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Bob Dylan : Misc 1970s

  1. Abandoned Love
    1
  2. Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
  3. Am I Your Stepchild?
    1
  4. Blessed Is The Name
  5. Bring Me A Little Water
  6. Call Letter Blues
  7. Catfish
  8. Coming From The Heart (The Road Is Long)
  9. George Jackson
  10. Golden Loom
  11. Gwenevere
  12. Help Me Understand
  13. I Must Love You Too Much
  14. If I Don't Be There By Morning
  15. Legionnaire's Disease
  16. Nobody 'Cept You
  17. Patty's Gone To Laredo
  18. Rita May
  19. Rock Me Mama
  20. Seven Days
  21. Sign Language
  22. Stand By Faith
  23. Stop Now
  24. Trouble In Mind
  25. Up To Me
  26. Vomit Express
  27. Wallflower
  28. Watching The River Flow
    1
  29. When I Paint My Masterpiece
    4
  30. Ye Shall Be Changed

Abandoned Love

G
C/g
G7
D5
Em*
D
C
G
D
Em
G
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G
D/f#
Em
I can hear the turning of the key
C
G
D/f#
I've been deceived by the clown inside of me
Bm
C
I thought that he was righteous but he's vain
G
G7
D5
Em*
D
C
G
. .
C/g
G
Oh, something's telling me I wear a ball and chain
G
G7
D5
Em
D
C
G
C/g
G
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 My patron saint is fighting with a ghost He's always off somewhere when I need him most The Spanish moon is rising on the hill But my heart is telling me I love ya still I come back to the town from the flaming moon I see you in the street, I begin to swoon I love to see you dress before the mirror Won't you let me in your room one time before I disappear? Everybody's wearing a disguise To hide what they've got left behind their eyes But me, I can't cover what I am Wherever the children go I'll follow them I can't play the game no more, I can't abide By their stupid rules which kept me sick inside They've been made by men who've given up the search Whose gods are dead and whose queens are in the church I march in the parade of liberty But as long as I love you I'm not free How long must I suffer such abuse Won't you let me see you smile before I cut you loose? Send out for Saint John the Evangelist All my friends are drunk, they can be dismissed My head says that it's time to make a change But my heart is telling me I love ya but you're strange So step lightly, darling, near the wall Put on your heavy make-up, wear your shawl Won't you descend from the throne, from where you sit? Let me feel your love one more time before I abandon it

Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One
1979

Capo:
I
Knopfler's dobro lick (here for standard tuning)
A
D/a
A
D/a
A
. . . . . . . .
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B|------3-----2---|------3-----2---|
G|2-----2-------2-|------2-------2-|
D|2-----4-----2---|------4-----2---|
A|0---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
A/E 0x2220
D/E 022232
A/G 3x222x
D/F# 2x0232
F6 13x231
E9 0x2132
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A/e
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D/e
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A
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A
D/e
A
When a man he serves the Lord, it makes his life worthwhile
A
D/e
A
It don't matter 'bout his position, it don't matter 'bout his lifestyle
A
A/g
D/f#
F6
Talk about perfection, I ain't never seen none
A
E9
A
And there ain't no man righteous, no not one Sometimes the devil likes to drive you from the neighborhood He'll even work his ways through those whose intentions are good Some like to worship the moon, others worship the sun And there ain't no man righteous, no not one
D7
A
Look around, ya see so many social hypocrites
B7
E
Like to make rules for others while they do just the opposite You can't get to glory by the raising and the lowering of no flag Put your goodness next to God's and it comes out like a filthy rag In a city of darkness there's no need of the sun And there ain't no man that's righteous, no not one |
A
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A
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A
A/g
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A
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E9
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A
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D
A
Done so many evil things in the name of love, it's a crying shame
B7
E
E13
Never did see no fire that could put out a flame
A
E
A
Pull your hat down, baby, pull the wool down over your eyes
A
E
A
Keep talking, baby, 'til you run right out of alibis
A
A/g
D/f#
F6
Someday you'll account for all the deeds that you done
A
E9
A
Well, there ain't no man that's righteous, no not one |
D7
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A7
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B7
| % |
E
| % |
A
E7
A
God got the power, man has got his vanity
A
E
A
Man's gotta choose to let God set him free
A
A/g
D/f#
F6
Don't you know there's nothing new that's under the sun?
A
E9
A
And then there ain't no man that's righteous, no not one When I'm gone don't wonder where I be Just say that I trusted in God and that Christ was in me Say He defeated the devil, He was God's chosen Son And that there ain't no man righteous, no not one |
E7
| % |
A
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A

