Tuning: E A D G B E

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All songs tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released September 18, 1989 Recorded February–April 1989 Genre Rock Length 38:46 Label Columbia Producer Daniel Lanois Writers All songs written by Bob Dylan Track List 1. Political World 3:43 2. Where Teardrops Fall 2:30 3. Everything Is Broken 3:12 4. Ring Them Bells 3:00 5. Man in the Long Black Coat 4:30 6. Most of the Time 5:02 7. What Good Am I? 4:45 8. Disease of Conceit 3:41 9. What Was It You Wanted 5:02 10. Shooting Star 3:12 Musicians Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, 12-string guitar, organ Malcolm Burn – tambourine, keyboards, on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 Rockin' Dopsie – accordion on 2 Willie Green – drums on 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10 Tony Hall – bass guitar on 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 John Hart – saxophone on 2 Daryl Johnson – percussion on 3 Larry Jolivet – bass guitar on 2 Daniel Lanois – dobro, lap steel, guitar, omnichord, bass guitar (performs on all tracks except 8) Cyril Neville – percussion on 1, 6, 9 Alton Rubin, Jr. – scrub board on 2 Mason Ruffner – guitar on 1, 8, 10 Brian Stoltz – guitar on 1, 3, 8, 10 Paul Synegal – guitar on 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Political World - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | F#m | % | % | % | | F#m | % | % | % | [Verse]

We ^F#mlive in a political world ^F#mLove don't have any place We're ^F#mliving in times where men commit crimes F#m | F#m | % | % | % | And crime don't have any face.

[Verse]

We ^F#mlive in a political world ^F#mIcicles hanging down ^F#mWedding bells ring and angels sing F#m | F#m | % | And clouds cover up the ground.

[Verse]

We ^F#mlive in a political world ^F#mWisdom is thrown in jail It ^F#mrots in a cell, misguided as hell F#m | F#m | % | Leaving no one to pick up a trail.

[Verse]

We ^F#mlive in a political world Where ^F#mmercy walks the plank ^F#mLife is in mirrors, death disappears F#m | F#m | % | % | % | Up the steps into the nearest bank.

[Verse]

We ^F#mlive in a political world Where ^F#mcourage is a thing of the past ^F#mHouses are haunted, children are unwanted The ^F#mnext day could be your last.

[Verse]

We ^F#mlive in a political world The^F#m one we can see and feel But there's ^F#mno one to check, it's all a stacked deck F#m | F#m | % | % | % | We all know for sure that it's real.

[Verse]

We ^F#mlive in a political world In the ^F#mcities of lonesome fear ^F#mLittle by little you turn in the middle F#m | F#m | % | But you're never sure why you're here.

[Verse]

We ^F#mlive in a political world ^F#mUnder the microscope You can ^F#mtravel anywhere and hang yourself there F#m | F#m | % | You always got more than enough rope.

[Verse]

We ^F#mlive in a political world ^F#mTurning and trashing about As ^F#msoon as you're awake you're trained to take F#m | F#m | % | % | % | What looks like the easy way out.

[Verse]

We ^F#mlive in a political world Where ^F#mpeace is not welcome at all It's turned a^F#mway from the door to wonder some more F#m | F#m | % | % | % | Or put up against the wall.

[Verse]

We ^F#mlive in a political world ^F#mEverything is hers and his ^F#mClimb into the frame and shout God's name But you're ^F#mnot even sure what it is.

[Outro] | F#m | % | % | % | (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Where Teardrops Fall - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Chords] E-A-D-G-B-e Eb6 x-3-2-2-1-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] (slide) | G | % | % | C Eb6 | | G | % | G Dsus4 | G | [Verse]

^G Far away where the soft winds blow ^G Far away from it ^Call ^Eb6 ^G There is a place you go ^GWhere ^Dsus4teardrops ^Gfall

[Verse]

^G Far away in the stormy night ^G Far away and over the ^Cwall ^Eb6 ^G You are there in the flickering light ^GWhere ^Dsus4teardrops ^Gfall

[Middle 8]

We ^Cbanged the drum slowly And ^Cplayed the fife lowly You ^Gknow the song in my heart In the ^Cturning of twilight In the ^Cshadows of moonlight You can ^Eb6show me a new place to ^Dstart

[Verse]

I've ^Gtorn my clothes and I've drained the cup ^GStrippin' away at it ^Call ^Eb6 ^GThinking of you when the sun comes up ^GWhere ^Dsus4teardrops ^Gfall

[Solo] (slide) | G | % | % | C Eb6 | | G | % | G Dsus4 | G | [Middle 8]

By ^Crivers of blindness In ^Clove and with kindness We could ^Ghold up a toast if we meet To the ^Ccuttin' of fences To ^Csharpen the senses That ^Eb6linger in the fireball ^Dheat

[Verse]

^GRoses are red, violets are blue And ^Gtime is beginning to ^Ccrawl ^Eb6 ^GI just might have to come see you ^GWhere ^Dsus4teardrops ^Gfall

[Coda] (sax) | G | % | % | C Eb6 | | G | % | G Dsus4 | G --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Everything is Broken - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riff (guitar/bass)

^E71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ^A71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------| |----------------| B|----------------| |----------------| G|----------------| |----------------| D|----------------| |----------------| A|----------------| |0-0-4-5-6-7-6-7-| E|0-0-4-5-6-7-6-7-| |----------------|

[Chords] E-A-D-G-B-e E7 0-2-2-4-3-4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | E7 | % | % | % | (riff) | E7 | % | % | % | [Verse]

^E7 Broken lines, broken strings, broken threads, broken springs ^A7 Broken idols, broken heads,^E7 people sleeping in broken beds ^B7 Ain't no use jivin',^A7 ain't no use jokin' E7 | E7 | % | % | % | Everything is broken

[Verse]

^E7 Broken bottles, broken plates, broken switches, broken gates ^A7 Broken dishes, broken parts,^E7 streets are filled with broken hearts ^B7 Broken words never ^A7meant to be spoken E7 | E7 | % | % | % | Everything is broken

[Middle 8]

^B7Seems like every time you stop and turn around ^A7 Something else has just hit the ground

[Verse]

^E7 Broken cutters, broken saws, broken buckles, broken laws ^A7 Broken bodies, broken bones,^E7 broken voices on broken phones ^B7 Take a deep breath,^A7 feel like you're chokin' ^E7 Everything is broken

[Solo] (harp] | E7 | % | % | % | | A7 | % | E7 | % | | B7 | A7 | E7 | % | [Middle 8]

^B7Every time you leave and go off some place ^A7 Things fall to pieces in my face

[Verse]

^E7 Broken hands on broken plows, broken treaties, broken vows ^A7 Broken pipes, broken tools,^E7 people bending broken rules ^B7 Hound dog howlin',^A7 bullfrog croakin' ^E7 Everything is broken

[Solo] (harp] | E7 | % | % | % | | A7 | % | E7 | % | | B7 | A7 | E7 | % | (repeat verse pattern and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Ring them Bells - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the main vocal line, Dylan plays a lot of changes on the piano on his recording that are hard to do on a guitar. I skipped most of them for this tab and kept to the underlying chord (mostly C). capo: 1st fret play: C key: C#/Db --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Chords]

F/A ^Ex

-^A0

-^D3

-^G2

-^B1

-^E1 G/B x-2-0-0-3-3 F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1

Abaug 4-x-2-1-1-x C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0 D9/F# 2-x-0-2-1-0 Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0 C/E 0(3)2-0-1-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | C | C G | Am | Am F/A G/B | C | % | [Verse] 1

^CRing them bells, ye heathen From the ^F/Acity that dreams^C ^CRing them bells from the sanctuaries ’Cross the ^F/Gvalleys and streams For they’re ^Fdeep and they’re ^Cwide And the ^Cworld’s on its side^F And ^Ctime is running backwards And ^F/Gso is the ^Cbride

[Interlude] | F/A F/A G/B | C | % | [Verse] 2

^CRing them bells St. Peter Where the ^F/Afour winds blow^C ^CRing them bells with an iron hand So the ^F/Gpeople will know Oh it’s ^Frush hour ^Cnow On the ^Cwheel and the plow ^F And the ^Csun is going down Upon the ^F/Gsacred ^Ccow

[Interlude] | F/A F/A G/B | C | % | [Verse] 3

^CRing them bells Sweet Martha For the ^F/Gpoor man’s ^Cson ^CRing them bells so the world will know That ^GGod is one Oh the ^Fshepherd is a^Csleep Where the ^Cwillows ^Fweep And the ^Cmountains are filled With ^F/Glost ^Csheep

[Middle 8]

Ring them ^Ambells for the blind and the ^Cdeaf Ring them ^Ambells for all of us who are ^Cleft Ring them ^Ambells for the chosen ^Abaugfew Who will judge the ^C/Gmany when the game is ^D9/F#through Ring them ^Fmaj7bells, for the time that ^C/Eflies For the child that ^Dm7cries When innocence ^F/Gdies

