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When Your Dream Lovers Die

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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Standard tuning
Capo 2nd fret (sounding key E major)

Chords:
D xx0232
Dsus4 xx0233
DV 557775 (or xxx775)
GIII 355433
A X02220
Em 022000
G 320003

D Dsus4 DV GIII A D
When your sky starts to tumble and your rhymes starts to lose
D Dsus4 D A D
The meaning so tenderly given
Dsus4 DV GIII A D
When all your dreams lie down and die at your shoes
D Em G D
You can turn to me for livin'

When your sweet words begin to turn black on the vines
And they bear their fruit no longer
Then lay down your love songs and leave them behind
I'll show you something stronger

The shadow you're chasing will fade in the sun
Don't let disbelief deceive you
As you hide from your sorrow remember there's one
That only seeks to please you

And now you must follow your dreams as they fly
Leaving trails of empty feeling
Perhaps when you watch all your dream lovers die
You'll decide that you need a real one

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Capo 4th Fret (Sounding Key E)

C /B Dm C
When your sky starts to tumble and your rhymes start to lose
F G7
Their meanin' so tenderly given
C /B Dm C
When all your dreams lie down and die at your shoes
G F C
You can turn to me for livin'

When your sweet words begin to turn black on their vines
And they bear their fruit no longer
Then lay down your love songs and leave 'em behind
I'll show you something stronger

The shadow you're chasin' will fade in the sun
Don't let disbelief decieve you
As you hide from your sorrow remember there's one
That only seeks to please you

Now you must follow your poems as they fly
Leaving trails of empty feelin'
Perhaps when you watch all your dream lovers die
You'll decide that you need a real one

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Capo 4th fret

(C)When your sky starts to (C/B)tumble
And your (Dm)rhymes start to (C)lose
The (C/E)meanin' so (F)tenderly (G7)given, (G7/B)
When (C)all your dreams (C/B)lie down
And (Dm)die at your (C)shoes,
You can (F)turn to (G)me for (F)livin'. (C) (C/E) (C) (C/E)

When your (C)sweet words be(C/B)gin
To turn (Dm)black on their (C)vines,
And they (C/E)bear their (F)fruit no (G7)longer, (G7/B)
Then (C)lay down your (C/B)love songs
And (Dm)leave 'Em be(C)hind,
(F) I'll show you (G)something (F)stronger. (C) (C/E) (C) (C/E)

The (C)shadow you're (C/B)chasin'
Will (Dm)fade in the (C)sun,
(C/E)Don't let disbe(F)lief de(G7)ceive you, (G7/B)
As you (C)hide from your (C/B)sorrow,
Re(Dm)member there's (C)one
That (F)only (G)seeks to (F)please you. (C) (C/E) (C) (C/E)

But (C)now you must (C/B)follow
Your (Dm)poems as they (C)fly,
Leaving (C/E)trails of (F)empty (G7)feelin', (G7/B)
Per(C)haps when you (C/B)watch
All your (Dm)dream lovers (C)die,
You'll de(F)cide that you (G)need a (F)real one. (C) (G) (C) (C/B) (Dm) (C)