Rough And Rowdy Ways
- Bob Dylan
Key: C C ·
Orig: C ·
Capo:
·
Time: 4/4 ·
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Intro
| C | C6 | C | C6 |
Verse 1
C C6
Today, tomorrow, and yesterday, too
Am G/B C
The flowers are dyin' like all things do
Cdim7 Em F
Follow me close, I’m going to Ballinalee
C/G G
I'll lose my mind if you don't come with me
F Ebdim7
I fuss with my hair, and I fight blood feuds
C F/C C
I contain multitudes
Verse 2
C C6
Got a tell-tale heart, like Mr. Poe
Am G/B C
Got skeletons in the walls of people you know
Cdim7 Em F
I’ll drink to the truth and the things we said
C/G G
I'll drink to the man that shares your bed
F Ebdim7
I paint landscapes, and I paint nudes
C F/C C
I contain multitudes
Verse 3
C C6
Red Cadillac and a black moustache
Am G/B C
Rings on my fingers that sparkle and flash
Cdim7 Em F
Tell me, what's next? What shall we do?
C/G G
Half my soul, baby, belongs to you
F Ebdim7
I rolic and I frolic with all the young dudes
C F/C C
I contain multitudes
Bridge
E7/G# Am G#aug
I'm just like Anne Frank, like Indiana Jones
C/G Am/F#
And them British bad boys, The Rolling Stones
E7/G# Am G#aug
I go right to the edge, I go right to the end
C/G D7/F#
I go right where all things lost are made good again
Verse 4
C C6
I sing the songs of experience like William Blake
Am G/B C
I have no apologies to make
Cdim7 Em F
Everything's flowing all at the same time
C/G G
I live on the boulevard of crime
F Ebdim7
I drive fast cars, and I eat fast foods
C F/C C
I contain multitudes
Verse 5
C C6
Pink petal-pushers, red blue jeans
Am G/B C
All the pretty maids, and all the old queens
Cdim7 Em F
All the old queens from all my past lives
C/G G
I carry four pistols and two large knives
F Ebdim7
I'm a man of contradictions, I'm a man of many moods
C/G F/C C
I contain multitudes
Bridge
E7/G# Am G#aug
You greedy old wolf, I'll show you my heart
C/G Am/F#
But not all of it, only the hateful parts
E7/G# Am G#aug
I’ll sell you down the river, I’ll put a price on your head
C/G D7/F#
What more can I tell you? I sleep with life and death in the same bed
Verse 6
C/G C6
Get lost, madam, get up off my knee
Am G/B C
Keep your mouth away from me
Cdim7 Em F
I'll keep the path open, the path in my mind
C/G G
I’ll see to it that there's no love left behind
F Ebdim7
I'll play Beethoven's sonatas, and Chopin’s preludes
C/G F/C C
I contain multitudes
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2. False Prophet – Bob Dylan
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I like using a capo to be closer to the voicings that can be heard
on the recording.
Capo: 3rd fret
Play: A
Key: C
For chords in original key, transpose +3.
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
A x-0-2-2-2(0)
D x-x-4-2-3(2)
G x-x-5-4-3-3
A/E x-x-2-2-2-x
E7 x-x-2-4-3-x
D/A x-0-4-2-3-x
RIFF
capo
D5 E A/E E7
4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
{tab: e ----|----------------|--------|0---------------|----------------|}
{tab: B ----|----------------|--------|0-----0-2-------|3---------------|}
{tab: G ----|----------------|--------|1-----1-2-------|4---------------|}
{tab: D ----|0---0---0-1b----|0-------|2------(2)------(2)--------------|}
{tab: A 0-3-|--3---3-----0-3-|--3-0---|2---------------|----------------|}
{tab: E ----|----------------|--------|0---------------|----------------|}
no capo
F5 G C/G G7
4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
{tab: e ----|----------------|--------|3---------------|----------------|}
{tab: B ----|----------------|--------|3-----3h5-----5h|6---------------|}
{tab: G ----|----------------|--------|4-----4h5-----5h|7---------------|}
{tab: D ----|----------------|--------|5---------------|----------------|}
{tab: A --6-|8-6-8-6-8-9b--6-|8-6-----|----------------|----------------|}
{tab: E 8---|------------8---|-----8\-|----------------|----------------|}
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Riff
2/4
| D5 | % | E A/E | E7 |
Verse 1
A A D
Another day that don't end
D A A D
Another ship goin' out
D D G
Another day of anger
G D D G
Bitterness and doubt
G A A D
I know how it happened
D A A D
I saw it begin
D5 | E A/E | E7 |
I opened my heart to the world and the world came in
(= Riff)
Verse 2
E A A D
Hello Mary Lou
D A A D
Hello Miss Pearl
D D G
My fleet-footed guides
G D A D
From the underworld
A A D
No stars in the sky
D A A D
Shine brighter than you
D5 | E A/E | E7 |
You girls mean business and I do too
(= Riff)
Verse 3
A A D
Well I'm the enemy of treason
D A A D
Enemy of strife
D D G
Enemy of the unlived
G D D G
Meaningless life
G A A D
I ain't no false prophet
D A A D
I just know what I know
D5 | E A/E | E7 |
I go where only the lonely can go
(= Riff)
Verse 4
A A D
I'm first among equals
D A A D
Second to none
D D G
The last of the best
G D D G
You can bury the rest
G A A D
Bury 'em naked
D A A D
With their silver and gold
D5 | E A/E | E7 |
Put them six feet under and pray for their souls
