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Rexs Blues

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[Verse]
DRide the blue wind Ghigh and Dfree
she'll lead you down through GmiserDy
leave you low, come Gtime to Dgo
alone and GloG4w aGs low can Dbe
If I had a nickel I'd Gfind a Dgame
If I won a dollar I'd Gmake it Drain
If it rained an ocean I'd Gdrink it Ddry
and lay me GdoG4wn GdissatisfDied
D4 D D4
DLegs to walk and Gthoughts to Dfly
eyes to laugh and Glips to Dcry
a restless tongue to GclassiDfy
all born to GgrG4ow Gand grown to Ddie
D4 D D4
DSo tell my baby I Gsaid so Dlong
tell my mother I Gdid no Dwrong
tell my brother to Gwatch his Down
and tell my Gfriends G4to Gmourn me Dnone
D D4 D
DI'm chained upon the Gface of Dtime
feelin' full of Gfoolish Drhyme
there ain't no dark till Gsomething Dshines
I'm bound to G4leave Gthis dark beDhind
DRide the blue wind Ghigh and Dfree
Dshe'll lead you down through GmiseDry
leave you low, come Gtime to Dgo
alone and GloG4w aGs low can Dbe

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Rexs Blues

by Townes Van Zandt

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[Verse]

D G D

Ride the blue wind high and free

G D

she'll lead you down through misery

G D

leave you low, come time to go

G G4 G D

alone and low as low can be

G D

If I had a nickel I'd find a game

G D

If I won a dollar I'd make it rain

G D

If it rained an ocean I'd drink it dry

G G4 G D

and lay me down dissatisfied

D4 D D4

D G D

Legs to walk and thoughts to fly

G D

eyes to laugh and lips to cry

G D

a restless tongue to classify

G G4 G D

all born to grow and grown to die

D4 D D4

D G D

So tell my baby I said so long

G D

tell my mother I did no wrong

G D

tell my brother to watch his own

G G4 G D

and tell my friends to mourn me none

D D4 D

D G D

I'm chained upon the face of time

G D

feelin' full of foolish rhyme

G D

there ain't no dark till something shines

G4 G D

I'm bound to leave this dark behind

D G D

Ride the blue wind high and free

D G D

she'll lead you down through misery

G D

leave you low, come time to go

G G4 G D

alone and low as low can be

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