• Song:

    Buckskin Stallion Blues

  • Artist:

    Townes Van Zandt

  • Album:

    A Private Concert

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Artist: Townes Van Zandt
Song: Buckskin Stallion Blues   
CAPO ON 2ND FRET
Note: to finger pick it like Townes you have to use a thumb pick 
on the 6th and 5th string when playing the A chord
(watch the youtube video of the private concert version)

A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1)        AI (x02220@1)heard her sing in tongues of silver
 A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)     AI (x02220@1)heard her cry on a summer storm
  A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)       AI (x02220@1)loved her, but she did not know it
  A (x02220@1)                      E (022100@1)  ASo (x02220@1)I don't think about her anymore
 D (xx0232@1)                  G (320003@1)      DNow (xx0232@1)she's gone, and I can't believe it
 A (x02220@1)                       E (022100@1)  ASo (x02220@1)I don't think about her anymore

A (x02220@1)                    D (xx0232@1)    AIf (x02220@1)three and four were seven only
  A (x02220@1)                  E (022100@1)     AWhere (x02220@1)would that leave one and two
 A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)      AIf (x02220@1)love can be and still be lonely
  A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)    AWhere (x02220@1)does that leave me and you?
 D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)        DTime (xx0232@1)there was, and time there will be
 A (x02220@1)                  E (022100@1)     AWhere (x02220@1)does that leave me and you?

A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)      AIf (x02220@1)I had a buckskin stallion
 A (x02220@1)                  E (022100@1)   AI'd (x02220@1)tame him down and ride away
A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)     AIf (x02220@1)I had a flyin' schooner
A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)      AI'd (x02220@1)sail into the light of day
D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)   DIf (xx0232@1)I had your love forever
A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)     ASail (x02220@1)into the light of day

A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)    APretty (x02220@1)songs and pretty places
A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)    APlaces (x02220@1)that I've never seen
A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)    APretty (x02220@1)songs and pretty faces
A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)     ATell (x02220@1)me what their laughter means
D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)   DSome (xx0232@1)look like they'll cry forever
A (x02220@1)                  E (022100@1)    ATell (x02220@1)me what their laughter means

A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)       AIf (x02220@1)I had a buckskin stallion
A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)   AI'd (x02220@1)tame him down and ride away
A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)    AIf (x02220@1)I had a golden galleon
A (x02220@1)                E (022100@1)     AI'd (x02220@1)sail into the light of day
D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)   DIf (xx0232@1)I had your love forever
A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)     ASail (x02220@1)into the light of day
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