(= Riff)
Verse 5
A A D
What are you lookin' at
D A A D
There's nothing to see
D D G
Just a cool breeze
G D D G
That's encircling me
G A A D
Let's go for a walk in the garden
D A A D
So far and so wide
D5 | E A/E | E7 |
We can sit in the shade by the fountain-side
(= Riff)
Interlude
| A A D/A D/A | A A D/A D/A |
| A A D/A D/A | A A D/A D/A |
Verse 6
D A A D
I search the world over
D A A D
For the Holy Grail
D D G
I sing songs of love
G D D G
I sing songs of betrayal
G A A D
Don't care what I drink
D A A D
I don't care what I eat
D5 | E A/E | E7 |
I climbed the mountains of swords on my bare feet
(= Riff)
Verse 7
A A D
You don't know me darlin'
D A A D
You never would guess
D D G
I'm nothing like my ghostly
G D D G
Appearance would suggest
G A A D
I ain't no false prophet
D A A D
I just said what I said
D5 | E A/E | E7 |
I'm just here to bring vengeance on somebody's head
(= Riff)
Verse 8
A A D
Put out your hand
D A A D
There's nothing to hold
D D G
Open your mouth
G D D G
I'll stuff it with gold
G A A D
Oh you poor devil
D A A D
D5 | E A/E | E7 |
The city of God is-a a-there on the hill
(= Riff)
Interlude
| A A D/A D/A | A A D/A D/A |
| A A D/A D/A | A A D/A D/A |
Verse 9
A A D
Hello stranger
D A A D
Hello and goodbye
D D G
You ruled the land
G D D G
But so do I
G A A D
You lusty old mule
D A A D
You got a poison brain
D5 | E A/E | E7 |
I'll marry you to a ball and chain
(= Riff)
Verse 10
A A D
You know darlin'
D A A D
The kind of life that I live
D D G
When your smile meets my smile
G D D G
Something's got to give
G A
I ain't no false prophet
D A A D A D
No, I'm nobody's bride
D5 | E A/E | E7 |
Can't remember when I was born and I forgot when I died
(= Riff)
Outro
| A A D/A D/A | A A D D |
| A A D/A D/A | A A D/A D/A |
(repeat and fade)
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3. My Own Version Of You – Bob Dylan
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Capo 2nd fret
Play: Bm
Key: C#m
For chords in original key, transpose +2
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bm x-2-4-4-3-x
Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-x
Bm/G# 4-x-4-4-3-x
Bm/G 3-x-4-4-x-x
Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0
A#aug x-1-4-3-3-x
G7 3-5-x-4-6-3
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Intro
| Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G |
| Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G |
Verse 1
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
All through the summers, into Janu- ary
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I've been visiting morgues and monasteries
Em Em/D A/C# C
Looking for the necessary body parts
Bm A#aug Bm/A Bm/G#
Limbs and livers and brains and hearts
Turnaround 1
G
I'll bring someone to life, is what I wanna do
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G |
I wanna create my own version of you
Verse 2
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Well, it must be the winter of my discontent
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I wish you'd've taken me with you wherever you went
E Em/D A/C# C
They talk all night and they talk all day
Bm A#aug Bm/A Bm/G#
Not for a minute do I believe anything they say
Turnaround 2
G
I'm gon' bring someone to life, someone I've never seen
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G |
You know what I mean, you know exactly what I mean
Verse 3
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I'll take the Scarface Pacino and The Godfather Brando
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Mix it up in a tank and get a robot commando
E Em/D A/C# C
If I do it upright and put the head on straight
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I'll be saved by the creature that I create
Verse 4
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I'll get blood from a cactus, gunpowder from ice
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I don't gamble with cards and I don't shoot no dice
E Em/D A/C# C
If you look at my face with your sightless eye
Bm A#aug Bm/A Bm/G#
Can you cross your heart and hope to die?
Turnaround 3
G
I'll bring someone to life, someone for real
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G |
Someone who feels the way that I feel
Verse 5
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I study Sanskrit and Arabic to improve my mind
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I wanna do things for the benefit of all mankind
E Em/D A/C# C
I say to the willow tree, "Don't weep for me"
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I'm saying: “To hell to all things that I used to be
Verse 6
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Well, I get into trouble, then I hit the wall
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
No place to turn, no place at all
E Em/D A/C# C
I'll pick a number between a-one and two
Bm A#aug Bm/A Bm/G#
And I ask myself, "What would Julius Caesar do?"