Am I Your Stepchild?
1978

Played during the fall 1978 tour, with constantly changing lyrics.
The "
A
" is rather a bluesy simultaneous
A
and
Am
, with lots of
G
or
C
in the bass.
A
You mistreat me, baby, I can't see no reason why * You know that I'd kill for you, and I'm not afraid to die
D7
You treat me like a stepchild
A
Oh, Lordy, like a stepchild
E
I wanna turn my back and run away from you
D7
A
But oh, I just can't leave you babe I get nervous in your company, my knees get weak Both my eyes get misty and my tongue can't speak You treat me like a stepchild Oh, Lordy, like a stepchild I wanna turn my back and run away from you But you know I can't leave you babe Ah, you know that I [gotta] love you honey, like a nervous wreck This way its gonna be like you hold me like a ... around your neck You treat me like a stepchild Oh, Lord, like a stepchild I wanna turn my back and run away from you But you know I can't let you be Stepchild (stepchild) You treat me like a stepchild Oh Lordy, like a stepchild I wanna turn and run away from you But you know I just can't let you be

Blessed Is The Name
1979

E
Blessed is the name of the Lord forever Wisdom and might are his
A
B
Are his, yes are his
E
Blessed is the name of the Lord forever Wisdom and might are his
18/11 '79
When he move his face upon the water Sit up high on a throne Like him there is no other He's God all by himself alone Well to the just he will be faithful Let it rain fire and brimstone down But he did not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah Till Lot was safely out of the town
19/11 '79
When he move his face upon the water Sit up high on a throne With him there is no other He's God all by himself alone Well to the just he will be faithful He won't drive you out of town But he did not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah Till Lot was safely out of the town
20/11 '79
When he move his face upon the water Sit up high on a throne Like him there is no other He's God all by himself alone Way back down in the days of Noah He'd drive you out of the town But he did not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah Till Lot was safely out of the town
21/11 '79
Well [...] Sit up high on a throne He will not share his glory He's God all by himself alone [Well jumpin'] in the days of Noah [sending] fire and brimstone down But he did not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah Till Lot was safely out of the town [Well in Eden on] the days of power King on his own time clock Like him there is no other And, hey, he will not be mocked
16/1 '80
When he move his face upon the water Sit up high on a throne Like him there is no other He's God all by himself alone Well, in the time by the days of Noah [...] the dark But not one drop of water fell Till Noah was safely in the ark
23/1 '80
When he move his face upon the water Sit up high on a throne Like him there is no other He's God all by himself alone Listen, back in the days of Noah [... faithful of the/after] dark But not one drop of water fell Till Noah was safely in the ark
*** Alternate lyrics (from 2/11/79, 9/11/79, 5/2/80) ***
Blessed is the name of the Lord forever Wisdom and might are His Well He moved His face on the water He sits up high on the throne Like Him there is no other He is God all by Himself alone ... ... ... singing the blues And He can renew your mind Well He ... upon the peoples ... He's got His own time clock He will not share His glory And He will not be mocked Way back in the days of Noah They found Him faithful at the dock Remember not one drop of water fell Till Noah was safely in the ark Well He always will forewarn you Before He rains fire and brimstone down He did not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah Until Lot was safely out of town He made the mountains He made the sea He made the way of salvation For you and me

Bring Me A Little Water
1970

Capo:
III
(sounding key:
Eb
)
Dm7b5 xx0111 or x5656x
C
Sylvie is a good ol' girl
G
From Florida, so they say
C
C7
F
Dm7b5
She came up here last April
C
G
C
To pass some time away Now, won't you bring me a little water, Sylvie? Bring me a little water now Bring me a little water, Sylvie For my tired brow Sylvie came here Wednesday She came this morning by the light of the dawn She comes up here now nearly all of the time To see if she can carry on Sylvie says she loves me She says it all of the time She always gets behind me When the hill is too high to climb She brings me milk and honey Brings me slop and beans Brings me coconuts and candy Brings me turnip greens

