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
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
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Main Lick
(originally E-piano)
Am Am7 D/A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e--------------------------------
B1---------------------------1h3-
G0h2---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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Am
(main riff) (main riff)
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
D7 [ G/D D7 ]
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
Am
You're gonna have to serve somebody
E D7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7 Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
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)
E D7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7 Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
Am [ Am7 ]
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
Am [ Am7 D7/A Am ]
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)
E D7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7 Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
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)
E D7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7 Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
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
Am7 [ Am G/A F/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)
E D7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7 Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
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
Am [ Am7 D7/A Am ]
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)
E D7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7 Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
(serve somebody)
Am7 [ Am6 Am ] [ Am6 ]
You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy
Am7 [ Am6 Am ] [ Am6 ]
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
Am7 [ Am6 Am ] [ Am6 ]
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
Am7 [ Am6 Am Am6 Am7 ]
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)
E D7
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
D7 Am
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
Am
(oh yeah ...)
Am
(Serve somebody ...)
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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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D G D G
D/A G A Bm G
D G D G
Precious angel, under the sun
D G Bm G
How was I to know you’d be the one
D/F# G D/A G
To show me I was blinded, to show me I was gone
D G Bm G
How weak was the foundation I was standing upon?
D G D G
Now there’s spiritual warfare and flesh and blood breaking down
D G Bm G
Ya either got faith or ya got unbelief and there ain’t no neutral ground
D/F# G D/A G
The enemy is subtle, how be it we are so deceived
D G Bm G
When the truth’s in our hearts and we still don’t believe?
D/F# G D/A G
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F# G D/A G
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F# G D/A G
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Bm D/A
Ya know I just couldn't make it by myself
G Em G/A
I'm a little too blind to see
D G D G
D/A G Bm G
D G D G
My so-called friends have fallen under a spell
D G Bm G
They look me squarely in the eye and they say, “All is well”
D/F# G D/A G
Can they imagine the darkness that will fall from on high
D G Bm G
When men will beg God to kill them and they won’t be able to die?
D G D G
Sister, lemme tell you about a vision I saw
D G Bm G
You were drawing water for your husband, you were suffering under the law
D/F# G D/A G
You were telling him about Buddha, you were telling him about Mohammed in one breath
D G Bm G
You never mentioned one time the Man who came and died a criminal’s death
D/F# G D/A G
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F# G D/A G
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F# G D/A G
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Bm D/A
Ya know I just couldn't make it by myself
G Em G/A
I'm a little too blind to see
D G D G
D/A G Bm G
D G D G
Precious angel, you believe me when I say
D G Bm G
What God has given to us no man can take away
D/F# G D/A G
We are covered in blood, girl, you know our forefathers were slaves
D G Bm G
Let us hope they’ve found mercy in their bone-filled graves
D G D G
You’re the queen of my flesh, girl, you’re my woman, you’re my delight
D G Bm G
You’re the lamp of my soul, girl, and you torch up the night
D/F# G D/A G
But there’s violence in the eyes, girl, so let us not be enticed
D G Bm G
On the way out of Egypt, through Ethiopia, to the judgment hall of Christ
D/F# G D/A G
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F# G D/A G
Shine your light, shine your light on me
D/F# G D/A G
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Bm D/A
Ya know I just couldn't make it by myself
G Em G/A
I'm a little too blind to see
D/F# G D/A G
(Shine your light, shine your light on me)
D/F# G D/A G
(Shine your light, shine your light on me)
D/F# G D/A G
(Shine your light, shine your light on me)
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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
D4 Dsus2 D4 Dsus2 G D
D D D5 D D D5 D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e2-------3-2-0---2-------3-2-0---2-----------------------2---------------
B3-------3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-----------0-2-3-------3---------------
G2---------------2---------------2-------0-2-0-2-0-------2---------------
D0---------------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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D
D [ D ]
They ask me how I feel
D [ D ]
And if my love is real
D G D
And how I know I'll make it through
D [ D ]
And they, they look at me and frown
D [ C ]
They'd like to drive me from this town
C G
They don't want me around
D D
'Cause I believe in you
D [ D ]
They, they show me to the door
D [ D ]
They say don't come back no more
D G D
'Cause I don't be like they'd like me to
D [ D ]
And I walk out on my own
D [ C ]
A thousand miles from home
C G
But I don't feel alone
D D
'Cause I believe in you
C G D
I believe in you even through the tears and the laughter
C G D
I believe in you even though we be apart
C G D
I believe in you even on the morning after
G A D/F# D/F# G
O-oh, when the dawn is near-ing
G A D/F# D/F# G
Oh, when the night is disappear-ing
G A D/F# D/F# G A
Oh, this feeling is still here in my heart
D [ D ]
Don't let me drift too far
D [ D ]
Keep me where you are
D G D
Where I will always be renewed
D [ D ]
And that which you've given me today
D [ C ]
Is worth more than I could pay
C G
And no matter what they say
D
I believe in you
2/4
D D D G D
D C G D
C G D
I believe in you when winter turns to summer
C G D
I believe in you when white turn to black
C G D
I believe in you even though I be outnumbered
G A D/F# D/F# G
O-oh, though the earth may shake me
G A D/F# D/F# G
Oh, though my friends for -sake me
G A D/F# D/F# G A
Oh, even that couldn't make me go back
D [ D ]
Don't let me change my heart
D [ D ]
Keep me set apart
D G D
From all the plans they do pursue
D [ D ]
And I, I don't mind the pain
D [ C ]
Don't mind the driving rain
C G
I know I will sustain
D
'Cause I believe in you
2/4
D D D G D
D C G D
D D D G D
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4. Slow Train - Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Main Am pattern
Am Am7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e----------------
B------------1---
G----2-0-----0---
D--2-2-2-----2---
A0---------------
E----------------
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Am Dm Am
Am Dm Am
Am
Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
Dm Am
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
Dm Am
All their earthly principles they're gonna have to abandon?
F Dm Am
And there's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend
Am
I had a woman down in Alabama
Dm Am
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
Dm Am
You could die down here, be just another accident statistic."
F Dm Am
And there's a slow, slow train comin', comin’ round the bend
Am
All that foreign oil controlling American soil
Dm Am
Lookin’ round you, it's just bound to make you embarrassed
Am
Sheiks walkin' around like kings, wearing fancy jewels and nose rings
Dm Am
Deciding America's future from Amsterdam and to Paris
F Dm Am
And there's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend
Am Dm Am
Am Dm Am
F Dm Am
Am
Man's ego is inflated, his laws are outdated
Dm Am
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
Dm Am
Fools glorifying themselves, trying to manipulate Satan
F Dm Am
And there's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend
Am
Big-time negotiators, false healers and woman haters
Dm Am
Masters of the bluff and masters of the proposition
Am
But the enemy I see wears a cloak of decency
Dm Am
All non-believers and men stealers talkin' in the name of religion
F Dm Am
And there's a slow, there’s a slow train comin' up around the bend
Am
People starving and thirsting, grain elevators are bursting
Dm Am
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
Dm Am
They talk about a life of brotherly love, show me someone who knows how to live it
F Dm Am
There's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend
Am
Well, my baby went to Illinois with some bad-talkin' boy she could destroy
Dm Am
A 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
Dm Am
But it sure does bother me to see my loved ones turning into puppets
F Dm Am
There's a slow, slow train comin' up around the bend
Am Dm Am
Am Dm Am
F Dm Am
Am Dm Am
Am Dm Am
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5. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking – Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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 Riff
A5 G5/A A5 D5 C5 D5 A5 G5/A A5 D5 C5 A5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e----------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------3---1---3-----------------------3---1---------
G2-2-0-2-----------2---0---2-----2-2-0-2-----------2---0---2-----
D2-2-0-2-----------0-------0-----2-2-0-2-----------0-------2-----
A0---------------------3---------0---------------------3---0-----
E----------------------------------------------------------------
D5 C5/D D5 G5 F D5 A5 G5/A A5 D5 C5 A5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e------------------3---1-----------------------------------------
B3-3-1-3-----------3---1---3-----------------------3---1---------
G2-2-0-2-----------0---2---2-----2-2-0-2-----------2---0---2-----
D0---------------------3---0-----2-2-0-2-----------0-------2-----
A--------------------------------0---------------------3---0-----
E------------------3---------------------------------------------
E5 D5/E E5 D5 C5/D D5 A G/A A5 G5 C5 G5 A5 G5/A A5
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-----
D2-2-0-2---------0---------------2-2-0-2---0-5-0-2-2---0-2-2-----
A2-2-0-2-------------------------0---------------0-------0-------
E0---------------------------------------------------------------