Turnaround 4
G
I will bring someone to life in more ways than one
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G |
Don't matter how long it takes, it'll be done when it's done
Verse 7
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I'm gonna make you play the piano like Leon Russell
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Like Liberace, like St. John the Apostle
E Em/D A/C# C
I'll play every number that I can play
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I'll see you maybe on Judgment Day
Verse 8
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
After midnight, if you still wanna meet
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I'll be at the Black Horse Tavern on Armageddon Street
E Em/D A/C# C
Two doors down, not that far a walk
Bm A#aug Bm/A Bm/G#
I'll hear your footsteps, you won't have to knock
Turnaround 5
G
I'll bring someone to life, balance the scales
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G |
I'm not gonna get involved any insignificant details
Verse 9
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
You can bring it to St. Peter, you can bring it to Jerome
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
You can bring it all the way over, bring it all the way home
E Em/D A/C# C
Bring it to the corner where the children play
Bm A#aug Bm/A Bm/G#
You can bring it to me on a silver tray
Turnaround 6
G
I'll bring someone to life, spare no expense
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G |
Do it with decency and common sense
| Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G |
Verse 10
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Can you tell me what it means, to be or not to be?
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
You won't get away with fooling me
E Em/D A/C# C
Can you help me walk that moonlight mile?
Bm A#aug Bm/A Bm/G#
Can you give me the blessings of your smile?
Turnaround 7
G
I'll bring someone to life, use all of my powers
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G |
Do it in the dark, in the wee, small hours
Verse 11
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
I can see the history of the whole human race
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
It's all right there, it's carved into your face
E Em/D A/C# C
Should I break it all down? Should I fall on my knees?
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Is there light at the end of the tunnel, can you tell me, please?
Verse 12
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Stand over there by the cypress tree
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Where the Trojan women and children were sold into slavery
E Em/D A/C# C
Long before the first Crusade
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Way back before England or America were made
Verse 13
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Step right into the burning hell
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Where some of the best-known enemies of mankind dwell
E Em/D A/C# C
Mr. Freud with his dreams, Mr. Marx with his axe
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
See the raw hide lash rip the skin from their backs
Verse 14
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
Got the right spirit, you can feel it, you can hear it
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
You've got what they call the immortal spirit
E Em/D A/C# C
You can feel it all night, you can feel it in the morn'
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
It creeps in your body the day you were born
Verse 15
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
One strike of lightning is all that I need
Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G
And a blast of electricity that runs at top speed
E Em/D A/C# C
Shimmy your ribs, I'll stick in the knife
Bm A#aug Bm/A Bm/G#
Gonna jumpstart my creation to life
Turnaround 8
G
I wanna bring someone to life, turn back the years
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G |
Do it with laughter and do it with tears (repeat and fade)
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4. I've Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You – Bob Dylan
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Capo: 5th fret
Play: D
Key: A
For chords in original key, transpose +5
(Lick)
with capo
A Asus2 Asus4 A E6 E E7 E6
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
{tab: e|------------|------------|------------|------------|}
{tab: B|2-------0---|3-------2---|2-------0---|3-------2---|}
{tab: G|2-------2---|2-------2---|1-------1---|1-----------|}
{tab: D|2-----------|2-----------|2-----------|------------|}
{tab: A|0-----------|0-----------|2-----------|------------|}
{tab: E|------------|------------|0-----------|------------|}
E6 E E7 E6 A
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
{tab: e|------------|------------|------------|------------|}
{tab: B|2-------0---|3-------2---|------------|------------|}
{tab: G|1-----------|1-----------|2-----------|------------|}
{tab: D|2-----------|------------|2-----------|------------|}
{tab: A|2-----------|------------|0-----------|------------|}
{tab: E|0-----------|------------|------------|------------|}
no capo
D Dsus2 Dsus4 D A6 A A7 A6
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
{tab: e|2-------0---|3-------2---|2-------0---|3-------2---|}
{tab: B|3-----------|3-----------|2-----------|2-------2---|}
