YOU ARE NOT NEEDED NOW by TVZ
key of C
verse basically goes: C G Dm F G
there are some passing notes maybe
but this is pretty close since i am doing this
without a guitar, also need to check lyrics
Well, the C birds were talking G all at once
and the Dm old man mowing F down his lawn
G he didn't look like much too bad a C guy
i said hang on now, something's wrong,
your blues, they do seem to be gone
Heaven ain't bad, but you don't get nothing done.
chorus: E F C G C
Lay down your head awhile
You are not needed now, you are not needed now
Well, Allison laid an egg on me
and every time I turn around
it's swimming through the air above my bed
I told Miss Hicks and she said "Fine,
as long as you're back in your room on time,
I keep you clean and the girls will keep you fed."
Between the blankets made of wool
the trains roll by every half an hour
and the body can get no restin' done, that's true
so I do my best, as best I can
thinkin' big and making plans
and wondering where them trains are rolling to
Lay down your head poor boy
feel how the ground does move
hear how them drivers sing
Well, goodbye friends, it's time to close
everybody knows that's the way it goes
where was it you lived in case I'm ever there
Well, three doors down and two behind
and it gets a little bit out of hand sometimes
don't let it fool you into thinkin you don't care
Lay down your head and fly
I'll quietly pass you by
you won't even see me go
If I thought about it long enough
I just might make some kind of move
watchful eyes are too hard on the soul
With the smoke house just across the way
and this fog upon the light of day
I would be hard pressed comin' up with where to go
Lay down your head poor boy
feel how the ground does move
hear how them drivers sing
What now, my darling one
go find a little fun
you are not needed now.
Allison laid an egg on me??? WTF? Is that TVZ channeling Syd Barrett?
ReplyDeleteThat was a great documentary. I cried the whole way thru.
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ReplyDeletei think i used to know what he meant by allison's egg but i've forgotten it. i seem to recall it might have been drug related.
ReplyDeletePS - i just realized in hearing the song it is in A, not C, sorry. that's what happens when you do things in your head.
Apparently this song was written for or about Janis Joplin...?
ReplyDeleteso sayeth muffy. i always thought it was about one of townes' many breakdowns.
ReplyDeletecorrection: i listened again this time with a guitar in my lap and discovered it be in D. my ear is not what it used to be. not that we should really do this song anyway. i think we should do The Highway Kind.
ReplyDeleteyes on The Highway Kind, yes yes yes
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