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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

-first letter-A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

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	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 a	gain

	Em	Bm
I'm	weak and I'm weary of	sorrow

	D
	London to Dublin

	A	Bm
Aus	tralia 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

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Submitted by John Kearney

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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, Aust	ralia 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