{tab: G|2-----------|2-----------|2-----------|2-------2---|}
{tab: D|0-----------|0-----------|2-----------|------------|}
{tab: A|------------|------------|0-----------|------------|}
{tab: E|------------|------------|------------|------------|}
A6 A A7 A6 D
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
{tab: e|2-------0---|3-------2---|------------|------------|}
{tab: B|2-----------|2-----------|3-----------|------------|}
{tab: G|2-----------|2-----------|2-----------|------------|}
{tab: D|2-----------|------------|0-----------|------------|}
{tab: A|0-----------|------------|------------|------------|}
{tab: E|------------|------------|------------|------------|}
Intro
| A | % | E | % | E | % | D | % |
| A | % | E | % | E | % | D | % |
Verse 1
A E A
I'm sittin' on my terrace, lost in the stars
A E A
Listening to the sounds of, the sad guitars
A7 D
Been thinking it all over and I've, thought it all through
A E A
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
Verse 2
A E A
I saw the first, fall of snow
A E A
I saw the flowers come and go
A7 D
I don't think that anyone ever, has ever knew
A/E E A
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
Bridge
F#m Bm
I'm giving myself, to you I am
A D
From Salt Lake City to Birmingham
F#m Bm
From East L.A to San Antone
A D
I don't think I can bear to live my life alone
Verse 3
A E A
My eye's like, a shooting star
A E A
It looks at nothin' here or there, looks at nothin' near or far
A7 D
No one ever told me, it's just something I knew
A/E E A
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
Instr
| A | % | E | % | E | % | D | % |
Verse 4
A E A
If I had the wings of a snow white dove
A E A
I'd preach the gospel, the gospel of love
A7 D
A love so real, a love so true
A/E E A
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
Bridge
F#m Bm
Take me on traveling, you're a traveling man
A D
Show me something that I'll understand
F#m Bm
I'm not what I was, things aren't what they were
A D
I'll go far away from home with her
Verse 5
A E A
I've traveled a long road of despair
A E A
I've met no other traveler there
A7 D
Lot of people gone, a lot of people I knew
A/E E A
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
Instr
| F#m | % | Bm | % | A | % | D | % |
| F#m | % | Bm | % | A | % | D | % | % | % |
Bridge
F#m Bm
Well, my heart's like a river, a river that sings
A D
Just takes me a while to realize things
F#m Bm
I'll see ya at sunrise, I'll see ya at dawn
A D
I'll lay down beside you when everyone's gone
Verse 6
A E A
I've traveled from the mountains to the sea
A E A
I hope that the gods go easy with me
A7 D
I knew you'd say yes, I'm saying it too
A/E E A
I've made up my mind to give myself to you
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5. Black Rider – Bob Dylan
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CHORDS (alphabetically)
E-A-D-G-B-e
A/C# x-4-x-6-5-5
A/D x-x-0-2-2-0
A7 x-0-2-2-2-3
A7/D x-x-0-2-2-3
Ab/A x-0-6-5-4-4
D7/C x-3-x-2-1-2
Dm/A x-0-x-2-3-1
Dm6/A x-0-3-2-0-1
E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0
E7/D x-x-0-4-3-4
Em7-5 0-x-2-3-3-3
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
Gm/Bb x-1-x-3-3-3
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Intro
| Dm | A7/D | Dm | A7/D |
Verse 1
Dm A7
Black rider, black rider, you've been living too hard
D7 Gm
Been up all night, have to stay on your guard
E7/D A/C#
The path that you're walking, too narrow to walk
D7/C Gm/Bb
Every step of the way, another stumbling block
Dm/A A7
The road that you're on, same road that you know
Dm6/A A | Dm | A/D | Dm | A/D |
Just not the same as it was ... a minute ago
Verse 2
Dm A7
Black rider, black rider, you've seen it all
D7 Gm
You've seen the great world and you've seen the small
E7/D A/C#
You fell into the fire and you're eating the flame
D7/C G/B
Better seal up your lips if you wanna stay in the game
Bb F/A
Be reasonable, mister, be honest, be fair
E/G# A | Dm | A/D | Dm | A/D |
Let all of your earthly thoughts be a prayer
Verse 3
Dm A7
Black rider, black rider, all dressed in black
Gm Dm
I'm walking away, you try to make me look back
Bb F/A
My heart is at rest, I'd like to keep it that way
E/G# A
I don't wanna fight, at least not today
D Em7-5
Go home to your wife, stop visiting mine
Dm/A A7 | Dm | A/D | Dm | A/D |
One of these days I'll forget to be kind
Verse 4
Dm A7
Black rider, black rider, tell me when, tell me how
D7 Gm
If there ever was a time, then let it be now
E7/D A/C#
Let me go through, open the door
D7/C G/B
My soul is distressed, my mind is at war
Bb6 A
Don't hug me, don't flatter me, don't turn on the charm
E7 A | Dm | A/D | Dm | A/D |
I'll take a sword and hack off your arm
Verse 5
Dm A7
Black rider, black rider, hold it right there
Gm Dm
The size of your cock will get you nowhere
Bb F/A
I'll suffer in silence, I'll not make a sound
E/G# A
Maybe I'll take the high moral ground
Ab/A A7
Some enchanted evening I'll sing you a song
Dm/A
Black rider, black rider,
A | Dm | A7/D | Dm | A7/D | Dm
You've been on the job too long
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6. Goodbye Jimmy Reed – Bob Dylan
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Intro lick
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
{tab: e|---------9--------7---|5}
{tab: B|------------10----7---|5}
{tab: G|-------/9-9--11-7---h6|}
{tab: D|----------------------|}
{tab: A|----------------------|}
{tab: E|----------------------|}
Chorus lick (two guitars?)
