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columbine
townes van zandt
copyright � 1969 silver dollar music
performing rights w/Ascap

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capo 7th fret

( C ) ( C/A ) ( C/B ) ( C ) ( C/A ) ( C/B ) ( C )
tossin’ hair of ( F ) ra ( C ) ven , ( F ) ( C )
( F ) eyes of flashin’ ( G ) blue , ( G7 )
all the ( C ) livin’ that you’re ( F ) sa ( C ) vin’ ( F ) ( C )
won’t ( F ) buy your dreams for ( C ) you . ( F ) ( C ) ( G ) ( C )

cut yourself A ( F ) colum ( C ) bine , ( F ) ( C )
( F ) tear it from the ( G ) stem . ( G7 )
now ( C ) breathe upon the ( F ) petals ( C ) fine , ( F ) ( C )
and ( F ) throw ’em to the ( C ) wind . ( F ) ( C ) ( G ) ( C )

watch the petals ( F ) dan ( C ) cin’ , ( F ) ( C )
( F ) see ’em twirl and ( G ) sing . ( G7 )
now , ( C ) all your pride and ( F ) pran ( C ) cin’ , ( F ) ( C )
( F ) how much does it ( C ) mean? ( F ) ( C ) ( G ) ( C )

watch the petals ( F ) start to ( C ) fly ( F ) ( C )
and ( F ) then come falling ( G ) down , ( G7 )
oh , ( C ) hear the wind be ( F ) gin to ( C ) cry ( F ) ( C )
as she ( F ) sees ’em touch the ( C ) ground . ( F ) ( C ) ( G ) ( C )

oh , lady , like the ( F ) flower ( C ) fair ( F ) ( C )
some ( F ) day you’ll have to ( G ) fall , ( G7 )
and ( C ) you can find me ( F ) standin’ ( C ) there ( F ) ( C )
to ( F ) catch you if you ( C ) call . ( F ) ( C ) ( G ) ( C ) ( F ) ( C ) ( G ) ( C )

tossin’ hair of ( F ) ra ( C ) ven , ( F ) ( C )
( F ) eyes of flashin’ ( G ) blue , ( G7 )
all the ( C ) livin’ that you’re ( F ) sa ( C ) vin’ ( F ) ( C )
won’t ( F ) buy your dreams for ( C ) you . ( F ) ( C ) ( G ) ( C )

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