Call Letter Blues
1974

Tuning: DADF#AD (Open D)
Capo:
II
D 054000
G 020120
A7 xx0775
D
. .
G
D
. . . : . . .
|---3-0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3-0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------1-----|-0---x-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------0-00--|-4---x-4-4-4-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------2-22--|/5---x-5-5-5---2/|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------0-00--|-0---x-0-0-0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D
Well, I walked all night long
G
D
G
D
Hearin' them church bells toll
G
Yes, I walked all night long
D
G
D
Listening to them church bells toll
A7
Either someone needing mercy
G
D
Might be somethin' I've done wrong Well, your friends come by for you I don't know what to say Well, your friends come by for you I don't know what to say I just can't face to tell 'em Honey you just went away The children cry for mother I tell 'em, "Mother took a trip" Well, the children cry for mother I tell 'em, "Mother took a trip" Well, I walk on pins and needles I hope my tongue don't slip Well, I gaze at passing strangers In case I might see you Yes, I gaze at passing strangers In case I might see you But the sun goes around the heavens And another day just drives on through Way out in the distance I know you're with some other man Way out in the distance I know you're with some other man But that's all right, baby You know I always understand Call girls in the doorway All givin' me the eye Call girls in the doorway All givin' me the eye But my heart's just not in it I might as well pass right on by My ears are ringin' Ringin' like empty shells My ears are ringin' Ringin' like empty shells Well, it can't be no guitar player It must be combat bells

Catfish
1975

C7b9 x32323
G
: . . . : . . .
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|-3---0-3---0-3--/5-----0-|-------------------------| x2
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G
Lazy stadium night Catfish on the mound "Strike three", the umpire said Batter has to go back and sit down
C7b9
G
Catfish, million dollar man
D7
(
/bb
)
G
Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can Used to work on Mr Finley's farm But the old man wouldn't pay So he packed his glove and took his arm And one day he just ran away Catfish, million dollar man Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can : . . .
|-7---7-6---7--------------
|-6---6-5---6--------------
|-7---7-6---7--------------
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 Come up where the Yankees are Dress up in a pin-stripe suit Smoke a custom-made cigar Wear an alligator boot Catfish, million dollar man Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can

Coming From The Heart (The Road Is Long)
1978

F
G
C
Am
We have got to come together
F
G
C
How long can we stay apart?
F
G
C
Am
You may get it maybe never
F
G
C
But it's coming from the heart Your mind is filled with indecision You can't make up your mind We must get it in position And move it on down the line Make me up a bed of roses Hang it down on the vine Of all my loves you've been the closest That's ever been on my mind
C
F
And the road is long, it's a long hard climb
G
C
I been on that road for too long of a time
C
F
Yes the road is long, and it winds and winds
G
C
When I think of the love that I left behind Don't talk to me about tomorrow I really don't care This home is filled with too much sorrow That nobody's heart should bear And the road is long, it's a long hard climb I been on that road for too long of a time Yes the road is long, and it winds and winds When I think of the love that I left behind Another man has hurt you honey Why must I pay for that part? Our love can't be bought with money 'Cause it's coming from the heart And the road is long, it's a long hard climb I been on that road for too long of a time Yes the road is long, and it winds and winds When I think of the love that I left behind
Bonus verse
Please, please give me indication Stop and talk to me Like a river that is flowing My love will never cease to be

George Jackson
1971

G
D
I woke up this mornin'
C
Em
Am
There were tears in my bed
G
D
They killed a man I really loved
C
Em
Am
Shot him through the head
G
D
C
Em
Am
Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down
G
D
C
/b
Am
G
Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground Sent him off to prison For a seventy dollar robbery Closed the door behind him And they threw away the key Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground He wouldn't take shit from no one He wouldn't bow down or kneel Authorities, they hated him Because he was just too real Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground Prison guards, they cursed him As they watched him from above But they were frightened of his power They were scared of his love Lord, Lord, so they cut George Jackson down Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground Sometimes I think this whole world Is one big prison yard Some of us are prisoners The rest of us are guards Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down Lord, Lord, They laid him in the ground

Golden Loom
1975

G
G
Smoky autumn night, stars up in the sky I see the sailin' boats across the bay go by
C
Eucalyptus trees hang above the street
G
And then I turn my head, for you're approachin' me
Am
Bm
C
D
Moonlight on the water, fisherman's daughter, floatin' in to my room
G
With a golden loom First we wash our feet near the immortal shrine And then our shadows meet and then we drink the wine I see the hungry clouds up above your face And then the tears roll down, what a bitter taste And then you drift away on a summer's day where the wildflowers bloom With your golden loom I walk across the bridge in the dismal light Where all the cars are stripped between the gates of night I see the trembling lion with the lotus flower tail And then I kiss your lips as I lift your veil But you're gone and then all I seem to recall is the smell of perfume And your golden loom