A5 D6 A5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
{tab: e|----------------|---------9--------7---|5}
{tab: B|----------------|------------10----7---|5}
{tab: G|----------------|-------/9-9--11-7---h6|}
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Intro
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Verse 1
A
I live on a street named after a saint
A
Women in the churches wear powder and paint
D
Where the Jews and the Catholics and Muslims all pray
A
I can tell a Proddy from a mile away
E7 D7
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Reed indeed
A5 D6 | A | % |
Gimme that old time religion, it’s just what I need
(= chorus lick)
Verse 2
A
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory
A
Go tell it on the mountain, go tell the real story
D
Tell in that straightforward Puritanical tone
A
In the mystic hours, when a person’s alone
E7 D7
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, Godspeed
A5 D6 | A | % | % | % |
Thump on the bible, proclaim a creed
(= chorus lick)
Verse 3
A
You won’t amount to much, the people all said
A
Cuz I didn’t play guitar behind my head
D
Never pandered, never acted proud
A
Never took off my shoes throw them in the crowd
E7 D7
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and good night
A5 D6 | A | % | % | % |
Put a jewel in your crown and I’ll put out the light
(= chorus lick)
Verse 4
A
They threw everything at me, everything in the book
A
I had nothing to fight with but a butcher’s hook
D7
They had no pity, they never lent a hand
A
I can’t sing a song that I don’t understand
E7 D7
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and good luck
A5 D6 | A | % |
I can’t play the record cuz my needle got stuck
(= chorus lick)
Verse 5
A
Transparent woman in a transparent dress
A
Suits you well, I must confess
D7
I break open your grapes, I suck out the juice
A
I need you like my head needs a noose
E7 D7
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and so long
A5 D6 | A | % | % | % |
I thought I could resist her but I was so wrong
(= chorus lick)
Verse 6
A
God be with you, brother dear
A
If you don’t mind me asking, what brings you here?
A
Ah, nothing much, I’m just looking for the man
A
Came to see where he’s lying in this lost land
E7 D7
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, and everything within ya
A5 D6 | A | % |
Can’t you hear me calling from down in Virginia
(= chorus lick)
Outro
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(repeat and fade)
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7. Mother of Muses – Bob Dylan
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Intro
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Intro
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Verse 1
A D A
Mother of Muses sing for me
A Em A
Sing of the mountains and the deep dark sea
A Em
Sing of the lakes and the nymphs of the forest
D E/G# D
Sing your hearts out, all your women of the chorus
D6 A/E* A/E Fdim E/F# F#m
Sing of honor and fate and glo-ry be
A/E E6 E7 A
Mother of Muses sing for me
Verse 2
A D A
Mother of Muses sing for my heart
A Em A
Sing of a love too soon to depart
A Em
Sing of the heroes who stood alone
D E/G# D
Whose names are engraved on tablets of stone
D6 A/E* A/E Fdim E/F# F#m
Who struggled with pain so the world could go free
A/E E6 E7 A
Mother of Muses sing for me
Verse 3
A D A
Sing of Sherman, Montgomery and Scott
A Em A
And of Zhukov, and Patton, and the battles they fought
A Em
Who cleared the path for Presley to sing
D/F# E/G# D
Who carved the path for Martin Luther King
D6 A/E* A/E Fdim E/F# F#m
Who did what they did and they went on their way
A/E E6 E7 A
Man, I could tell their stories all day
Verse 4
A D A
I'm falling in love with Calliope
A Em A
She don't belong to anyone, why not give her to me?
A Em
She's speaking to me, speaking with her eyes
D/F# E/G# D
I've grown so tired of chasing lies
D6 A/E* A/E Fdim E/F# F#m
Mother of Muses ... wherever you are
A/E E6 E7 A
I've already outlived my life by far
Verse 4
A D A
Mother of Muses, unleash your wrath
A Em A
Things I can't see, they're blocking my path
A Em
Show me your wisdom, tell me my fate
D/F# E/G# D
Put me upright, make me walk straight
D6 A/E* A/E Fdim E/F# F#m
Forge my identity from the in- side out
A/E E6 E7 A
You know what I'm talking a- bout
Verse 5
A D A
Take me to the river, release your charms
A Em A
Let me lay down a while in your sweet, loving arms
A Em
Wake me, shake me, free me from sin
D/F# E/G# D
Make me invisible, like the wind
D6 A/E* A/E Fdim E/F# F#m
Got a mind that ramble, got a mind that roam
A/E E6 E7 A
I'm travelin' light and I'm a-slow coming home
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8. Crossing the Rubicon – Bob Dylan
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Verse lick
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Intro
| C7 | % |
Verse 1
G
I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day
G
Of the most dangerous month of the year
G
At the worst time, at the worst place
G7
That’s all I seem to hear
C7 G
I got up early so I could greet the goddess of the dawn
D7
I painted my wagon, abandoned all hope
C7 G7
And I crossed the Rubicon
Verse 2
G
Well, the Rubicon is a red river
G
Going gently as she flows
G
Redder than your ruby lips
G
And the blood that flows from the rose
C7
Three miles north of purgatory
G7
One step from the great beyond
D7 C7
I prayed to the cross, I kissed the girls
G7
And I crossed the Rubicon
Verse 3
G
One of these dark days I’ll see
G
In this world so badly bent
G
How can I redeem the time?
