Transpose up (k) Transpose down (j) Cycle song versions (v) Toggle Nashville chords (n) Toggle lyrics only (z) Toggle modulation (m) ------------------------- Jump to artists index (i) Jump to current artists index (I) Jump to song index Jump to tunings index Jump to folk index Jump to theory page ------------------------- Toggle multicolumn Toggle dark mode ------------------------- Find song (f) Random song (r) Random song (current artist) (R)

Bob Dylan : Misc 1980s

  1. Ain't Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody
    +1
  2. Almost Done
  3. Angelina
  4. Band Of The Hand
  5. Blind Willie McTell
  6. Caribbean Wind
    +4
  7. City Of Gold
  8. Cover Down, Break Through
  9. Dirty Lies
  10. Enough Is Enough
  11. Foot Of Pride
  12. Go Way Little Boy
  13. I Once Knew A Man
  14. I Will Love Him
  15. Jesus Is The One
  16. Julius And Ethel
  17. Let's Keep It Between Us
  18. Lord, Protect My Child
  19. Making A Liar Out Of Me
  20. Need A Woman
    +1
  21. Night After Night
  22. Rise Again
  23. Series Of Dreams
    +1
  24. Tell Me
  25. Thief On The Cross
  26. This Was My Love
  27. Too Late
    +1
  28. Twenty-Six Storeys High
  29. Waiting To Get Beat
    +1
  30. Yonder Comes Sin
    +1
  31. You Changed My Life

Ain't Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody
1980

G
D
C
I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody
G
(
D
)
C
I can manipulate people as well as anybody
G
C
G
C
Hold 'em and control 'em, please 'em and squeeze 'em
G
(
D
)
C
I can make believe I'm in love with almost anybody
G
C
G
C
Burst 'em and burn 'em, ram 'em and leave 'em
Am
Bm
C
Bm
But they're not my purpose as I make the deeds
Am
Bm
D
I been down that road, I know where it leads
G
D/g
C/g
I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody
G
D/g
C/g
Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody
G
D/g
C/g
Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody
Am
Bm
C
D
G
Not today, not tonight, not tomorrow, no never, no way! I can deceive people as well as anybody I know all the angles, know how to make the jangles I can twist the truth as well as anybody Find 'em and blind 'em, wine 'em and dine 'em But it don't suit my purposes, it ain't my goal To gain the whole world and give up my soul I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Not for father, not for mother, not for sister, not for brother, no way!
Em
Bm
Smoke arises forever
C
G
On a one-way ticket to burn
Em
Bm
A place reserved for the devil
C
G
And for all of those that love evil
C
Bm
A dark of darkness and chains
D
You can never return I can mislead people as well as anybody I know all the dices, I paid all the prices I can influence people as well as anybody I can do it, I can easily see to it [...] and be gods I don't miss delusions, I see through his facades I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Not for father, not for mother, not for sister, not for brother, no way! I can manipulate people as well as anybody Burst 'em and burn 'em, twist 'em and turn 'em I can make believe I almost love anybody Haul 'em and control them, squeeze 'em and tease 'em But it don't suit my purposes, it ain't my goal To gain the whole world and give up my soul I ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody Not for sister, not for father, not for mother, not for brother, no way!

Almost Done
1984

Words (?) and music Bob Dylan
Played at Beverly Theatre rehearsals, 23-May-1984.
This is the version from the "Verona Rehearsal Tape", 27-May-1984.
E
C#m
I stood by
G#m
I stood by you
C#m
Stood by her
F#m
Oh don't be untrue
E
It's already there
A
For to see the one
F#m
Oh now she rode
E
She's almost done Almost done Almost done Palestine glow [girl] You're the one
Oh not I know
It might not do It's already done For light and blue Almost done Almost done But I don't stand missed But you're the one Oh you're the child I'm a-trustin' you To trust me down Just trust me too
*** Take #2 ***
Intro and fill between verses:
(the
C#m
is actually a
C#m7
(9-11-9-9-9-9).)
 | . . . ; . . . | . . . ; . . . |
C#m
B
A
A
B
C#m
C#m
... All the night Fortune don't last Gonna be lucky More than in the past It's already there Already new Oh, trust in me I'll trust in you So goodbye Save me the prose (?) Goodbye baby Would you hold me close Hold me close Or say goodbye
moon up by night
In [the empty] the sky

Angelina
1981

Capo:
I
C
F
C
Well it's always been my nature to take chances
G
C
My right hand drawing back while my left hand advances
F
C
Where the current is strong and the monkey dances
G
To the tune of a concertina Blood drying in my yellow hair as I go from shore to shore I know what it is that has drawn me to your door But whatever could it be makes you think you've seen me before Angelina
F
C
G
Ooh-oh, Angelina Ooh-oh, Angelina His eyes were two slits make any snake proud With a face that any painter would paint as he walked through the crowd Worshipping a god with the body of a woman well endowed And the head of a hyena Do I need your permission to turn the other cheek If you can read my mind, why must I speak? No, I have heard nothing about the man that you seek Angelina Ooh-oh, Angelina Ooh-oh, Angelina In the valley of the giants where the stars and stripes explode The peaches they were sweet and the milk and honey flowed I was only following instructions when the judge sent me down the road With your subpoena When you cease to exist then who will you blame? I've tried my best to love you, but I cannot play this game Your best friend and my worst enemy is one and the same Angelina Ooh-oh, Angelina Ooh-oh, Angelina There's a black Mercedes rolling through the combat zone Your servants are half dead, you're down to the bone Tell me tall man, where would you like to be overthrown? In Jerusalem or Argentina? She was stolen from her mother when she was three days old Now her vengeance has been satisfied and her possessions have been sold He's surrounded by God's angels and she's wearing a blindfold But so are you, Angelina Ooh-oh, Angelina Ooh-oh, Angelina I see pieces of men marching, tryin' to take heaven by force I can see the unknown rider, I can see the pale white horse In God's truth, name, tell me what you want and you'll have it of course Just step into the arena Beat a path of retreat up them spiral staircases Pass the tree of smoke, pass the angel with four faces Begging god for mercy and weeping in unholy places Angelina Ooh-oh, Angelina Ooh-oh, Angelina

