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MY BACK PAGES
(Words and Music by Bob Dylan)
1964 Warner Bros. Inc
Renewed 1992 Special Rider Music
[This is The Byrds' arrangement. Lyrics provided by Roger McGuinn in a
post from alt.music.byrds. Comments in brackets by the cureent poster.]
Intro: E Esus4 (repeat 4 times)
E C#m Abm
Crimson flames tied ...
A B E
Rollin' high and ...
E C#m Abm
Pounced with fire on ...
A B
Using ideas as ...
C#m Abm
"We'll meet on edges...
A B
Proud 'neath ...
E A E
Ah, but I was so ...
A B E (intro riff twice)
I'm younger than ...
Half-wracked prejudice ....
[The next two verses were left out by The Byrds]
Girls' faces formed ....
A self-ordained ....
[The Byrds pick it up here]
In a soldier's stance,....
[12-string guitar solo followed by the refrain]
Yes, my guard stood .....
--
Len Moskowitz
moskowit@panix.com
Other versions of this song
- My Back Pages (Ver2) (Chords)
- My Back Pages (Solo)
- My Back Pages (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025