Townes Van Zandt
(Capo 4)
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
Well I came of age and found a girl in a
Tuscaloosa bar
And she cleaned me out and hit it on the
sly
I tried to kill the pain
I bought some booze and hopped a train
Seemed easier than just a-waitin' 'round to
die
And friend said he knew where some easy
money was
We robbed a man and brother did we fly
//The police caught up with me
They told her to took care of me
They Drug me back to Muskogee
And 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