#1 resource for Cigar Box Guitars, Free Plans, How-To, Parts & More!

Rex's Blues by Townes Van Zandt on hubcap 3 string

Rex's Blues by Townes Van Zandt
Only 2 chords. As done here, E &A.
Could be done G &C, C &F, D&G, etc.

Ride the blue wind high and free.
She'll lead you down through misery
Leave you low, come time to go.
Alone and low as low can be

If I had a nickel I'd find a game
If I won a dollar I'd make it rain
If it rained an ocean I'd drink it dry
And lay me down dissatisfied

Legs to walk and thoughts to fly
Eyes to laugh and lips to cry
A restless tongue to classify
All born to grow and grown to die

So tell my baby I said so long
Tell my mother I did no wrong
Tell my brother to watch his own
And tell my friends to mourn me none

I'm chained upon the face of time
Feelin' full of foolish rhyme
There ain't no dark till something shines
I'm bound to leave this dark behind

repeat verse one

8 members like this

Get Embed Code

Tags:

Comment

You need to be a member of Cigar Box Nation to add comments!

Join Cigar Box Nation

Comment by James on July 14, 2014 at 1:33pm: that hubcap build sounds great, fine job with this song !!!

Comment by Uncle John on July 14, 2014 at 9:20am: Thanks, Wes.   Thanks, Nancy for the cat in the hat and kind words.

Thanks to you, Matthew.

Thanks, Bug.   I think there is still enough to make a diddley bow.

Comment by BUGGY (C) on July 14, 2014 at 8:42am: Sound great Uncle John...I think you got a bit heavy with throwing stuff out. there's nothing left?

Comment by Matthew Borczon on July 14, 2014 at 8:35am: I love this song and you own every word my friend. So true and honest just like it should be. Great job.

Comment by Nancy kat on July 14, 2014 at 4:50am: Excellent choice UJ~ Neat hat! u wear it well sir!!!!! Meeeeowwwwww^^

Comment by Uncle John on July 14, 2014 at 1:27am: Thanks Richey and John.

Comment by Muddy Creek Guitars on July 13, 2014 at 7:49pm: Wow!

Comment by Richey Kay on July 13, 2014 at 6:36pm: Really enjoyed this one John, going back for a second listen. Simple and nonetheless emotive

Comment by Uncle John on July 13, 2014 at 8:30am: Thanks, Tom, Rob and Ron. Ron that is a good sounding git, but my cam kind of makes it seem louder than I think it really is.