Pansy Waltz

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                             Pansy Waltz - Shakey Graves
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Shakey alternates between bass notes on the Bm and Cm.

      G or G    Bm    Cm   D   C    B5   Em   D7#9
E|----3----3----2-2---3-3--2---0----x----0--------------------------------------| 
B|----0----3----3-3---4-4--3---1----x----0--------------------------------------| 
G|----0----4----4-4---5-5--2---0----x----0-----5--------------------------------| 
D|----0----5----4-4---5-5--0---2----x----2-----4--------------------------------| 
A|---(2)---5----2-x---3-x--x---3----2----2-----5--------------------------------| 
E|----3----3----x-2---x-3--x---x----2----0--------------------------------------| 

He plugs in his acoustic to give it some grit.

The first stanza is muted.

6/8 time

* starred chords strum and ring out


[Intro]
G   G  Bm   Bm
Cm  Cm G* D*  C*

[Verse 1]
           G
Well he's out of season out of sync

but lord what must his family think
        Bm
and you must be getting his feathers wet.
         Cm
But she always seems to be the talk

Until she drops you like a rock
    G                   D             C
You should’ve been a better friend to him.

         G
Well I dusted all the bones were in my yard

I fixed the screen door, raised the barn
     Bm
But still you call me from the moon

Every single afternoon
         Cm
Tell me all about the astronauts you come to love

And how the earth looks from above
           G                 D               C
And how I should’ve been a better friend to you.

[Chorus]
       G                            C                G   B5
But I never seen life as a chore, a treasure for to find
     Em                                      C            D7#9
I’ve read the news, abused the booze, and often wondered why
   G                                           C              G  B5
My smile remains though I'm thinking pains the average passerby
            Em                 C                 D*
Oh, they’ll sink like stones into their homes away from teeth like mine.

[Instrumental]
G
Whoo
Bm
Whoo-ooh
Cm
mmmm
G* D* C*

[Verse 2]
         G
Yeah and so   came to hate my skin and all the holes you’re digging in
     Bm
The way you let my legs waltz those weeks away
    Cm
by your side
            G               D                G
well you should’ve been a better friend of mine

       G
Well I saw in you a brand new bird the song of which I never heard
     Bm
Oh a melody so fine that whole world would pine
           Cm
And it’s a tune to give the boys the blues and turn the horses into glue
              G               D               C
You know I should’ve been a better friend to you
           G                D               C
Yeah I should have been a better friend to you

[Chorus]
       G                                C                G   B5
Well I never seen life as a chore, or a treasure for to find
      Em                                  C              D7#9
I’ve read the news, abused the booze, and often wondered why…
G                                           C        G             B5
My smile remains though I'm thinking pains the average passerby
               Em               C                 D*
Well they’ll sink like stones into their homes away from teeth like mine.

[Instrumental]
G
Whoo
Bm
Whoo-ooh
Cm
mmmm
G* D*   C*
ooh ooh ooh
G*  D*  C*
ooh ooh ooh

[Outro]
            G               D              C
Yeah you should’ve been a better friend of mine
            G               D               C
Yeah you should’ve been a better friend of mine