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TCBDS : 11-Dec-2025 (Theme: 1975)

  1. Idiot Wind
    +1
  2. Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
  3. Up To Me
  4. Call Letter Blues

  5. Thunder Road
    +1

Idiot Wind [Bob Dylan]

Harp:
G
Cm
Someone's got it in for me
D
G
(
C/g
) They're planting stories in the press
Cm
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out
D
G
(
C/g
) But when they will I can only guess
Em
Bm
They say I shot a man named Gray
Am
G
And took his wife to Italy
Em
Bm
She inherited a million bucks
Am
G
And when she died it came to me
Bm
C
I can't help it if I'm lucky People see me all the time And they just can't remember how to act Their minds are filled with big ideas Images and distorted facts Even you, yesterday You had to ask me where it was at I couldn't believe after all these years You didn't know me better than that Sweet lady
G
C
G
Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your mouth
C
D7
Blowing down the backroads headin' south
G
C
G
Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth
C
You're an idiot, babe
D7
G
It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe I ran into the fortune-teller Who said beware of lightning that might strike I haven't known peace and quiet For so long I can't remember what it's like There's a lone soldier on the cross Smoke pourin' out of a boxcar door You didn't know it, you didn't think it could be done In the final end he won the war After losin' every battle I woke up on the roadside Daydreamin' 'bout the way things sometimes are Visions of your chestnut mare Shoot through my head and are makin' me see stars You hurt the ones that I love best And cover up the truth with lies One day you'll be in the ditch Flies buzzin' around your eyes Blood on your saddle Idiot wind, blowing through the flowers on your tomb Blowing through the curtains in your room Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth You're an idiot, babe It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe It was gravity which pulled us down And destiny which broke us apart You tamed the lion in my cage But it just wasn't enough to change my heart Now everything's a little upside down As a matter of fact the wheels have stopped What's good is bad, what's bad is good You'll find out when you reach the top You're on the bottom I noticed at the ceremony Your corrupt ways had finally made you blind I can't remember your face anymore Your mouth has changed, your eyes don't look into mine The priest wore black on the seventh day And sat stone-faced while the building burned I waited for you on the running boards Near the cypress trees, while the springtime turned Slowly into Autumn Idiot wind, blowing like a circle around my skull From the Grand Coulee Dam to the Capitol Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth You're an idiot, babe It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe I can't feel you anymore I can't even touch the books you've read Every time I crawl past your door I been wishin' I was somebody else instead Down the highway, down the tracks Down the road to ecstasy I followed you beneath the stars Hounded by your memory And all your ragin' glory I been double-crossed now for the very last time And now I'm finally free I kissed goodbye the howling beast On the borderline which separated you from me You'll never know the hurt I suffered Nor the pain I rise above And I'll never know the same about you Your holiness or your kind of love And it makes me feel so sorry Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons of our coats Blowing through the letters that we wrote Idiot wind, blowing through the dust upon our shelves We're idiots, babe It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves

Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts [Bob Dylan]

