Tangled up in Blue Chords by Bob Dylan
- Key: D
- BPM: 107
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
TANGLED UP IN BLUE CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] Gb Gb7 D A D A Bm7 A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G Early one morning the sun was shining A G She was laying in bed A G Wondering if she'd changed it all Bm If her hair was still red A G Her folks they said their lives together A G Sure was gonna be rough A G They never did like mama's homemade dress D Bm Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough [Chorus] E D And he was standing on the side of the road E D Rain falling on his shoes E D Heading out for the East coast E D Bm Lord knows he paid some dues getting through A Tangled up in blue Bm7 A Bm7 A ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G She was married when they first met A G Soon to be divorced A G He helped her out of a jam I guess Bm But he used a little too much force Bm7 A G ■ And he drove that car as far as he could A G A Abandoned it out West ■ G Splitting up on a dark sad night Bm Both agreeing it was best [Chorus] E Bm D She turned around to look at him Bm D As he was walking away E Saying over his shoulder D E D Bm We'll ■ meet again someday on the avenue A Tangled up in blue Bm7 A Bm7 A ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G He had a job in Santa Fe A G Working in an old hotel A G But he never did like it all that much Bm And one day it just went to hell A G So he drifted down to New Orleans A Lucky not to be destroyed G A But we got him a job on a fishing boat G D Bm Right outside of Delacroix [Chorus] E D But all the while he was alone E D The past was close behind E He seen a lot of women D E D Bm But she never escaped his mind and he just grew A Bm7 A Bm7 Tangled up in blue ■ ■ [Verse] A G ■ She was working in a topless place A G And I stopped in for a beer A G I just kept looking at the sight of her face D Bm In the spotlight so clear A G A And later on when the crowd thinned out G I was just about to do the same A G She was standing there right beside my chair D Bm Said Don't tell me let me guess your name [Chorus] E D I muttered something underneath my breath E D She studied the lines on my face E D I must admit I felt a little uneasy E Bm7 Bm When she bent down to tie the laces of my shoe A D A Tangled up in blue ■ [Verse] G I lived with them on Montague Street A G In a basement down the stairs A G There was music in the cafés at night D Bm And revolution in the air A G Then he started into dealing with slaves A G And something inside of him died A G D She had to sell everything she owned Bm And froze up inside [Chorus] E Bm D And when it all came crashing down E ■ I became withdrawn D E The only thing I knew how to do D E D Bm Was keep on keeping on like a bird that flew A Tangled up in blue [Inst] D A G A G A G D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bm7 Bm G A G A G D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bm E D E D E D A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D Bm A Bm7 A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G So now I'm going on back again A I got to get them somehow G All the faces we used to know A G They're an illusion to me now Bm Some are mathematicians A Some are truck driver's wives G Don't know how it all got started A G Bm I don't what they're doin' with their lives E D But me I'm still on the road [Chorus] E D Heading for another joint E D We always did feel the same E D Bm We just saw it from a different point of view Bm Tangled up in blue [Solo] A D Bm7 A G A G A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G D Bm7 G A G A G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D Bm E D E D E D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bm Bm7 Bm A D A Gbm7 A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro]