Capo: 1 Tuning:

Song: Dignity (Alternative Version) Artist: Bob Dylan Album: Dylan - Deluxe Version (CD 3), 2007 URL: https://vimeo.com/63527603; https://www.bobdylan.com/us/music/dylan Tempo: 4|4 Style: Story-telling Rolling Melodic Blues Tuning: Standard Capo 1 Chords: (Morphed Chords) EADGBe EADGBe D XX0232 D3add4 XX0032 G 320003 G6 320000 A X02220 A11 X00020 Em 022000 Em7 020000 INTRO:(Bass, Drums & Lead over) |D G D|D G D| VERSE 1:

^DFat man lookin’ in a blade of steel, ^DThin man lookin’ at his last meal. ^GHollow man lookin’ in a ^Dcottonfield, For dignity.^G ^D

VERSE 2:

^DWise man lookin’ in a blade of grass, ^DYoung man lookin’ in the shadows that pass. ^GPoor man lookin’ through ^Dpainted glass, For dignity.^A ^D

CHORUS 1:

^ASomebody got murdered on New Year’s Eve, ^GSomebody said dignity was the ^Dfirst to leave. ^GI went into the city, ^Dwent into the town, ^EmWent into the land of the ^Amidnight sun.^A ^D

VERSE 3:

^DSearchin’ high, searchin’ low, Searchin’ everywhere I know. ^GAskin’ the cops wher^Dever I go, Have you seen dignity? ^G ^D

VERSE 4:

^DBlind man breakin’ out of a trance, ^DPuts both his hands in the pockets of chance. ^GHopin’ to find one circum^Dstance, Of dignity.^G ^D

VERSE 5:

^DI went to the wedding of Mary Lou, ^DShe said, “I don’t want nobody see me talkin’ to you”. ^GSaid she could get killed if she ^Dtold me what she knew, About dignity.^G ^D

CHORUS 2:

^AI went down where the vultures feed, ^GI would’ve gone deeper, but there ^Dwasn’t any need. ^GHeard the tongues of angels and ^Dthe tongues of men, ^EmWasn’t any difference ^Ato me.^A ^D

VERSE 6:

^DChilly wind sharp as a razor blade,^G ^DHouse on fire, debts unpaid. ^GGonna stand at the window, ^Dgonna ask the maid Have you seen dignity? ^G ^D

BRIDGE 1: |D G D|D G D| VERSE 7:

^DDrinkin’ man listens to the voice he hears, ^DIn a crowded room full of covered-up mirrors. ^GLookin’ into the lost ^Dforgotten years, For dignity.^G ^D

VERSE 8:

^DMet Prince Phillip at the home of the blues, ^DSaid he’d give me information if his name wasn’t used. ^GHe wanted money up front, said ^Dhe was abused. By dignity.^G ^D

CHORUS 3

^AFootprints runnin’ ’cross the silver sand, ^GSteps goin’ down into ^Dtattoo land. ^GI met the sons of darkness and ^Dthe sons of light, ^EmIn the bordertowns of ^Adespair. ^A ^D

VERSE 9:

^DGot no place to fade, got no coat, ^DI’m on the rollin’ river in a jerkin’ boat. ^GTryin’ to read a note ^Dsomebody wrote, About dignity.^G ^D

VERSE 10:

^DSick man lookin’ for the doctor’s cure, ^DLookin’ at his hands for the lines that were. ^GAnd into every masterpiece of ^Dliterature, For dignity.^G ^D

VERSE 11:

^DEnglishman stranded in the blackheart wind, ^DCombin’ his hair back, his future looks thin. ^GBites the bullet and he ^Dlooks within, For dignity.^G ^D

CHORUS 3:

^ASomeone showed me a picture and I just laughed, ^GDignity never been photo^Dgraphed. ^GI went into the red, went ^Dinto the black, Em A A D (Glissando) Into the valley of dry bone dreams.

VERSE 12:

^DSo many roads, so much at stake, ^DSo many dead ends, I’m at the edge of the lake. ^GSometimes I wonder what it’s ^Dgonna take, To find dignity.^G ^D

CODA:(Fade) |D G D|D G D| [End] NOTES: 1. “… Dignity (this is the original out-take version from Oh Mercy that first appeared on the Touched By An Angel TV series soundtrack album (R-0273, see 1998), not the 1994 remix by Brendan O'Brien from Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 3. R-0273 now ceases to become a rarity.)…” http://www.searchingforagem.com/2000s/International051.htm 2. “…The difficulties recording the song during the Oh Mercy sessions are described by Dylan in his autobiography, Chronicles, Vol 1. It was originally recorded with Dylan accompanied by Brian Stoltz and Willie Green. Though they managed to complete a polished performance, producer Daniel Lanois suggested something more ambitious with a Cajun band. Curious to see what Lanois had in mind, Dylan agreed to recut the song. The next evening, a session was held with Rockin' Dopsie and His Cajun Band, but the results were disastrous. The group experimented with different keys and tempos, but according to Dylan, everyone was frustrated with the results….” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dignity_%28Bob_Dylan_song%29 3. “…In fact the way to hear this song is at a distance, not taking in the lyrics, not really knowing what Dylan is singing about, not feeling ill at ease about the moralistic point about the worth of humankind that he somehow never succeeds in making. …” http://bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/23 4. Although, it’s a rambling, long song - I find it an encouraging lyric and a great ‘lost Dylan classic’. This version is a standout from the original version. Although, the chords are scored simply in the above TAB, the rolling rhythm is punctuated by the subtle rhythmic morphing of chords by Dylan's band throughout the song lines. It can be achieved simply where D = D - D3add4 - D, G = G - G6 - G , A = A - A11 - A and E = E - Em7 - E. These 'rolling' chords forms are created by releasing the nominated fingers from the original base chords and then alternating back to the original chord. Use your discretion, in their application. :-R

Bob Dylan - Dignity