Bob Dylan - Slow Train Coming
Released August 20, 1979
Recorded April 30 – May 11, 1979
Genre Blues rock, gospel, Christian rock
Length 46:19
Label Columbia
Producers Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler
Writers All songs written by Bob Dylan
Track List
1. "Gotta Serve Somebody" 5:22
2. "Precious Angel" 6:27
3. "I Believe in You" 5:02
4. "Slow Train" 5:55
5. "Gonna Change My Way of Thinking" 5:25
6. "Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others)" 3:50
7. "When You Gonna Wake Up" 5:25
8. "Man Gave Names to All the Animals" 4:23
9. "When He Returns" 4:30
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Musicians
Bob Dylan – guitar, vocals
Barry Beckett – keyboards, percussion
Mickey Buckins – percussion
Carolyn Dennis – background vocals
Tim Drummond – bass guitar
Regina Havis – background vocals
Mark Knopfler – lead guitar
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio – horns
Helena Springs – background vocals
Pick Withers – drums
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1. You Gotta Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Bob Dylan
You Gotta Serve Somebody
(Dylan)
From: “Slow Train Coming” (1979)
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Main Lick
(originally E-piano)
AmAm7D/A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|------------1h3-|
G|0h2---2---------|------------0h2-|
D|-h2---2---------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
The E chords might also be played as E7.
The chords in square brackets indicate prominent e-piano licks.
Leave them out when playing alone or use them with a second player.
The bass mostly plays an e on the word "Lord" in the turnaround section.
I wouldn't reflect this in the gutar accompaniment, though.
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Intro:
| Am | % | % | % |
(main riff) (main riff)
Verse 1:
Am
You may be an ambassador to England or France
Am
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
Am
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
Am
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls
D7G/DD7 :
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Am
You're gonna have to serve somebody
ED7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
Verse 2:
Am
You might be a Rock'n'Roll addict prancing on the stage
Am
You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage
Am
You may be a business man or some high degree thief
Am
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief
D7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, you are
Am
You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
ED7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
Verse 3:
AmAm7 :
You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk
Am
You may be the head of some big TV network
Am
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
AmAm7D7/AAm :
May be living in another country under another name
Am7 : D7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, you are
Am
You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
ED7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
Verse 4:
Am
You may be a construction worker working on a home
Am
Might be living in a mansion, you might live in a dome
Am
You may own guns and you may even own tanks
Am
You may be somebody's landlord, you may even own banks
D7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
(serve somebody)
Am
You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
ED7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
Verse 5:
Am
You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
Am
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
Am
May be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair
Am7AmG/AF/A :
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir
| Em/A ] D7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Am
You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
ED7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
Verse 6:
Am
Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Am
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
Am
Might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
AmAm7D7/AAm :
May be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed
Am7 : D7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
(serve somebody)
Am
You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
ED7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
(serve somebody)
Verse 7:
Am7Am6Am : Am6 :
You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy
Am7Am6Am : Am6 :
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
Am7Am6Am : Am6 :
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
Am7Am6AmAm6Am7 :
You may call me anything no matter what you say
A7 : D7
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
(serve somebody)
Am
You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
ED7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
Outro:
| Am | % | % | % |
(oh yeah ...)
| Am | % | % | % |
(Serve somebody ...)
(fade out)
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2. Precious Angel - Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
capo: 1st fret
play:D
key: Eb
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
D/A x-0-4-2-3-2
G/A x-0-5-4-3-5
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Intro:
| D | G | D | G |
| D/A | GA | Bm | G |
Verse:
DGDG
Precious angel, under the sun
DGBmG
How was I to know you’d be the one
D/F#GD/AG
To show me I was blinded, to show me I was gone
DGBmG
How weak was the foundation I was standing upon?
Verse:
DGDG
Now there’s spiritual warfare and flesh and blood breaking down
DGBmG
Ya either got faith or ya got unbelief and there ain’t no neutral ground
D/F#GD/AG
The enemy is subtle, how be it we are so deceived
DGBmG
When the truth’s in our hearts and we still don’t believe?