[Verse] 4

^CRing them bells St. Catherine From the ^F/Gtop of the room ^C ^CRing them from the fortress For the ^F/Glilies that bloom Oh the ^Flines are ^Clong And the ^Cfighting is ^Fstrong And they’re ^Cbreaking down the distance Between ^F/Gright and ^Cwrong

[Coda] | G | F | G | F | | C | % | F/G C --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Man in the Long Black Coat - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | F#m | freely time signature: 6/8 | F#m| % | | F#m A | E C#m | F#m A | E F#m | | F#m A | E C#m | F#m A |3/4 E | F#m | % | | E | % | F#m A |3/4 E | F#m | % | [Verse] 1

^F#mCrickets are ^Achirpin’, the ^Ewater is^C#m high There’s a ^F#msoft cotton ^Adress on the ^Eline hangin’ ^F#mdry ^F#mWindow wide ^Aopen, ^EAfrican ^C#mtrees ^F#mBent over ^Abackwards from a ^Ehurricane ^F#mbreeze Not a ^Eword of goodbye, not ^Eeven a note She ^F#mgone with the ^Aman In the ^Elong black ^F#mcoat

[Verse]2

^F#mSomebody ^Aseen him ^Ehanging a^C#mround At the ^F#mold dance ^Ahall on the ^Eoutskirts of ^F#mtown He looked ^F#minto her ^Aeyes when she ^Estopped him to ^C#mask If he ^F#mwanted to ^Adance, he had a ^Eface like a ^F#mmask ^ESomebody said from the ^EBible he’d quote There was ^F#mdust on the ^Aman In the ^Elong black ^F#mcoat

[Verse] 3

^F#mPreacher was a^A talkin’, there’s a ^Esermon he ^C#mgave He said ^F#mevery man’s ^Aconscience is ^Evile and de^F#mpraved You ^F#mcannot de^Apend on it ^Eto be your ^C#mguide When it’s ^F#myou who ^Amust keep ^Eit satis^F#mfied It ain’t ^Eeasy to swallow, it ^Esticks in the throat She gave her ^F#mheart to the ^Aman In the ^Elong black ^F#mcoat

[Middle 8]

There ^Dare no mistakes in life ^Asome people say It is ^F#mtrue sometimes you can ^Esee it that ^F#mway But ^Dpeople don't live or die, ^Apeople just float She ^F#mwent with the ^Aman In the ^Elong black ^F#mcoat

[Verse] 4

There’s ^F#msmoke on the ^Awater, it’s ^Ebeen there since ^C#mJune ^F#mTree trunks up^Arooted, 'neath the ^Ehigh crescent ^F#mmoon Feel the ^F#mpulse and ^Avibration and the ^Erumbling ^C#mforce ^F#mSomebody is ^Aout there beating ^Eon a dead ^F#mhorse She ^Enever said nothing, there was ^Enothing she wrote She ^F#mgone with the ^Aman In the ^Elong black ^F#mcoat

[Outro] | F#m | % | % | % | | F#m E | F#m | | F#m E | F#m | | F#m E | F#m | F#m --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Most of the Time - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Chords] E-A-D-G-B-e F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | F | % | (freely) | C | F | C | F | [Verse]

Most of the ^Ctime I’m ^Fclear focused all around Most of the ^Ctime I can keep both ^Ffeet on the ground ^Am I can follow the path,^G ^F I can read the signs ^Am Stay right with it ^G ^F when the road unwinds I can handle what^Cever I stumble up^Fon I don’t even ^Amnotice ^G she’s ^Fgone [ C ] Most of the time

[Interlude] | C | F | C | F | [Verse]

Most of the ^Ctime ^F It’s well understood Most of the ^Ctime ^F I wouldn’t change it if I could ^Am I can make it all match up,^G ^F I can hold my own ^Am I can deal with the situation^G ^F right down to the bone I can sur^Cvive, I can en^Fdure And I don’t even ^Amthink ^G about ^Fher [ C ] Most of the time

[Interlude] | C | F | C | F | [Verse]

Most of the ^Ctime ^F My head is on straight Most of the ^Ctime ^F I’m strong enough not to hate ^Am I don’t build up illusion ^G ^F ’til it makes me sick ^Am I ain’t afraid of confusion ^G ^F no matter how thick I can smile in the ^Cface of man^Fkind Don’t even re^Ammember what her ^Glips felt like on ^Fmine [ C ] Most of the time

[Interlude] | C | F | C | F | [Middle 8]

^G ^Am Most of the time ^G ^C She ain’t even in my mind ^G ^Am I wouldn’t know her if I saw her ^G ^C She’s that far behind ^E Most of the time ^Am I can’t even be sure ^E If she was ever with me ^Am Or if I was with ^F/Gher