G7
The time so idly spent?
C7 G7
How much longer can it last? How long can it go on?
D7 C7
I embraced my love, put down my head
G7
And I crossed the Rubicon
Verse 4
G
I can feel the bones beneath my skin
G
And they’re trembling with rage
G
I’ll make your wife a widow
G7
You’ll never see old age
C7
Show me one good man in sight
G7
That the sun shines down upon
D7 C7
I pawned my watch, I paid my debts
| G7 | G7 D7 |
And I crossed the Rubicon
Verse 5
G
I put my heart up on the hill
G
Where some happiness I’ll find
G
If I survive then let me love
G7
Let the hour be mine
C7
Take the high road, take the low
G7
Take any one you’re on
D7
I poured the cup, I passed it along
C7 G7
And I crossed the Rubicon
Verse 6
G
Well you defiled the most lovely flower
G
In all of womanhood
G
Others can be tolerant
G
Others can be good
C7
I’ll cut you up with a crooked knife
G7
Lord, and I’ll miss you when you’re gone
D7
I stood between heaven and earth
C7 G7
And I crossed the Rubicon
Verse 7
G
You won’t find any happiness here
G
No happiness or joy
G
Go back to the gutter, try your luck
G7
Find you some nice pretty boy
C7
Tell me how many men I need
G7
And who can I count upon
D7
I strapped my belt, I buttoned my coat
C7 G7
And I crossed the Rubicon
Verse 8
G
I feel the Holy Spirit inside
G
See the light that freedom gives
G
I believe it’s in the reach of
G
Every man who lives
C7
Keep as far away as possible
G7
It’s darkest ‘fore the dawn (o Lord)
D7 C7
I turned the key then broke it off
| G7 | G7 D7 |
And I crossed the Rubicon
Verse 9
G
Mona, baby, are you still in my mind?
G
I truly believe that you are
G
Could it be anybody else but you?
G
Who’s come with me this far
C7
The killing frost is on the ground
G7
And the autumn leaves are gone
D7
I lit the torch, I looked to the East
C7 G7
And I crossed the Rubicon
Outro
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(repeat and fade)
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9. Key West (Philosopher Pirate) – Bob Dylan
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Lick here and there
C Am
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Intro
| C | Am | C | Am |
Verse 1
C Am
McKinley hollered, McKinley squalled
C Am
Doctor said, "McKinley, death is on the wall
Fmaj7 Am
Say it to me, if you got something to confess
C Am
I heard all about it, he was going down slow
C Am
I heard it on, the wireless radio
Fmaj7 Am
From down in the boondocks way down in Key West
Verse 2
C Am
I’m searching for love, for inspiration
C Am
On that pirate radio station
Fmaj7 Am
Coming out of Luxembourg and Budapest
C Am
Radio signal’s clear as can be
C Am
I’m so deep in love that I can hardly see
Fmaj7 Am
Down on the flat lands, way down in Key West
Chorus
F
Key West is the place to be
C Am
If you’re looking for immortality
C Am
Stay on the road, follow the highway sign
F
Key West is fine and fair,
C Am
If you lost your mind, you will find it there
F Am
Key West is on the horizon line
Verse 3
C Am
I was born on the wrong side of the railroad track
C Am
Like Ginsberg, Corso and Kerouac
Fmaj7 Am
Like Louis, and Jimmy and Buddy and all the rest
C Am
Well, it might not be the thing to do
C Am
But I’m sticking with you through and through
Fmaj7 Am
Down in the flat lands, way down in Key West
Verse 4
C Am
I got both of my feet planted square on the ground
C Am
Got my right hand high, with the thumb down
F Am
Such is life, such is happiness
C Am
Hibiscus flowers, they grow everywhere here
C Am
If you wear one, put it behind your ear
F Am
Down in the bottom, way down in Key West
Chorus 2
F
Key West is the place to go
C Am
Down by the Gulf of Mexico
C Am
Beyond the city, beyond the sifting sands
F
Key West is the gateway key
C/G Am
To innocence and purity
Fmaj7 Am
Key West, Key West is the enchanted land
Verse 5
C Am
I’ve never lived in the land of Oz
C Am
Or wasted my time with an unworthy cause
Fmaj7 Am
It’s hot down here, and you can’t be overdressed
C Am
China blossoms of a toxic plant
C Am
They can make you dizzy, I'd like to help you but I can't
F Am
Down in the flat lands way down in Key West
Verse 6
C Am
Well the fish tail ponds, and the orchid trees
C Am
They can give you that bleeding heart disease
Fmaj7 Am
People tell me I ought to try a little tenderness
C Am
On Newton Street, Bay View Park
C Am
Walking in the shadows after dark
Fmaj7 Am
