The Be Good Tanyas - Waiting around to die
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Waiting Around To Die - The Be Good Tanyas
[Original by Townes Van Zandt]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0SmXVrLlZ4
Arranged for easier playing on Solo guitar
[covers some of the bass parts by chord inversions, with some banjo notes added]
[Travis picking] fingerstyle or strumming
Capo 3
4/4 shuffle
Em 0220xx
A2/E 002[0h2]xx
A7s2/E 00200x
A7s2/G 30200x [g] note in Walkdown
A7s2/F# 20200x [f#] note in Walkdown [recording: Em2s4 x04xxx]
Em 0220xx [e]
Em/F# [h2]220xx [recording: Emadd2 0240xx]
B7 x2120x
Am/E 00221x
Emb13 0220[h1]x [or 0[h3]20xx ]
A2adde/E 0022x0
[Hook]
EmA2/E A2/E A7s2/E A7s2/G A7s2/F# Em Em/F# Em [3x]
[Verse 1]
EmSometimes I don't know where this dirty A2/Eroad is taking me Am/E A2/E
Em Sometimes I don't know B7 the reason why
So I Emguess I'll keep a-gamblin' lots of bA2/Eooze and lots of ramblin' Am/E A2/E
But it's Emeasier than just a-B7waitin' around Em to die
[Hook]
A2/E A2/E A7s2/E A7s2/G A7s2/F# Em Em/F# Em
[Verse 2]
EmOh one time, friends, I had a ma A2/E I even had a pa Am/E A2/E
He Embeat her with a belt once 'cause B7 she cried
She told Emhim to take care of me she A2/Eheaded down to Tennessee Am/E A2/E
But it's Emeasier than just a-B7waitin' around Em to die
[Hook]
A2/E A2/E A7s2/E A7s2/G A7s2/F# Em Em/F# Em
Em
[Verse 3]
EmThen I came of age and I found a girl in a A2/ETuscaloosa bar Am/E A2/E
She Emcleaned me out and she hit in on the B7sly
Well I Emtried to kill the pain, I bought soA2/Eme wine and hopped a train Am/E A2/E
Well it's Emeasier than just a-B7waitin' around Em to die
[Hook]
A2/E A2/E A7s2/E A7s2/G A7s2/F# Em Em/F# Em
Em
[Verse 4]
EmAnd a friend said he knew where someA2/E easy money was Am/E A2/E
We Emrobbed a man, and brother did we B7fly
But the Emposse caught up with me and they A2/E drug me back to Mus-ko-gee Am/E A2/E
And now it's Emtwo long years aB7-waitin' around toEm die
[Hook]
A2/E A2/E A7s2/E A7s2/G A7s2/F# Em Em/F# Em
A2/E A2/E A7s2/E A7s2/G A7s2/F# Em Emb13
A2adde/E A2/E Em
[Verse 5]
EmNow I'm out of prison and I A2/E got me a friend at last Am/E A2/E
And Emhe don't steal or cheat or drink or B7lie
Well his Emname is "Codine" he's the A2/Enicest thing I've seen Am/E A2/E
And to-Emgether we're gonna B7wait around Em to die
[Hook]
A2/E A2/E A7s2/E A7s2/G A7s2/F# Em Em/F# Em
[Harmonica solo]
A2/E A2/E A7s2/E A7s2/G A7s2/F# Em Em/F# Em
A2adde/E A2adde/E A7s2/E A7s2/G A7s2/F# Em Em/F# Emb12
[Outro]
A2/E A2/E A7s2/E A7s2/G A7s2/F# Em Em/F# Em [x5]