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The Cambridge Bob Dylan Society : 26-Feb-2026 (Theme: 1976)

  1. Sara
    +1
  2. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
  3. Mozambique
    +1
  4. Thunder Road
    +1


  5. Dark As A Dungeon
  6. Wild Mountain Thyme
    +1
  7. The Water Is Wide
  8. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Sara [Bob Dylan]

Harp:
G
(4th position)
Intro: harmonica over verse and chorus chords
Em
Am
I laid on a dune, I looked at the sky
D
Em
When the children were babies and played on the beach
Em
Am
You came up behind me, I saw you go by
D
Em
You were always so close and still within reach
G
Bm
Am
Sara, Sara
D
C
Em
Whatever made you want to change your mind?
G
Bm
Am
Sara, Sara
D
C
Em
So easy to look at, so hard to define I can still see them playin' with their pails in the sand They run to the water their buckets to fill I can still see the shells fallin' out of their hands As they follow each other back up the hill Sara, Sara Sweet virgin angel, sweet love of my life Sara, Sara Radiant jewel, mystical wife Sleepin' in the woods by a fire in the night Drinkin' white rum in a Portugal bar Them playin' leapfrog and hearin' about Snow White You in the marketplace in Savanna-la-Mar Sara, Sara It's all so clear, I could never forget Sara, Sara Lovin' you is the one thing I'll never regret I can still hear the sounds of those Methodist bells I'd taken the cure and had just gotten through Stayin' up for days in the Chelsea Hotel Writin' "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" for you Sara, Sara Wherever we travel we're never apart Sara, oh Sara Beautiful lady, so dear to my heart How did I meet you? I don't know A messenger sent me in a tropical storm You were there in the winter, moonlight on the snow And on Lily Pond Lane when the weather was warm Sara, oh Sara Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress Sara, Sara You must forgive me my unworthiness Now the beach is deserted except for some kelp And a piece of an old ship that lies on the shore You always responded when I needed your help You gave me a map and a key to your door Sara, oh Sara Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow Sara, oh Sara Don't ever leave me, don't ever go
Intro: harmonica over verse and chorus chords, end on
Em

One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below) [Bob Dylan]

Am
Your breath is sweet
G
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky
F
Your back is straight, your hair is smooth
E
On the pillow where you lie But I don't sense affection No gratitude or love Your loyalty is not to me But to the stars above
F
E
One more cup of coffee for the road
F
E
One more cup of coffee 'fore I go
Am
To the valley below Your daddy he's an outlaw And a wanderer by trade He'll teach you how to pick and choose And how to throw the blade He oversees his kingdom So no stranger does intrude His voice it trembles as he calls out For another plate of food One more cup of coffee for the road One more cup of coffee 'fore I go To the valley below Your sister sees the future Like your mama and yourself You've never learned to read or write There's no books upon your shelf And your pleasure knows no limits Your voice is like a meadowlark But your heart is like an ocean Mysterious and dark One more cup of coffee for the road One more cup of coffee 'fore I go To the valley below

Mozambique [Bob Dylan]

(
D
) |
G(vii)
D(v)
|
G(iii)
D
|
x3
|
C
G
|
D
|
x2
G(vii)
D(v)
G
D
I like to spend some time in Mozambique The sunny sky is aqua blue And all the couples dancing cheek to cheek
C
G
D
It's very nice to stay a week or two And maybe fall in love just me and you There's lots of pretty girls in Mozambique And plenty time for good romance And everybody likes to stop and speak To give the special one you seek a chance Or maybe say hello with just a glance
D
G
D
D/g
D
D
D/g
D
D
You think we look pretty good together
D
G
D
D/g
D
D
D/g
D
D
You think my shoes are made of leather
Em
G
D
Em
G
D
But I'm a substitute for another guy
Em
G
D
Em
G
D
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
Em
G
D/a
Em
G
D
The simple things you see are all complicated
Em
G
D
Em
G
D
A
D/a
A
I look pretty young but I'm just back-dated yeah
D
D
A/d
G/d
G/d
D
(Substitute) Me for him (Substitute) My coke for gin (Substitute) You for my mum At least I'll get my washing done
Bm
F#m
Lying next to her by the ocean
Em
D
Reaching out and touching her hand
Bm
F#m
Whispering of secret emotion
G
A
Magic in a magical land And when it's time for leaving Mozambique To say goodbye to sand and sea You turn around to take a final peek And you see why it's so unique to be Among the lovely people living free Upon the beach of sunny Mozambique

