Tangled Up In Blue original guitar chords by
Bob Dylan

1975•Folk•4.4K views•

Key: A major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Early one mornin' the sun was shinin'

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I was layin' in bed

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Wondrin' if she'd changed at all

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If her hair was still red

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Her folks they said our lives together

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Sure was gonna be rough

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They never did like

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Mama's homemade dress

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Papa's bank book wasn't big enough

Chorus 1

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And I was standin' on the side of the road

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Rain fallin' on my shoes

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Heading out for the east coast

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Lord knows I've paid some dues

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Gettin' through, tangled up in blue

Interlude 1

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Verse 2

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She was married when we first met

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Soon to be divorced bed

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I helped her out of a jam I guess

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But I used a little too much force

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We drove that car as far as we could

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Abandoned it out west

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Split up on a dark sad night

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Both agreeing it was best

Chorus 2

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She turned around to look at me

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As I was walkin' away

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I heard her say over my shoulder

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We'll meet again some day

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On the avenue, tangled up in blue

Interlude 2

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Verse 3

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I had a job in the great north woods

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Working as a cook for a spell

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But I never did like it all that much

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And one day the axe just fell

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So I drifted down to New Orleans

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Where I was looking for to be employed

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Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat

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Right outside of Delacroix

Chorus 3

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But all the while I was alone

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The past was close behind

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I seen a lot of women

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But she never escaped my mind

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And I just grew, tangled up in blue

Interlude 3

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Verse 4

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She was workin' in a topless place

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And I stopped in for a beer

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I just kept lookin' at the side of her face

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In the spotlight so clear

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And later on as the crowd thinned out

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I´m just about to do the same

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She was standing there in back of my chair

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Said to me, "Don't I know your name?"

Chorus 4

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I muttered somethin' underneath my breath

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She studied the lines on my face

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I must admit I felt a little uneasy

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When she bent down to tie the laces

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Of my shoe, tangled up in blue

Interlude 4

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Verse 5

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She lit a burner on the stove

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And offered me a pipe

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I thought you'd never say hello, she said

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You look like the silent type

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Then she opened up a book of poems

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And handed it to me

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Written by an Italian poet

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From the thirteenth century

Chorus 5

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And everyone of them words rang true

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And glowed like burnin' coal

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Pourin' off of every page

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Like it was written in my soul

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From me to you, tangled up in blue

Interlude 5

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Verse 6

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I lived with them on Montague Street

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In a basement down the stairs

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There was music in the cafés at night

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And revolution in the air

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Then he started into dealing with slaves

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And something inside of him died

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She had to sell everything she owned

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And froze up inside

Chorus 6

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And when finally the bottom fell out

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I became withdrawn

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The only thing I knew how to do

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Was to keep on keepin' on

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Like a bird that flew, tangled up in blue

Interlude 6

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Verse 7

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So now I'm goin' back again

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I got to get to her somehow

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All the people we used to know

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They're an illusion to me now

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Some are mathematicians

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Some are carpenters' wives

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Don't know how it all got started

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I don't know what they're doin' with their lives

Chorus 7

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But me, I'm still on the road

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Headin' for another joint

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We always did feel the same

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We just saw it from a different point of view

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Tangled up in blue

Interlude 7

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Solo 1

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Chords

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Asus4
G/A
D
E
F#m
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The original key of Tangled Up In Blue by Bob Dylan is A major.

The primary chords used in Tangled Up In Blue are A, Asus4, G/A, D, E, F#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, Asus4, G/A, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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