Townes Van Zandt - Dollar Bill Blues Chords

Capo 2

Tuning : standard


Verse 1

Am                Dm
If I had a dollar bill
                        Am
Yes, I believe I surely will
                            Em
Ill go to town and drink my fill
                       Am
Early in the morning

Verse 2

                           Dm
Darling she's a red haired thing
                          Am
Man, she makes my legs to sing
                        Em
Gonna buy her a diamond ring
                       Am
Early in the morning

Verse 3

                    Dm
Mother was a golden girl
                                 Am
I slit her throat just to get her pearls
                   Em
Cast myself into a whirl
                  Am
Before a bunch of swine

Verse 4

                                Dm
It's a long way down the Harlan road
                        Am
Busted back and a heavy load
                             Em
Won't get through to save my soul
                       Am
Early in the morning

Verse 5

                            Dm
I've always been a gambling man
I've rolled them bones with either 
Am
hand
                    Em
Seven is a promised land
                       Am
Early in the morning

Verse 6

                      Dm
Whiskey'd be my dying bed
                        Am
Tell me where to lay my head
                       Em
Not with me is all she said
                       Am
Early in the morning

Verse 7

                  Dm
If I had a dollar bill
                       Am
Yes I believe I surely will
                             Em
I'll go to town and drink my fill
                       Am
Early in the morning