Townes Van Zandt – Lungs (Guitar)

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Lungs Written and Performed by the great Townes Van Zandt I noticed that the chords in the other version posted on UG seemed to be incorrect, though the intro was spot on. Lungs is musically very simple (the lyrics are a different story entirely!). You'll only need Em and D. [Verse 1]
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
Breath I'll take and breath I'll give

    D                  Em
And pray the day's not poison

Em
Stand among the ones that live 

Em          D     Em
In lonely indecision
[Verse 2]
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 stop to take it home

     D                Em
Your hands'll turn to butter

Em
Better leave this dream alone

Em        D    Em
Try to find another
[Verse 3]
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
Fill the sky with screams and cries

Em       D     Em
Bathe in fiery answer
[Verse 4]
Em
Jesus was an only son

    D             Em
And love his only concept

Em
Strangers cry in foreign tongues 

    D            Em
And dirty up the doorstep

    D             Em
And I for one and you for two

      D                Em
Ain't got the time for outside

Em
Keep your injured looks to you

      Em       D          Em
We'll tell the world that we tried