Band Of The Hand
1986

Capo:
I
C
It's hell time, man! It's hell time, man! It's hell time, man! It's hell time, man!
G
Down these streets the fools rule
Bb
F
There's no freedom or self respect
G
A knife's point or a trip to the joint
Bb
F
Is about all you can expect They kill people here who stand up for their rights The system's just too damned corrupt It's always the same, the name of the game Is who do you know higher up The blacks and the whites, The idiotic, the exotic Wealth is a filthy rag So erotic so unpatriotic So wrapped up in the American flag Witchcraft scum exploiting the dumb Turning children into punks and slaves Whose heroes and healers are rich drug dealers Who should be put in their graves Listen to me Mr Pussyman This might be your last night in a bed so soft We're not pimps on the make, politicians on the take You can't pay us off We're gonna blow up your home of Voodoo And watch it burn without any regret We got the power we're the new government You just don't know it yet For all of my brothers from Vietnam And my uncle's from World War II I'd like to say that it's countdown time now And we're gonna do what the law should do And for you pretty baby, I know you've seen it all I know your story is too painful to share One day though you'll be talking in your sleep And when you do, I wanna be there

Blind Willie McTell
1983

Capo:
I
Dm
A7
Dm
Seen the arrow on the doorpost
Dm
A7
Dm
Saying, "This land is condemned
Dm
A7
C
G
All the way from New Orleans
Bb
C
Dm
To Jerusalem" I traveled through East Texas Where many martyrs fell And I know no one can sing the blues Like Blind Willie McTell Well, I heard the hoot owl singing As they were taking down the tents The stars above the barren trees Were his only audience Them charcoal gypsy maidens Can strut their feathers well But nobody can sing the blues Like Blind Willie McTell See them big plantations burning Hear the cracking of the whips Smell that sweet magnolia blooming See the ghosts of slavery ships I can hear them tribes a-moaning Hear the undertaker's bell Nobody can sing the blues Like Blind Willie McTell There's a woman by the river With some fine young handsome man He's dressed up like a squire Bootlegged whiskey in his hand There's a chain-gang on the highway I can hear them rebels yell And I know no one can sing the blues Like Blind Willie McTell Well, God is in His heaven And we all want what's His But power and greed and corruptible seed Seem to be all that there is I'm gazing out the window Of the St. James Hotel And I know no one can sing the blues Like Blind Willie McTell

Caribbean Wind
1981

|
G
|
Bm
|
Em
|
Em
C
| |
G
Bm
|
Em
D
|
C
|
G
Bm
She was the rose of Sharon from paradise lost
Em
C
From the city of seven hills near the place of the cross
G
Bm/f#
Em
D
C
I was playing a show in Miami in the theater of divine comedy Told about Jesus, told about the rain She told me about the jungle where her brothers were slain By a man who invented iron and disappeared so mysteriously Was she a child or a woman, I can't say which From one to another she could to easily switch We went into the wall to where the long arm of the law could not reach Could I been used and played as a pawn? It certainly was possible as the gay night wore on Where men bathed in perfume and celebrated free speech
C
D
G
C
And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico
G
C
D
Fanning the flames in the furnace of desire
C
D
G
C
And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free
G
C
D
G
Bringing everything that's near to me nearer to the fire She looked into my soul through the clothes that I wore She said, "We got a mutual friend over by the door And you know he's got our best interest in mind" He was well-connected but her heart was a snare And she had left him to die in there There were payments due and he was a little behind The cry of the peacock, flies buzz my head Ceiling fan broken, there's a heat in my bed Street band playing "Nearer My God to Thee" We met at the steeple where the mission bells ring She said, "I know what you're thinking, but there ain't a thing You can do about it, so let us just agree to agree" And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico Fanning the flames in the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that's near to me nearer to the fire Atlantic City by the cold grey sea I hear a voice crying, "Daddy," I always think it's for me But it's only the silence in the buttermilk hills that call Every new messenger brings evil report 'Bout armies on the march and time that is short And famines and earthquakes and hatred written upon walls Would I have married her? I don't know, I suppose She had bells in her braids and they hung to her toes But I kept hearing my name and I had to be movin' on I saw screws break loose, saw the devil pound tin I saw a house in the country being torn from within I heard my ancestors calling from the land far beyond And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico Fanning the flames in the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that's near to me nearer to the fire

