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'The Late Great Townes Van Zandt'
-1972
[intro]
G  F  C
[verse]
Cwhen the bandits have Gstolen your Fjewellery and Cgone
and your Fcrippled young gypsy has grown tall and Cstrong
and your Fdead misconGceptions have pFroven you wCrong
well then, CPrincess, where you Fplanning to turn Gto?
[verse 2]
when your Cmagazine mGemory has Fspun you Caround
and you rFealise your lovers were just painted Cclowns
and Foutside your Gwindow you Fstart hearing Csounds
where Cthey're building a Fcross for to burn Gyou
when Fall your bright Gscarlet turns Cslowly to Fblue
will you Gstop and decide that it's Fover?C  
[verse 3]
when your Ctear drops go Gsour and Fno longer Cfall
to Fsplash cross the virgin that lives down the Chall
and Fspends all her Gnights with an Fear to your Cwall
well Cthen, what will you Fhave you can Goffer?
[verse 4]
Cwhen the fire dancers Gfinish and Fleave you Calone
with Fnothing but embers and sacks full of Cstone
that Fhang 'round your Gneck slicing Fthrough to the Cbone
will Cthere be a Fplace for your Glaughter?
when Fall your bright Gscarlet turns Cslowly to Fblue
will you Gstop and decide that it's Fover?C  
[verse 5]
Cwhen your shattered iGllusions come a-Ftumbling Chome
and Fall of your butchers you've nourished have Cgrown
and Fthey're suddenly Gable to Fleave you Calone
and they Crun like Fslaves that are set Gfree
[verse 6]
Cwhen your questions are aGnswered and your Fpleading is Cdone
and your Fmind starts a-screaming that you ain't the Cone
that Fonce dwelled within Gyou, will you Fturn? will you Crun?
But, CPrincess, will you come Fhome and get Gme?
when Fall your bright Gscarlet turns Cslowly to Fblue
will you Gstop and decide that it's Fover?C  

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Sad Cinderella

by Townes Van Zandt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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'The Late Great Townes Van Zandt'

-1972

[intro]

G F C

[verse]

C G F C

when the bandits have stolen your jewellery and gone

F C

and your crippled young gypsy has grown tall and strong

F G F C

and your dead misconceptions have proven you wrong

C F G

well then, Princess, where you planning to turn to?

[verse 2]

C G F C

when your magazine memory has spun you around

F C

and you realise your lovers were just painted clowns

F G F C

and outside your window you start hearing sounds

C F G

where they're building a cross for to burn you

F G C F

when all your bright scarlet turns slowly to blue

G F C

will you stop and decide that it's over?

[verse 3]

C G F C

when your tear drops go sour and no longer fall

F C

to splash cross the virgin that lives down the hall

F G F C

and spends all her nights with an ear to your wall

C F G

well then, what will you have you can offer?

[verse 4]

C G F C

when the fire dancers finish and leave you alone

F C

with nothing but embers and sacks full of stone

F G F C

that hang 'round your neck slicing through to the bone

C F G

will there be a place for your laughter?

F G C F

when all your bright scarlet turns slowly to blue

G F C

will you stop and decide that it's over?

[verse 5]

C G F C

when your shattered illusions come a-tumbling home

F C

and all of your butchers you've nourished have grown

F G F C

and they're suddenly able to leave you alone

C F G

and they run like slaves that are set free

[verse 6]

C G F C

when your questions are answered and your pleading is done

F C

and your mind starts a-screaming that you ain't the one

F G F C

that once dwelled within you, will you turn? will you run?

C F G

But, Princess, will you come home and get me?

F G C F

when all your bright scarlet turns slowly to blue

G F C

will you stop and decide that it's over?

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