Chorus:
D/F#GD/AG
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F#GD/AG
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F#GD/AG
Shine your light, shine your light on me
BmD/A
Ya know I just couldn't make it by myself
GEmG/A
I'm a little too blind to see
Interlude:
| D | G | D | G |
| D/A | G | Bm | G |
Verse:
DGDG
My so-called friends have fallen under a spell
DGBmG
They look me squarely in the eye and they say, “All is well”
D/F#GD/AG
Can they imagine the darkness that will fall from on high
DGBmG
When men will beg God to kill them and they won’t be able to die?
Verse:
DGDG
Sister, lemme tell you about a vision I saw
DGBmG
You were drawing water for your husband, you were suffering under the law
D/F#GD/AG
You were telling him about Buddha, you were telling him about Mohammed in one breath
DGBmG
You never mentioned one time the Man who came and died a criminal’s death
Chorus:
D/F#GD/AG
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F#GD/AG
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F#GD/AG
Shine your light, shine your light on me
BmD/A
Ya know I just couldn't make it by myself
GEmG/A
I'm a little too blind to see
Interlude:
| D | G | D | G |
| D/A | G | Bm | G |
Verse:
DGDG
Precious angel, you believe me when I say
DGBmG
What God has given to us no man can take away
D/F#GD/AG
We are covered in blood, girl, you know our forefathers were slaves
DGBmG
Let us hope they’ve found mercy in their bone-filled graves
Verse:
DGDG
You’re the queen of my flesh, girl, you’re my woman, you’re my delight
DGBmG
You’re the lamp of my soul, girl, and you torch up the night
D/F#GD/AG
But there’s violence in the eyes, girl, so let us not be enticed
DGBmG
On the way out of Egypt, through Ethiopia, to the judgment hall of Christ
Chorus:
D/F#GD/AG
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F#GD/AG
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F#GD/AG
Shine your light, shine your light on me
BmD/A
Ya know I just couldn't make it by myself
GEmG/A
I'm a little too blind to see
Outro:D/F#GD/AG
(Shine your light, shine your light on me)
D/F#GD/AG
(Shine your light, shine your light on me)
D/F#GD/AG
(Shine your light, shine your light on me)
(repeat and fade)
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3. I Believe In You - Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
capo: 2nd fret
play: D
key: E
For original chords (without capo) transpose these chords +2 to E
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Verse (first part) – E-piano
Dsus4Dsus2Dsus4Dsus2GDDDD5DDD5D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2-------3-2-0---|2-------3-2-0---|2---------------|--------|2---------------|
B|3-------3-----3-|3-------3-----3-|3-----------0-2-|3-------|3---------------|
G|2---------------|2---------------|2-------0-2-0-2-|0-------|2---------------|
D|0---------------|0---------------|0-------2-4-----|0-------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|3-------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
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Intro:
| D | % | % |
Verse 1:
DD :
They ask me how I feel
DD :
And if my love is real
DGD
And how I know I'll make it through
DD :
And they, they look at me and frown
DC :
They'd like to drive me from this town
CG
They don't want me around
D | D |
'Cause I believe in you
Verse 2:
DD :
They, they show me to the door
DD :
They say don't come back no more
DGD
'Cause I don't be like they'd like me to
DD :
And I walk out on my own
DC :
A thousand miles from home
CG
But I don't feel alone
D | D |
'Cause I believe in you
Middle 8:
CGD
I believe in you even through the tears and the laughter
CGD
I believe in you even though we be apart
CGD
I believe in you even on the morning after
GAD/F#D/F#G
O-oh, when the dawn is near-ing
GAD/F#D/F#G
Oh, when the night is disappear-ing
GAD/F#D/F#G | A |
Oh, this feeling is still here in my heart
(break)
Verse 3:
DD :
Don't let me drift too far
DD :
Keep me where you are
DGD
Where I will always be renewed
DD :
And that which you've given me today
DC :
Is worth more than I could pay
CG
And no matter what they say
D
I believe in you
Solo: 2/4
| D | D | D | G | D |
| D | % | C | G | D | % |
Middle 8:
CGD
I believe in you when winter turns to summer
CGD
I believe in you when white turn to black
CGD
I believe in you even though I be outnumbered
GAD/F#D/F#G
O-oh, though the earth may shake me
GAD/F#D/F#G
Oh, though my friends for -sake me
GAD/F#D/F#G | A |
Oh, even that couldn't make me go back
(break)
Verse 4:
DD :
Don't let me change my heart
DD :
Keep me set apart
DGD
From all the plans they do pursue
DD :
And I, I don't mind the pain
DC :
Don't mind the driving rain
CG
I know I will sustain
D
'Cause I believe in you
Solo: 2/4
| D | D | D | G | D |
| D | % | C | G | D |
| D | D | D | G | D |
(fade out)
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4. Slow Train - Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Main Am pattern
AmAm7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|------------1---|
G|----2-0-----0---|
D|--2-2-2-----2---|
A|0---------------|
E|----------------|
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Intro:
| Am | % | Dm | Am |
| Am | % | Dm | Am |
Verse 1:
Am
Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
DmAm
Can't help but wonder what's happenin' to my companions
Am
Are they lost or are they found
Am
Have they counted the cost it'll take to bring down
DmAm
All their earthly principles they're gonna have to abandon?
FDm | Am | % |
And there's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend
Verse 2:
Am
I had a woman down in Alabama
DmAm
She was a backwoods girl, but she sure was realistic
Am
She said, "Boy, without a doubt, have to quit your mess and straighten out
DmAm
You could die down here, be just another accident statistic."
FDm | Am | % |
And there's a slow, slow train comin', comin’ round the bend
Verse 3:
Am
All that foreign oil controlling American soil
DmAm
Lookin’ round you, it's just bound to make you embarrassed
Am
Sheiks walkin' around like kings, wearing fancy jewels and nose rings
DmAm
Deciding America's future from Amsterdam and to Paris
FDm | Am | % |
And there's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend
Solo:
| Am | % | Dm | Am |
| Am | % | Dm | Am |
| F | Dm | Am | % |
Verse 4:
Am
Man's ego is inflated, his laws are outdated
DmAm
They don't apply no more, you can't rely no more to be standin' around waitin'
Am
In the home of the brave, Jefferson turnin' over in his grave
DmAm
Fools glorifying themselves, trying to manipulate Satan
FDm | Am | % |
And there's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend
Verse 5:
Am
Big-time negotiators, false healers and woman haters
DmAm
Masters of the bluff and masters of the proposition
Am
But the enemy I see wears a cloak of decency
DmAm
All non-believers and men stealers talkin' in the name of religion
FDm | Am | % |
And there's a slow, there’s a slow train comin' up around the bend
Verse 6:
Am
People starving and thirsting, grain elevators are bursting
DmAm
Oh, you know it costs more to store the food than it do to give it
Am
They say lose your inhibitions, follow your own ambitions
DmAm
They talk about a life of brotherly love, show me someone who knows how to live it
FDm | Am | % |
There's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend
Verse 7:
Am
Well, my baby went to Illinois with some bad-talkin' boy she could destroy
DmAmA real suicide case, but there was nothin' I could do to stop it
Am
I don't care about economy, I don't care about astronomy
DmAm
But it sure does bother me to see my loved ones turning into puppets
FDm | Am | % |
There's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend
Solo:
| Am | % | Dm | Am |
| Am | % | Dm | Am |
| F | Dm | Am | % |
| Am | % | Dm | Am |
| Am | % | Dm | Am |
(fade out)
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5. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking – Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Bob Dylan
Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking
(Dylan)
From: “Slow Train Coming” (1979)
The song follows a blues pattern. As far as I can tell, the guitars do not
play the 3rd, so strictly speaking the chords are A5, D5 and E5 (see tab).
I put the basic chords with the lyrics for novice players. These chords,
however, aren’t really played, the accompaniment is mostly riff (see tab).
Only here and there, there's an organ playing the actual chords and from
the organ one can tell that all the chords are actually major chords and
can be played as A7, D7 and E7. Playing the riff and singing at the same
time is more of an intermediate job.