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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
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
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
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
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
A
D A
E D A
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
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
A
D A
E D A
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
A
D A
E D A
A
D A
E D A
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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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A5
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna judge nobody, don’t wanna be judged
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna touch nobody, don’t wanna be touched
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna hurt nobody, don’t wanna be hurt
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna treat nobody like they was dirt
C D A A
But if you do right to me, baby
C D A A
I’ll do right to you, too
C D A A
Ya got to do unto others
C
Like you’d have them
D A7
Like you’d have them, do unto you
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna shoot nobody, don’t wanna be shot
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna buy nobody, don’t wanna be bought
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna bury nobody, don’t wanna be buried
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna marry nobody if they’re already married
C D A A
But if you do right to me, baby
C D A A
I’ll do right to you, too
C D A A
Got to do unto others
C
Like you’d have them
D A7
Like you’d have them, do unto you
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna burn nobody, don’t wanna be burned
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna learn from nobody what I gotta un-learn
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna cheat nobody, don’t wanna be cheated
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna defeat nobody if they already been defeated
C D A A
But if you do right to me, baby
C D A A
I’ll do right to you, too
C D A A
Got to do unto others
C
Like you’d have them
D A7
Like you’d have them, do unto you
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna wink at nobody, don’t wanna be winked at
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna be used by nobody for a doormat
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna confuse nobody, don’t wanna be confused
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna amuse nobody, don’t wanna be amused
C D A A
But if you do right to me, baby
C D A A
I’ll do right to you, too
C D A A
Got to do unto others
C
Like you’d have them
D A7
Say, like you’d have them, do unto you
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna betray nobody, don’t wanna be betrayed
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna play with nobody, don’t wanna be waylaid
A7 D7 A7
Don’t wanna miss nobody, don’t wanna be missed
A7 D7 A7
Don’t put my faith in nobody, not even a scientist
C D D A
But if you do right to me, baby
C D A A
I’ll do right to you, too
C D A A
Got to do unto others
C
Like you’d have them
D A7
Like you’d have them, do unto you
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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Am Am Dm Am Am Dm
Am D Am
God don’t make no promises that He don’t keep
Dm7 Am
You got some big dreams, baby, but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Dm G F D5
When you gonna wake up
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Em7 Am
And strengthen the things that remain?
Am D Am
Counterfeit philosophies have polluted all of your thoughts
Dm7 Am
Karl Marx has got ya by the throat, Henry Kissinger’s got you tied up in knots
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Dm G F D5
When you gonna wake up
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Em7 Am
And strengthen the things that remain?
Am D Am
You got innocent men in jail, your insane asylums are filled
Dm7 Am
You got unrighteous doctors dealing drugs that’ll never cure your ills
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Dm G F D5
When you gonna wake up
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Em7 Am
And strengthen the things that remain?
Am D Am
You got men who can’t hold their peace and women who can’t control their tongues
Dm7 Am
The rich seduce the poor and the old are seduced by the young
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Dm G F D5
When you gonna wake up
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Em7 Am
And strengthen the things that remain?
Am D Am
Dm7 Am
Am D5 Am/C Am
Dm G F D5
Am D5 Am/C Am
Em7 Am
Am D Am
Adulterers in churches and pornography in the schools
Dm7 Am
You got gangsters in power and lawbreakers making rules
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Dm G F D5
When you gonna wake up
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Em7 Am
And strengthen the things that remain?
Am D Am
Spiritual advisors and gurus to guide your every move
Dm7 Am
Instant inner peace and every step you take has got to be approved
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Dm G F D5
Said, when you gonna wake up
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Em7 Am
And strengthen the things that remain?
Am D Am
Do you ever wonder just what God requires?
Dm7 Am
You think He’s just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Dm G F D5
When you gonna wake up
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Em7 Am
And strengthen the things that remain?
Am D Am
You can’t take it with you and you know that it’s too worthless to be sold
Dm7 Am
They tell you, “Time is money,” as if your life was worth its weight in gold
Am D5 Am/C Am
Dm G F D5
Am D5 Am/C Am
Em7 Am
Am D Am
There’s a Man up on a cross and He been crucified for you
Dm7 Am
Believe in His power that’s about all you’ve got to do
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Dm G F D5
When you gonna wake up
Am D5 Am/C Am
When you gonna wake up
Em7 Am
And strengthen the things that remain?
Am D Am
Dm7 Am
Am D5 Am/C Am
Dm G F D5
Am D5 Am/C Am
Em7 Am
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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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Em B7 Em
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em
In the beginning, long time ago
Em B7
He saw an animal that liked to growl
B7 Em
Big furry paws and he liked to howl
Em A
Great big furry back and furry hair
B B7 Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a bear"
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em
In the beginning, long time ago
Em B7
He saw an animal up on a hill
B7 Em
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
Em A
He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how
B B7 Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a cow"
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em
In the beginning, long time ago
Em B7
He saw an animal that liked to snort
B7 Em
Horns on his head and they weren't too short
Em A
It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull
B B7 Em
"Ah, I think I'll call it a bull"
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em
In the beginning, long time ago
Em B7
He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail
B7 Em
Real dirty face and a curly tail
Em A
He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big
B B7 Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a pig"
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em7
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em
In the beginning, long time ago
Em B7
Next animal that he did meet
B7 Em
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
Em A
Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
B B7 Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a sheep"
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B7 Em
In the beginning, long time ago
(+ coda)
Em B7
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
B7 Em
Slithering his way through the grass
Em A
Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake ...
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9. When He Returns
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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
D9 G/D D7 C/D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e0-----------0---
B1---3---1---1---
G2---4---2---0---
D0-----------0---
A----------------
E----------------
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CHORDS
He D chords in the verses can also be played as D7
E-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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C/G G G/D D C/G G C/G G
C/G G G/D D
The iron hand it ain't no match
C/G G C/G G
For the iron rod
C/G G G/D D
The strongest wall will crumble and fall
C/G G C/G G G/F#
To a mighty God
Em G/D C G/D
For all those who have eyes and all those who have ears
Em G/D C G/B D D6 D7
It is only He who can reduce me to tears
C/G G G/D D
Don't you cry and don't you die
C/G G C/G G
And don't you burn
C/G G G/D D
Like a thief in the night, He'll replace wrong with right
C/G G D9 G/D D7 C/D
When He returns (TURNAROUND)
C/G G G/D D
Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow
C/G G C/G G
That it passes through
C/G G Am7 D
He unleashed His power at an unknown hour
C/G G C/G G G/F#
That no one knew
Em G/D C D G
How long can I listen to the lies of prejudice?
Em G/D C G/B D D6 D7
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?
C/G G G/D D
Can I cast it aside, all this loyalty and this pride?
C/G G C/G G
Will I ever learn
C/G G G/D D
That there'll be no peace, that the war won't cease
C/G G D9 G/D D7 C/D
Until He returns?
C/G G G/D D
Surrender your crown on this blood-stained ground
C/G G C/G G
Take off your mask
C/G G G/D D
He sees your deeds, He knows your needs
C/G G C/G G G/F#
Even before you ask
Em G/D C D G
How long can you falsify and deny what is real?
Em G/D C G/B D D6 D7 G/D D C
How long can you hate yourself for the weakness you conceal?
[ C ] C/G G G G/D D
Of every earthly plan that be known to man
C/G G C/G G
He is unconcerned
C/G G G/D D
He's got plans of His own to set up His throne
C/G G C/G G
When-a He returns
C/G G C/G G
Slow Train Coming chords
by Bob Dylan
The chords of Slow Train Coming by Bob Dylan are Am, Am7, D/A, D7, G/D, E, D7/A, G/A, F/A, Em/A, Am6, A7, D, G, A, Bm, D/F#, Em, D4, Dsus2, D5, C, Dm, F, A5, G5/A, C5, C5/D, G5, E5, D5/E, Dm7, Am/C, Em7, B7, B, Ab, G#, D9, C/D, C/G, G/F#, G/B, D6. The level of this song is 5 out of 5, so very advanced.