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Talkin’ World War III Blues

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Talkin’ World War III Blues

Bob Dylan — Talkin’ World War III Blues

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Intro 1
A E F#m A
D A Bm E
Verse 1
A
There's an
E
evenin' haze settlin' over town
F#m A
Starlight by the edge of the creek
D
The buyin' power of the proletari
A
at's gone down
Bm E
Money's gettin' shallow and weak
A
Well, the place I love best
E
is a sweet memory
F#m A
It's a new path that we trod
E D
They say low wages are a reality
A Bm E
If we want to compete abroad
Verse 2
A
My cruel weapons have
E
been put on the shelf
F#m A
Come sit down on my knee
D A
You are dearer to me than my self
Bm E
As you yourself can see
A E
While I'm listening to the steel rails hum
F#m A
Got both eyes tight shut
E D
Just sitting here trying to keep
A
the hunger from
Bm E
Creeping its way into my gut
Verse 3
D
Meet me at the bottom,
A
don't lag behind
D A
Bring me my boots and shoes
D
You can hang back or fight your
A
best on the frontline
Bm
Sing a little bit of these working
E
man's blues
A
Verse 4
Well, I'm sailin' on back,
E
ready for the long haul
F#m A
Tossed by the winds and the seas
D
I'll drag 'em all down to hell and
A
I'll stand 'em at the wall
Bm
I'll sell 'em to their enemies
E A
I'm tryin' to feed my
E
soul with thought
F#m A
Gonna sleep off the rest of the day
E D A
Sometimes no one wants
what we got
Bm E
Sometimes you can't give it away
Verse 5
A
Now the place is ringed
E
with countless foes
F#m
Some of them may be deaf and dumb
E A D A
No man, no woman knows
Bm E
The hour that sorrow will come
A E
In the dark I hear the night birds call
F#m A
I can feel a lover's breath
D
I sleep in the kitchen with
A
my feet in the hall
Bm D E
Sleep is like a temporary death
Verse 6
D
Meet me at the bottom,
A
don't lag behind
D A
Bring me my boots and shoes
D
You can hang back or fight
A
your best on the frontline
Bm
Sing a little bit of these
D E
workingman's blues
A
Verse 7
Well, they burned my barn,
E
and they stole my horse
F#m A
I can't save a dime
E D
I got to be careful,
A
I don't want to be forced
Bm E
Into a life of continual crime
A E
I can see for myself that the sun is sinking
F#m E A
How I wish you were here to see
D A
Tell me now, am I wrong in thinking
Bm E
That you have forgotten me?
Verse 8
A
Now they worry and they hurry
E
and they fuss and they fret
F#m A E D
They waste your nights and days
A
Them I will forget
Bm D E
But you I'll remember always
A
Old memories of you to
E
me have clung
F#m
You've wounded me with your words
A E A D
Gonna have to straighten
A
out your tongue
Bm E
It's all true, everything you've heard
Verse 9
D
Meet me at the bottom,
A
don't lag behind
D A
Bring me my boots and shoes
D
You can hang back or fight
A
your best on the frontline
Bm D
Sing a little bit of these working
E
man's blues
A D
Verse 10
E
In you, my friend, I find no blame
F#m E A E D
Wanna look in my eyes, please do
A
No one can ever claim
Bm D E
That I took up arms against you
A E F#m
All across the peaceful sacred fields
A
They will lay you low
E D
They'll break your horns and
A
slash you with steel
Bm E
I say it so it must be so
A
Now I'm down
Verse 11
on my luck and
E
I'm black and blue
F#m A
Gonna give you another chance
D A
I'm all alone and I'm expecting you
Bm D
To lead me off in a cheerful dance
E A
I got a brand new suit and
E
a brand new wife
F#m E A
I can live on rice and beans
D
Some people never worked
A
a day in their life
Bm E
Don't know what work even means
Verse 12
D
Well, meet me at the bottom,
A
don't lag behind
D A
Bring me my boots and shoes
D
You can hang back or fight
A
your best on the frontline
Bm D E
Sing a little bit of these workingman's blues
Outro 1
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E A F#m A
D A Bm E
A E F#m A
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