My Back Pages
Bob DylanVersion1
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Chords in this song
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Crimson flames tied through my ears
Rollin' high and mighty traps
Pounced with fire on flaming roads
Using ideas as my maps
"We'll meet on edges, soon," said I
Proud 'neath heated brow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.
Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
"Rip down all hate," I screamed
Lies that life is black and white
Spoke from my skull. I dreamed
Romantic facts of musketeers
Foundationed deep, somehow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.
Girls' faces formed the forward path
From phony jealousy
To memorizing politics
Of ancient history
Flung down by corpse evangelists
Unthought of, though, somehow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.
A self-ordained professor's tongue
Too serious to fool
Spouted out that liberty
Is just equality in school
"Equality," I spoke the word
As if a wedding vow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.
In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand
At the mongrel dogs who teach
Fearing not that I'd become my enemy
In the instant that I preach
My existence led by confusion boats
Mutiny from stern to bow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.
Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats
Too noble to neglect
Deceived me into thinking
I had something to protect
Good and bad, I define these terms
Quite clear, no doubt, somehow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.
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Readable chord sheet for My Back Pages by Bob Dylan
--3--3--3-- --0--0--0-- --0--0--0-- --0--2--3-- --2--2--2-- --3--3--3-- [C] Cr[C]imson fl[Am]ames tied t[Em]hrough my ears Rolli[F]n' high and m[G]ighty tr[C]aps P[C]ounced with f[Am]ire on fl[Em]aming r[C]oads Us[F]ing ideas [Em]as my m[G]aps "We'll m[F]eet on [Am]edges, so[G]on," said [C]I P[Am]roud 'neath heated br[F]ow. [G] Ah, b[C]ut I was so much o[Am]lder th[C]en, I'm y[F]ounger th[G]an that n[C]ow. [G] [G] [G] [G] Ha[C]lf-wracked pr[Am]ejudice[Em] leaped forth "Ri[F]p down all h[G]ate," I scr[C]eamed L[C]ies that [Am]life is b[Em]lack and white [F]Spoke from my skull. I dr[G]eamed Rom[Am]antic facts of m[Em]usketeers Found[F]ationed deep, someh[G]ow. Ah, but [C]I was s[Am]o much [Em]older th[F]en, I'm y[G]ounger than that [C]now. Girl[C]s' faces f[Am]ormed the f[Em]orward path From ph[F]ony j[G]ealous[C]y To m[C]emor[Am]izing p[Em]olitics Of [F]ancient histor[G]y Flun[Am]g down by corpse ev[Em]angelists Unth[F]ought of, though, someh[G]ow. Ah, bu[C]t I was so much [F]older th[C]en, I'm y[F]ounger th[G]an that n[C]ow. A s[C]elf-ord[Am]ained prof[Em]essor's tongue Too [F]serio[G]us to f[C]ool Sp[C]outed o[Am]ut that [Em]liberty Is j[F]ust equality in sch[G]ool "Eq[Am]uality," I sp[Em]oke the word As [F]if a wedding v[G]ow. Ah, but[C] I was [Am]so much older then, I[F]'m younger t[G]han that n[C]ow. In a s[C]oldier's st[Am]ance, I ai[Em]med my hand At the m[F]ongrel d[G]ogs who te[C]ach F[C]earing not that I'[Am]d become my[Em] enemy In the i[F]nstant that I pr[G]each My e[Am]xistence led by co[F]nfusion b[C]oats M[Am]utiny from s[Em]tern to b[G]ow. Ah, but [C]I was s[Am]o much o[F]lder t[C]hen, I'm y[G]ounger than that n[C]ow. Yes, my g[C]uard sto[Am]od hard when a[Em]bstract threats Too n[F]oble t[G]o negl[C]ect Dece[C]ived me i[Am]nto th[Em]inking I had s[F]omething to prot[G]ect G[Am]ood and bad, I def[Em]ine these terms Q[F]uite clear, no doubt, som[G]ehow. Ah, but [C]I was [Am]so much o[F]lder th[C]en, I'm yo[G]unger than that n[C]ow.