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Basic RiffA5G5/AA5D5C5D5A5G5/AA5D5C5A5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|--3---1---3-----|----------------|--3---1---------|
G|2-2-0-2---------|--2---0---2-----|2-2-0-2---------|--2---0---2-----|
D|2-2-0-2---------|--0-------0-----|2-2-0-2---------|--0-------2-----|
A|0---------------|------3---------|0---------------|------3---0-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D5C5/DD5G5FD5A5G5/AA5D5C5A5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|--3---1---------|----------------|----------------|
B|3-3-1-3---------|--3---1---3-----|----------------|--3---1---------|
G|2-2-0-2---------|--0---2---2-----|2-2-0-2---------|--2---0---2-----|
D|0---------------|------3---0-----|2-2-0-2---------|--0-------2-----|
A|----------------|----------------|0---------------|------3---0-----|
E|----------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
E5D5/EE5D5C5/DD5AG/AA5G5C5G5A5G5/AA5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|3-3-1-3---------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|2-2-0-2---------|2-2-0-2---0-5-0-|2-2---0-2-2-----|
D|2-2-0-2---------|0---------------|2-2-0-2---0-5-0-|2-2---0-2-2-----|
A|2-2-0-2---------|----------------|0---------------|0-------0-------|
E|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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Verse 1:
A
Change my way of thinking
D | A | % |
Make myself a different set of rules
D
Gonna change my way of thinking
D | A | % |
Make myself a different set of rules
E
Gonna put my good foot forward
D | A | % |
And stop being influenced by fools
Verse 2:
A
So much oppression
D | A | % |
Can’t keep track of it no more
D
So much oppression
D | A | % |
Can’t keep track of it no more
E
Sons becoming husbands to their mothers
D | A | % |
Old men turning their young daughters into whores
Verse 2:
A
Stripes on your shoulders
D | A | % |
Stripes on your back and on your hands
D
Stripes on your shoulders
D | A | % |
Stripes on your back and on your hands
E
Swords piercing your side
D | A | % |
Blood and water flowing through the land
Verse 2:
A
Well don’t know which one is worse
D | A | % |
Doing your own thing or just being cool
D
Don’t know which one is worse
D | A | % |
Doing your own thing or just being cool
E
You remember only about the brass ring
D | A | % |
You forget all about the golden rule
Verse 3:
A
You can mislead a man
D | A | % |
You can take a hold of his heart with your eyes
D
You can mislead a man
D | A | % |
You can take a hold of his heart with your eyes
E
But there’s only one authority
D | A | % |
And that’s the authority on high
Solo:
| A | % | % | % |
| D | % | A | % |
| E | D | A | % |
Verse 4:
A
I got a God-fearing woman
D | A | % |
One I can easily afford
D
I got a God-fearing woman
D | A | % |
One I can easily afford
E
She can do the Georgia crawl
D | A | % |
She can walk in the spirit of the Lord
Verse 5:
A
Jesus said, “Be ready
D | A | % |
For you know not the hour in which I come”
D
Jesus said, “Be ready
D | A | % |
For you know not the hour in which I come”
E
He said, “He who’s not for Me is against Me”
D | A | % |
Just so you know where He’s coming from
Solo:
| A | % | % | % |
| D | % | A | % |
| E | D | A | % |
Verse 6:
A
There’s a kingdom called Heaven
D | A | % |
A place where there is no pain of birth
D
There’s a place they called Heaven
D | A | % |
A place where there is no pain of birth
E
Well the Lord created it, mister
D | A | % |
About the same time He made the earth
Outro:
| A | % | % | % |
| D | % | A | % |
| E | D | A | % |
| A | % | % | % |
| D | % | A | % |
| E | D | A | % |
(fade out)
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6. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) - Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
capo: 2nd fret
play: A
key: B
For original chords (without capo) transpose these chords +2 to B
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Intro:
| A5 | % | % | % |
Verse 1:
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna judge nobody, don’t wanna be judged
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna touch nobody, don’t wanna be touched
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna hurt nobody, don’t wanna be hurt
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna treat nobody like they was dirt
Chorus:
CDAA
But if you do right to me, baby
CDAA
I’ll do right to you, too
CDAA
Ya got to do unto others
C
Like you’d have them
D | A7 | % |
Like you’d have them, do unto you
Verse 2:
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna shoot nobody, don’t wanna be shot
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna buy nobody, don’t wanna be bought
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna bury nobody, don’t wanna be buried
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna marry nobody if they’re already married
Chorus:
CDAA
But if you do right to me, baby
CDAA
I’ll do right to you, too
CDAA
Got to do unto others
C
Like you’d have them
D | A7 | % |