City Of Gold
1980

C
G
C
There is a city of gold
C
F
Far from this rat-race with the bars that hold
C
F
Far from the confusion that eats at your soul
C
G
F
C
There is a city of gold There is a country of light Raised up in glory, angels wearing white Never know sickness, never know night There is a country of light There is a city of love Way from this world, stuff dreams are made of Fear of no darkness, stars high above There is a city of love There is a city of hope There ain't no doctor, don't need no dope I'm ready and willing, throw down a rope There is a city of hope There is a city of gold Far from this rat race And these bars that hold Rest for your spirit, peace for your soul There is a city of gold
C
G
F
C/e
Dm
C
There is a city of gold

Cover Down, Break Through
1980

This riff is repeated throughout the song:
Am
. . .
D
. . .
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3---0---|-5-------3-------|
|-3--55-----------|-----------------|
An approximation of the full arrangement for a single guitar:
Am
. . .
D
.
D11
.
|-5---5---5---5---|-5------5--------|
|-5---5---5---5---|-7------5--------|
|-5---5---5---5---|-7------5--------|
|-5h7-7-------7---|-7------5--------|
|-5h7-7-----------|-5------5--------|
|-5---5-----------|-----------------|
Am
D
(
D11
) Well you heard about Pharaoh's army Trampling through the mud You heard about the Hebrew children Redeemed by blood Same spirit drivin' in ya That raised Christ from the dead If you're quick in your mortal body Then let it under your head You got to cover down, cover down, break through Cover down, cover down, break through We need that protection By the armour of the Lord The sword of God is sharper Than any double sided sword He's the hammer of salvation Blade of righteousness Genesis to revelation Repent and confess Cover down, cover down, break through Cover down, cover down, break through Well, you wake up early in the morning Turning from side to side Something giving you a warning You can run, but you can't hide Demands are laid upon you And burdens you can't bear Sins you can't even remember Are waiting to meet you there Cover down, cover down, break through Cover down, cover down, break through You got an image of yourself You've built by yourself alone But it will come a-tumbling down Just like the walls made of stone You will be separated From everything you seem to be You think you'll be liberated, yeah But the grave won't set you free You got to cover down, cover down, break through Cover down, cover down, break through (Cover down, cover down, break through Cover down, cover down, break through)

Dirty Lies
1984

Recorded on the "Verona Rehearsal Tape", 27-May-1984.
Bm
Bm/a
G
F#
Sometime she said I'm slow
Bm
Bm/a
G
F#
She said it about me but it's too soon to know
Bm
Bm/a
G
F#
Don't mind leaving, wondering why
Bm
Whosoever told it, told a dirty lie Well, I'll tell you one more to Take what is you with you when you go Now I'll tumble, tumble and die Whosoever told it, told a dirty lie
G
Already seen your dirty mate
Bm
Sure find it harder to concentrate
G
I'll be beloved, times too slow
F#
G
F#
But make sure you take her with you when you go I'll love it and leave it, the sun go down Pray for the rain for miles around I'll never leave it to wonder why Whosoever told you, told a dirty lie
Instrumental verses
Oh, they time you and I'm telling you I'd be watching, baby no matter what you do And I'll leave alone, you're far too slow Just make sure you take her with you when you go I want to leave, my feet's soaking wet I long to leave but I ain't found you yet And I know baby, telling you why Whosoever told me, told a dirty lie

Enough Is Enough
1984

Prominent descent in the verses:
G7
Gdim
Cm6/g
G
|--7--|--6--|--5--|--3--|
|--6--|--5--|--4--|--3--|
|--7--|--6--|--5--|--4--|
|--5--|--5--|--5--|--5--|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
*** Barcelona, 28-Jun-1984 ***
G7
Hands off your feet, baby
Gdim
Listen to this
Cm6/g
G
This is what I can't be
G7
Often it hurt me honey
Gdim
I'm looking at you but
Cm6/g
G
But you're looking at me too
C
Because a dollar is a dollar
G
And the downtown boys play rough
D
Go all the way back, baby
C
G
D
Tell 'em enough is enough Face on the gutter, baby Which is which But I'd rather be lucky than be rich Off with the money honey, that is true But I'm satisfied with you Because a dollar is a dollar And the downtown boys play rough Go all the way back, baby Tell 'em enough is enough All cities, honey, hard Is soakin' wet But there's no more gold you can get [???] I'm facing the wall But baby you took it all Because a dollar is a dollar And the downtown boys play rough You tell 'em baby That enough is enough Got a gold mining fever, baby But, ah, which is which But I'd rather be lucky than be rich [???] that is true But I'm satisfied with you Because a dollar is a dollar And the downtown boys play rough Go all the way back, baby Tell 'em enough is enough Got a gold mining fever baby, which is which but I'd rather be lucky than be rich Go off with the money honey, that is true, but I'm Satisfied with you
*** Paris, 01-Jul-1984 ***
Well, I don't mind eating funny honey Sleep down in the ditch But I'd rather be lucky than be rich [well, all the time I'm] soakin' wet But you got all the gold that you gonna get Because a dollar is a dollar And the downtown boys play rough Go all the way back, baby Tell 'em enough is enough [Fall through the sugar, I Fall through the glue], but I'm Satisfied with you [oh, Moneypenny, I Should let it go, so I Just wanna know our show] Because a dollar is a dollar And the downtown boys play rough Go all the way back, baby Tell 'em enough is enough
*** Wembley, 07-Jul-1984 ***
Hold your seat, honey Back in the ditch 'Cause I'd rather be lucky than be rich Oh, yeah, [???] I love you, and that is all Because a dollar is a dollar And the downtown boys play rough Go all the way back, baby Tell 'em enough is enough [...] motor, honey Up and down the line You tell them that you are mine [if they heard of you I Must obey,] You tell them you belong to me Because a dollar is a dollar And the downtown boys play rough Go all the way back, baby Tell 'em enough is enough She's from love, honey Back against the wall But you all had it done, got it all Oh, pretty honey I tell her you're sick But I wish you'd do it mighty quick Because a dollar is a dollar And the downtown boys sure play rough Go all the way back, baby Tell 'em enough is enough Oh let me see If the face is soaking wet You already got what you gonna get If they ever ask you to sleep in the ditch You tell 'em you'd rather be lucky than be rich Because a dollar is a dollar And the downtown boys sure play rough Now, go all the way back, baby Tell 'em enough is enough

