Scarlet Town chords by Bob Dylan
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Verse 1
(A minor) In Scarlet Town,
where I was born
There's ivy leaf and silver thorn
The streets have names that you
can't pronounce
(G major) Gold is down to a (E major) quarter of an ounce
Verse 2
The (A minor) music starts and the
people sway
Everybody says,
"Are you going my way?"
Uncle Tom still workin' for Uncle Bill
Scar (G major) let Town is (E major) under the hill
(A minor)
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Verse 3
Scarlet Town in the month of May
Sweet William Holme on
his deathbed lay
Mistress Mary by the side of the bed
(G major) Kissin' his face,
heapin' (E major) prayers on his head
Verse 4
So brave (A minor) and true, so gentle is he
I'll weep for him as he'd weep for me
Little Boy Blue come blow your horn
In Scar (G major) let Town,
where (E major) I was born
(A minor)
Verse 5
Scarlet Town, in the hot noon hours
There's palm-leaf shadows shadows
and scattered flowers
Beggars crouching at the gate
(G major) Help comes, but it (E major) comes too late
Verse 6
By (A minor) marble slabs and in fields of stone
You make your humble
wishes known
I touched the garment,
but the hem was torn
In Scarlet (G major) Town,
where (E major) I was born
(A minor)
Verse 7
In Scarlet Town, the end is near
The Seven Wonders of the World are here
The evil and the good, livin' side by side
All (G major) human forms seem (E major) glorified
Verse 8
Put your (A minor) heart on a platter
and see who'll bite
See who'll hold you and kiss
you good night
There's walnut groves
and maplewood
In Scar (G major) let Town cryin',
won't (E major) do no good
Interlude 1
(A minor)
(G major) (E major) (A minor)
Verse 9
In Scarlet (A minor) Town,
you fight your father's foes
Up on the hill, a chilly wind blows
You fight 'em on high and you
fight 'em down in
You (G major) fight 'em with whiskey,
morphine (E major) and gin
Verse 10
You've (A minor) got legs that can
drive men mad
A lot of things we didn't
do, that I wish we had
In Scarlet Town, the sky is clear
You'll (G major) wish to God that
you stayed (E major) right here
(A minor)
Verse 11
Set 'em Joe, play "Walkin' the Floor"
Play it for my flat-chested junkie
junkie whore
I'm staying up late,
I'm making amends
While (G major) we smile, our (E major) heaven descends
Verse 12
If (A minor) love is a sin, then beauty is a crime
All things are beautiful, in their time
The black and the white,
the yellow and the brown
It's all (G major) right there in front
of you in Scarlet (E major) Town
Outro 1
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Scarlet Town
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