Townes Van Zandt
For the Sake of the Song
transcribed by Phil Mitchell
capo at 2nd fret (all notes and chords relative to the capo)
Intro:A D A D---------------------2-4-4h5p4-2p0---0---------------2-4-4h5p4-2--|p-----2-----2---2----(3)-------(3)----2-----2---2----(3)-----------|(3)---2-----2---2-----2---------------2-----2---2-----2--------------|-------2---------0---------------------2---------0----------------|-0-------------------------------0--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A E A A-0-----------------------4--2--0-0-------------------------------|-----2-----2---2-----3/5-5--3----2---2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-|---2-----2---2---------------------2-----2---2-----2-----2---2---|-------2-----------2-------------------2---------------2---------|-0-------------------------------0---------------0---------------|-----------------0-----------------------------------------------|
Verse:
A D A A
Why does she sing her sad songs for me? I'm not the one
A D A A
to tenderly bring her soft sympathy. I've just begun
E E A A
to see me way clear and its plain if I stop I should fall.
E E A A
I can lay down a tear for her pain, just a tear and that's all.
Pre-chorus:
D A D
What does she want me to do? She says that she knows
E A A
these moments are rare, I suppose that it's true.
D E A A
Then on she goes to say I don't care, ah, she knows that I do.
Chorus:
E E A A
Maybe she just has to sing for the sake of the song
E E A(back to intro)
And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong?
Repeat and enjoy.
