Townes Van Zandt – The Velvet Voices (Guitar)

     G     D      F#m  A
I'll play upon my violin

  G       F#m        A
Until the mountains ring

   G       A       D       G
Of lonely laughter blindly thrown

  D       Bm      F#m    A
Across an endless arc of strings

        G         D      F#m     A
And the skies are set to dancing to

   G     Bm     A
A silent symphony

        G      A      D         G
And the velvet voices all shall join

    D
The singing

    G       D         F#m   A
The hall is filled to every corner

     G        F#m     A
By a tinkling hint of chimes

  G   A     D        G
A melody careens and crumbles

D       Bm     F#m     A
Leaving just a trace behind

  G       D        F#m     A
A rhythm faltering faintly fails

    G     Bm        A
The silver on it's wings

        G      A      D         G
And the velvet voices all shall join

    D
The singing

    G       D          F#m        A
The cymbals flash, the drums they crash

    G        F#m     A
The trumpets rise to song

    G       A          D       G
The brass baton plucks bits of diamonds

       D          Bm      F#m    A
From a glittering wall of almost dawn

    G       D           F#m       A
The crystal chords they slash the wind

   G     Bm    A
In humble majesty

        G      A      D         G
And the velvet voices all shall join

    D
The singing