Isis chords by Bob Dylan (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major)
Verse 1
(B flat major) I married (A flat major) Isis on the (E flat major) fifth day of May (B flat major)
But I could not hold (A flat major) on to her (E flat major) very long (B flat major)
So I cut off my (A flat major) hair and I (E flat major) rode straight a (B flat major) way
For the wild unknown (A flat major) country
where I (E flat major) could not go (B flat major) wrong
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Interlude 1
(B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major)
Verse 2
I (B flat major) came to a (A flat major) high place of (E flat major) darkness and (B flat major) light
Di (B flat major) viding line (A flat major) ran
through the (E flat major) center of town (B flat major)
I hitched up my (A flat major) pony
to a (E flat major) post on the right (B flat major)
Went into to (A flat major) laundry
to (E flat major) wash my clothes (B flat major) down
Interlude 2
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Verse 3
A (B flat major) man in the (A flat major) corner
ap (E flat major) proached me for a (B flat major) match
I (B flat major) knew right a (A flat major) way he was (E flat major) not ordinary (B flat major)
He (B flat major) said, are you (A flat major) lookin'
for somethin' e (E flat major) asy to (B flat major) catch
(B flat major) Said, I got no money, (A flat major)
he said, that ain't (E flat major) neces (B flat major) sary
Solo 1
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(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
Verse 4
We (B flat major) set out that (A flat major) night for the (E flat major) cold in the (B flat major) North
I (B flat major) gave him my blan (A flat major) ket
and he (E flat major) gave me his (B flat major) word
I said, (B flat major) where are we goin', (A flat major)
he said we'd (E flat major) be back by the (B flat major) fourth
I said, (B flat major) that's the best (A flat major) news
that I've (E flat major) ever heard (B flat major)
Solo 2
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
Verse 5
I was (B flat major) thinkin' about (A flat major) turquoise,
I was (E flat major) thinkin' about (B flat major) gold
I was (B flat major) thinkin' about (A flat major) diamonds
and the (E flat major) world's biggest (B flat major) necklace
As we (B flat major) rode through the (A flat major) canyons,
through the (E flat major) devilish (B flat major) cold
I was (B flat major) thinkin' about (A flat major) Isis,
how she (E flat major) thought I was so (B flat major) reckless
Interlude 3
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Verse 6
How she (B flat major) told me that (A flat major) one day
we would (E flat major) meet up a (B flat major) gain
And (B flat major) things would be (A flat major) different
the (E flat major) next time we (B flat major) wed
If I (B flat major) only could (A flat major) hang on and (E flat major) just be her (B flat major) friend
I (B flat major) still can't remember (A flat major)
all the (E flat major) best things she said (B flat major)
Solo 3
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
Verse 7
We (B flat major) came to the (A flat major) pyramids
all em (E flat major) bedded in ice (B flat major)
He (B flat major) said, there's a (A flat major) body I'm (E flat major) tryin' to find (B flat major)
If I (B flat major) carry it out (A flat major) it'll (E flat major) bring a good price (B flat major)
'Twas (B flat major) then that I knew (A flat major)
what he had on (E flat major) his mind (B flat major)
Interlude 4
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Verse 8
The (B flat major) wind it was a (A flat major) howlin'
and the (E flat major) snow was outrageous (B flat major)
We (B flat major) chopped through the night (A flat major)
and we (E flat major) chopped through the dawn (B flat major)
When he (B flat major) died I was (A flat major) hopin'
that it (E flat major) wasn't contagious (B flat major)
But I (B flat major) made up my (A flat major) mind
that I (E flat major) had to go on (B flat major)
Solo 4
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major)
Verse 9
I (B flat major) broke into the tomb, (A flat major)
but the (E flat major) casket was empty (B flat major)
There was (B flat major) no jewels, no (A flat major) nothin',
I (E flat major) felt I'd been had (B flat major)
When I (B flat major) saw that my (A flat major) partner
was just (E flat major) bein' friendly (B flat major)
When I (B flat major) took up his (A flat major) offer
I (E flat major) must-a been mad (B flat major)
Solo 5
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major)
Verse 10
I (B flat major) picked up his (A flat major) body
and I (E flat major) dragged him inside (B flat major)
(B flat major) Threw him down in the hole (A flat major)
and I (E flat major) put back the cover (B flat major)
I (B flat major) said a quick prayer (A flat major)
and I (E flat major) felt satisfied (B flat major)
Then I (B flat major) rode back to find I (A flat major) sis
just to tell her (E flat major) I love her (B flat major)
Solo 6
(B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major) (B flat major)
Verse 11
She was (B flat major) there in the (A flat major) meadow
where the (E flat major) creek used to rise (B flat major)
(B flat major) Blinded by sleep (A flat major) and in need (E flat major) of a bed (B flat major)
(B flat major) I came in from the (A flat major) East
with the (E flat major) sun in my eyes (B flat major)
I (B flat major) cursed her one time (A flat major)
then I (E flat major) rode on ahead (B flat major)
Solo 7
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
Verse 12
She (B flat major) said, where ya been? (A flat major)
I (E flat major) said, no place special (B flat major)
She (B flat major) said, you look (A flat major) different,
I (E flat major) said, well, I guess (B flat major)
She (B flat major) said, you been gone, (A flat major)
I (E flat major) said, that's only na (B flat major) tural
She (B flat major) said, you gonna stay? (A flat major)
I said, if you (E flat major) want me to (B flat major) yeah
Solo 8
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
Verse 13
(B flat major) Isis, oh, (A flat major) Isis, you (E flat major) mystical child (B flat major)
What (B flat major) drives me to (A flat major) you
is what (E flat major) drives me in (B flat major) sane
(B flat major) I still can re (A flat major) member
the (E flat major) way that you smiled (B flat major)
On the (B flat major) fifth day of (A flat major) May in the (E flat major) drizzlin' rain (B flat major)
Solo 9
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat major) (B flat major)
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