Bob Dylan - Crossing the rubicon

‪I crossed the^G7 Rubicon on the 14th day ‪Of the most^G7 dangerous month of the year‬‬‬ ^G7At the worst time, at the worst place ^G7That’s all I seem to hear‬‬‬ ^C7 I got up early so I could greet the goddess of the d^G7awn ^D7 I painted my wagon, ‬‬abandoned all ho^C7pe‬‬‬ And I crossed the Rubicon^G7 ‬‬‬

‪Well, the^G7 Rubicon is a red river‬‬ Going ^G7gently as she flows ^G7Redder than your ruby lips‬‬‬ And the ^G7blood that flows from the rose ^C7Three miles north of purgatory One step from the great be^G7yond ^D7‪I prayed to the cross, I kissed the girls^C7 ‪And I crossed the Rubico^G7n‬

‪One of these^G7 dark days I’ll see‬‬‬ In this ^G7world so badly bent ‪ G7 How can I redeem the time‬‬?‬ The time so ^G7idly spent?‬‬ ‪ C7 G7 How much longer can it last? How long can it go on?‬‬ ^D7I embraced my love, put down my head‬^C7 ‪ G7 And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

I can ^G7feel the bones beneath my skin ‬‬‬ ‪ G7 And they’re trembling with rage ‬‬‬ ‪G7 I’ll make your wife a widow‬‬‬ ‪G7 You’ll never see old age ‬‬‬ ‪C7 Show me one good man in sight‬ ‪ G7 That the sun shines down upon ‬‬‬ ‪D7 C7 I pawned my watch, I paid my debts ‬‬‬ ‪ G7 D7 And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

I put my ^G7heart up on the hill‬‬‬ ‪ G7 Where some happiness I’ll find‬‬‬ ‪G7 If I survive then let me love‬‬‬ ‪G7 Let the hour be mine‬‬‬ ^C7Take the high road, take the low‬‬‬ ‪ G7 Take any one you’re on ^D7I poured the cup, I passed it along ‬^C7‬‬ ‪ G7 And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

Well you de^G7filed the most lovely flower‬‬‬ ‪G7 In all of womanhood‬‬‬ ‪G7 Others can be tolerant‬‬‬ ‪G7 Others can be good ^C7I’ll cut you up with a crooked knife ‬‬‬ ‪ G7 Lord, and I’ll miss you when you’re gone ‬‬‬ ‪D7 C7 I stood between heaven and earth ‬‬‬ ‪ G7 And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

You won’t ^G7find any happiness here‬‬‬ ‪G7 No happiness or joy‬ ‪G7 Go back to the gutter, try your luck‬ ‪ G7 Find you some nice pretty boy‬ ‪C7 Tell me how many men I need‬ ‪ G7 And who can I count upon‬ ‪D7 C7 I strapped my belt, I buttoned my coat‬‬‬ ‪ G7 And I crossed the Rubicon‬

I feel the ^G7Holy Spirit inside‬‬‬ ‪ G7 See the light that freedom gives‬‬‬ ‪G7 I believe it’s in the reach of‬ ‪G7 Every man who lives‬ ‪C7 Keep as far away as possible‬‬‬ ‪ G7 It’s darkest ‘fore the dawn (O Lord)‬‬ ‪ D7 C7 I turned the key then broke it off‬ ‪ G7 D7 And I crossed the Rubicon‬

^G7Mona, baby, are you still in my mind? ‪G7 I truly believe that you are‬‬‬ ‪G7 Could it be anybody else but you‬‬?‬ ‪G7 Who’s come with me this far‬‬‬ ‪C7 The killing frost is on the ground‬ ‪ G7 And the autumn leaves are gone‬ ‪D7 C7 I lit the torch, I looked to the East‬ ‪ G7 And I crossed the Rubicon‬‬