Gwenevere
1975

1975 tour rehearsals
It's a rolling ball Darling when you hold me it's a lonely room Darling when you told me you would come and go Many times sure by then Down the road, babe Any time you see her she will be back where she stays Going down the hill was so fast, but she come away Carrying her books by her side Bye and we go high Take me to the river and point me on the sky Put me in the space where she was lying made you high Man old tries away Relaxing by your side I'll keep in mind yourself for you just tell me what you tried Anywhere you want me she will be there by your side When your heart and longing went away Don't you go to town When you are outrageous she will be back in the tower Over when she tell you to she'll always be around And shine your lighter day

Help Me Understand
1978

Soundchecked 05-Oct-1978
Take me and lead me and hold to my hand Heavenly father, help me understand Take me and lead me and hold to my hand Heavenly father, help me understand Friends, I'd like to tell a story Of a family I once knew We'll call them William and Mary And their little daughter Sue Now Mary was just the average housewife And Bill was just a usual dad And they had their little family arguments But neither one ever got mad Then one day something happened It was nothing of course But one word lead to another And the last word lead to divorce Now here's two grown up people Who failed to use common sense They strengthen their own selfish pride At little Sue's expense You know she didn't ask to be brought to this world To drift from pillar to post But a divorce never stops to consider The ones that its hurting the most There'd be a lot more honest loving In this cruel world today If just a few hundred parents Could hear little Sue say Take me and lead me and hold to my hand Heavenly father, help me understand Take me and lead me and hold to my hand Heavenly father, help me understand Take me and lead me and hold to my hand Heavenly father, help me understand

I Must Love You Too Much
1978

From Binghampton 1978
Girl, they say you're gonna put me down They say I'm gonna lose my life But I love you too much I must love you too much Her mama says, put you down girl, I'm gonna lose my home I'm gonna lose my car and my wife But I love you too much I just love you too much
??
I love you too much I love you too much Yes, I love you too much I must love you too much Go way from my window, girl, get out of sight Otherwise you bring me down I love you too much Just love you too much I wish you'd disappear right now from my eyes Get away from my room tonight I love you much I just love you too much
??
I give it to you backwards I give it to you frontwards too You know what you could do I love you too much

If I Don't Be There By Morning
1978

Written for Eric Clapton
B 799877 G#m 466444
E/b 779997 C#m7 x46454
E7 076750 or 079797 F#6 24x342
D#m7 x68676 F#7 242322
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B
.
E/b
.
B
|
B
.
E/b
. | ...
B
E/b
B
E/b
B
E/b
B
E/b
Blue sky upon the horizon
B
E/b
B
E/b
B
E/b
B
B7
Private eye is on my trail
E7
And if I don't be there by morning
B
E/b
B
E/b
B
E/b
B
E/b
She'll know that I must've spent the night in jail I been runnin' from Memphis to LA Had an appointment set sometime for today And if I don't be there by morning She'll know that I must have gone the other way
D#m7
G#m
Finding my way back to you, girl
B
E
Lonely and blue, and mistreated too
D#m7
G#m
Sometimes I think of you, girl
C#m7
F#6
F#7
Is it true that you think of me too?
Solo over verse chords
I got a woman living in LA I got a woman waiting for my pay And if I don't be there by morning Pack my clothes, get down on your knees and pray Finding my way back to you, girl Lonely and blue, and mistreated too Sometimes I think of you, girl Is it true you think of me too? I left my woman with a twenty dollar bill I left her waiting, I hope she's waiting for me still But if I don't be there by morning I guess that I, I never will

Legionnaire's Disease
1978

Recorded by Billy Cross
A
D/a
E/a
D/a
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A
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D/a
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E
. . . | . . . . :|
A
D
E
A
D
E
Some say it was radiation, some said: acid on the microphone
A
D
E
A
D
E
And some say it was a combination of things that turned their hearts to stone
D
E
But whatever it was, it drove them to their knees
E7
A
D
E
Oh, that Legionnaire's disease I wish I had a dollar for everyone that died within that year Got 'em grabbed by the collar, and plenty a maiden shed a tear Now beneath my heart, it sure put on a squeeze Oh, that Legionnaire's disease It was Legionnaire's disease Granddad fought in a revolutionary war, father in the War of 1812 Uncle fought down in Vietnam and then he fought a war all by himself But whatever it was, it hit him like a tree Oh, that Legionnaire's disease It was Legionnaire's disease It was Legionnaire's disease It was Legionnaire's disease

