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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Be Here to Love Me -Townes Van Zandt (chord letter names relative to capo at 4th fret)
Intro: G H.o Am7 p.o. G (x4)
D C G H.o.
p.o. G (x2)
Your eyes seek conclusion in all this confusion of mine
D C G
Am7 p.o. G (x2)
But you and I both know it's only the warm glow of wine
C
That's got you to feelin' this way
G *
But I don't care I want you to stay
D C G *
Hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today.
Children are dancin', the gamblers are chancin' their all
The window's accusing the door of abusing the wall
But who cares what the night watchmen say
The stage has been set for the play
So just hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today
C G * D C G *>
The moon's come and gone but a few stars hang on to the sky
Well the wind's runnin' free but it ain't up to me ask why
But the poets are demanding their pay
And they've left me with nothin' to say
except hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today
D C G *
Just hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today
and sixth E strings and then keep those two fingers in place while using the first and
fingers of that same left hand to hammer on the A minor 7 chord which is second finger
the fourth/D string at the second fret and the first finger on the second/B string at
first fret).>
As a common practice, I once again (especially where it comes to Townes Van Zandt's
playing) highly recommend listening to the recording and even playing guitar along with it
also singing along with it at the same time and this helps you get a feel for exactly
part of a lyric the chord changes on as well as the general rhythm and flow of the
The recording I was listening to with this one was on the Townes Van Zandt Anthology 2
album that has remastered almost all of his best songs and comes from me as very highly
for all appreciators of singer-songwriters as one of the best 2 disc albums you can ever
(He had so many best songs they couldn't fit them all on only two discs.)
Intro: G H.o Am7 p.o. G (x4)
D C G H.o.
p.o. G (x2)
Your eyes seek conclusion in all this confusion of mine
D C G
Am7 p.o. G (x2)
But you and I both know it's only the warm glow of wine
C
That's got you to feelin' this way
G *
But I don't care I want you to stay
D C G *
Hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today.
Children are dancin', the gamblers are chancin' their all
The window's accusing the door of abusing the wall
But who cares what the night watchmen say
The stage has been set for the play
So just hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today
The moon's come and gone but a few stars hang on to the sky
Well the wind's runnin' free but it ain't up to me ask why
But the poets are demanding their pay
And they've left me with nothin' to say
except hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today
D C G *
Just hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today
and sixth E strings and then keep those two fingers in place while using the first and
fingers of that same left hand to hammer on the A minor 7 chord which is second finger
the fourth/D string at the second fret and the first finger on the second/B string at
first fret).>
As a common practice, I once again (especially where it comes to Townes Van Zandt's
playing) highly recommend listening to the recording and even playing guitar along with it
also singing along with it at the same time and this helps you get a feel for exactly
part of a lyric the chord changes on as well as the general rhythm and flow of the
The recording I was listening to with this one was on the Townes Van Zandt Anthology 2
album that has remastered almost all of his best songs and comes from me as very highly
for all appreciators of singer-songwriters as one of the best 2 disc albums you can ever
(He had so many best songs they couldn't fit them all on only two discs.)
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