Like you’d have them, do unto you
Verse 3:
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna burn nobody, don’t wanna be burned
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna learn from nobody what I gotta un-learn
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna cheat nobody, don’t wanna be cheated
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna defeat nobody if they already been defeated
Chorus:
CDAA
But if you do right to me, baby
CDAA
I’ll do right to you, too
CDAA
Got to do unto others
C
Like you’d have them
D | A7 | % |
Like you’d have them, do unto you
Verse 4:
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna wink at nobody, don’t wanna be winked at
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna be used by nobody for a doormat
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna confuse nobody, don’t wanna be confused
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna amuse nobody, don’t wanna be amused
Chorus:
CDAA
But if you do right to me, baby
CDAA
I’ll do right to you, too
CDAA
Got to do unto others
C
Like you’d have them
D | A7 | % |
Say, like you’d have them, do unto you
Verse 5:
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna betray nobody, don’t wanna be betrayed
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna play with nobody, don’t wanna be waylaid
A7D7A7
Don’t wanna miss nobody, don’t wanna be missed
A7D7A7
Don’t put my faith in nobody, not even a scientist
Chorus:
CDDA
But if you do right to me, baby
CDAA
I’ll do right to you, too
CDAA
Got to do unto others
C
Like you’d have them
D | A7 | % |
Like you’d have them, do unto you
Outro:
| A7 | % | % | % |
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7. When You Gonna Wake Up - Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D5 x-x-0-2-3-x
Am/C x-3-2-2-1-x
Em7 0-2-2-0-3-3
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Intro:
| Am | AmDm | Am | AmDm |
Verse 1:
AmDAm
God don’t make no promises that He don’t keep
Dm7Am
You got some big dreams, baby, but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep
Chorus:
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Dm | GFD5 |
When you gonna wake up
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Em7 | Am | % |
And strengthen the things that remain?
Verse 2:
AmDAm
Counterfeit philosophies have polluted all of your thoughts
Dm7Am
Karl Marx has got ya by the throat, Henry Kissinger’s got you tied up in knots
Chorus:
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Dm | GFD5 |
When you gonna wake up
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Em7 | Am | % |
And strengthen the things that remain?
Verse 3:
AmDAm
You got innocent men in jail, your insane asylums are filled
Dm7Am
You got unrighteous doctors dealing drugs that’ll never cure your ills
Chorus:
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Dm | GFD5 |
When you gonna wake up
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Em7 | Am | % |
And strengthen the things that remain?
Verse 4:
AmDAm
You got men who can’t hold their peace and women who can’t control their tongues
Dm7Am
The rich seduce the poor and the old are seduced by the young
Chorus:
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Dm | GFD5 |
When you gonna wake up
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Em7 | Am | % |
And strengthen the things that remain?
Solo:
| Am | D | Am | % |
| Dm7 | % | Am | % |
| Am | D5Am/CAm |
| Dm | GFD5 |
| Am | D5Am/CAm |
| Em7 | Am | % |
Verse 5:
AmDAm
Adulterers in churches and pornography in the schools
Dm7Am
You got gangsters in power and lawbreakers making rules
Chorus:
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Dm | GFD5 |
When you gonna wake up
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Em7 | Am | % |
And strengthen the things that remain?
Verse 6:
AmDAm
Spiritual advisors and gurus to guide your every move
Dm7Am
Instant inner peace and every step you take has got to be approved
Chorus:
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Dm | GFD5 |
Said, when you gonna wake up
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Em7 | Am | % |
And strengthen the things that remain?
Verse 7:
AmDAm
Do you ever wonder just what God requires?
Dm7Am
You think He’s just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires
Chorus:
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Dm | GFD5 |
When you gonna wake up
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Em7 | Am | % |
And strengthen the things that remain?
Verse 8:
AmDAm
You can’t take it with you and you know that it’s too worthless to be sold
Dm7Am
They tell you, “Time is money,” as if your life was worth its weight in gold
Chorus:
| Am | D5Am/CAm |
| Dm | GFD5 |
| Am | D5Am/CAm |
| Em7 | Am | % |
Verse 9:
AmDAm
There’s a Man up on a cross and He been crucified for you
Dm7Am
Believe in His power that’s about all you’ve got to do
Chorus:
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Dm | GFD5 |
When you gonna wake up
Am | D5Am/CAm |
When you gonna wake up
Em7 | Am | % |
And strengthen the things that remain?
