Townes Van Zandt - Saint John The Gambler Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


CmWell she'd F♯mhad twenty years when she Cmturned to her mother
Sayin', "MF♯mother I know that you'll gCmrieve.
But I've Egiven my F♯msoul to ASt. John The CmGambler
And tomorrow comes Etime to lA♭eave,
For the F♯mhills cannot hold back my Cmsorrow forever
And F♯mdead men lie deep 'round the Cmdoor
Of the onEly salvaF♯mtion that's miAne for the asCmkin'
So mother think Gmon me no Cmmore."

And winter howled high 'round the mountain's breast,
And the cold of a thousand snows
Lay heaped upon the forest's sleep
She dressed in Calico.
For a gambler likes his women fancy,
Fancy she would be
And the fire of her longing would keep 'way the cold,
and her dress was a sight to see.

But the road was long beneath her feet,
She followed her frozen breath
In search of a certain St. John The Gambler,
Stumbling to her death.
She heard his laughter right down from the mountain,
And danced with her mother's tears
To a funeral drone of Calico,
'neath a cross of twenty years.

To a funeral drone of Calico,
'neath a cross of twenty years.