Foot Of Pride
1983

B
Like the lion tears the flesh off of a man So can a woman who passes herself off as a male They sang "Danny Boy" at his funeral and the Lord's Prayer Preacher talking 'bout Christ betrayed
E
It's like the earth just opened and swallowed him up He reached too high, was thrown back to the ground
B
You know what they say about bein' nice to the right people on the way up Sooner or later you gonna meet them comin' down
B
G#m
E
Well, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come down
B
Ain't no goin' back Hear ya got a brother named James, don't forget faces or names Sunken cheeks and his blood is mixed He looked straight into the sun and said revenge is mine But he drinks, and drinks can be fixed Sing me one more song, about ya love me to the moon and the stranger And your fall by the sword love affair with Erroll Flynn In these times of compassion when conformity's in fashion Say one more stupid thing to me before the final nail is driven in Well, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come down Ain't no goin' back There's a retired businessman named Red Cast down from heaven and he's out of his head He feeds off of everyone that he can touch He said he only deals in cash or sells tickets to a plane crash He's not somebody that you play around with much Miss Delilah is his, a Philistine is what she is She'll do wondrous works with your fate Feed you coconut bread, spice buns in your bed If you don't mind sleepin' with your head face down in a grave Well, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come down Ain't no goin' back Well they'll choose a man for you to meet tonight You'll play the fool and learn how to walk through doors How to enter into the gates of paradise No, how to carry a burden too heavy to be yours Yeah, from the stage they'll be tryin' to get water outta rocks A whore will pass the hat, collect a hundred grand and say thanks They like to take all this money from sin Build big universities to study in Sing "Amazing Grace" all the way to the Swiss banks Well, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come down Ain't no goin' back They got some beautiful people out there, man They can be a terror to your mind and show you how to hold your tongue They got mystery written all over their forehead They kill babies in the crib and say only the good die young They don't believe in mercy Judgement on them is something that you'll never see They can exalt you up or bring you down main route Turn you into anything that they want you to be Well, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come down Ain't no goin' back Yes, I guess I loved him too I can still see him in my mind climbin' that hill Did he make it to the top, well he probably did and dropped Struck down by the strength of the will Ain't nothin' left here partner Just the dust of a plague that has left this whole town afraid From now on, this'll be where you're from Let the dead bury the dead. Your time will come Let hot iron blow as he raised the shade Well, there ain't no goin' back when your foot of pride come down Ain't no goin' back

Go Way Little Boy
1985

D
A
D
D
Go 'way little boy
A
D
I'm not for you
D
Bm
G
Go back to her
D
Bm
G
Where you'll be more secure
D
C
Bm
She knows you much better than I do
D
Go 'way little boy
A
D
I'm not for you Go 'way little boy You're making me sad I don't wanna see you bleed She's the one that you need You'll never miss what you ain't never had Go 'way little boy You're making me sad Go way little boy It's much too late Walk back out the door Don't wanna see you no more You're making it hard for me to concentrate Go 'way little boy It's much too late
Bm
/a#
/a
/g#
Can't you hear your mama callin'
G
A
D
Don't you recognize her voice
Bm
/a#
/a
/g#
I think you'd better heed her warning
G
Em
While you still have the choice Go way little boy You're much too late Your future's bright Don't throw it away tonight It's getting hard for me to look you in the eye Go 'way little boy You're makin' me cry

I Once Knew A Man
1984

Only played at the Letterman rehearsal?
E
I once knew a man Deaf and even in the style Well he taught me to make Love ain't even bad But you never even know
A
Oh I once knew a man
E
Yeah I once knew a man
B7
Seems like only yesterday
A
He done pass this way
E
Well I once knew a man I once knew a man Opening a door Saved by another Old men of numbers Never to be here no more Yeah I once knew a man Well I once knew a man Seems like only yesterday He done pass this way Oh I once knew a man Well I once knew a man Creeping in beside Opening every door Found dirty score Taking Sally for a ride Yeah I once knew a man Oh yeah I once knew a man Well it seems like only yesterday He done pass this way Well I once knew a man I once knew a man I once knew a man

