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Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
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Percy’s Song – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
Outtake, recorded Oct 26, 1963
Released on: “Biograph” (1985)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd fret
Play: C
Key: D
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Basic pattern
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------------0-|----------------|
B|----1-----------|----1-----------|
G|----------0-----|----------0-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|3---------------|3---------------|
E|--------3-------|--------3-------|
dominant turnaround
G G7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----0-----------|
G|----------0-----|
D|----0h2-----0h3-|
A|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|3
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
Dm/A x-0-0-2-3-1
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[Intro]
| C | % |
[Verse]
Bad Cnews, bad news came to Fme where I C/Gsleep
G Turn, turn, turn again G7
Sayin’ Cone of your friends is in Ftrouble deep
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the Gwind G7
[Verse]
Tell Cme the trouble, tell me Fonce to my C/Gear
G Turn, G7turn, turn again
Joliet Cprison and Fninety-nine years
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the Gwind G7
[Verse]
Oh wChat is the charge of how Fthis came to C/Gbe
G Turn, turn, turn again G7
CManslaughter in the Fhighest of degrees
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the Gwind G7
[Verse]
I sat Cdown and wrote the best Fwords that I cC/Gould write
G Turn, G7turn, turn again
ExCplaining to the judge I’d be Fthere on Wednesday night
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the Gwind G7
[Verse]
WithCout a reply I Fleft by the C/Gmoon
G Turn, turn, turn again G7
And was Cin his chambers by the Fnext afternoon
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the Gwind G7
[Solo]
2/4
| C | F | C/G | G | G | G7 |
2/4
| C | F | Dm/A | F | G G7 | G |
[Verse]
“Could ya Ctell me the facts?”, I Fsaid without C/Gfear
G Turn, turn, turn aG7gain
That a Cfriend of mine would get Fninety-nine years
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the GwinG7d G G7
[Verse]
A Ccrash on the highway flew the Fcar to a C/Gfield
G Turn, turn, turn again G7
There was Cfour persons killed and Fhe was at the wheel
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the Gwind G7
[Verse]
But I Cknow him as good as I’m Fknowin’ myC/Gself
G Turn, turn, turn again G7
And he Cwouldn’t harm a life that beFlonged to someone else
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the GwinG7d G G7
[Verse]
The Cjudge spoke out of the Fside of his C/Gmouth
G Turn, turn, turn again G7
Sayin’, “The Cwitness who saw, he Fleft little doubt”
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the GwinG7d G G7
[Verse]
That Cmay be true, he’s got a Fsentence to C/Gserve
G Turn, turn, turn aG7gain
But Cninety-nine years he Fjust don’t deserve
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the Gwind G7
[Verse]
Too Clate, too late for his Fcase it is C/Gsealed
G Turn, turn, G7turn again
His Csentence is passed and it Fcannot be repealed
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the Gwind G7
[Verse]
But he Cain’t no criminal and his Fcrime it is C/Gnone
G Turn, turn, G7turn again
What Chappened to him could Fhappen to anyone
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the Gwind G7
[Solo]
2/4
| C | F | C/G | G | G | G7 |
2/4
| C | F | Dm/A | F | G G7 | G | % |
[Verse]
And at Cthat the judge jerked forward and his Fface it did C/Gfreeze
G Turn, turn, turn again G7
Sayin’, “CCould you kindly leave my Foffice now, please”
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the GwinG7d G G7
[Verse]
The Croom was funny and I Fstood up soC/G slow
G Turn, turn, turn again G7
With Cno other choice exFcept but for to go
Dm/A Turn, turn to the Frain and the Gwind G7
[Verse]
I Cwalked down the hallway and I Fheard his door C/Gslam
G Turn, turn, turn again G7
I walked Cdown the courthouse stairs and I Fdid not understand
Dm/ATurn, turn to the Frain and the Gwind G7
[Solo]
2/4
| C | F | C/G | G | G | G7 |
2/4
| C | F | Dm/A | F | G G7 | G G7 |
[Verse]
I Cplayed my guitar through the Fnight to the C/Gday
G Turn, turn, turn again G7
And the Conly tune my Fguitar could play
Was, “Dm/AOh the Cruel FRain and the GWind” G7
[Solo]
2/4
| C | F | C/G | G | G | G7 |
2/4
| C | F | Dm/A | F | G | G