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

Dark As A Dungeon [Bob Dylan]

<Merle Travis>
C
Em
F
G7
Gather round fellows, so young and so fine
C
Em
F
C
And seek not your fortune way down in the mine
C
Em
F
G7
It will form like a habit and seep in your soul
C
Em
F
C
'Til the stream of your blood is as black as the coal
G
F
C
It's dark as a dungeon and it's damp as the dew
G
F
C
Where the dangers are double and the pleasures are few
C
Em
F
G
Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines
C
Em
F
C
Csus4
C
Lord, it's dark as a dungeon way down in the mine It's many a man I have seen in my day Who lived just to labor his whole life away Like a fiend with his dope or a drunkard his wine A man must have lust for the lure of the mines It's dark as a dungeon and it's damp as the dew Where the dangers are double and the pleasures are few Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines Lord, it's dark as a dungeon way down in the mine I hope when I'm gone and the ages do roll My body will blacken and turn into coal Then I'll look from the door of my heavenly home And pity the miner a-diggin' my bones It's dark as a dungeon and it's damp as the dew Where the dangers are double and the pleasures are few Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines Lord, it's dark as a dungeon way down in the mine

Wild Mountain Thyme [Bob Dylan]

<Trad; Roud 541>
C
Oh the summertime is coming
F
C
And the leaves are sweetly blooming
F
C
And the wild mountain thyme
Dm
F
Blooms around the purple heather
C
F
C
Will you go, lassie, go? If my true love she won't go I will surely find another To pull wild mountain thyme From all around the purple heather Will you go, lassie, go?
F
C
And we'll all go together
F
C
To pull wild mountain thyme
Dm
F
From all around the purple heather
C
F
C
Will you go, lassie, go I will build my love a tower At the foot of yonder mountain And then on it I will put All the flowers of the mountain Will you go, lassie, go? And we'll all go together To pull wild mountain thyme From all around the purple heather Will you go, lassie, go?

The Water Is Wide [Bob Dylan]

<Trad; Roud 87; Child 204>
G
C
G
The water is wide and I can't cross over
Em
(
C
)
D
Neither have I wings to fly
Bm
C
Build me a boat that can carry two
G
D
C
/b
/a
G
And both shall row, my love and I There is a ship and it sails on the sea Loaded deep as deep can be But not as deep as the love I'm in I know not if I sink or swim I leaned my back up against an oak Thinkin' it was a trusty tree But first it bent and then it broke Just like my own false love to me Oh love is gentle, love is kind Gay as a jewel when first it's new But love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like some morning dew The water is wide and I can't cross over Neither have I wings to fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row, my love and I

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue [Bob Dylan]

Tuning: CADGBE (Drop C)
Capo:
IV
(sounding key
E
)
Harp:
C
[or
E
with capo] (straight)
C
G7
F
C
You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last
G7
F
C
But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast
Dm
F
C
Yonder stands your orphan with his gun
Dm
F
C
Crying like a fire in the sun
E
F
G7
Look out the saints are comin' through
Dm
F
C
And it's all over now, Baby Blue The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense Take what you have gathered from coincidence The empty-handed painter from your streets Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets This sky, too, is folding under you And it's all over now, Baby Blue All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home All your reindeer armies, are all going home The lover who just walked out your door Has taken all his blankets from the floor The carpet, too, is moving under you And it's all over now, Baby Blue Leave your stepping stones behind, something calls for you Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you The vagabond who's rapping at your door Is standing in the clothes that you once wore Strike another match, go start anew And it's all over now, Baby Blue