Blind Willie McTell chords by Bob Dylan (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(E flat minor) (E flat minor)
(E flat minor) (E flat minor)
(E flat minor) (B flat7) (E flat minor)
Verse 1
Seen the (E flat minor) arrow on (B flat7) the doorpost (E flat minor)
Saying, “This land (B flat7) is condemned (E flat minor)
All the (B flat7) way from (D flat major) New Orleans (A flat major)
(B major) To Je (D flat major) rusalem (E flat minor)
I (E flat minor) traveled (B flat7) through East Tex (E flat minor) as
Where many (B flat7) martyrs fell (E flat minor)
And I know no (B flat7) one can (D flat major) sing the blues (A flat major)
Like (B major) Blind Willie (D flat major) McTell (E flat minor) (E flat minor)
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Verse 2
Well, I (E flat minor) heard that hoot (B flat7) owl singing (E flat minor)
As they were (B flat7) taking down the tents (E flat minor)
The stars above (B flat7) the barren (D flat major) trees (A flat major)
Were his only (B major) audience (D flat major) (E flat minor)
Them (E flat minor) charcoal (B flat7) gypsy maid (E flat minor) ens
Can strut their (B flat7) feathers well (E flat minor)
But nobod (B flat7) y can (D flat major) sing the blues (A flat major)
Like (B major) Blind Willie (D flat major) McTell (E flat minor) (E flat minor)
Verse 3
(E flat minor) Seen them big (B flat7) plantations (E flat minor) burning
Hear the (B flat7) cracking of the whips (E flat minor)
Smell that sweet (B flat7) magnolia blooming (D flat major) (A flat major)
See the ghost (B major) of (D flat major) slavery (E flat minor) ships
I can (E flat minor) hear them tribes (B flat7) moan (E flat minor) ing
Hear that (B flat7) undertaker's bell (E flat minor)
No (B flat7) body can (D flat major) sing the blues (A flat major)
(B major) Like Blind (D flat major) Willie McTell (E flat minor)
Verse 4
There’s (E flat minor) a woman (B flat7) by the river (E flat minor)
With some fine (B flat7) young handsome man (E flat minor)
He’s dressed up like (B flat7) a squire (D flat major) (A flat major)
(B major) Bootlegged (D flat major) whiskey in his hand (E flat minor)
There's (E flat minor) a chain gang (B flat7) on the high (E flat minor) way
I can hear (B flat7) them rebels yell (E flat minor)
And I know no (B flat7) one (D flat major) can sing the blues (A flat major)
(B major) Like Blind Willie (D flat major) McTell (E flat minor)
Interlude 1
(E flat minor) (B flat7) (E flat minor)
(E flat minor) (B flat7) (E flat minor)
(E flat minor) (B flat7) (D flat major) (A flat major)
(B major) (D flat major) (E flat minor) (E flat minor)
Verse 5
Well, (E flat minor) God is (B flat7) in His heaven (E flat minor)
And we all (B flat7) want what’s His (E flat minor)
But power and (B flat7) greed and cor (D flat major) ruptible seed (A flat major)
(B major) Seem to be all (D flat major) that there is (E flat minor)
(E flat minor) I’m gazing (B flat7) out the window (E flat minor)
Of the St. (B flat7) James Hotel (E flat minor)
And I know no (B flat7) one (D flat major) can sing the blues (A flat major)
(B major) Like Blind Willie (D flat major) McTell (E flat minor)
Outro 1
(E flat minor) (B flat7) (E flat minor)
(E flat minor) (B flat7) (E flat minor)
(E flat minor) (B flat7) (D flat major) (A flat major)
(B major) (D flat major) (E flat minor)
(E flat minor) (B flat7) (E flat minor)
(E flat minor) (B flat7) (E flat minor)
(E flat minor) (B flat7) (D flat major) (A flat major)
(B major) (D flat major) (E flat minor) (E flat minor)
Blind Willie McTell
Bob Dylan
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