Biography:
John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997), better known as Townes Van Zandt, was a critically acclaimed American songwriter and singer. Much of Van Zandt’s musical canon--songs such as "Pancho and Lefty", "For the Sake of the Song", "Tecumseh Valley", "Rex's Blues", and "To Live is to Fly"--are widely considered masterpieces of American folk music. His musical style is often described as melancholy in sound and delivery with rich and poetic lyrics.
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Other songs:
- At My Window
- Be Here To Love Me
- Cocaine Blues
- Colorado Girl
- Dead Flowers
- Pancho And Lefty
- Poncho and Lefty
- To Live Is To Fly
- Upon My Soul
- Waiting Around To Die
- Waiting Round To Die
- A Song For
- Aint Leavin Your Love
- Alone And Forsaken
- Ballad Of Ira Hayes
- Big Country Blues
- Black Crow Blues
- Black Jack Mama
- Blue Wind Blew
- Brand New Companion
- Brother Flower
- Buckskin Stallion Blues
- Columbine
- Come Tomorrow
- Cowboy Junkies Lament
- Delta Momma Blues
- Dollar Bill Blues
- Dont Let The Sunshine Fool Ya
- Dont Take It Too Bad
- Dont You Take It Too Bad
- Fare Thee Well Miss Carousel
- Flyin Shoes
- For The Sake Of The Song
- Fraulein
- Greensboro Woman
- Heavenly Houseboat Blues
- Hey Willie Boy
- High Low And In Between
- Highway Kind
- I Aint Ever Satisfied
- If I Needed You
- Ill Be Here In The Morning
- Indian Cowboy
- Ira Hayes
- Kathleen
- Katie Belle Blue
- Like A Summer Thursday
- Little Willie The Gambler
- Loretta
- Lovers Lullaby
- Lungs
- Many A Fine Lady
- Marie
- Mr Mudd And Mr Gold
- My Proud Mountains
- No Deal
- No Place To Fall
- None But The Rain
- Nothin
- Only Him Or Me
- Our Mother The Mountain
- Pueblo Waltz
- Quicksilver Daydreams Of Maria
- Rake
- Rexs Blues
- Sad Cinderella
- Saint John The Gambler
- Second Lovers Song
- She Came And She Touched Me
- Sixteen Summers Fifteen Falls
- Snake Mountain Blues
- Snake Song
- Snow Dont Fall
- Snowin On Raton
- St John The Gambler
- Still Looking For You
- Tecumseh Valley
- Texas River Song
- The Catfish Song
- The Hole
- The Silver Ships Of Andilar
- Tower Song
- Turnstyled Junkpiled
- Two Girls
- Two Hands
- Waitin Around To Die
- Waiting For The Day
- When He Offers His Hand
- When Shes Acting This Way
- When Your Dream Lovers Die
- White Freight Liner Blues
- White Freightliner Blues
- You Are Not Needed Now
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The Hole (Acoustic version)
Intro - F#m Bm F#m Bm
F#m
Well the old woman finally caught me
Bm
Sneakin' 'round her cave
Her hair looked just like barb wire, boys
F#m
And her smile just like the grave
She asked me could I stay a while
Bm
I said I'd better go
She slid her arm around my neck
F#m
And sweetly whispered no
F#m
It's cold and dark and lonely here
Bm
As soon enough you'll see
I'm oh so glad you stumbled in
F#m
I've been cravin' company
I cannot stay too long you know
Bm
I left some friends at home
Don't you fret about your friends
F#m
Down here we're all alone
F#m
Well what about my mother
Bm
I can't just leave her there to mourn?
You don't have to think about her
F#m
Just forget you were ever born
But I'll disappoint my father
Bm
You know he worked so hard for me
If you have to pay your father back
F#m
Just send him some misery
F#m
I'll miss, I said, a girl I know
Bm
I can't just leave there to pine
Oh She's still got plenty of men to go
F#m
I'm sure she'll do just fine
Well what about my little boy?
Bm
She said, he's just like you
Let a few short years roll by
F#m
He'll end up down here too
F#m
And her pale green eyes began to glow
Bm
And she placed her hand on mine
She smiled and said don't worry
F#m
You'll get used to me in time
As her cold tongue flickered toward my throat
Bm
I spun myself around
I Made a dive for the passageway
F#m
But the walls came tumbling down
F#m
Now her eyes were the only light
Bm
My fevered brain could see
But I tore myself away from them
F#m
And fell down to my knees
I've come too far, I can't get back
Bm
I beseeched all the Gods of men
Fame and fortune just laughed at me
F#m
And it's silence once again
F#m
Then I whispered deep within
Bm
Embraced the God of Love
I lifted my face and through the tears
F#m
I saw light fall from above
F#m
I hurled myself into the wall
Bm
I ripped and clawed my way
Through the stinkin', clingin' loam
F#m
Back to the light of day
I crawled out into the wind again
Bm
With the sky upon my face
I heard the earth sigh patiently
F#m
As I slid back into place
F#m
Now I'm back among the ones I love
BM
And I'm loved by them in turn
And it's only on the darkest night
F#m
That green eyed memory burns
So walk my friends, in the light of day
Bm
Don't go sneakin' 'round no holes
There might be something down there
F#m
Wants to gobble up your soul
Intro - F#m Bm F#m Bm
F#m
Well the old woman finally caught me
Bm
Sneakin' 'round her cave
Her hair looked just like barb wire, boys
F#m
And her smile just like the grave
She asked me could I stay a while
Bm
I said I'd better go
She slid her arm around my neck
F#m
And sweetly whispered no
F#m
It's cold and dark and lonely here
Bm
As soon enough you'll see
I'm oh so glad you stumbled in
F#m
I've been cravin' company
I cannot stay too long you know
Bm
I left some friends at home
Don't you fret about your friends
F#m
Down here we're all alone
F#m
Well what about my mother
Bm
I can't just leave her there to mourn?
You don't have to think about her
F#m
Just forget you were ever born
But I'll disappoint my father
Bm
You know he worked so hard for me
If you have to pay your father back
F#m
Just send him some misery
F#m
I'll miss, I said, a girl I know
Bm
I can't just leave there to pine
Oh She's still got plenty of men to go
F#m
I'm sure she'll do just fine
Well what about my little boy?
Bm
She said, he's just like you
Let a few short years roll by
F#m
He'll end up down here too
F#m
And her pale green eyes began to glow
Bm
And she placed her hand on mine
She smiled and said don't worry
F#m
You'll get used to me in time
As her cold tongue flickered toward my throat
Bm
I spun myself around
I Made a dive for the passageway
F#m
But the walls came tumbling down
F#m
Now her eyes were the only light
Bm
My fevered brain could see
But I tore myself away from them
F#m
And fell down to my knees
I've come too far, I can't get back
Bm
I beseeched all the Gods of men
Fame and fortune just laughed at me
F#m
And it's silence once again
F#m
Then I whispered deep within
Bm
Embraced the God of Love
I lifted my face and through the tears
F#m
I saw light fall from above
F#m
I hurled myself into the wall
Bm
I ripped and clawed my way
Through the stinkin', clingin' loam
F#m
Back to the light of day
I crawled out into the wind again
Bm
With the sky upon my face
I heard the earth sigh patiently
F#m
As I slid back into place
F#m
Now I'm back among the ones I love
BM
And I'm loved by them in turn
And it's only on the darkest night
F#m
That green eyed memory burns
So walk my friends, in the light of day
Bm
Don't go sneakin' 'round no holes
There might be something down there
F#m
Wants to gobble up your soul
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