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Bessie Smith Bob Dylan and the Band The Basement Tapes [intro] C F F#dim C Am D7 F C F [verse 1]
CBessie was C/Gmore thAman justD7 a friend of miFne G CWe shared the Egood times with the Ambad D7 F CNow C/Gmany a Am year has D7passed me by F G CI still recEall the best Amthing I ever had F
[chorus]
CI'm just goin' down the road t' see FBessie COh, See her soon G CGoin' down the road t' see BFessie F#dimSmith When I Cget Amthere I'm D7wondering Fwhat she'll do C F
[verse 2]
CNow C/Gall the Amcrazy tD7hings I had to tFry G CWell I tried thEem all and then someAm D7 F CBut C/Gif you're Amlucky one D7day you find ouFt G CWhere it isE you're reallAmy comin' from F
[chorus]
CI'm just goin' down the road t' see FBessie COh, See her soon G CGoin' down the road t' see BFessie F#dimSmith When I Cget Amthere I'm D7wondering Fwhat she'll do C F
[verse 3]
CNow in my dC/Gay I'veAm made sD7ome foolish movFes G CBut back then, EI didn't worry 'boutAm a thD7ing F CAnd C/Gnow agaAmin I stiD7ll wonder to myFselGf CWas it her sweet lEove or the Amway that she could sing F
[chorus]
CI'm just goin' down the road t' see FBessie COh, See her soon G CGoin' down the road t' see BFessie F#dimSmith When I Cget Amthere I'm D7wondering Fwhat she'll do C F
[verse 4]
CThere's so C/Gmuch tiAmme has D7gone right on bFy G CI didn't Ethink one could Ambe so wrong D7 F CAnd C/Gthen one nAmight I was dD7rinkin' and a-thinkin' F G CIn the bottom of the glEass I could see AmBessie's face so stronFg
[chorus]
CI'm just goin' down the road t' see FBessie COh, See her soon G CGoin' down the road t' see BFessie F#dimSmith When I Cget Amthere I'm D7wondering Fwhat she'll do C F
[verse 5]
CWhen she sees C/Gme will she Amknow what I'veD7 been through? F G CWill old times Estart to fAmeelin' like nD7ew? F CWhen C/GI get tAmhere will our D7love still feel so trFue?G CYet all I Ehave, I'll be a-Ambringin' it to yFou G COh Bessie, Esing them Amold-time bFlues
[chorus]
CI'm just goin' down the road t' see FBessie COh, See her soon G CGoin' down the road t' see BFessie F#dimSmith When I Cget Amthere I'm D7wondering Fwhat she'll do C F