Nobody 'Cept You
1973

G
D
G
Nothing round here to me that's sacred
Em
C
'Cept you, yeah you
G
D
G
There's nothing round here to me that matters
Em
C
'Cept you, yeah you
C
You're the one that reaches me
G
You're the one that I admire
C
Every time we meet together
G
I feel like I'm on fire
C
Nothing matters to me
G
Em
And there's nothing I desire
C
Am
'Cept you, yeah you Nothing round here I care to try for 'Cept you, yeah you Got nothing here to live or die for 'Cept you, yeah you There's a hymn I used to hear In the churches all the time Make me feel so good inside So peaceful, so sublime And there's nothing that reminds me of that Old familiar chime Except you, uh huh you
C
Used to run in the cemetery
G
Dance and run and sing when I was a child And it never seemed strange
C
Now I just pass mournfully
G
By that place where the bones of life are piled I know somethin' has changed I'm a stranger here and no one sees me 'Cept you, yeah you Nothing anymore seems to please me 'Cept you, yeah you Nothing hypnotizes me Or holds me in a spell Everything runs by me Just like water from a well Everybody wants my attention Everybody got something to sell 'Cept you, yeah you
Am
G
I'm in love with you

Patty's Gone To Laredo
1975

1975 tour rehearsals
Patty's gone to Laredo Everything in a bloom Patty's gone to Laredo Only of that tune Doing things in a barroom Have to make very soon Tell who linked in a low way In the Harlow And done anything in a wedding for it all night Happened tonight But the door is still locked And it [snowed] Patty gone to Laredo But she'll be back soon Left Jamaica this morning On for a boat fallen low Morning Lee takes his timber Up where the eagles fly Then they could tell him, "Never" But she don't cry And morrow slags for money on your reason why She'd only try It's the doorway, door is locked The key is this time

Rita May
1975

D
Rita May, Rita May You got your body in the way
G
You're so damn nonchalant
D
But it's your mind that I want
A
You got me huffin' and a-puffin'
G
Next to you I feel like nothin'
D
Rita May Rita May, Rita May How'd you ever get that way? When do you ever see the light? Don't you ever feel a fright? You got me burnin' and I'm turnin' But I know I must be learnin' Rita May
G
All my friends have told me
D
If I hang around with you that I'll go blind
G
But I know that when you hold me
A
That there really must be somethin' on your mind Rita May, Rita May Laying in a stack of hay Do you remember where you been? What's that crazy place you're in? I'm gonna have to go to college 'Cause you are the book of knowledge Rita May

Rock Me Mama
1973

G
D
...
G
C
Don't go looking at the moon tonight
G
D
Ah don't get [...] by the moon tonight
C
G
No way
Hey my molly won't you say goodbye
[...] wondering why I know it's alright but I don't cry No way
G
D
Rock me mama to the wind and rain
G
C
Rock me mama like a fast bound train
G
D
C
G
Hey, mama, rock me Rock me mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me Rock me mama to the wind and rain Rock me mama like a fast bound train Hey, mama, rock me Rock me mama to the wind and rain Rock me mama like a fast bound train Hey, mama, rock me Rock me mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me Rock me mama like the wind and rain Rock me mama like a fast bound train Hey, mama, rock me Rock me mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me
Old child running on the ...
... child trodding ...
...
 [...] looking on the road tonight [...] shinin' on a blue moonlight
...
 Rock me mama like the wind and rain Rock me mama like a fast bound train Hey, mama, rock me Rock me mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama, rock me

Seven Days
1976

Em
C
G
Seven days, seven more days, she'll be comin'
B7
Em
I'll be waiting at the station
Am
For her to arrive (
Em
)
B7
Em
Seven more days, all I gotta do is survive She been gone, ever since I been a child Ever since I seen her smile I never forgotten her eyes She had a face that outshine the sun in the skies I been good, I been good while I been waitin' Maybe guilty of hesitatin' But I've been hangin' on Seven more days and all that will be gone
D
There's kissing in the valley
A
Thieving in the alley
B7
Em
Fighting every inch of the way Trying to get a lead on Somebody to beat on
B7
Well, the nights are always sadder than the days Seven days, and although the window's glowin' Soon the whistle will be blowin' And she'll be coming forth My beautiful comrade from the north
Copyrighted final verse
Seven days, seven more days that are connected Just like I expected She'll be comin' forth My beautiful comrade from the north
Copyrighted second middle section (+ 1996 live)
Trying to be tender With somebody I remember

Sign Language
1976

G
G
D
C
Em
You speak to me in sign language
D
Em
As I'm eatin' a sandwich in a small cafe
C
G
At a quarter to three But I can't respond to your sign language You're taking advantage, bringing me down Can't you make any sound? 'Twas there by the bakery, surrounded by fakery Tell her my story, still I'm still there Does she know I still care?
Instrumental verse
Link Wray was playin' on a jukebox I was payin' For the words I was sayin' so misunderstood He didn't do me no good

