Artist: Townes Van Zandt
Song: Waiting Around to Die
Transcribed by: Vegard Gilja (12th of april, 2007)
Verse:
C#m (Am)
| e | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 | 0 0 |
F#m (Dm) C#m (Am)
| e | 1 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 1 1 1 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 | |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| E | | 0 0 |
G#m (Em) C#m (Am)
| e | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 | |
| A | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| E | 3 | 0 0 |
F#m (Dm) C#m (Am) G#m (Em)
| e | 1 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 1 1 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 | 2 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 2 |
| E | | 3 |
C#m (Am)
| e | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 o |
| D | o |
| A | 0 0 |
| E | 0 0h3 | (repeat) |
Lyrics:
C#m F#m
Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me
C#m G#m
Sometimes I don't even know the reason why
C#m
I guess I'll keep a'gambling
F#m
Lots of booze and lots of rambling
C#m G#m C#m
It's easier than just a-waitin' around to die
One-time friends I had a ma, I even had a pa
He beat her with a belt once cause she cried
She told him to take care of me
She headed down to Tennessee
It's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die
I came of age and found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar
She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly
I tried to kill the pain
I bought some wine and hopped a train
Seemed easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die
A friend said he knew where some easy money was
We robbed a man and brother did we fly
The posse caught up with me
Drug me back to Muskogee
It's two long years, just a-waitin' 'round to die
Now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last
He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie
His name's codeine
He's the nicest thing I've seen
Together we're gonna wait around and die