [Dm]day
and [C]turnin' of day into [Dm]cursin'
[F]You look at me [G]now
and [C]don't think I don't [Dm]know
what [C]all of your eyes are a [Dm]sayin'
Does he [F]want us to bel[G]ieve
[C]these ravings and [Dm]lies
[C]they're just tricks that his brain's been a [Dm]playin'?
[F]A lover of wo[G]men
[C]he can't hardly [Dm]stand
he [C]trembles he's bent and he's [Dm]broken
I've [F]fallen it's [G]true
[C]but I say unto [Dm]you
[C]hold your tongues until after I've [Dm]spoken
[F]I was takin' by [G]pride
[C]in the pleasures I'd [Dm]known
I [C]laughed and said I'd be for[Dm]given
but my [F]laughter turned '[Dm]round
[C]eyes blazin' and [Dm]said
[C]my friend, we're holding a [Dm]wedding
[F]I buried my [G]face
[C]but it spoke once [Dm]again
night [C]to the day we're a [Dm]bindin'
and [F]now the dark [Dm]air
[C]is like fire on my [Dm]skin
[C]and even the moonlight is [Dm]blinding
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