Down under, way down in Key West
Verse 7
C Am
I played Gumbo Limbo spirituals
C Am
I know all the Hindu rituals
Fmaj7 Am
People tell me that I’m truly blessed
C Am
Bougainvillea blooming in the summer, in the spring
C Am
Winter here is an unknown thing
F Am
Down in the flat lands, way down in Key West
Chorus 3
F C Am
Key West is under the sun, under the radar, under the gun
C Am
You stay to the left, and then you lean to the right
F C/G Am
Feel the sunlight on your skin and the healing virtues of the wind
F Am
Key West, Key West is the land of light
Verse 8
C Am
Wherever I travel, wherever I roam
C Am
I’m not that far, before I come back home
F Am
I do what I think is right, what I think is best
C Am
History Street off off Mallory Square
C Am
Truman had his White House there
F Am
East bound, west bound, way down in Key West
Verse 9
C Am
Twelve years old, they put me in a suit
C Am
Forced me to marry a prostitute
F Am
There were gold fringes on her wedding dress
C Am
That’s my story, but not where it ends
C Am
She’s still cute, and we’re still friends
F Am
Down on the bottom, way down in Key West
Verse 10
C Am
I play both sides against the middle
C Am
Tryin’ to pick up that pirate radio signal
F Am
I heard the news, I heard your last request
C Am
Fly around my pretty little Miss
C Am
I don’t love nobody, give me a kiss
F Am
Down on the bottom, way down in Key West
Chorus 4
F
Key West is the place to be
C Am
If you’re looking for immortality
C Am
Key West is paradise divine
F
Key West is fine and fair
C Am
If you lost your mind, you’ll find it there
F Am
Key West is on the horizon line
Outro
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| C | Am | C | Am |
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Disc 2: 1. Murder Most Foul - Bob Dylan
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Intro
| C | F |
(freely)
Verse 1
C F/C
It was a dark day in Dallas, November '63
C F/C
A day that will live on in infamy
C
President Kennedy was a-ridin' high
F/C
Good day to be livin' and a good day to die
C
Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb
F
He said, "Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?"
G
"Of course we do, we know who you are!"
F
Then they blew off his head while he was still in the car
C
Shot down like a dog in broad daylight
F
Was a matter of timing and the timing was right
C F
You got unpaid debts, we've come to collect
C F
We're gonna k**l you with hatred, without any respect
G
We'll mock you and shock you and we'll put it in your face
F
We've already got someone here to take your place
C
The day they blew out the brains of the king
F
Thousands were watching, no one saw a thing
C
It happened so quickly, so quick, by surprise
F
Right there in front of everyone's eyes
G
Greatest magic trick ever under the sun
F
Perfectly executed, skillfully done
C
Wolfman, oh wolfman, oh wolfman howl
F | C | F |
Rub-a-dub-dub, it's a murder most foul
Verse 2
C
Hush, little children, you'll understand
F
The Beatles are comin', they're gonna hold your hand
C
Slide down the banister, go get your coat
F C
Ferry 'cross the Mersey and go for the throat
G
There's three bums comin' all dressed in rags
F
Pick up the pieces and lower the flags
G
I'm goin' to Woodstock, it's the Aquarian Age
F
Then I'll go to Altamont and sit near the stage
C
Put your head out some window, let the good times roll
F C
There's a party going on behind the Grassy Knoll
F
Stack up the bricks, pour the cement
C F
Don't say Dallas don't love you, Mr. President
G
Put your foot in the tank and then step on the gas
F
Try to make it to the triple underpass
G
Blackface singer, whiteface clown
F
Better not show your faces after the sun goes down
Verse 3
C F
Up in the red light district, they've got cop on the beat
C F
Living in a nightmare on Elm Street
C F
When you're down on Deep Ellum, put your money in your shoe
C F
Don't ask what your country can do for you
G F
Cash on the barrel head, money to burn
G F
Dealey Plaza, make a left-hand turn
C F
I'm going down to the crossroads, gonna flag a ride
C F
The place where faith, hope, and charity lie
G F
Shoot him while he runs, boy, shoot him while you can
G F
See if you can shoot the invisible man
C F
Goodbye, Charlie! Goodbye, Uncle Sam!
C F F
Frankly, Miss Scarlett, I don't give a damn
G F
What is the truth, and where did it go?
