Long And Wasted Years chords by Bob Dylan

Chords with lyrics

Song:  Long And Wasted Years
Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: Tempest (2012)
Tempo: Adagio. Slow waltz-style.
Time:  3/4
Tabbed: rikigo
URL:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_%28Bob_Dylan_album%29
Tuning: Standard

Capo 3

Chords:
          EADGBe
A9sus4addb5   === X00440 = A9*
Aadd4      === X00220
A augmentedA        === X02220
Asus2Asus2      === X02200
E MajorE        === 022100
E11E11       === 000100
E7E7       === 020100

Method:
At the beginning of a four bar phrase the first two chords struck downwards are
then arpeggiated on the upstroke. Then two slowly paced but sharp downstrokes on
each chord, thereafter. When the E MajorE combination chords are played it's brisk up-
down-up movement. Then a return to the two slowly paced but sharp downstrokes on
each following chord. Palm muted when changing chords. Rest denoted by the
drumbeat, at the end of every four bars.


Intro:
| A9*    Aadd4 | A-Asus2 E MajorE |
| E-E11-E E7-E-E7 | Asus2-A E MajorE |


Verse 1:
A9*            Aadd4          A-Asus2          E MajorE
It's been such a long long time since we loved each other but our hearts were true.
E-E11-E    E7-E-E7       Asus2-A   E MajorE  NC
One time, for one brief day, I was the man for you.
A9*            Aadd4          A-Asus2        E MajorE
Last night, I heard you talkin' in your sleep saying things you shouldn't say,
E-E11-E    E7-E-E7      Asus2-A   E MajorE  NC
Oh baby, you just might have to go to jail someday.

Verse 2:
A9*       Aadd4        A-Asus2    E MajorE
Is there a place we can go, is there anybody we can see?
E-E11-E   E7-E-E7     Asus2-A   E MajorE  NC
Maybe, it's the same for you as it is for me.
A9*       Aadd4      A-Asus2       E MajorE   E-E11-E
I ain't seen my family in twenty years. That ain't easy to understand.
E-E11-E         E7-E-E7     Asus2-A          E MajorE  NC
They may be dead by now? I lost track of 'em after they lost their land.

Verse 3:
A9*        Aadd4       A-Asus2        E MajorE
Shake it up baby, twist and shout, you know what it's all about.
E-E11-E
What are you doin' out there in the sun anyway?
E7-E-E7           Asus2-A        E MajorE  NC
Don't you know, the sun can burn your brains right out.
A9*        Aadd4     A-Asus2       E MajorE
My enemy crashed into the dust. Stopped dead in his tracks.
E-E11-E           E7-E-E7
And he lost his lust, he was run down hard.
Asus2-A                E MajorE          NC
And he broke apart, he died in shame, he had an iron heart.

Verse 4:
A9*  Aadd4      A-Asus2 E MajorE
I wear dark glasses to cover my eyes.
E-E11-E  E7-E-E7    Asus2-A     E MajorE  NC
There are secrets in 'em that i can't disguise.
E-E11-E    E7-E-E7    Asus2-A     E MajorE  NC
Come back baby if I hurt your feelings, I apologise.
A9*        Aadd4           A-Asus2        E MajorE
Two trains running side by side, forty miles wide down the eastern line.
E-E11-E        E7-E-E7      Asus2-A          E MajorE  NC
You don't have to go, I just came to you because you're a friend of mine.

Verse 5:
A9*        Aadd4        A-Asus2          E MajorE
I think that when my back was turned, the whole world behind me burned.
E-E11-E      E7-E-E7       Asus2-A     E MajorE  NC
It's been a while, since we walked down that long, long aisle.
A9*        Aadd4      A-Asus2             E MajorE
We cried on a cold and frosty morn, we cried because our souls were torn.
E-E11-E      E7-E-E7      Asus2-A     E MajorE  NC
So much for tears, so much for these long and wasted years.

Coda:
| Asus2-E |

(End)

Notes.
1. This track amongst others, bears the hallmarks of Dave Hildago's mature Tex-
Mex sensibilities.
2. There are other ways of simplifying this arrangement, just by shifting a note
or two. It's interesting how a range of tonal possibilities manifest from a small