C. Mr. Bones Music/Bmi (1969? 1970?)c. 196 emi-Capitol Music Special Markets
Warren Zevon
Tule's Blues
[Intro]
G Am
[Verse 1]
G D G C G
Oh Tule, it's on account of you that I've been weeping
D Em
Here behind my hand
C G C D
It's lonesome in my heart's land, as the sands of the desert
[Verse 2]
G D G C G
Oh, tell me, why was it always you, who, through the changes
D Em
You, who always sang
C G
and played while the green vespers rang
C D
In the heart of the hillside
D C D C G
It's a sad song we always seem to be singing to each other
C Bm
You and me, sweet and slightly out of key
Em C G C G D
Like the sound of a running down calliope
[Verse 3]
G D G C G
Oh Tule, it's once I was your knight in golden armor
D Em
With the sun behind my hair
C G
And my music filled the air
C D
with symbols and lightning!
[Verse 4]
G D G C G
Oh tell me, now can't you see I'm changing like the seasons?
D Em
My hair is growing dark
C G
And there's no room left in the ark
C D
for a lark with a broken wing
D C D C G
It's a sad song we always seem to be singing to each other
C Bm
You and me, sweet and slightly out of key
Em C G C G D
Like the sound of a running down calliope
[Verse 5]
G D G C G
Oh Tule, it's on account of you that I'll be leaving
D Em
'Cross the deep salt sea
C G
Whatever wild worlds I may see,
C D
will be empty without you
D C D C G
It's a sad song we always seem to be singing it to each other
C Bm
And a child's voice, so tender and out of tune
Em C
Does he ask if I'll be coming home soon?
D G
Does he ask if I'll be coming home soon?