I Will Love Him
1980

Capo:
I
Toronto, 19-Apr-1980 - released on Trouble No More.
C
F
I will love Him I will serve Him
C
G11
C
I will glorify His name
Repeat at least three times for each chorus
C
He came from the east out of Galilee
F
G
C
And disappeared like what He taught
Dm7
C/e
He came down onto His own
F
G
His own knew Him not
A
But as for me I will love Him... He said when the fig tree was blooming He would be at the gate He was talking 'bout the state of Israel From nineteen forty-eight And the time is near And I will love Him... When He was down and conceived here His mother didn't know what she carried Took an angel of the Lord To tell her what she done carry Carry for all mankind That I will love him...
Last time:
Eb
... I will glorify His name
F
C
Did anybody say it was gonna be easy?
Eb
F
G
Nobody said, but you couldn't complain
Eb
F
C
The God of the world tried to drive me crazy
A
Even Peter denied Him Standin' right beside Him Took Him out and falsely tried Him Eventually crucified Him
C
E
Who am I to say I wouldn't do the same? When he who repaired the roof Tried to tilt against the grain When Herod found out that he was born He had every boy child slain Hey, let's all pray I will love Him...

Jesus Is The One
1981

From Lorelei, West Germany, 17-July-1981
Jesus, he's the one Jesus, he's the one It's not Mr Rockefeller It's not Mr [?] It's not Mr Nixon That can raise the dead Jesus, he's the one Jesus, he's the one It's not Mr Roosevelt It's not Mr Punch [?] That can heal your broken heart Jesus, he's the one Jesus, he's the one
Verses from Drammen 10-July-1981
Well, it ain't Mr Truman It ain't Mr Blue It ain't Mr [?] Mr Ray or Mr Fu It ain't Mr Regal That can raise the bed It ain't Mr Rockefeller That can raise dead It ain't Mr Valley It ain't the fortune stars [?] It ain't Mr Roosevelt That can heal your broken heart
Verses from Avignon 25-July-1981
It's not Mr Roosevelt That can hold your hand It's not Mr [?] That can raise the dead It's not Mr [?] That can fool your part [?] It's not Mr [?] That can heal your broken heart

Julius And Ethel
1983

E
Now that they are gone you know the truth it can be told
D
They were sacrificed lambs in the market place sold
A
E
Julius and Ethel, Julius and Ethel Now that they are gone you know the truth it can come out They were never proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt Julius and Ethel, Julius and Ethel The people thought they were guilty at the time Some even said there hadn't been any crime Julius and Ethel, Julius and Ethel People look upon this couple with contempt and doubt But they loved each other right up to the time they checked out Julius and Ethel, Julius and Ethel Eisenhower was president, Senator Joe was King Long as you didn't say nothing you could say anything Julius and Ethel, Julius and Ethel Now some they blamed the system, some they blamed the man Now that it is over, no one knows how it began Julius and Ethel, Julius and Ethel Every Kingdom got to fall even the Third Reich Man can do what he please but not for as long as he like Julius and Ethel, Julius and Ethel Well they say they gave the secrets of the Atom Bomb away Like no one else could think of it, it wouldn't be here today Julius and Ethel, Julius and Ethel Someone says the fifties was the age of great romance I say that's just a lie, it was when fear had you in a trance Julius and Ethel, Julius and Ethel

Let's Keep It Between Us
1980

Performed during the gospel tours in 1980, on piano in Eb
Capo:
I
A11 x00000
G11 3x3211
F6 133231 (or probably 13x231)
A
D
F6
Let's keep it between us
A
These people meddlin' in our affairs, they're not our friends
D
F6
Let's keep it between us
A
Before the last door closes and the whole thing breaks down and ends
Bm
/a#
/a
E/g#
They tell me one thing, tell you another
G
D/f#
Em
'Til we don't know who to trust
D
F6
G(11)
D
Oh, darlin', can we keep it between us? Let's keep it between us We've been through too much together that they've never shared They've had nothing to say to us before Now all of a sudden it's as if they've always cared All we need is honesty Just a little humility and trust Oh, darlin', can we keep it between us?
Bm
/a#
I know we're not perfect
/a
G
But then again, so what?
Bm
/a#
There ain't no reason to treat me like I was a slave
/a
G
Treat you like you was a slut
D/f#
Em
A(7)
And it's all makin' me angry Can we lay back for a moment 'Fore the whole thing breaks down and goes to fire? If we can't settle it by ourselves We must be worse off than they think we are Backseat drivers don't know the feel of the wheel But they sure know how to make a fuss Oh, darlin', can we keep it between us? Can we lay back for a moment 'Fore the whole [...] risin' over your head? They talked about us both behind our back So loud I could hear every word they said In the company of fools we've falled, honey Let's just move to the back of the back of the bus Oh, darlin', can we keep it between us?

