G C/g G G Am They say ev'rything can be replaced, Bm Am G Yet ev'ry distance is not near. G Am So I remember ev'ry face Bm Am G Of ev'ry man who put me here.
G C *) *) Am in subsequent I see my light come shining verses Bm D *) G From the west unto the east. G Am Any day now, any day now, Bm D/a G I shall be released.
G
n.c. G
Smoky autumn night, stars up in the sky,
I see the sailin' boats across the bay go by.
C
Eucalyptus trees hang above the street
G
And then I turn my head, for you're approachin' me.
Am Bm C D
Moonlight on the water, fisherman's daughter, floatin' in to my room
G
With a golden loom.
First we wash our feet near the immortal shrine
And then our shadows meet and then we drink the wine.
I see the hungry clouds up above your face
A
A
I sang the song slowly
E6 A
As she stood in the shadows
D/f#
She stepped to the light
E6 A
As my silver strings spun
A E
She called with her eyes
D A
To the tune I's a-playin'
A Asus4
But the song it was long
E6
And I'd only begun
A Asus4 A Asus2 A : . . : . . : . . : . . |-----0---0---0---0---0---|-----0---0-------0---0--- |-----2---2---3---2---0---|-----2---2-------2---2---
Chords:
G7th xx(0)787 D5th xx0775 Em' xxx453
First start:
. . . | . . . | |-7-7-5---3--|-2---2---0-0-0---|-3--- |-8-8-7---5--|-3---3---1-1-1-1-|-0--- |-7-7-7---4--|-2---2---0-0-0-0-|-0--- etc. |------------|--------h2-2-2-0-|-0--- |------------|-------------3-3-|-2--- |------------|-----------------|-3---
Second start:
A
A
Well, I've already had two beers
D
I'm ready for the broom
A
Please, Missus Henry, won't you
D
Take me to my room?
A
I'm a good ol' boy
E
But I've been sniffin' too many eggs
D
Talkin' to too many people
A
Drinkin' too many kegs
A
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
D
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
A
I'm down on my knees
An' I ain't got a dime
Well, I'm groanin' in a hallway Pretty soon I'll be mad Please, Missus Henry, won't you
Same chord progression repeated throughout. The lyrics aren’t always decipherable, mainly because Dylan doesn’t quite remember them. Which makes this a wonderful proof of his ability to improvise on the spot.
G
G
Now, there's a certain thing
Em
That I learned from Jim
G D
That he'd always make sure I'd understand
G
And that is that there's a certain way
Em
we all must swim
C
If we expect to live off
D
Of the fat of the land.
Am
Open the door, Rachel [Richard?],
I've heard it said before.
Open the door, Rachel,
I've heard it said before
C G
But I ain't gonna hear it said no more.
G
E
How come we can't talk to each other any more?
Am D7 G
Why can't you see I'm changing too?
G E
We've got by far too long to end it feeling wrong
Am D
And I still share too much with you
Em D Just one great river always flowing to the sea Em D One single river rolling in eternity G E Two nations in this land that lies along its shore
[first verse inaudible] A [Let's take a cherry], I can't make it no more Can't stop, she's breaking all time on the floor Better come down easy or don't come down at all You don't try and to please me, somebody's gonna fall
D A
One man's loss always is another man's gain
E D A
Yes, one man's joy always is another man's pain
Eight o'clock in the morning, [better] step aside [let me be to your] warning, you better go by
Intro (more or less)
