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Lungs by Townes Van Zandt
Lungs
Intro
^ = hammer on / pull off
e I-------------I----------I---------------I--------------I-------0------------|I
b I-------------I----------I---------------I--------------I-------0------------|I
g I-2^4-2^0-----I----------I-2^4-2-2^0-----I--------------I-------0-I-4-2------|
D I---------0-2-I--2-0-0^2-I-----------0-2-I--2-0---------I--2----2-I-----0^2--|
A I-------------I----------I---------------I------2^0-----I---------I----------|
E I-------------I-0--------I---------------I-0--------3-0-I-0--00---I----------|
similar during Bm Am G Em / Em G Em progession and between verses
(Probably the positions of the chord are not correct. So are the chords themselves, I cannot decide
clearly whether minor or major, that was guesswork. But it would be sufficient to play the basic
notes most of the time, not at D Em.)
Bm Am G Em
Won't you lend your lungs to me?
Em G Em
Mine are collapsing
Em Am G Em
Plant my feet and bitterly breathe
Em G Em
up the time that's passing.
D E D
Breath I'll take and breath I'll give
D E D
pray the day ain't poison
Bm Am G Em
stand among the ones that live
Em G Em
in lonely indecision.
between verses Bm Am G Em
Fingers walk the darkness down
mind is on the midnight
gather up the gold you've found
you fool, it's only moonlight.
If you try to take it home
your hands will turn to butter
You better leave this dream alone
try to find another.
Salvation sat and crossed herself
called the devil partner
wisdom burned upon a shelf
who'll kill the raging cancer
Seal the river at its mouth
take the water prisoner
fill the sky with screams and cries
bathe in fiery answers
1 verse instrumental / slide guitar
Jesus was an only son
and love his only concept
strangers cry in foreign tongues
and dirty up the doorstep
and I for one, and you for two
ai'nt got the time for outside
just keep your injured looks to you
we'll tell the world we tried
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version 2
Em
Wont you lend your lungs to me
D Em
Mine are collapsing
Em
Plant my feet and bitterly
D Em
Breathe up the time that's passing
D Em (D)
Breath I'll give and breath I'll take
D Em
And pray the day's not poison
Em D Em
Stand among the ones that live
Em D Em
In lonely indecision
The rest of the verses follow the same progression with variations/ repetitions of
the intro in between them.
Fingers walk the darkness down
Mind is on the midnight
Gather up the gold you've found
You fool it's only moonlight
And if you try to take it home
Your hands'll turn to butter
Better leave this dream alone
Try to find another
Salvation sat and crossed herself
And called the devil partner
Wisdom burned upon a shelf
Who'll kill the raging cancer?
Seal the river at its mouth
Take the water prisoner
Fill the sky with screams and cries
Bathe in fiery answer
Jesus was an only son
Love his only concept
Strangers cry in foreign tongues
And dirty up the doorstep
And I for one and you for two
Ain't got the time for outside
Just keep your injured looks to you
We'll tell the world we tried
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version 3
Em
Won't you lend your lungs to me
D Em
Mine are collapsing
Em
Plant my feet and bitterly breath
D Em
Up the time that's passing
D Em
Breath I'll give and breath I'll take
D Em
And pray the day's not poison
Em D Em
Stand among the ones that live
Em D Em
In lonely indecision
Em
Fingers walk the darkness down
D Em
Mind is on the midnight
Em
Gather up the gold you've found
D Em
You fool it's only moonlight
D Em
And if you try to take it home
D Em
Your hands'll turn to butter
Em D Em
Better leave this dream alone
Em D Em
Try to find another
Em
Salvation sat and crossed herself
D Em
And called the devil partner
Em
Wisdom burned upon a shelf
D Em
Who'll kill the raging cancer?
D Em
Seal the river at its mouth
D Em
Take the water prisoner
Em D Em
Fill the sky with screams and cries
Em D Em
Bathe in fiery answers
Em
Jesus was an only son
D Em
Love his only concept
Em
Strangers cry in foreign tongues
D Em
And dirty up the doorstep
D Em D
And I for one and you for two
D Em
Ain't got the time for outside
Em D Em
Just keep your injured looks to you
Em D Em
We'll tell the world that we tried
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