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A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Drop-D (D-A-D-G-B-e)
Bob Dylan
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1963)
(Dylan)
From: "The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan"
These are the chords played on the studio version from “Freewheelin’”.
The key is E, but it is played in D (Drop-D tuning) with a capo 2nd fret.
What makes this version interesting is the continuous drone in the verses.
Enjoy!
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capo 2nd fret
CHORDS
D-A-D-G-B-E
D 0-0-0-2-3-2
A 2-0-2-2-2(0)
G (0)2-0-0-3-3
G/D 0-0-0-4-3-3
A/D 0-0-0-6-5-5
D* 0-0-0-7-7-5
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INTRO
| D | % | G | D |
| D | % | % |
Oh, Dwhere have you been, my Gblue-eyed soDn?
Oh, Dwhere have you been, my darling young Aone?
I’vG/De stumbled on the side oA/Df twelve mistDy mountains
I’vG/De walked and I’ve crawledA/D on six crooDked highways
I’vG/De stepped in the middle oA/Df seven saDd forests
I’vG/De been out in front of A/Da dozen deaDd oceans
I’ve beeG/Dn ten thousand miles in thA/De mouth of Da graveyard
And it’s Da hard, and it’As a hard, it?D??s a hard, and iGt’s a hard
D A [D]
And it’s a hard rai---n’s a-gonna fall
| D | % | G | D | % | % | % |
Oh, Dwhat did you see, my bluGe-eyed son? D
Oh, Dwhat did you see, my darling young oneA?
I saw a G/Dnewborn baby with wild A/Dwolves all aDround it
I saw a G/Dhighway of diamonds with A/Dnobody Don it
I G/Dsaw a black branch with A/Dblood that kept Ddrippin’
I saw a G/Droom full of men with their A/Dhammers a-Dbleedin’
I G/Dsaw a white ladder all A/Dcovered with Dwater
I saw G/Dten thousand talkers whose A/Dtongues were all Dbroken
I saw G/Dguns and sharp swords in the A/Dhands of young Dchildren
And it’s Da hard, and it’As a hard, it?D??s a hard, and iGt’s a hard
D A [D]
And it’s a hard rai---n’s a-gonna fall
| D | % | G | D | % | % | % |
And Dwhat did you hear, my blGue-eyed son?D
And Dwhat did you hear, my darling young Aone?
I heard the G/Dsound of a thunder, it A/Droared out a Dwarnin’
Heard the G/Droar of a wave that could A/Ddrown the whole Dworld
Heard G/Done hundred drummers whose A/Dhands were a-Dblazin’
Heard G/Dten thousand whisperin’ anA/Dd nobodDy listenin’
Heard G/Done person starve, I heard A/Dmany people Dlaughin’
Heard the G/Dsong of a poet who A/Ddied in the Dgutter
Heard the G/Dsound of a clown who A/Dcried in the Dalley
And it’s Da hard, and it’As a hard, it?D??s a hard, and iGt’s a hard
D A [D]
And it’s a hard rai---n’s a-gonna fall
| D | % | G | D | % | % | % |
Oh, Dwho did you meet, my Gblue-eyed Dson?
DWho did you meet, my darling young Aone?
I G/Dmet a young child beA/Dside a dead Dpony
I G/Dmet a white man who A/Dwalked a black Ddog
I G/Dmet a young woman whose A/Dbody was Dburning
I G/Dmet a young girl, she A/Dgave me a Drainbow
I G/Dmet one man who was A/Dwounded in Dlove
I G/Dmet another man who was A/Dwounded in Dhatred
And it’s Da hard, and it’As a hard, it?D??s a hard, and iGt’s a hard
D A [D]
And it’s a hard rai---n’s a-gonna fall
| D | % | G | D | % | % | % | % | % |
D G | D | G | D | % |
And, what’ll you do now, my blue-eyed son?
And, Dwhat’ll you do now, my darling younAg one?
I’m G/Da-goin’ back out ’forA/De the rain staDrts a-fallin’
I’lG/Dl walk to the depths of thA/De deepest darDk forest
Where the G/Dpeople are many and their A/Dhands are all Dempty
Where the G/Dpellets of poison are A/Dflooding their Dwaters
Where the G/Dhome in the valley meets the A/Ddamp dirty Dprison
And the G/Dexecutioner’s face iA/Ds always wellD hidden
Where G/Dhunger is ugly, where A/Dsouls are forDgotten
Where G/Dblack is the color, where A/Dnone is the Dnumber
And I’lG/Dl tell it and think it anA/Dd speak it anDd breathe it
And G/Dreflect it from the mountain so A/Dall souls can Dsee it
Then I’lG/Dl stand on the ocean A/Duntil I starDt sinkin’
But I’lG/Dl know my song well A/Dbefore I starDt singin’
And it’s Da hard, and it’As a hard, it?D??s a hard, and iGt’s a hard
D A [D]
And it’s a hard rai---n’s a-gonna fall
| D | % | G | D | % | D* | D