Townes’ Blues Michael Timmins [E] You’re clean as a widow woman’s washboard, son, stick it in the wind. Put the mountains to your back the great plains on your grille time to take a little spin. [A] Boulder looks like the kind of town that I could spend some time, but in Houston they got our name in lights. [E] You’re as clean as a widow woman’s washboard, son, this slab is yours tonight. [B] Townes is in the back lounge with his hand in his pockets pulls out two die says let’s get at it. [E]Salina in the headlights, snake eyes on the floor, Al drops another twenty, Pete heads for the door, Springer’s feeling lucky, sits down for a spell, Oklahoma City and he’s lost his last bill. [A] Jeff is in a bind waiting on sister hicks [E] seven comes a-calling as we cross on into Texas. [B] Townes is in the back lounge with a fist full of fives he says, it’s a little bit long but I’m enjoying this ride. [E] Be careful with the dice when you’re surrounded by others with boxcars in their eyes. Never count your winnings at hour 23 of a 24-hour drive. [A] Remember that you’re not the one calling the tune that’s making those diamonds dance or you’ll be [E] clean as a widow woman’s washboard, son, and those are the facts. [B] Townes is in the back lounge cursing at them bones he says, ain’t this fool ever heard of Raton. [E] Tabbed by bbkim: It’s a nice little blues tune. To play in the same key as the recording it’s easiest to place a capo on the 1st fret and play the above chords. Or to play without a capo: E = F / A = Bb / B = C |