#--------------------------------------------------------------# SANITARIUM BLUES Townes Van Zandt Copyright © 1996 Silver Dollar Music Performing rights w/ASCAP http://www.ascap.com/ace/ACE.html #-------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------# #This file is an interpretation of Townes' work, and does not # #necessarily represent the actual way he recorded or performed # #the song, and is not intended to be used for any purpose other# #than for private study, scholarship, or research # #--------------------------------------------------------------# ------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by F. Schwarz 10/29/2006 ------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------------# from the album A Far Cry From Dead Intro: [C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] Verse 1.: G F C The folks, they just can't take no more G F C Throw you in the back seat, slam the door G F No stoppin' as down the road you go Am C Go not time to lose Verse 2.: G F Gigantic one way gate ahead C G F You're thinkin' man I'd as soon be dead C G F They decided to give you life instead Am C The sanitarium blues Verse 3.: G F Big ole nurse all dressed in white C Slaps you on a table in the middle of the night G F Then he straps you down real tight C G F Am You're wonderin', what'd I do? Verse 4.: C G F They hose you down, make sure you're clean C G F Wrap you up in hospital green C G F Shoot you full of Thorazine Am The sanitarium blues Verse 5.: F C G Could be TB or maybe a tumor F C G Eavesdropping on the doctors, listening to the rumors F G Can't see your friends, hear the hum of the wheels C G Hey my man, you know how it feels F Like the sanitarium blues Solo: [C] [G] [F] [C] Verse 6.: G They upon some sunlit day F They figure there's no need for you to stay C G They're pretty sure you can't be cyred F So they send you on your merry way Verse 7.: C G F You hit the pavement, hang around Am C G Nobody's on the outside to be found F C G You're just tryin' to stay above the ground F You start to thinkin', what's the use? Am The sanitarium blues Outro: [F] [C] [G] [Am] The sanitarium blues [C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [F] #--------------------------------------------------------------#