Townes Van Zandt - Cowboy Junkies Lament guitar chord

INTRO: E F#m A B7 E 2x

E F#m

Baby hit the back door breathin’ real heavy

A B7 E

Said the boys in the alley wouldn’t leave her alone

E F#m

Mama did her make-up in a terrible hurry

B7 A E

She finally got ready but the boys were gone

F#m Abm

Mama don’t you worry, night’s approachin’

A B7 E

There’s a hole in heaven where some sin slips through

E F#m

Just close your eyes and dream real steady

B7 A E

Maybe just a little will spill on you

E A F#m Abm

The Dark don’t lie

E

The Dreams come true

A F#m E

Could be a few will see you through

E F#m

Old lady rose, lookin’ down her nose

A B7 E

At lonely miss lily hiding in the hall

E F#m

Lily’s just praying for the trial to be over

B7 A E

Lady rose just waiting for the ax to fall

F#m Abm

Show me off on the way to town

A B7 E

The sky’s still shiny and the earth’s still brown

E F#m

Tell the judge I’m ready for the vases

B7 A E

Gonna dance in their faces when the guitar sounds

E A F#m Abm

It won’t be long

E

I'll be long gone

A F#m E

I been leaning toward the shadows all along

SOLO BREAK:

E F#m Abm A E 2x

F#m Abm A E

E F#m Abm A E

E F#m

Those in the know say so it goes

A B7 E

You plan on reapin’, you better sow

E F#m

You plan on sleepin, You better keep movin’

B7 A E

Sleepin’ ain’t allowed around here you know

F#m Abm

Tell me please when the rollings over

A B7 E

Me and my baby gonna have some fun

E F#m

Bury our backs in a bed of clover

B7 A E

Smile in style while the sun goes down

E A F#m Abm

The Snake eyes cry,

E

Boxcars sigh

A F#m E

Seven’s stuck in the middle just wonderin’ why

F#m Abm

The Dark don’t lie

E

The Dreams come true

A F#m E

All it takes is one or two

A F#m E

Maybe just a few will see you through

A F#m E

Maybe just a few will see you through