High, Low and In Between/The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
Standard Tuning
[D]Well the birds were talkin all at [A]once
And the old man [G]mowin down his lawn
[A]He didnt look like much too bad a [D]guy
And I was thinkin Hang on, man, somethins wrong
Your blues they do seem to be gone,
Heaven aint bad but you dont get nothin done
[F#]Lay down your head awhil[G]e
[D]You are not [A]needed now
You are not needed now[D]
Well Allison laid an egg on me
And every time I turn around
Its swimmin through the air above my bed
And I told Miss Hicks and she said fine
Long as youre back in your room on time
Ill keep you clean the girls will keep you fed
Lay down your head with mine
You are not needed now
And we got things to do
Well between the blankets made of wool
The trains go by every half an hour
And a body cant get no restin done its true
So I spend my time as best I can
Thinkin big and makin plans
And wonderin where them trains are rollin to
Lay down your head poor boy
Feel how the ground does move
And hear how them drivers sing
Well goodbye friends its time to close
Everybody knows thats the way it goes
Where was it you lived in case Im ever there?
Well three doors down and two behind
And it gets a little bit out of hand sometimes
Dont let it fool you into thinkin you dont care
Lay down your head and fly
And Ill quietly pass you by
You wont even see me go
Well if I thought about it long enough
I just might make some kind of move
Watchful eyes are too hard on the soul
With the smokehouse just across the way
And this fog upon the light of day
Id be hard pressed comin up with where to go
Lay down your head poor boy
Feel how the ground does move
And hear how them drivers sing
And what now my darling one?
Well go find a little fun
You are not needed now.
Standard Tuning
[D]Well the birds were talkin all at [A]once
And the old man [G]mowin down his lawn
[A]He didnt look like much too bad a [D]guy
And I was thinkin Hang on, man, somethins wrong
Your blues they do seem to be gone,
Heaven aint bad but you dont get nothin done
[F#]Lay down your head awhil[G]e
[D]You are not [A]needed now
You are not needed now[D]
Well Allison laid an egg on me
And every time I turn around
Its swimmin through the air above my bed
And I told Miss Hicks and she said fine
Long as youre back in your room on time
Ill keep you clean the girls will keep you fed
Lay down your head with mine
You are not needed now
And we got things to do
Well between the blankets made of wool
The trains go by every half an hour
And a body cant get no restin done its true
So I spend my time as best I can
Thinkin big and makin plans
And wonderin where them trains are rollin to
Lay down your head poor boy
Feel how the ground does move
And hear how them drivers sing
Well goodbye friends its time to close
Everybody knows thats the way it goes
Where was it you lived in case Im ever there?
Well three doors down and two behind
And it gets a little bit out of hand sometimes
Dont let it fool you into thinkin you dont care
Lay down your head and fly
And Ill quietly pass you by
You wont even see me go
Well if I thought about it long enough
I just might make some kind of move
Watchful eyes are too hard on the soul
With the smokehouse just across the way
And this fog upon the light of day
Id be hard pressed comin up with where to go
Lay down your head poor boy
Feel how the ground does move
And hear how them drivers sing
And what now my darling one?
Well go find a little fun
You are not needed now.