Lord, Protect My Child
1983

C/g
|:
G
. . .
C/g
:|
G7
For his age, he's wise
C
G
C/g
G
He's got his mother's eyes
Em
There's gladness in his heart
D
G/d
D
He's young and he's wild
G
G7
C
Cm
My only prayer is, if I can't be there
G
D
G
Lord, protect my child As his youth now unfolds He is centuries old Just to see him at play makes me smile No matter what happens to me No matter what my destiny Lord, protect my child While the world is asleep You can look at it and weep Few things you find are worthwhile And though I don't ask for much No material things to touch Lord, protect my child He's young and on fire Full of hope and desire In a world that's been raped, raped and defiled If I fall along the way And can't see another day Lord, protect my child There'll be a time I hear tell When all will be well When God and man will be reconciled But until men lose their chains And righteousness reigns Lord, protect my child

Making A Liar Out Of Me
1980

From 26-Sep-1980 rehearsal
A
D
I tell people you're just going through changes And that you're acquainted both with night and day That your money's good and you're just being courageous On them burning bridges, knowing your feet are made of clay Well I say you won't be destroyed by your inventions That you brought it all under captivity And that you really do have all the best intentions
A
G
D/f#
A
But you're making a liar out of me Well I say that you're just young and self tormented But that deep down you understand The hopes and fears and dreams of the discontented Who threaten now to overtake your promised land Well I say you'd not sow discord among brothers Nor drain a man of his integrity But you'll remember the cries of orphans and their mothers But you're making a liar out of me But you're making a liar out of me Well I say that, that ain't flesh and blood you're drinking In the wounded empire of your fool's paradise With a light above your head forever blinking Turning virgins into merchandise That you must have been beautiful when you were living You remind me of some old-time used-to-be I say you can be trusted with the power you been given But you're making a liar out of me So many things so hard to say as you stumble To take refuge in your offices of shame As the earth beneath my feet begins to rumble And your young men die for nothing, not even fame I say that someday you'll begin to trust us And that your conscience not been slain by conformity That you'll stand up unafraid to believe in justice But you're making a liar out of me You're making a liar out of me Well I can hear the sound of distant thunder From an open window at the end of every hall Now that you're gone I got to wonder If you ever were here at all I say you never sacrificed my children To some false god of infidelity And that it's not the Tower of Babel that you're building But you're making a liar out of me You're making a liar out of me Now you're making a liar out of me

Need A Woman
1981

A
E
A
Lately I've been having evil dreams, I wake up in a cold blue glare
A
E
I run the tape back in my mind, wonderin' if I took the wrong road somewhere
D
Searching for the truth the way God designed it Well, the real truth is that I may be afraid to find it
A
G
D
A
Well I need a woman, all right
G
D
A
Need a woman, every night
D
To be with me and know me as I am To show me the kind of love that don't have to be condemned
E
A
And I want you to be that woman Yes, I do
G
D
A
G
D
A
(Every day, be that woman every way) I've had my eyes on you baby for five long years Well, you probably don't know me at all But I've seen your laughter and I've seen your tears A tell-tale heart will show itself to anybody near There's always some new stranger in the night To lend a sympathetic ear Well I need a woman to be my own Need a woman that's mine alone Seen you in the doorway, I seen you in the park Seen you in the sunshine, I seen you in the dark And I want you to be that woman (Oh oh oh, Be that woman every way) You keep listening to something long enough You just bound to believe that it's true You know there's some things that you put out It's gonna come back on you The which is not common and don't last Whatever's waiting in the future Could be what you're running from in the past I need a woman, all for love Need a woman, made from the same stuff Someone who likes simple things, is not afraid to bend Someone who don't make herself up to make every man her friend And I want you to be that woman (Every day, be that woman every way) Don't know what you got that I want Don't know what I got to give Don't know how much time I've got Don't know how long I live The rebellion in my soul, why was it created? To blur the focus of my mind and keep me isolated But I need a woman, ain't no crime Need a woman, all the time To see the promised land with me as the time goes by To rule my heart with sweetness and boldness from on high And I want you to be that woman, yes I do Be that woman straight and true

Night After Night
1986

From the Hearts of Fire soundtrack album.
E
B
Night after night you wander the streets of my mind
E
Night after night, don't know what you think you will find
E
No place to go, nowhere to turn
A
Everything around you seems to burn, burn, burn
B
And there's never any mercy in sight
E
Night after night
B
A
E
Night after night
B
A
E
Night after night Night after night some nuke plant will blow up the world Night after night another old man is in some young girl You look for salvation, you find none Just another broken heart, another barrel of a gun Just another stick of dynamite Night after night Night after night Night after night Night after night you drop dead in your bed Night after night another bottle finds a head Night after night I think about cuttin' you loose But I just can't do it - what would be the use? So I'll just keep on holding you tight Night after night Night after night (Night after night after night after night after night) Night after night (Night after night after night after night after night) Night after night (Night after night after night after night after night) Night after night (Night after night after night after night after night)

Rise Again
1980

From 16-Oct-1980 rehearsal
Go ahead, drive the nails through my hand Laugh at me where you stand Go ahead, say it isn't me But the day will come that you will see 'Cause I'll rise again Ain't no power on Earth can tie me down Yes, I'll rise again Death can't keep me buried in the ground Go ahead and mock my name You will see, I'm still the same Go ahead, try to bury me Very, very soon I will be free 'Cause I'll rise again Ain't no power on Earth can tie me now And I'll rise again Death can't keep me buried in the ground Go ahead, say I'm dead and gone You will see that you were wrong Go ahead, try to hide the Son But the day will come when you'll see I'm the one 'Cause I'll rise again Ain't no power on Earth can tie me down Yes, I'll rise again Death can't keep me buried in the ground

Series Of Dreams
1989

C
G
C
I was thinking of a series of dreams
C
G
C
Where nothing comes up to the top
C
G
C
Everything stays down where it's wounded
C
F
And comes to a permanent stop
C
Csus4
C
Wasn't thinking of anything specific
C
F
Like in a dream, when someone wakes up and screams
C
Csus4
C
Nothing too very scientific
C
G
C
Just thinking of a series of dreams Thinking of a series of dreams Where the time and the tempo fly And there's no exit in any direction 'Cept the one that you can't see with your eyes Wasn't making any great connection Wasn't falling for any intricate scheme Nothing that would pass inspection Just thinking of a series of dreams
Am
F
C
Dreams where the umbrella is folded
Am
F
C
Into the path you are hurled
Am
F
C
And the cards are no good that you're holding
C
G
Unless they're from another world In one, numbers were burning In another, I witnessed a crime In one, I was running, and in another All I seemed to be doing was climb Wasn't looking for any special assistance Not going to any great extremes I'd already gone the distance Just thinking of a series of dreams

Tell Me
1983

E
B
E
B
E
B
Tell me, I've got to know
E
B
Tell me, tell me before I go
A
Does that fire still burn? Does that flame still glow?
E
Or has it died out and melted like the snow
B
E
(
E7
) Tell me, tell me Tell me, what are you focussed upon? Tell me, will it come to me after you're gone? Tell me now with a glance on the side Shall I hold you close or let you go by? Tell me, tell me Is that the heat and the beat of your pulse that I feel? If it's not that, then what is it that you're trying to conceal? Do you have any secrets that will only come out in time? Do you lie in your bed do you stare at the stars? Is your main friend someone who's an old acquaintance of ours? Tell me. Yes, tell me Tell me, are those rock and roll dreams in your eyes? Tell me behind what door your treasure lies Ever gone broke in a big way? Ever done the opposite of what the experts say? Tell me, tell me Is it some kind of game that you're playin' with my heart How deep must I go, where do I start? Do you have any morals? Do you have any point of view? Is that a smile that I see on your face? Will it lead me to glory or lead me to disgrace? Tell me. Tell me Tell me, is that my name in your book? Tell me, will you go back and take another look? Tell me the truth, don't tell me no lies Are you anybody, someone, prays for, or cries? Tell me, tell me

Thief On The Cross
1981

In the main riff the
C
can be replaced by a
D11
(xx0010 or x55555)
E11 022232
A
C
D
C
A
C
D
C
(Thief on the cross, chances are slim) There's a thief on the cross, his chances are slim There's thief on the cross, I want to talk to him
C
D
Well everybody's been diverted
C
D
Everybody lookin' the other way
C
D
Everybody's attention is divided
C
E11
Well they may not afford to wait, well There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him Wanna ask him 'bout his mother Wanna ask him 'bout his world Wanna ask him 'bout to talk to himself If this time it didn't roll too well, well There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him Well, everybody know too excited [?] Don't be too surprised Head for the dawn and you can see it well And it's rising in his eyes, well There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him There's a thief on the cross, there's a thief on the cross Now there's winning, ruling and readin' Everybody goes [...] [every scene be] too excited Whether Iran or Mexico, well There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him There's a thief on the cross Thief on the cross There's a thief on the cross There's a thief on the cross There's a thief on the cross

This Was My Love
1983

D
A
Soft as a rain drop, fresh as the sea
D
Warm as the sunshine shinin' on me
G
A
D
G
A
D
This was my love, this was my love Light was her laughter, few were her tears Gentle her beauty, tender her years This was my love, this was my love
D7
G
F#m
Em
D
So young, so fair, such soft golden hair
G
A
D
Smile always on her face
G
F#m
Em
D
No other love can ever compare
C
A
D
No other can take her place Others may cherish fortune or fame I will forever cherish her name This was my love, this was my love So young, so fair, such long golden hair Smile always on her face No other love can't ever compare No other can take her place Others may cherish fortune of fame I will forever cherish her name This was my love, this was my love

Too Late
1983

G
C/g
G
Where there was a murder
D
Em
I don't know, I can't say
C
G
C/g
G
C/g
I was visiting a friend in jail There were only two women At the scene at the time Neither one of them saw a thing Both of them were wearing veils
C
Csus4
They said it was a natural situation
C
That he reached too high
Csus4
C
|:
Csus4
C
:| Tumbled back to the ground
D
You know what they say about
Dsus4
D
Being nice to people on the way up
G
Am
Sooner or later you might meet them coming down
G
Em
Well, it's too late to bring him back
C
D
Too late, too late, too late, too late
G
C/g
G
C/g
Too late to bring him back He had a brother named Paul Hangin' out at the Cafe Royal Where all the company is mixed Pretty to look at He wants someone to throw the book at But you know he drinks And drinks can be fixed Sing me one more song about your summer romance Or maybe that one about your One-night stand with Errol Flynn In these times of compassion When conformity's in fashion Say one more stupid thing to me Before the final nail's driven in You know it's too late to bring him back Too late, too late, too late To bring him back Dr. Silverspoon from the Ecstasy Ballroom He's a retired businessman Who feeds off everyone he's touched He gives money to the church To foundations of research He's not someone you can Play around with too much Miss Rosetta Blake Who lives on both sides of the lake She's rough to look at but she's fake She'll feed you coconut bread and spiced buns in bed And you won't have to worry about Sleepin' with you head face down in the plate But it's too late to bring him back Too late, too late, too late It's too late to bring him back Gonna arrange to see a man tonight He'll tell you some secret things That you think might open some doors How to enter in the gates of paradise? No, not really More like going crazy from carrying A burden never meant to be yours From the stage they'll be doing the bumps and the grinds A whore will pass the hat, collect a hundred grand Say "Well boys, thanks!" They like to take all this money from sin Build big castles to study in They'll sing Amazing Grace all the way to the Swiss bank Well, it's too late to bring him back Too late, too late, too late It's too late to bring him back

Twenty-Six Storeys High
1985

Am
Down in the centre of town there is a building Twenty-six storeys high And if you jump off of that building Boy, you're surely gonna die
Dm
Because the road is dark and rough And the dying may be tough And the mighty, morning-riding engine roar But if I really did hop of that building Saturday night on the run 'Cause they're deep and may be rough And the going, boys, sure gets tough On the bottom, on the bottom And the road is much too short And the funk flies off the floor For you're lying on the run Sad to know there is a building Every window holds a loaded gun And if you're trying to building Saturday night on the run

Waiting To Get Beat
1985

Empire Burlesque outtake
A
E
A
Waiting to get beat
A
E
A
On a dark and lonely street
D
E
Pay time 'round
A
D
Pay back down
A
E
A
Waiting to get beat Waiting to get beat Waiting like a piece of meat The mumble is on The thrill is gone Waiting to get beat
Bm
You're playin' around with daddy, baby
A
When you should have quit
Bm
Nobody messes up one of these boys
C#m
E7
And get away with it Waiting to get beat Can't sleep, can't eat Getting rude, getting bold Getting ready to be rolled Waiting to get beat Setting a match to the house that you live in And falling for the first clown you see One day there'll be a knock on the door And you know who it'll be Waiting to get beat Playing with a heart that will cheat Getting pretty, getting ripped Getting dressed to get whipped Waiting to get beat

Yonder Comes Sin
1980

A
You wanna talk to me
C
G
A
You got many things to say
A
You want the spirit to be speaking through
C
G
A
But your lust for comfort get in the way
A
I can read it in your eyes, oh
C
G
A
What your heart will not reveal
A
C
And that old evil burden has been draggin' you down
G
D
(
Dsus4
D
) Bound to grind you 'neath the wheel
/d
/c
/a
A
A
Yonder comes sin (Walkin' like a man, talkin' like an angel)
D
/c
/a
A
A
Yonder comes sin (Proud like a peacock, swift like an eagle)
D
Look at your feet, see where they've been to Look at your hands, see what they been into
E
Can't you take it on the chin?
D
/c
/a
A
Yonder comes sin You see this woman standin' next to me She's foreign to your sight Well, her eyes may be a different colour than mine But her blood is red and her bones are white You've been seeking them eternal, spiritual things But your fifty dollar smile confirms You're still tryin' to buy your way into the dreams of them Whose bodies will be food for worms Yonder comes sin (Ready and steady, willing and able) Yonder comes sin (Standin' on the chair, standin' on the table) Look at your feet, see where they've been to Look at your hands, see what they've been into Can't you take it on the chin? Yonder comes sin I say: See them six wild horses, honey You say: I don't even see one You say: Point them out to me, love I say: Honey I got to run My brother's blood is crying from the grave But you can't hear the voice I stand in jeopardy every hour Wonderin' what reason you have to rejoice Yonder comes sin (Down on your knees, down into the ditches) Yonder comes sin (Vomiting up jewels, vomiting up riches) Look at your feet see where they've been to Look at your hands, see what they've been into Enough to put you to tail-spin Yonder comes sin Jeremiah preached repentance To those that would turn from hell But the critics all gave him such bad reviews Put him down at the bottom of a well Kept on talking, anyway As the people were put into chains Wasn't nobody there to say "Bon voyage" Or shatter any bottles of champagne Yonder comes sin (Cracking that whip, just like a feather) Yonder comes sin (Put a knife in your back while talking about the weather) Look at your feet see where they've been to Look at your hands, see what they've been into Can you take it on the chin Yonder comes sin

You Changed My Life
1981

D
/c#
I was listening to the voices of death on parade
/c
G
Singin' about conspiracy, wanting me to be afraid
Gm6
D
Working for a system I couldn't understand or trust
Asus4
A
Suffering ridicule and wanting to give it all up in disgust
D
G
D
But you changed my life
D
G
A
Came along in a time of strife
G
D
In hunger and need you made my heart bleed
D
A
D
You changed my life Talk about salvation, people suddenly get tired They got a million things to do, they're all so inspired You do the work of the devil you got a million friends They'll be there when you got something, they'll take it all in the end But you changed my life ... When the nature of man is to beg and to steal I do it myself, it's not so unreal The call of the wild's forever at my door Want me to fly like an eagle while being chained to the floor But you changed my life ... When I was eatin' with the pigs off a fancy tray I was told I was lookin' good and to have a nice day It all seemed so proper, it all seemed so elite Eatin' that obsolete garbage while being so discreet But you changed my life ... You were glowing in the sun while being peaceable calm While orphans of man dance to the beat of the palm You eyes were on fire, your feet were of brass In the world you had made they had made you an outcast But you changed my life ... There's someone in my body that I could hardly see Invading my privacy making my decisions for me Holding me back, not letting me stand Making me feel like a stranger in a strange land But you changed my life ... My Lord and my savior, my companion, my friend Heart"fixer, mind"regulator, true to the end My creator my comforter my cause for joy While the world is set against what will never destroy But you changed my life ...