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               WHY SHE'S ACTING THIS WAY
            	    Townes Van Zandt
          Copyright © 1969 Silver Dollar Music
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#the song, and is not intended to be used for any purpose other#
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      Version 1 submitted by Neal 
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D                G
Like silence she stands			
                  D
Like laughter she falls
                 G
From a castle of sand
                  D
Like a memory she calls.
                      G
And the mocking birds scream
                           D
'Cause they can't make her cry
               A          G
They'll soon start t'believe
                  D
That the lady has died.


Aw what it all goes to show			Take your Tinkerbell lies
It ain't may job to say				And your weary desires
For who am I to know				Take the tears in your eyes
Why She's Actin' This Way			And your cup full of fire


Aw once again turn away			    Aw give your lover a call
If you're sure that it's done		If your legs start to fail
Tell your prophets to pray			And he'll come break your fall
Tell your bandits to run			With a bed full of nails.


Take your eyelids of stone			No need to glance back again
They won't do you no harm			There ain't nothin' to see
Take your cross made of bones		Just this drunken old man
And your flypaper arms.				And this woman and me.


And when everything's placed		And you've made it quite plain
In your coffin of gold				That we're just waistin' time
Throw a scarf 'round your face		And you say it seems strange
'Cause the subway gets cold			That I'm stayin' behind.


Pack up your sunflower smile		But don't worry 'bout me
And your bandana blues				I can make it alone
Take your worthless denials			'Cause I got no place to be
They're all you got left to loose.	And I ain't far from home.

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      Version 2 submitted by Jan 4/12/2008
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Capo 4th fret

(D)  (G)  (D)
Like silence she (G)stands, like laughter she (D)falls.
From a castle of (G)sand, like a memory she (D)calls.
And the mocking birds (A)grieve, 'cause they (G)can't make her (D)cry.
They'll soon start t'be(A)lieve that the (G)lady has (D)died.
Aw, what it all goes to (A)show, it ain't (G)my job to (D)say,
For who am I to (A)know why she's (G)actin' this (D)way?
(G)  (A)  (D)  (hold)
			
Oh, once again turn a(G)way, if you're sure that it's (D)done.
Tell your prophets to (G)pray, tell your bandits to (D)run.
Take your eyelids of (A)stone, they won't (G)do you no (D)harm.
Take your cross made of (A)bones, take your your (G)fly-paper (D)arms.
And when everything's (A)placed in your (G)coffin of (D)gold,
Throw a scarf 'round your (A)face, 'cause the (G)subway gets (D)cold. (hold)

Pack up your sunflower (G)smile and your bandana (D)blues,
Take your worthless de(G)nials, they're all you've got left to (D)lose.
Take your Tinkerbell (A)lies and your (G)weary de(D)sires,
Take the tears in your (A)eyes, take your (G)cup full of (D)fire.
Oh, give your lover a (A)call, if your (G)legs start to (D)fail,
And he'll come break your (A)fall with a (G)bed full of (D)nails. (hold)
(G)  (A)  (D)  (hold)

No need to glance back a(G)gain, there ain't nothin' to (D)see,
Just this drunken old (G)man, and this woman and (D)me.
And you've made it quite (A)plain that we're (G)just wastin' (D)time,
And you say it seems (A)strange that I'm (G)staying be(D)hind.
But you don't worry 'bout (A)me, I can (G)make it a(D)lone,
'Cause I got no place to (A)be, and I ain't (G)far from (D)home. (hold)
(D)  (G)  (A)  (D)  
		
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