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                    COWBOY JUNKIES LAMENT
                      Townes Van Zandt
      Copyright © 1994 Townes Van Music Music/Old Works
                  Performing rights w/ASCAP
              http://www.ascap.com/ace/ACE.html
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#This file is an interpretation of Townes' work, and does not  #
#necessarily represent the actual way he recorded or performed # 
#the song, and is not intended to be used for any purpose other#
#than for private study, scholarship, or research              #
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Intro:  E  F#m  A  B  E   F#m  B  A  E

E                                 F#m
Baby hit the back door breathin' real heavy
          A                         B          E
said the boys in the alley wouldn't leave her alone
                                  F#m
Mama did her make-up in a terrible hurry
       B                      A         E
She finally got ready but the boys were gone
 F#m                           G#m    
Mama don't you worry, night's approachin'
          A                         B             E
there's a hole in heaven where some sin slips through
                              F#m
Close your eyes and dream real steady
   B                              A       E
maybe just a little will spill on you

               F#m
The dark don't lie 
      G#m         E
and   dreams come true
 A                  F#m       E
could be a few will see you through

Old lady Rose lookin' down her nose
at lonely Miss Lily hiding in the hall
Lily's just praying for the trial to be over
Rosy's just waitin' for the ax to fall
Show me off on the way to town
The sky's still shiny and the earth's still brown
Tell the judge I'm ready for the vases
gonna' dance in their faces 
when the guitar sounds

It won't be long 
I'll be long gone
I've been leaning toward the shadows all along

Those in the know say how it goes
you plan on reapin' you better sow
you plan on sleepin' you better keep movin'
sleeping ain't allowed around here you know
Tell me please when the rollin's over
me and my baby gonna have some fun
Bury our backs in a bed of clover
smile in style while the sun goes down

Snake eyes cry 
and boxcars sigh
Seven's stuck in the middle just wondering why

The dark don't lie 
and dreams come true
all it takes is one or two
maybe just a few will see you through
maybe just a few will see you through

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