Townes Van Zandt – For The Sake Of The Song (Guitar)
Capo 4
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Versions
(2)
Guitar Tab
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Chords
[Intro]
G C G C
G D G G
[Verse]
G C G Why does she sing her sad songs for me I'm not the one G C G To tenderly bring her soft sympathy I've just begun D G To see my way clear and it's plain if I stop I will fall D G G7 I can lay down a tear for her pain just a tear and that's all C G What does she want me to do? C D C G She says that she knows the moments are rare I suppose that it's true C D C G Then on she goes to say I don't care how she knows...but I do
[Chorus]
D G Maybe she just has to sing for the sake of the song D G C G C G D G Who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong?
[Verse]
G C G She'd like to think I was cruel but she knows that's a lie for I would be G C G No more than a tool if I allowed her to cry all over me D G All my sorrow is real even tho I can't change my plans D G G7 If she could see how I feel then I know that she'd understand C G Aw does she actually think I'm to blame? C D C G Does she really believe that some word of mine could relieve all her pain? C D C G Can't she see that she grieves just because she's been blindly deceived by her shame?
[Chorus]
D G Maybe she just has to sing for the sake of the song D G C G C G D G Who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong?
[Verse]
G C G Aw but nothin's what it seems, maybe she'll start some day to realize G C G If she abandons her dreams then all the words she can say are only lies D G Aw when will she see that the game is only to lose D G G7 All that she offers me are her chains and I've got to refuse C G Aw but its only to herself that she's lied C D C G She likes to pretend there's something that she should defend with her pride C D C G And I don't intend to stand here and be the friend from whom she must hide
[Chorus]
D G Maybe she just has to sing for the sake of the song D G C G C G D G Who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong?