Bob Dylan : Together Through Life

Written with Robert Hunter

Am

Oh well, I love you pretty baby You're the only love I've ever known

Dm

Just as long as you stay with me

Am

The whole world is my throne

E

/d#

Dm7

Beyond here lies nothin'

Am

Nothin' we can call our own Well, I'm movin' after midnight Down boulevards of broken cars Don't know what I'd do without it Without this love that we call ours Beyond here lies nothin' Nothin' but the moon and stars Down every street there's a window And every window's made of glass We'll keep on lovin', pretty baby For as long as love will last Beyond here lies nothin' But the mountains of the past Well my ship is in the harbor And the sails are spread Listen to me pretty baby Lay your hand upon my head Beyond here lies nothin' Nothin' done and nothin' said

Written with Robert Hunter

The chords at the start of the verse could be expanded to follow the melody:

Ebmaj7

. .

Eb6

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Dm7

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E+

E

The descent beginning at "I'm always..." could also be played like this:

Am

Am(maj7)

C/g

D9/f#

Ebmaj7 xx1333 or x65333

Am(maj7) x02110 or 4x2210

Am7/g x02010 or 3x2210

Am6/f# x04210 or 202210 (or D9/f# 200210)

Bb

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A7

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Dm

.

D7

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Gm

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C7

.

F

. . .

Ebmaj7

The evening winds are still

Dm7

E7

I've lost the way and will

Am

D7

Can't tell you where they went

Gm

C7

I just know what they meant

Am

Am(maj7)/g#

I'm always on my guard

Am7/g

Am6/f#

Admitting life is hard

Gm

C7

F

Without you near me The friend you used to be So near and dear to me You slipped so far away Where did we go astray I passed the old schoolyard Admitting life is hard Without you near me

Bb

A7

Ever since the day

Dm

D7

The day you went away

Gm

C7

F

I felt that emptiness so wide

Bb

A7

I don't know what's wrong or right

Dm

D7

I just know I need strength to fight

Gm

C7

Am

Strength to fight that world outside Since we've been out of touch I haven't felt that much From day to barren day My heart stays locked away I walk the boulevard Admitting life is hard Without you near me The sun is sinking low I guess it's time to go I feel a chilly breeze In place of memories My dreams are locked and barred Admitting life is hard Without you near me

Bb

A7

Dm

D7

Gm

C7

F

Without you near me

Written with Robert Hunter and Willie Dixon

D

throughout, with shades of

D

minor.

D

Well I didn't come here, dear, with a doggone thing I just came here to hear the drummer's cymbal ring There ain't no way you can put me down

/d

/c

/a

/f

/d

I just wanna say that hell's my wife's home town

/d

/c

/a

/f

/d

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I just wanna say that hell's my wife's home town Well there's reasons for that, and reasons for this I can't think of any just now, but I know they exist I'm sittin' in the sun 'til my skin turns brown I just wanna say that hell's my wife's home town home town home town She can make you steal, make you rob Give you the hives, make you lose your job Make things bad she can make things worse She got stuff more potent than a gypsy curse One of these days I'll end up on the run I'm pretty sure she'll make me kill someone I'm going inside, roll the shutters down I just wanna say that hell's my wife's home town Well there's plenty to remember, plenty to forget I still can remember the day we met I lost my reasons long ago My love for her is all I know State gone broke, the county's dry Don't be lookin' at me with that evil eye Keep on walking, don't be hanging around I'm tellin' you again that hell's my wife's home town Home town Home town

Written with Robert Hunter

Capo:

I

: . . .

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A/e

.

E

.

D/a

.

A

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G/d

.

D

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If you... Houston.......

G/d

D

G/d

D

If you ever go to Houston

D/a

A

D/a

A

Better walk right

A/e

E

A/e

E

Keep your hands in your pockets

D/a

A

D/a

A

And your gun-belt tight You'll be asking for trouble If you're lookin' for a fight If you ever go to Houston Boy, you better walk right If you're ever down there On Bagby and Lamar You better watch out for The man with the shining star Better know where you're going Or stay where you are If you're ever down there On Bagby and Lamar I know these streets I've been here before I nearly got killed here During the Mexican war Something always Keeps me coming back for more I know these streets I've been here before If you ever go to Dallas Say hello to Mary Anne Say I'm still pullin' on the trigger Hangin' on the best that I can If you see her sister Lucy Say I'm sorry I'm not there Tell her other sister Betsy To pray the sinner's prayer I got a restless fever Burnin' in my brain Got to keep ridin' forward Can't spoil the game The same way I leave here Will be the way that I came Got a restless fever Burnin' in my brain Mr Policeman Can you help me find my gal? Last time I saw her Was at the Magnolia Hotel If you help me find her You can be my pal Mr Policeman Can you help me find my gal? If you ever go to Austin Fort Worth or San Antone Find the barrooms I got lost in And send my memories home Put my tears in a bottle Screw the top on tight If you ever go to Houston You better walk right

Written with Robert Hunter

F

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F

E7

|

Am

Forgetful heart Lost your power of recall

Dm

Every little detail

Am

You don't remember at all

F

The times we knew

E7

Am

Who would remember better than you? Forgetful heart We laughed and had a good time, you and I It's been so long Now you're content to let the days go by When you were there You were the answer to my prayer Forgetful heart We loved with all the love that life can give What can I say? Without you, it's so hard to live Can't take much more Why can't we love like we did before Forgetful heart Like a walking shadow in my brain All night long I lay awake and listen to the sound of pain The door has closed forever more If indeed there ever was a door

Written with Robert Hunter

A

Well you're comin' down High Street Walkin' in the sun You make the dead man rise And holler she's the one

D

A

Jolene, Jolene

E

D

A

Baby, I am the king and you're the queen Well it's a long old highway, don't ever end I've got a Saturday night special, I'm back again I'll sleep by your door, lay my life on the line You probably don't know, but I'm gonna make you mine Jolene, Jolene Baby, I am the king and you're the queen I keep my hands in my pocket, I'm movin' along People think they know, but they're all wrong You're something nice, I'm gonna grab my dice I can't say I haven't paid the price Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen Well I found out the hard way, I've had my fill You can't find somebody with his back to a hill Those big brown eyes, they set off a spark When you hold me in your arms things don't look so dark Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen

Bm7b5 x23230

D(7) x5453x (alternating with 5x453x)

G

How long can I stay in this nowhere cafe 'Fore night turns into day?

D

G

I wonder why I'm so frightened of dawn

C

G

All I have and all I know

D

G

Is this dream of you which keeps me living on There's a moment when All old things become new again But that moment might have come and gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you which keeps me living on

D

G

I look away, but I keep seeing it

D7

G

I don't wanna believe, but I keep believing it

Bm7b5

E7

Am

/g#

/g

/f#

Shadows dance upon the wall

A7

D7

Shadows that seem to know it all Am I too blind to see? Is my heart playing tricks on me? I'm lost in the crowd, all my tears are gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you which keeps me living on Everything I touch seems to disappear Everywhere I turn, you are always here I run this race until my earthly death I'll defend this place with my dying breath From a cheerless room, in a curtained gloom I saw a star from heaven fall I turned and looked again, but it was gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you which keeps me living on

Written with Robert Hunter

E7 076750

F#7 x9897x

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F#

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E

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B

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E7

B

I get the blues for you baby when I look up at the sun

E7

B

I get the blues for you baby when I look up at the sun

F#

E

B

Come back here we can have some real fun Well it's early in the evening and everything is still Well it's early in the evening and everything is still One more time, I'm walking up on heartbreak hill Shake, shake mama, like a ship goin' out to sea Shake, shake mama, like a ship goin' out to sea You took all my money and you give it to Richard Lee Down by the river Judge Simpson walkin' around Down by the river Judge Simpson walkin' around Nothing shocks me more than that old clown Some of you women you really know your stuff Some of you women you really know your stuff But your clothes are all torn and your language is a little too rough Shake, shake mama, shake it 'til the break of day Shake, shake mama, shake it 'til the break of day I'm right here baby, I'm not that far away I'm motherless, fatherless, almost friendless too I'm motherless, fatherless, almost friendless too It's Friday morning on Franklin Avenue Shake, shake mama, raise your voice and pray Shake, shake mama, raise your voice and pray If you're goin' on home, better go the shortest way

Written with Robert Hunter

Capo:

I

E7 xx243x

E11 022232

A

F#m

Well, I'm lookin' the world over

Bm

E11

A

F#m

Bm

E11

Lookin' far off into the east

A

F#m

And I see my baby coming

Bm

E11

A

F#m

Bm

E11

She's walking with the village priest

A

F#m

I feel a change coming on

E7

A/e

E7

A/e

E7

A

And the last part of the day is already gone We got so much in common We strive for the same old ends And I just can't wait Wait for us to become friends I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone Well, life is for love And they say that love is blind If you wanna live easy Baby, pack your clothes with mine I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone

D

Well now, what's the use in dreamin'?

A

You got better things to do

D

Dreams never did work for me anyway

B7

E7

Even when they did come true You are as whorish as ever Baby, you can start a fire I must be losing my mind You're the object of my desire I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone I'm listening to Billy Joe Shaver And I'm reading James Joyce Some people they tell me I got the blood of the land in my voice Everybody got all the money Everybody got all the beautiful clothes Everybody got all the flowers I don't have one single rose I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone

Written with Robert Hunter

G

Talk about me babe, if you must Throw on the dust, pile on the dust I'd do the same thing if I could You know what they say, they say it's all good All good, it's all good Big politician telling lies Restaurant kitchen, all full of flies Don't make a bit of difference, don't see why it should But it's all right, 'cause it's all good It's all good, it's all good Wives are leavin' their husbands, they beginning to roam They leave the party and they never get home I wouldn't change it, even if I could You know what they say man, it's all good It's all good, all good Brick by brick, they tear you down A teacup of water is enough to drown You ought to know, if they could they would Whatever going down, it's all good All good, say it's all good People in the country, people on the land Some of them so sick, they can hardly stand Everybody would move away, if they could It's hard to believe but it's all good, yeah The widow's cry, the orphan's plea Everywhere you look, more misery Come along with me, babe, I wish you would You know what I'm sayin', it's all good All good I said it's all good All good Cold blooded killer, stalking the town Cop cars blinking, something bad going down Buildings are crumbling in the neighborhood But there's nothing to worry about, 'cause it's all good It's all good They say it's all good I'll pluck off your beard and blow it in your face This time tomorrow I'll be rolling in your place I wouldn't change a thing even if I could You know what they say, they say it's all good It's all good

Bob Dylan : Together Through Life
2009

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

Life Is Hard

My Wife's Home Town

If You Ever Go To Houston

Forgetful Heart

Jolene

This Dream Of You

Shake Shake Mama

I Feel A Change Comin' On

It's All Good

Bob Dylan : Together Through Life 2009

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

Life Is Hard

My Wife's Home Town

If You Ever Go To Houston

Forgetful Heart

Jolene

This Dream Of You

Shake Shake Mama

I Feel A Change Comin' On

It's All Good

Bob Dylan : Together Through Life
2009