Bob Dylan - My own version of you
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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My Own Version Of You – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: “Rough and Rowdy Ways” (2020)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo 2nd fret
Play: Bm
Key: C#m
For chords in original key transpose +2
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bm x-2-4-4-3-x
Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-x
Bm/G# 4-x-4-4-3-x
G 3-5-5-4-3-x
Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0
A#aug x-1-4-3-3-x
G7 3-5-x-4-6-3
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[Intro]
| Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G |
| Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G |
[Verse 1]
BmAll through the Bm/Asummers, into Bm/G#January G
BmI've been visiting Bm/Amorgues andBm/G# monasGteries
EmLooking for the Em/Dnecessary A/C#body parts C
BmLimbs and A#auglivers andBm/A brains andBm/G# hearts
[Turnaround 1]
I'll Gbring someone to life, is what I wanna do
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G |
I wanna create my own version of you
[Verse 2]
Well, it Bmmust be the Bm/Awinter oBm/G#f my discoGntent
I wBmish you'd've taken me Bm/Awith you wherBm/G#ever you Gwent
They Etalk all nightEm/D and they A/C#talk all dayC
BmNot for a A#augminute do I beBm/Alieve anyBm/G#thing they say
[Turnaround 2]
I'm gon' bring Gsomeone to life, someone I've never seen
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G |
You know what I mean, you know exactly what I mean
[Verse 3]
I'll take the BmScarface PaBm/Acino and The GBm/G#odfather GBrando
Mix it Bmup in a Bm/Atank and get a Bm/G#robot coGmmando
EIf I do it upEm/Dright and put the A/C#head on Cstraight
I'll be Bmsaved by the Bm/Acreature that I creBm/G#ate G
[Verse 4]
I'll get Bmblood from a Bm/Acactus, gunBm/G#powder from Gice
I don't Bmgamble with Bm/Acards and I Bm/G#don't shoot no Gdice
If you Elook at my Em/Dface with your A/C#sightless Ceye
Bm Can you cross your A#augheart and Bm/Ahope to dieBm/G#?
[Turnaround 3]
G I'll bring someone to life, someone for real
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G |
Someone who feels the way that I feel
[Verse 5]
I study BmSanskrit and Bm/AArabic to imBm/G#prove my Gmind
I wanna Bmdo things for the Bm/Abenefit of Bm/G#all manGkind
I Esay to the willow Em/Dtree, "A/C#Don't weep for Cme"
I'm saying: “To Bmhell to all Bm/Athings that I Bm/G#used to beG
[Verse 6]
Well, I Bmget into Bm/Atrouble, then I Bm/G#hit the walGl
BmNo place to Bm/Aturn, no Bm/G#place at Gall
I'll pick a Enumber beEm/Dtween a-A/C#one and Ctwo
And I Bmask myself, "A#augWhat would Julius Bm/ACaesar Bm/G#do?"
[Turnaround 4]
I will bring Gsomeone to life in more ways than one
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G |
Don't matter how long it takes, it'll be done when it's done
[Verse 7]
I'm gonna Bmmake you play the Bm/Apiano likeBm/G# Leon GRussell
BmLike LibeBm/Arace, like St. JBm/G#ohn the AGpostle
I'll Eplay every Em/Dnumber that A/C#I can Cplay
BmI'll see you Bm/Amaybe on Bm/G#Judgment GDay
[Verse 8]
Bm After midBm/Anight, if you Bm/G#still wanna Gmeet
I'll be at the BmBlack Horse Bm/ATavern on ArmaBm/G#geddon GStreet
ETwo doors Em/Ddown, A/C#not that far a Cwalk
BmI'll hear your A#augfootsteps, you Bm/Awon't have to Bm/G#knock
[Turnaround 5]
I'll bring Gsomeone to life, balance the scales
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G |
I'm not gonna get involved any insignificant details
[Verse 9]
You can Bmbring it to St. Bm/APeter, you can Bm/G#bring it to JeGrome
You can Bmbring it all the way Bm/Aover, bring it Bm/G#all the way Ghome
EBring it to the Em/Dcorner where the A/C#children Cplay
Bm A#aug Bm/ Bm/G#
You can bring it to me on a silver tray
[Turnaround 6]
I'll bring Gsomeone to life, spare no expense
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G |
Do it with decency and common sense
| Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G |
[Verse 10]
Can you Bmtell me what it meansBm/A, to be or Bm/G#not to be? G
Bm You won't get aBm/Away with Bm/G#fooling Gme
Can you Ehelp me Em/Dwalk that A/C#moonlight Cmile?
Can you Bmgive me the A#augblessings Bm/Aof your Bm/G#smile?
[Turnaround 7]
I'll bring Gsomeone to life, use all of my powers
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G |
Do it in the dark, in the wee, small hours
[Verse 11]
BmI can see the Bm/Ahistory of the Bm/G#whole human Grace
It's Bmall right Bm/Athere, it's Bm/G#carved into your Gface
EShould I break it all Em/Ddown? Should I A/C#fall on my Cknees?
BmIs there light at the Bm/Aend of the tunnel, can you Bm/G#tell me, Gplease?
[Verse 12]
BmStand over Bm/Athere by the Bm/G#cypress Gtree
Where the Trojan Bmwomen and children were Bm/Asold into Bm/G#slavery G
ELong before the Em/Dfirst CruA/C#sade C
Way Bmback before Bm/AEngland or ABm/G#merica were Gmade
[Verse 13]
BmStep right Bm/Ainto the Bm/G#burning Ghell
Where some of the bBmest-known Bm/Aenemies of Bm/G#mankind Gdwell
Mr. EFreud with his Em/Ddreams, Mr. A/C#Marx with his Caxe
See the Bmraw hide lash Bm/Arip the skBm/G#in from their Gbacks
[Verse 14]
Bm Got the right Bm/Aspirit, you can Bm/G#feel it, you can Ghear it
You've Bmgot what they Bm/Acall the imBm/G#mortal Gspirit
You can Efeel it all Em/Dnight, you can A/C#feel it in the Cmorn'
It Bmcreeps in your Bm/Abody the Bm/G#day you were Gborn
[Verse 15]
BmOne strike of Bm/Alightning is Bm/G#all that I Gneed
And a Bmblast of elecBm/Atricity that Bm/G#runs at top Gspeed
EShimmy your Em/Dribs, I'll A/C#stick in the Cknife
Gonna Bmjumpstart A#augmy creBm/Aation to lBm/G#ife
[Turnaround 8]
I wanna Gbring someone to life, turn back the years
G7 | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G | Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# G |
Do it with laughter and do it with tears (repeat and fade