Townes Van Zandt – Tower Song (Guitar)

Capo 4
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Chords

[Intro] C G6/B Dm F F/E G7/D G6 F C [Verse 1]
C    G6/B             Dm       F  F/E
  So close and yet so far away

G/D              G         F           C
    And all the things I'd hoped to say

F                   Em        Am
  Will have to go unsaid today

F                    G7
  Perhaps until tomorrow

C      G6/B                Dm         F  F/E
  Your fears have built a wall between

G7/D       G6          F            C
     Our lives and all that loving means

F                   Em         Am
  Will have to go unfelt it seems

F                         G7
  And that leaves only sorrow
[Chorus]
F                        G          Em
  You built your tower strong and tall

F              G                      C
  Can't you see it's got to fall someday
(C) G6/B Dm F F/E G/D G G/B [Verse 2]
C     G6/B                Dm          F  F/E
  You close your eyes and speak to me

G/D              G     F         C
    Of faith and love and destiny

F                 Em    Am
  As distant as eternity

F                         G7
  From truth and understanding

C     G6/B               Dm            F  F/E
  The wind blows cold outside your door

G/D             G          F         C
    It whispers words I've tried before

F                     Em    Am
  But you don't hear me anymore

F                          G7
  Your pride's just too demanding
[Chorus]
F                        G          Em
  You built your tower strong and tall

F              G                      C
  Can't you see it's got to fall someday
(C) G6/B Dm F F/E G/D G G/B [Verse 3]
C     G6/B                Dm         F  F/E
  The end is coming soon, it's plain

G/D        G             F            C
    A warm bed just ain't worth the pain

F                     Em         Am
  And I will go and you'll remain

F                           G   G6
  With the bitterness we tasted

C     G6/B                Dm        F  F/E
  A mother's breast, a newborn child

G/D      G6         F           C
    Poet tears, and a drunken smile

F                        Em        Am
  I can't help thinking all the while

F                           G7
  Their meaning won't be wasted
[Chorus]
F                        G          Em
  You built your tower strong and tall

F              G                      C
  Can't you see it's got to fall someday
(C) G6/B Dm C