[Verse]

Most of the ^Ctime ^F I’m halfway content Most of the ^Ctime ^F I know exactly where it went ^Am I don’t cheat on myself, ^G ^F I don’t run and hide ^Am Hide from the feelings ^G ^F that are buried inside I don’t compro^Cmise and I don’t pre^Ftend I don’t even ^Amcare if I ever ^Gsee her ^Fagain [ C ] Most of the time

[Outro] | C | F | C | F | | C | F | C | F | (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. What Good Am I? - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | A E | A E | E A | E | [Verse 1] E A | E A | E | What good am I if I'm like all the rest? E A | E A | E | If I just turn away, when I see how you're dressed C#m | G#m | % | If I shut myself off so, I can't hear you cry A E A | E A | E | What good am I? [Verse 2] A E A | E A | E | What good am I if I know and don't do? E A | E A | E | If I see and don't say, if I look right through you C#m | G#m | % | If I turn a deaf ear, to the thundering sky A E A | E A | E | What good am I? [Verse] A E A | E A | E | What good am I while you softly weep? E A | E A | E | And I hear in my head what you say in your sleep C#m | G#m | % | And I freeze in the moment, like the rest who don't try A E A | E A | E | What good am I? [Middle 8]

What ^C#mgood am I then, to others and me? If I've ^C#mhad every chance, and yet ^G#mstill fail to see? If ^C#mmy hands are tied, must I not wonder within C#m G#m | F#m | % | Who tied them and why and where must I have been?

[Verse] E A | E A | E | What good am I if I say foolish things? E A | E A | E | And I laugh in the face of what sorrow brings C#m | G#m | % | And I just turn my back, while you silently die A E A | E A | E | What good am I? [Verse] instrumental 2/4 | E | A | E A | E | 2/4 | E | A | E A | E | 2/4 | C#m | C#m | G#m | % | 2/4 | A E | A | E A | [Coda] | E A | | E A | | E A | E A | E (freely) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. The Disease of Conceit - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo: 1st fret Play: C Key: C#/Db [Chords]

C/E ^E0

(^A3

)^D2

-^G0

-^B1

-^E0 D7/F# 2-x-0-2-1-0 Dm7/G 3-x-0-2-1-1 Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0 F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] (slide) | C C/E | F C/E| F D7/F# | Dm7/G | [Verse] 1

There's a ^Cwhole lot of people ^C/Esuffering tonight From the ^Fdisease of conceit ^C/E ^F Whole lot of people ^D7/F#struggling tonight From the ^Dm7/Gdisease of conceit ^Am Comes right down the ^Am/Ghighway ^F Straight down the ^Cline ^Am Rips into your senses^Am/G Through your ^Fbody and your mind ^C ^F Nothing a^D7/F#bout it that's ^C/Gsweet The di^F/Gsease of con^Cceit

[Verse] 2

There's a ^Cwhole lot of hearts ^C/Ebreaking tonight From the ^Fdisease of conceit ^C/E ^F Whole lot of hearts ^D7/F#shaking tonight From the di^Dm7/Gsease of conceit ^Am Steps into your roo^Am/Gm ^F Eats your soul^C ^Am Over your ^Am/Gsenses ^F You have no control^C ^F Ain't ^D7/F#nothing too dis^C/Gcreet About the di^F/Gsease of con^Cceit

[Verse] 3

There's a ^Cwhole lot of people ^C/Edying tonight From the di^Fsease of conceit ^C/E ^F Whole lot of people ^D7/F#crying tonight From the ^Dm7/Gdisease of conceit ^Am Comes right out of no^Am/Gwhere ^F And you're down for the ^Ccount ^Am From the outside ^Am/Gworld ^F The pressure will mount^C ^F Turn you ^D7/F#into a piece of ^C/Gmeat The di^F/Gsease of con^Cceit

[Middlle 8]

Con^Amceit is a disease ^Am/G But the ^Fdoctors got no ^Ccure ^Am They've done a lot of research ^Am/Gon it But what it ^Dis, they're still not ^F/Gsure

[Verse] 4

There's a ^Cwhole lot of people in ^C/Etrouble tonight From the ^Fdisease of conceit ^C/E ^F Whole lot of people seeing ^D7/F#double tonight From the ^Dm7/Gdisease of conceit ^Am Give ya delusions of grandeur^Am/G ^F And an evil eye ^C ^Am Give you the idea that ^Am/G You're too good to ^Fdie ^C Then they ^Fbury you from your ^D7/F#head to your f^C/Geet From the di^F/Gsease of con^Cceit

