Bob Dylan - Blind willie mctell
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I decided to submit the best way to play this song.
Capo on the first fret:
Intro | Dm | Dm A7 | Dm | Dm ||
Seen the aDmrrow onA7 the doorpostDm Am Dm
Saying, "ThisA7 land is DmcondeAmmneDmd
All the A7way from NCew OrleansG
BbTo JerCusalem.&qDmuotAm; Dm
I traveledA7 through East TexaDms Am Dm
Where many A7martyrs fellDm Am Dm
And I know noA7 one can Csing the blGues
LikBbe Blind WillieC McTell Dm Am Dm
Well, I Dmheard the hA7oot owl singing Dm Am Dm
As they were taA7king down the teDmnts Am Dm
The stars abA7ove the baCrren treesG
Were hisBb only CaudienceDm Am Dm
Them charcoalA7 gypsy Dmmaidens Am Dm
Can strut theirA7 feathers wDmellAm Dm
But nobodA7y can sCing the blues G
LikeBb Blind WillieC McTell Dm Am Dm
DmSee them bA7ig plantations bDmurning Am Dm
Hear the A7cracking of the whDmips Am Dm
Smell that sweet A7magnolia Cblooming G
(And) see the Bbghosts of Cslavery shDmips
I can hear them A7tribes a-moDmaning Am Dm
(I can) hear the undA7ertaker's Dmbell
(Yeah), noA7body can sinCg the bGlues
BbLike Blind WiCllie McTelDml Am Dm
There's a DmwomanA7 by the riverDm Am Dm
With some fiA7ne young handsome mDman Am Dm
He's dressed up lA7ike a squire C G
BbBootlegged wChiskey in his handDm
There's a chain gangA7 on the highwaDmy Am Dm
I can heA7ar them rebels yDmellAm Dm
And I know no oA7ne cCan sing the bGlues
BbLike BlindC Willie McTelDml Am Dm
Well, DmGod is iA7n heavenDm Am Dm
And we alA7l want what's hDmis Am Dm
But power and gA7reed and corrCuptible seedG
BbSeem to be alCl that there iDms
I'm gazing oA7ut the window Dm Am Dm
Of the St. A7James HoteDml Am Dm
And I know noA7 one Ccan sing the Gblues
BbLike Blind WiCllie McTDmell Am Dm
Coda | Dm A7 | Dm Am Dm | Dm A7 | Dm Am Dm |
| Dm A7 | C G | Bb C | Dm Am Dm |
| Dm A7 | Dm Am Dm | Dm A7 | Dm Am Dm
| Dm A7 | C G| Bb C | Dm ||
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