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Brand New Companion Recorded by Townes Van Zandt [Intro] | E | A | E | E | A | A | E | E | B | A | E | B |

^EI got a brand new companion, ^Aman, I wanna do right this time ^E ^AI got a brand new companion, man, I'm gonna do right this time ^E ^BYeah, she cools me with her breathin', 'chases away ^Athose howlin' bottles of ^Ewine ^B

^EShe fits just like my guitar, ^Aman, she's near as tall as me ^E ^AShe fits just like my guitar, man, she's near as tall as me ^E ^BShe lives way out the D-Train, ^Aoh, but she's Texas as can be ^E ^B

^EShe got a home-spun disposition, ^Aoh, just as gentle as you please ^E ^AShe got a home-spun disposition, well, just as gentle as you please ^E ^BShe got arms just like two rattle snakes, ^Alegs just like a willow in the breeze ^E ^B

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^EI got a brand new companion, ^Aman, I wanna do right this time ^E ^AI got a brand new companion, man, I'm gonna do right this time ^E ^BI'm gonna track her with my body, ^Aand I wanna trace her with my mind ^E ^B

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Townes van Zandt - Brand new companion