Stand By Faith

From 26-Sep-1979 rehearsal
E
How do we move? Move by faith
B
E
How do we move? Move by faith
E
E7
A
A7
How do we move? Move by faith
E
B
E
By faith, by faith, oh Lord How do we see? See by faith How do we see? See by faith How do we see? See by faith By faith, by faith, oh Lord How do we live? Live by faith How do we live? Live by faith How do we live? Live by faith By faith, by faith, oh Lord How do we walk? Walk by faith How do we walk? We walk by faith How do we walk? Walk by faith By faith, by faith, oh Lord How do we stand? Stand by faith How do we stand? Stand by faith How do we stand? Stand by faith By faith, by faith, oh Lord How do we stand? Stand by faith How do we stand? Stand by faith By faith, by faith, oh Lord

Stop Now
1978

B
I got a woman fine as she can be She's gonna get mad when she sees you here with me You better, you had better
E
Stop now, stop now, stop now, stop now
F#
Stop now, stop now, stop now, stop now
F#
/e
/d#
/c#
B
Before it's too late Now she is fire to the wind and snow But if she comes, you better go You had better Stop now, stop now, stop now, stop now Stop now, stop now, stop now, stop now Before it's too late
E
You felt on your leavin' and you're so desired
B
I mean you're yearning and you're heeding mine
E
But I'll tell you what I need or why
F#
Your heart beats so you're making me cry You got big licks, big lips Big belly, big hips But you have better Stop now, stop now, stop now, stop now Stop now, stop now, stop now, stop now Before it's too late

Trouble In Mind
1979

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G
Am
C
D
Am
I got to know, Lord, when to pull back on the reins
Em
G
Am
C
B
Am
Death can be the result of the most underrated pain Satan whispers to ya, "Well, I don't want to bore ya But when ya get tired of that Miss So-and-so I got another woman for ya" Trouble in mind, Lord, trouble in mind Lord, take away this trouble in mind When the deeds that you do don't add up to zero It's what's inside that counts, ask any war hero You think you can hide but you're never alone Ask Lot what he thought when his wife turned to stone Trouble in mind, Lord, trouble in mind Lord, take away this trouble in mind Here comes Satan, prince of the power of the air He's gonna make you a law unto yourself, build a bird's nest in your hair He's gonna deaden your conscience 'til you worship the work of your own hands You'll be serving strangers in a strange, forsaken land Trouble in mind, Lord, trouble in mind Lord, take away this trouble in mind Well, your true love has caught you where you don't belong You say, "Baby, everybody's doing it so I guess it can't be wrong" The truth is far from you, so you know you got to lie Then you're all the time defending what you can never justify Trouble in mind, Lord, trouble in mind Lord, take away this trouble in mind So many of my brothers, they still want to be the boss They can't relate to the Lord's kingdom, they can't relate to the cross They self-inflict punishment on their own broken lives Put their faith in their possessions, in their jobs or their wives Trouble in mind, Lord, trouble in mind Lord, take away this trouble in mind When my life is over, it'll be like a puff of smoke How long must I suffer, how long, Lord, must I be provoked? Satan will give you a little taste, then he'll move in with rapid speed Lord keep my blind side covered and see that I don't bleed Trouble in mind, Lord, trouble in mind Lord, take away this trouble in mind

