Townes Van Zandt – Sanitarium Blues (Guitar)

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https://open.spotify.com/track/774EJ9kyvg248Yr1Gb8nhA Track 4 on A Far Cry From Dead Producer Eric Paul If you like my "work" don't hesitate to add favorite or to give it the STARS it deserves (with explanation?). Here is the list of all the songs I did upload for UG: https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/contribution/3817887-frans.vanuytv/tabs?sort=-date&page=1&per-page=50 ATTENTION: All chords for 2 slow beats OR count the * [Intro] | C | G | F | F | | C | G | F | F | [Verse 1]
C            G                 F             F
  The folks,   they just can't take no more,

C                       G                   F          F
  throw you in the back seat, slam the door.

C                     G                 F          F
  No stoppin' as down the road you go,

    Am              Am
got no time to lose.
[Verse 2]
C          G                  F          F
  Gigantic one way gate ahead,

                C                  G          F          F
you're thinkin' man I'd as soon be dead.

C                          G             F          F
  They decided to give you life instead

Am               Am
  the sanitarium blues.
[Verse 3]
C         G                    F
  Big ole nurse all dressed in white

                            F
slaps you on a table in the middle of the night.

C                    G                 F          F
  Then he straps you down real tight,

C                   G           F          F
  you're wonderin': what'd I do.
| Am | Am | [Verse 4]
C               G                            F         F
  They hose you down, make sure you're clean,

C                   G              F          F
wrap you up in hospital green.

C                           G          F          F
Shoot you full of Thorazine,

Am                     Am
  the sanitarium blues.
[Bridge]
F          C     G               G
  Could be TB or   maybe a tumor,

     F                                  C             G        G
eavesdropping on the doctors, listening to the rumors?

F                       F                     G          G
Can't see your friends,   hear the hum of the wheels.
[Verse 5]
             C                     G              F            F
Hey, my man, you know how it feels   like the sanitarium blues.
| C | G | F | F |
C                G                      F                     F
  They upon some sunlit day they figure   there's no need for you to stay.

C                         G                        F                          F
  They're pretty sure you can't be cyred, so, they send you on your merry way.

C                 G           F                              F
  You hit the pavement, hang around, nobody's on the outside to be found.
| Am | Am | [Outro] | C | G | F |
                      F
You're just tryin' to stay above the ground.
| C | G |
                       F                F
You start to thinkin',   what's the use?

Am               Am       F* C*  G          G
  The sanitarium blues,

Am               Am
  the sanitarium blues.
| C | G | F | F | | C | G* G* | F* | ||