Waiting Around To Die Tab par Townes Van Zandt

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A|4-------|    A|4-------|    A|8-------|
E|---4----|    E|---5----|    E|---7----|
C|--4---4-|    C|--6---6-|    C|--6---6-|
G|6---6---|    G|6---6---|    G|8---8---|

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Sometimes I don't know where This dirty road is taking me
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Sometimes I can't even see the reason why
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But, I guess I keep a-gamblin' Lots of booze and lots of ramblin'
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It's easier than just waitin' around to die

[Verse 2]
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One time, friends, I had a ma I even had a pa
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He beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried
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She told him to take care of me Headed down to tennessee 
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It's easier than just waitin' around to die

[Verse 3]
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I came of age and I found a girl In a Tuscaloosa bar 
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She cleaned me out and hit in on the sly
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I tried to kill the pain, bought some wine and hopped a train
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Seemed easier than just waitin' around to die

[Verse 4]
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A friend said he knew where some easy money was
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We robbed a man, and brother did we fly
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But, the posse caught up with me And drug me back to Muskogee 
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It's two long years of waitin' around to die

[Verse 5]
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Now I'm out of prison I got me a friend at last 
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He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie 
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His name is codeine He's the nicest thing I've seen
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Together we're gonna wait around to die
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Yeah, together we're gonna wait around and die