Up To Me
1974

Tuning: DADF#AD (Open D)
Capo:
II
D 054000 Gadd9 020100
A(ii) 042000 A(vii) 777777
G 020120 D/a x04000
D
A(ii)
G
Gadd9
Everything went from bad to worse, money never changed a thing
D
A(ii)
G
Gadd9
Death kept followin', trackin' us down, at least I heard your bluebird sing
A(vii)
D
/a
G
Gadd9
Now somebody's got to show their hand, time is an enemy
D
/a
G
D
I know you're long gone, I guess it must be up to me If I'd thought about it I never would've done it, I guess I would've let it slide If I'd lived my life by what others were thinkin', the heart inside me would've died I was just too stubborn to ever be governed by enforced insanity Someone had to reach for the risin' star, I guess it was up to me Oh, the Union Central is pullin' out and the orchids are in bloom I've only got me one good shirt left and it smells of stale perfume In fourteen months I've only smiled once and I didn't do it consciously Somebody's got to find your trail, I guess it must be up to me It was like a revelation when you betrayed me with your touch I'd just about convinced myself that nothin' had changed that much The old Rounder in the iron mask slipped me the master key Somebody had to unlock your heart, he said it was up to me Well, I watched you slowly disappear down into the officers' club I would've followed you in the door but I didn't have a ticket stub So I waited all night 'til the break of day, hopin' one of us could get free When the dawn came over the river bridge, I knew it was up to me Oh, the only decent thing I did when I worked as a postal clerk Was to haul your picture down off the wall near the cage where I used to work Was I a fool or not to try to protect your identity? You looked a little burned out, my friend, I thought it might be up to me Well, I met somebody face to face and I had to remove my hat She's everything I need and love but I can't be swayed by that It frightens me, the awful truth of how sweet life can be But she ain't a-gonna make me move, I guess it must be up to me We heard the Sermon on the Mount and I knew it was too complex It didn't amount to anything more than what the broken glass reflects When you bite off more than you can chew you pay the penalty Somebody's got to tell the tale, I guess it must be up to me Well, Dupree came in pimpin' tonight to the Thunderbird Cafe Crystal wanted to talk to him, I had to look the other way Well, I just can't rest without you, love, I need your company But you ain't a-gonna cross the line, I guess it must be up to me There's a note left in the bottle, you can give it to Estelle She's the one you been wonderin' about, but there's really nothin' much to tell We both heard voices for a while, now the rest is history Somebody's got to cry some tears, I guess it must be up to me So go on, boys, and play your hands, life is a pantomime The ringleaders from the county seat say you don't have all that much time And the girl with me behind the shades, she ain't my property One of us has got to hit the road, I guess it must be up to me And if we never meet again, baby, remember me How my lone guitar played sweet for you that old-time melody And the harmonica around my neck, I blew it for you, free No one else could play that tune, you know it was up to me

Vomit Express
1971

Co-written with Allen Ginsberg
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I'm going down to Puerto Rico I'm going down on the midnight plane I'm going down on the Vomit Express I'm going down with my suitcase pain You can take an ancient vacation Fly over Florida's deep-blue end Rise up out of this mad-house nation I'm going down with my oldest tender friend I'm going down to Puerto Rico... We know each other now twenty years Seen murders, and we wept tears Now we're gonna take ourselves a little bit of free time Wandering round the southern poverty clime I'm going down to Puerto Rico... Start flyin' with all the poor, old, sick ladies Everybody (in the plane) (drowded) and drunk, and they're crazy Flyin' home to die in the wobbly air All night long, they wanted the cheapest fare I'm going down to Puerto Rico... When we're down on the air field, I've never been there Except once walkin' around the air field in the great, wet heat Walk out, smell that old mother-load of shit from the tropics Stomach growl [love], oh friends, beware I'm going down to Puerto Rico... Me and my friend, no we won't even drink And I won't eat meat, I won't fuck around Gonna walk the streets alone, [cars] will blink and wink Taxi's, buses and US gas all around I'm going down to Puerto Rico... Start [read] poetry at the university, meet kids Look at their breasts, touch their hands, kiss their heads Seen from the heart, maybe the four buddhist normal truths "Existence is suffering", it ends when you're dead I'm going down to Puerto Rico... Go out, walk up on the mountain, see the green rain Imagine that forest, finds, get lost Sit cross-legged and meditate on old love pain Watch every old love turn to gold I'm going down to Puerto Rico... See raindrops and the jungle rainbow, dancin' men Brown legs walk around on the mud road Far from US smog, war, again Sit down, empty mind, vomit my holy load I'm going down to Puerto Rico... Come back to earth, walk the streets in shock Smoke some grass and eat me some cock Kiss the mouth of the sweetest boy I can see Who shows me his white teeth and brown skin joy I'm going down to Puerto Rico... Go find my old friend, we'll go to the museum Talk 'bout politics with the cats, and ask for revolution Get back on the plane and chant high in the sky Back to earth, to New York garbage streets and fly I'm going down to Puerto Rico... I'm gonna come back with frighteneds in the hot At New York's electrical eternity here Pull the air conditioner plug from the wall Sit down with my straight spine and pray I'm going down to Puerto Rico...