Outro:
| Am | D | Am | % |
| Dm7 | % | Am | % |
| Am | D5Am/CAm |
| Dm | GFD5 |
| Am | D5Am/CAm |
| Em7 | Am | % |
(fade out)
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8. Man Gave Names To All The Animals - Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Many Em here can also be played as Em7 (0-2-2-0-3-0). Do whatever you
think sounds best to you.
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Intro:
| Em | % | B7 | Em |
Chorus:
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em
In the beginning, long time ago
Verse:
EmB7
He saw an animal that liked to growl
B7Em
Big furry paws and he liked to howl
EmA
Great big furry back and furry hair
BB7Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a bear"
Chorus:
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em
In the beginning, long time ago
Verse:
EmB7
He saw an animal up on a hill
B7Em
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
EmA
He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how
BB7Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a cow"
Chorus:
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em
In the beginning, long time ago
Verse:
EmB7
He saw an animal that liked to snort
B7Em
Horns on his head and they weren't too short
EmA
It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull
BB7Em
"Ah, I think I'll call it a bull"
Chorus:
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em
In the beginning, long time ago
Verse:
EmB7
He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail
B7Em
Real dirty face and a curly tail
EmA
He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big
BB7Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a pig"
Chorus:
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em7
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em
In the beginning, long time ago
Verse:
EmB7
Next animal that he did meet
B7Em
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
EmA
Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
BB7Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a sheep"
Chorus:
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7Em
In the beginning, long time ago
Verse: (+ coda)
EmB7
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
B7Em
Slithering his way through the grass
EmA
Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake ...
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9. When He Returna
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Originally a piano gospel-ballad, this is my reading for
guitar accompaniment.
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capo: 1st fret
play: G
key: Ab / G#
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TURNAROUND
D9G/DD7C/D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-----------0---|
B|1---3---1---1---|
G|2---4---2---0---|
D|0-----------0---|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
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CHORDS
He D chords in the verses can also be played as D7E-A-D-G-B-e
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
G/D x-x-0-0-0-x
G/B x-2-0-0-0-x
G/F# 2-x-0-0-0-x
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Intro:
| C/GG | G/DD | C/GG | C/GG |
Verse 1:
C/GGG/DD
The iron hand it ain't no match
C/GG | C/GG |
For the iron rod
C/GGG/DD
The strongest wall will crumble and fall
C/GG | C/GGG/F#|
To a mighty God
EmG/DCG/D
For all those who have eyes and all those who have ears
EmG/DCG/B | DD6 | D7 |
It is only He who can reduce me to tears
C/GGG/DD
Don't you cry and don't you die
C/GG | C/GG |
And don't you burn
C/GGG/DD
Like a thief in the night, He'll replace wrong with right
C/GG | D9G/DD7C/D |
When He returns (TURNAROUND)
Verse 2:
C/GGG/DD
Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow
C/GG | C/GG |
That it passes through
C/GGAm7D
He unleashed His power at an unknown hour
C/GG | C/GGG/F# |
That no one knew
EmG/DCDG
How long can I listen to the lies of prejudice?
EmG/DCG/B | DD6 | D7 |
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?
C/GGG/DD
Can I cast it aside, all this loyalty and this pride?
C/GG | C/GG |
Will I ever learn
C/GGG/DD
That there'll be no peace, that the war won't cease
C/GG | D9G/DD7C/D |
Until He returns?
Verse 3:
C/GGG/DD
Surrender your crown on this blood-stained ground
C/GG | C/GG |
Take off your mask
C/GGG/DD
He sees your deeds, He knows your needs
C/GG | C/GGG/F# |
Even before you ask
EmG/DCDG
How long can you falsify and deny what is real?
EmG/DCG/B | DD6 | D7G/DDC |
How long can you hate yourself for the weakness you conceal?
C : C/GGGG/DD
Of every earthly plan that be known to man
C/GG | C/GG |
He is unconcerned
C/GGG/DD
He's got plans of His own to set up His throne
C/GG | C/GG |
When-a He returns
Outro:
| C/GG | C/GG |
(fade out)
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