Harp:
A
(12th position!)
D
G
D
G
D
The festival was over, the boys were all plannin' for a fall
D
G
D
G
D
The cabaret was quiet except for the drillin' in the wall
G
D
A
D
The curfew had been lifted and the gamblin' wheel shut down
G
D
A
Anyone with any sense had already left town
D
A
G
D
He was standin' in the doorway looking like the Jack of Hearts He moved across the mirrored room, "Set it up for everyone," he said Then everyone commenced to do what they were doin' before he turned their heads Then he walked up to a stranger and he asked him with a grin "Could you kindly tell me, friend, what time the show begins?" Then he moved into the corner, face down like the Jack of Hearts Backstage the girls were playin' five-card stud by the stairs Lily had two queens, she was hopin' for a third to match her pair Outside the streets were fillin' up, the window was open wide A gentle breeze was blowin', you could feel it from inside Lily called another bet and drew up the Jack of Hearts Big Jim was no one's fool, he owned the town's only diamond mine He made his usual entrance looking so dandy and so fine With his bodyguards and silver cane and every hair in place He took whatever he wanted to and he laid it all to waste But his bodyguards and silver cane were no match for the Jack of Hearts Rosemary combed her hair and took a carriage into town She slipped in through the side door looking like a queen without a crown She fluttered her false eyelashes and whispered in his ear "Sorry, darlin', that I'm late," but he didn't seem to hear He was starin' into space over at the Jack of Hearts "I know I've seen that face before," Big Jim was thinkin' to himself "Maybe down in Mexico or a picture up on somebody's shelf" But then the crowd began to stamp their feet and the house lights did dim And in the darkness of the room there was only Jim and him Starin' at the butterfly who just drew the Jack of Hearts Lily was a princess, she was fair-skinned and precious as a child She did whatever she had to do, she had that certain flash every time she smiled She'd come away from a broken home, had lots of strange affairs With men in every walk of life which took her everywhere But she'd never met anyone quite like the Jack of Hearts The hangin' judge came in unnoticed and was being wined and dined The drillin' in the wall kept up but no one seemed to pay it any mind It was known all around that Lily had Jim's ring And nothing would ever come between Lily and the king No, nothin' ever would except maybe the Jack of Hearts Rosemary started drinkin' hard and seein' her reflection in the knife She was tired of the attention, tired of playin' the role of Big Jim's wife She had done a lot of bad things, even once tried suicide Was looking to do just one good deed before she died She was gazin' to the future, riding on the Jack of Hearts Lily washed her face, took her dress off and buried it away "Has your luck run out?" she laughed at him "Well, I guess you must have known it would someday Be careful not to touch the wall, there's a brand new coat of paint I'm glad to see you're still alive, you're looking like a saint" Down the hallway footsteps were comin' for the Jack of Hearts The backstage manager was pacing all around by his chair "There's something funny going on," he said, "I can just feel it in the air" He went to get the hangin' judge, but the hangin' judge was drunk As the leading actor hurried by in the costume of a monk There was no actor anywhere better than the Jack of Hearts
Additional verse from New York recording:
Lily's arms were locked around the man that she dearly loved to touch She forgot all about the man she couldn't stand who hounded her so much "I've missed you so," she said to him, and he felt she was sincere But just beyond the door he felt jealousy and fear Just another night in the life of the Jack of Hearts No one knew the circumstance but they say that it happened pretty quick The door to the dressing room burst open and a cold revolver clicked And Big Jim was standin' there, you couldn't say surprised Rosemary right beside him, steady in her eyes She was with Big Jim but she was leanin' to the Jack of Hearts Two doors down the boys finally made it through the wall And cleaned out the bank safe, It's said they got off quite a haul In the darkness by the riverbed they waited on the ground For one more member who had business back in town But they couldn't go no further without the Jack of Hearts The next day was hangin' day, the sky was overcast and black Big Jim lay covered up, killed by a penknife in the back And Rosemary on the gallows, she didn't even blink The hangin' judge was sober, he hadn't had a drink The only person on the scene missin' was the Jack of Hearts The cabaret was empty now, a sign said, "Closed for repair" Lily had already taken all of the dye out of her hair She was thinkin' 'bout her father, who she very rarely saw Thinkin' 'bout Rosemary and thinkin' about the law But most of all she was thinkin' 'bout the Jack of Hearts

Up To Me [Bob Dylan]

Tuning: DADF#AD (Open D)
Capo:
II
Harp:
D
[or
E
with capo] (straight)
(Show chord shapes)
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
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

Call Letter Blues [Bob Dylan]

Tuning: DADF#AD (Open D)
Capo:
II
(Show chord shapes)
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

Thunder Road [Bruce Springsteen]

Capo:
V
Harp:
F
[or
Bb
with capo] (straight)
C
F
C
The screen door slams, Mary's dress sways
C
G
F
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
F
G
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
C
/b
F
Hey, that's me and I want you only
C
F
G
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again Don't run back inside, darling you know just what I'm here for So you're scared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that young anymore Show a little faith, there's magic in the night You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright Oh and that's alright with me
C
Am
You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain
C
F
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
C
Em
Waste your summer praying in vain
F
G
For a saviour to rise from these streets Well now I'm no hero, that's understood All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood With a chance to make it good somehow Hey what else can we do now? Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair Well the night's busting open and these two lanes will take us anywhere We've got one last chance to make it real To trade in these wings on some wheels Climb in back, heaven's waiting down on the tracks Oh-oh come take my hand We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Oh-oh Thunder Road Oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road Lying out there like a killer in the sun Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run Oh-oh Thunder Road
F
G7
C
Sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road
F
G
F
C
F
C
F
Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
Am
Em
F
G
My car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
F
G
From your front porch to my front seat
Em
Am
The door's open but the ride it ain't free
F
Dm
F
And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken
G
C
But tonight we'll be free, all the promises will be broken
C
F
C
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
C
G
F
They haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned-out Chevrolets
F
G
They scream your name at night in the street
C
/b
F
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
Em
F
And in the lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on
Dm
G
F
But when you get to the porch they're gone on the wind
Dm
So Mary climb in
F
G
C
It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
C
G
C
F
C
Em
F
G