Wallflower
1971

G
Wallflower, wallflower
C
G
C/g
G
Won't you dance with me?
D
I'm sad and lonely too
G
Wallflower, wallflower
C
G
C/g
G
Won't you dance with me?
G
D
G
I'm fallin' in love with you
D
G
Just like you I'm wonderin' what I'm doin' here
A
D
Dadd9/c
G6/b
D/a
Just like you I'm wonderin' what's goin' on
G
Wallflower, wallflower
C
G
C/g
G
Won't you dance with me?
G
D
G
The night will soon be gone
D
G
I have seen you standing in the smoky haze
A
D
Dadd9/c
G6/b
D/a
And I know that you're gonna be mine one of these days Mine alone!
G
Wallflower, wallflower
C
G
C/g
G
Take a chance on me
G
D
G
Please let me ride you home

Watching The River Flow
1971

F
What's the matter with me?
Bb
I don't have much to say
F
Daylight sneakin' through the window
G
C
And I'm still in this all-night cafe
F
Walkin' to and fro beneath the moon
Bb
Out to where the trucks are rollin' slow
F
To sit down on this bank of sand
C
F
And watch the river flow Wish I was back in the city Instead of this old bank of sand With the sun beating down over the chimney tops And the one I love so close at hand If I had wings and I could fly I know where I would go But right now I'll just sit here so contentedly And watch the river flow
C
People disagreeing on just about everything, yeah
F
Makes you stop and all wonder why
Dm
G
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
C
Who just couldn't help but cry Oh, but this ol' river keeps on rollin', though No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow And as long as it does I'll just sit here And watch the river flow People disagreeing everywhere you look Makes you wanna stop and read a book Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street That was really shook But this ol' river keeps on rollin', though No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow And as long as it does I'll just sit here
F
Bb
And watch the river flow
F
Bb
Watch the river flow
F
Bb
Watchin' the river flow
F
Bb
Watchin' the river flow
F
C
But I'll just sit down on this bank of sand
F
And watch the river flow

When I Paint My Masterpiece
1971

D
D
A/e
E
A
D/a
D/a
A
A
D/a
A
Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble (
D/a
)
A/e
E
A
Ancient footprints are everywhere
D/a
A
D/a
A
You can almost think that you're seein' double (
D/a
)
A/e
E
A
On a cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs
E
D
A
Got to hurry on back to my hotel room
E
D
A
Where I've got me a date with Botticelli's niece
D/a
A
D/a
A
Yup, she promised that she'd be right there with me (
D/a
)
A/e
E
A
D/a
A
When I paint my masterpiece Oh, the hours I've spent inside the Coliseum Dodging lions and wastin' time Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see 'em Yes, it sure has been a long, hard climb Train wheels runnin' through the back of my memory As the daylight hours do increase Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody When I paint my masterpiece
/a
/g#
/g
/f#
F
...
F7
Bb
Eb
Bb
I left Rome and landed in Brussels
Bb/f
F
Bb
With a picture of a tall oak tree by my side
Bb
Eb/bb
Bb
Clergymen in uniform and young girls pullin' muscles
Bb/f
F
Bb
Everyone was there and nobody tried to hide
F
Bb
Newspapermen eating candy
F
Eb
Bb
Had to be held down by big police
Bb
Eb/bb
Bb
Someday, everything is gonna be different
Bb/f
F
Bb
When I paint my masterpiece

Ye Shall Be Changed
1979

G
C/e
G/d
C
F
C
Am
You harbor resentment
Bm
Am
G
You know there ain't too much of a thrill
Am
You wish for contentment
Bm
C
G
But you got an emptiness that can't be filled
Am
Bm
You've had enough of hatred
C
D
Your bones are breaking (and you) can't find nothing sacred, (but)
G
C/e
G/d
C
F
C
G
C/e
G/d
C
F
C
Ye shall be changed
G
C/e
G/d
C
F
C
G
C/e
G/d
C
F
C
Ye shall be changed
D
G
D
C
F
C
In a twinkling of an eye, when the last trumpet blows
D
G
D
C
F
C
The dead will arise and burst out of your cloths
G
C/e
G/d
C
F
C
G
C/e
G/d
C
F
C
And ye shall be changed Everything you've gotten You've gotten by sweat, blood and muscle From early in the morning 'til way past dark All you ever do is hustle All your loved ones have walked out the door You're not even sure 'bout your wife and kids no more, but Ye shall be changed, ye shall be changed In a twinkling of an eye, when the last trumpet blows The dead will arise and burst out of your cloths And ye shall be changed (Now) the past don't control you But the future's like a roulette wheel spinning (And) deep down inside You know you need a whole new beginning Don't have to go to Russia or Iran Just surrender to God and He'll move you right here where you stand, and Ye shall be changed, ye shall be changed In a twinkling of an eye, when the last trumpet blows The dead will arise and burst out of your cloths And ye shall be changed You drink bitter water And you been eating the bread of sorrow You can't live for today When all you're ever thinking of is tomorrow The path you've endured has been rough And when you've decided that you've had enough, then Ye shall be changed, ye shall be changed In a twinkling of an eye, when the last trumpet blows The dead will arise and burst out of your cloths And ye shall be changed