[Coda] (guitar solo) | C C/E | F C/E| F D7/F# | Dm7/G | | Am Am/G | F C | Am Am/G | F C | | F D7/F# | C/G Dm7/G | C --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. What was it you wanted? - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo: 4th fret Play: Am Key: C#m [Chords]

Dm/A ^Ex

-^A0

-^D3

-^G2

-^B3

-^Ex ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Intro] | Dm7 | Dm/A | Am | % | [Verse]

^Am What was it you wanted? ^Am Tell me again so I'll know ^Am What's happening in there ^Am What's going on in your show ^Dm7 What was it you wanted ^Dm/A Could you say it again? ^Am I'll be back in a minute ^Am You can get it together by then

[Interlude] | F | Em | Am | % | [Verse]

^Am What was it you wanted ^Am You can tell me, I'm back ^Am We can start it all over ^Am Get it back on the track ^Dm7 You got my attention ^Dm/A Go ahead, speak ^Am What was it you wanted ^Am When you were kissing my cheek?

[Interlude] | F | Em | Am | % | [Verse]

^Am Was there somebody looking ^Am When you gave me that kiss ^Am Someone there in the shadows ^Am Someone that I might have missed? ^Dm7 Is there something you needed

^Dm/A Something I don't understand ^Am What was it you wanted ^Am Do I have it here in my hand?

[Interlude] | C | Em | Am | % | [Middle 8]

^Em Whatever you wanted ^Em Slipped out of my mind ^Em Would you remind me again ^Em If you'd be so kind ^Em Has the record been breaking ^Em Did the needle just skip ^Em Is there somebody waiting ^Em Was there a slip of the lip?

[Verse]

^Am What was it you wanted ^Am I ain't keeping score ^Am Are you the same person ^Am That was here before? ^Dm7 Is it something important? ^Dm/A Maybe not ^Am What was it you wanted? ^Am Tell me again I forgot

[Interlude] | C | Em | Am | % | [Solo] | Am | % | % | % | | Dm7 | Dm/A | Am | % | | C | Em | Am | % | [Middle 8]

^Em Whatever you wanted ^Em What could it be ^Em Did somebody tell you ^Em That you could get it from me ^Em Is it something that comes natural ^Em Is it easy to say ^Em Why do you want it ^Em Who are you anyway?

[Verse]

^Am Is the scenery changing ^Am Am I getting it wrong ^Am Is the whole thing going backwards ^Am Are they playing our song? ^Dm7 Where were you when it started ^Dm/A Do you want it for free ^Am What was it you wanted ^Am Are you talking to me?

[Outro] | C | Em | Am | % | | F | Em | Am | % | | C | Em | Am | % | Am --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Shooting Star - Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo: 4th fret Play: C Key: E [Chords]

C/E ^E0

(^A3

)^D2

-^G0

-^B1

-^E0 Abaug 4-x-2-1-1(0) Am7/G 3-x-2-0-1-0 Am/F# 2-x-2-2-1-0

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo 4th fret [Intro] | C | C/E | F | C | | C | C/E | F | F | | F | G | C | F | | C | C/E | F | C | [Verse]

Seen a ^Cshooting star tonight ^C/E And I ^Fthought of you ^C ^C You were trying to break into another ^C/Eworld A ^Fworld I never knew ^F I always kind of ^Gwondered if you ever ^Cmade it through ^F Seen a ^Cshooting star tonight ^C/E And I ^Fthought of you ^C

[Verse]

Seen a ^Cshooting star tonight ^C/E And I ^Fthought of me ^C If I was ^Cstill the same If I ^C/Eever became what you ^Fwanted me to be Did I ^Fmiss the mark or over^Gstep the line that ^Conly you could ^Fsee Seen a ^Cshooting star tonight ^C/E And I ^Fthought of me ^C

[Middle 8]

^AmListen to the engine ^Abauglisten to the bell ^Am7/G As the last fire truck^Am/F# from hell ^Fgoes rolling by ^GAll good people are ^Cpraying ^F ^C It's the ^Amlast temptation the ^Abauglast account ^Am7/G The last time you might hear the ^Am/F#sermon on the mount ^F The last radio is ^F/Gplaying.

[Verse]

Seen a ^Cshooting star tonight ^C/E ^Fslip away ^C ^C Tomorrow will ^C/Ebe ^Fanother day ^FGuess it's too late to say the ^Gthings to you That you ^Cneeded to hear me ^Fsay Seen a ^Cshooting star tonight ^C/E ^Fslip away ^C

[Coda] (Harp) | C | C/E | F | C | | C | C/E | F | F | | F | G | C | F | | C | C/E | F | C

Bob Dylan - Oh mercy