Waiting Around to Die Chords by Townes Van Zandt
- Key: C#m
- BPM: 90
- Capo: no capo
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WAITING AROUND TO DIE CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] C#m7 C#m G#m7 B 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 F#m But I guess I'll keep agamblin' lots of booze and lots of ramblin' C#m G#m C#m But it's easier than just awaitin' around to die F#m Oh one time friends I had a ma even had a pa C#m G#m Well he beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried C#m F#m She told him to take care of me headed down to Tennessee C#m G#m C#m Well it's easier than just awaitin' around to die F#m I came age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar C#m G#m Oh she cleaned me out and hit it on the sly C#m F#m Well I tried to kill the pain I bought some wine and hopped a train C#m G#m C#m Seemed easier than just awaitin' around to die F#m Had a friend said he knew where some easy money was C#m G#m We robbed a man and brother did we fly C#m F#m But the posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee C#m G#m7 C#m And it's two long years awaitin' around to die [Chorus] C#m Oh but now I'm out of prison F#m I got me a friend at last C#m G#m He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie C#m Oh his name's codeine F#m He's the nicest thing I've seen C#m G#m C#m Well together we're gonna wait around and die G#m C#m Yeah together we're gonna wait around and die [End]