Be Here To Love Me
Written & Recorded by Townes Van Zandt
Album: Our Mother The Mountain (1969)
(Capo on 4)
Intro.: |(G)(G/D)| x 4
Your (D)eyes seek con-(D/A)clusion in (D)all this con-(D/A)fusion of (G)mine (G/D)(G)(G/D)
Though (D)you and I (D/A)both know it's (D)only the (D/A)warm glow of (G)wine (G/D)(G)(G/D)
That's (C)got you to (C/G)feeling this (C)way, (C/G)
But I (G)don't care, I (C)want you to (G)stay (C)
And (D)hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me to-(G)day (G/D)(G)(G)
The (D)children are (D/A)dancinf, the (D)gamblers are (D/A)chancinf their (G)all (G/D)(G)(G/D)
The (D)window's ac-(D/A)cusing the (D)door of a-(D/A)busing the (G)wall (G/D)(G)(G/D)
But who (C)cares what the (C/G)night watchmen (C)say (C/G)
The (G)stage has been (C)set for the (G)play (C)
So just (D)hold me and (D/A)tell me you'll (D)be here to (D/A)love me to-(G)day (G/D)(G)(G/D)
Solo: |(C)(C/G)|(C)(C/G)|(G)(C)|(G)(C)|
|(D)(D/A)|(D)(D/A)|(G)(G/D)|(G)(G/D)|
The (D)moon's come and (D/A)gone but a (D)few stars hang (D/A)on on to the (G)sky (G/D)(G)(G/D)
Where the (D)wind's runnin' (D/A)free, though it (D)ain't up to (D/A)me ask (G)why (G/D)(G)(G/D)
The (C)poets are de-(C/G)manding their (C)pay (C/G)
And they've (G)left me with (C)nothin' to (G)say (C)
'Cept (D)hold me and (D/A)tell me you'll (D)be here to (D/A)love me to-(G)day (G/D)(G)(G/D)
(Tag)
Just (D)hold me and (D/A)tell me that you'll (D)be here to (D/A)love me to-(G)day (G/D)(G)(G/D)
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