G Fmaj7
Ask Oswald and Ruby, they oughta know
C F
"Shut your mouth," said a wise old owl
C F | C | F | C | F |
Business is business, and it's a murder most foul
Verse 4
C F
Tommy, can you hear me? I'm the Acid Queen
C F
I'm riding in a long, black Lincoln limousine
C F
Ridin' in the backseat next to my wife
C F
Headed straight on in to the afterlife
G F
I'm leaning to the left, I got my head in her lap
G F
Hold on, I've been led into some kind of a trap
C F
Where we ask no quarter, and no quarter do we give
C F
We're right down the street, from the street where you live
C F
They mutilated his body and they took out his brain
C F
What more could they do? They piled on the pain
C F
But his soul was not there where it was supposed to be at
F
For the last fifty years they've been searchin' for that
G F
Freedom, oh freedom, freedom over me
G F
I hate to tell you, mister, but only dead men are free
C F
Send me some lovin', then tell me no lie
C F
Throw the gun in the gutter and walk on by
C F
Wake up, little Susie, let's go for a drive
C F
Cross the Trinity River, let's keep hope alive
C
Turn the radio on, don't touch the dials
F C
Parkland hospital, only six more miles
F C
You got me dizzy, Miss Lizzy, you filled me with lead
F C
That magic bullet of yours has gone to my head
G F
I'm just a patsy like Patsy Cline
G F
Never shot anyone from in front or behind
G F
I've blood in my eye, got blood in my ear
G F
I'm never gonna make it to the New Frontier
Verse 5
C
Zapruder’s film, I’ve seen that before
F C
Seen it thirty-three times, maybe more
F
It's vile and deceitful, it's cruel and it's mean
C F
Ugliest thing that you ever have seen
C F
They killed him once and they killed him twice
C F
Killed him like a human sacrifice
G F
The day that they killed him, someone said to me, "Son,
G F
The age of the Antichrist has just only begun"
C F
Air Force One comin' in through the gate
C F
Johnson sworn in at 2:38
C F
Let me know when you decide to throw in the towel
C F | C | F | C | F |
It is what it is, and it's murder most foul
Verse 6
C F
What's New, Pussycat? Wha'd I say?
C F
I said the soul of a nation been torn away
C F
And it's beginning to go into a slow decay
C F
And that it's thirty-six hours past Judgment Day
G F
Wolfman Jack, he's speaking in tongues
G F
He's going on and on at the top of his lungs
Verse 7
C
Play me a song, Mr. Wolfman Jack
F
Play it for me in my long Cadillac
C F
Play me that Only the Good Die Young
C F
Take me to the place Tom Dooley was hung
C F
Play St. James Infirmary and the Court of King James
C F
If you want to remember, you better write down the names
C F
Play Etta James, too, play I'd Rather Go Blind
C F
Play it for the man with the telepathic mind
G F
Play John Lee Hooker, play Scratch My Back
G F
Play it for that strip club owner named Jack
G F
Guitar Slim going down slow
| C | F | C | F |
Play it for me and for Marilyn Monroe
C
Play Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
F
Play it for the First Lady, she ain't feeling too good
C
Play Don Henley, play Glenn Frey
F
Take it to the limit and let it go by
C
Play it for Carl Wilson, too
F
Looking far, far away down Gower Avenue
C
Play Tragedy, play Twilight Time
F
Take Me Back to Tulsa to the scene of the crime
G
Play another one and Another One Bites the Dust
F
Play The Old Rugged Cross and In God We Trust
G
Ride the pink horse down that long, lonesome road
F
Stand there and wait for his head to explode
C
Play Mystery Train for Mr. Mystery
F C
The man who fell down dead like a rootless tree
F
Play it for the reverend, play it for the pastor
C F
Play it for the dog that got no master
C F
Play Oscar Peterson, play Stan Getz
C F
Play Blue Sky, play Dickey Betts
G F
Play Art Pepper, Thelonious Monk
G
Charlie Parker and all that junk
F
All that junk and All That Jazz
C F
Play something for the Birdman of Alcatraz
C F
Play Buster Keaton, play Harold Lloyd
C F
Play Bugsy Siegel, play Pretty Boy Floyd
G F
Play the numbers, play the odds
G F
Play Cry Me A River for the Lord of the gods
C F
Play Number nine, play Number six
C F
Play it for Lindsey and Stevie Nicks
C F
Play Nat King Cole, play Nature Boy
C F
Play Down In The Boondocks for Terry Malloy
G F
Play It Happened One Night and One Night of Sin
G F
There's twelve million souls that are listening in
G Fmaj7
Play Merchant of Venice, play Merchants of Death
G F
Play Stella by Starlight for Lady Macbeth
C F
Don't worry, Mr. President, help's on the way
C
Your brothers are comin', there'll be hell to pay
C F
Brothers? What brothers? What's this about hell?
C F
Tell them, "We're waiting, keep coming," we'll get them as well
G F
Love Field is where his plane touched down
G F
But it never did get back up off the ground
G F
Was a hard act to follow, second to none
G F
They killed him on the altar of the rising sun
C F
Play Misty for me and That Old Devil Moon
C F
Play Anything Goes and Memphis in June
C F
Play Lonely at the Top and Lonely Are the Brave
C F
Play it for Houdini spinning around his grave
C F
Play Jelly Roll Morton, play Lucille
C F
Play Deep In a Dream, and play Driving Wheel
G F
Play Moonlight Sonata in F-sharp
G F
And A Key to the Highway for the king on the harp
C F
Play Marching Through Georgia and Dumbarton's Drums
C F
Play darkness and death will come when it comes
C F
Play Love Me Or Leave Me by the great Bud Powell
C F
Play The Blood-stained Banner, play Murder Most Foul
Outro
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