Narrow Way
Bob DylanVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
EADGBe
=== X02220
Aadd4 === X00220
=== XX0323
D3add4 === XX0323
=== 022100
=== 020100
Method: Brisk shuffle-style strum. Palm mute rests.
I'll go walk across the desert, until I'm by fried by fire.
I won't think about, what I left behind.
Another 'tracter in her way, I can call my own.
Go back home, leave me alone.
It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way,
But I can't work up to you, you'll surely have work down to me some day.
Ever since the critics burned the White House down,
There's a bleedin' wound in the heart of town.
I saw you drinkin' from an empty cup.
I saw you buried and I saw you you dug up.
It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way,
I can't work up to you, you'll surely have work down to me some day.
Look down angel from the skies, help my weary soul to rise.
I kissed the cheek, I dragged your plough.
You broke my heart, I was your friend until now.
It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way,
I can't work up to you, you'll surely have work down to me some day.
In the courtyard of the Golden Sun.
You stand and fight, or you break and run.
You went and lost your lovely head, for a drink of wine and a crust of bread.
It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way,
If I can't work up to you, you'll surely have work down to me some day.
We looted and we plundered, long distant shores.
Why is my share not equal to yours?
Your father left you, your mother too.
Even death has, washed his hands of you.
It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way,
I can't work up to you, you'll surely have work down to me some day.
This is hard country, to stay alive in.
Blades are everywhere and they are breakin' my skin.
I'm armed to the hilt and I'm struggling' hard.
You won't get out, of here unscarred.
It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way,
I can't work up to you, you'll surely have work down to me some day.
You've got too many lovers, wailin' at the wall.
If I had a thousand tons, I couldn't count 'em all.
Yesterday, I could've put them all in the sea.
Today, even one, may be too much for me.
It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way,
I can't work up to you, you'll surely have work down to me some day.
Cake walkin' baby, you can do no wrong.
Put your arms around me, where they belong.
I want to take ya, on a rollercoaster ride.
Lay my hands all over ya. Tie ya to my side.
It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way,
I can't work up to you, you'll surely have work down to me some day.
I got a heavy stacked woman, with a smile on her face.
And she is proud, my soul to grace.
I've saved her from an arrow, and pierced my chest.
I'm gonna have to take my head, and bury it between her breasts.
It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way,
I can't work up to you, you'll surely have work down to me some day.
'Been dark all night, but now it's dawn.
The moving finger is movin' on.
You can garden here, while I sleep.
Kiss away, the tears I weep.
It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way,
I can't work up to you, you'll surely have work down to me some day.
I love a woman, and she loves me.
We've been to the west and we're goin' back again.
I heard a voice, at the dusk of day.
Say "Be gentle brother. Be gentle and pray."
It's a long road, it's a long and narrow way,
I can't work up to you, you'll surely have work down to me some day.
Notes:
1. I've done my best to approximate the rhythm contribution, which has a very Tex-Mex
feel. Given that Dave Hildago is in the recorded band, I'm sure that this is his key
signature. :-R
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Readable chord sheet for Narrow Way by Bob Dylan
EADGBe [A] === X02220 Aadd4 === X00220 [D] === XX0323 D3add4 === XX0323 [E] === 022100 [E7] === 020100 Method: Brisk shuffle-style strum. Palm mute rests. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A]I'[Aadd4]ll go [A]walk across the desert, until I'm by fried by fire. [A]I [Aadd4]won't [A]think about, what I left behind. [A]An[Aadd4]other [A]'tracter in her way, I can call my own. [A]Go[Aadd4] back [A]home, leave me alone. [D]It[D3add4]'s a lo[D]ng road, it's a long and narrow [A]wa[Aadd4]y, [A] [E] [E7] [E] [D]Bu[D3add4]t I can[D]'t work up to you, you'l[A]l [Aadd4]surely[A] have work down to me some day. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A]Ev[Aadd4]er sin[A]ce the critics burned the White House down, [A]Th[Aadd4]ere's [A]a bleedin' wound in the heart of town. [A]I [Aadd4]saw yo[A]u drinkin' from an empty cup. [A]I [Aadd4]saw yo[A]u buried and I saw you you dug up. [D]It[D3add4]'s a lo[D]ng road, it's a long and narrow [A]wa[Aadd4]y, [A] [E] [E7] [E] [D] [D3add4] [D] I can't work up to y[A]ou[Aadd4], you'[A]ll surely have work down to me some day. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A]Lo[Aadd4]ok dow[A]n angel from the skies, help my weary soul to rise. [A]I [Aadd4]kissed[A] the cheek, I dragged your plough. [A]Yo[Aadd4]u brok[A]e my heart, I was your friend until now. [D]It[D3add4]'s a lo[D]ng road, it's a long and narrow [A]wa[Aadd4]y, [A] [E] [E7] [E] [D] [D3add4] [D] I can't work up to y[A]ou[Aadd4], you'[A]ll surely have work down to me some day. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A]In[Aadd4] the c[A]ourtyard of the Golden Sun. [A]Yo[Aadd4]u stan[A]d and fight, or you break and run. [A]Yo[Aadd4]u went[A] and lost your lovely head, for a drink of wine and a crust of bread. [D]It[D3add4]'s a lo[D]ng road, it's a long and narrow [A]wa[Aadd4]y, [A] [E] [E7] [E] [D]If[D3add4] I can'[D]t work up to you, you'll[A] s[Aadd4]urely [A]have work down to me some day. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A]We[Aadd4] loote[A]d and we plundered, long distant shores. [A]Wh[Aadd4]y is m[A]y share not equal to yours? [A]Yo[Aadd4]ur fat[A]her left you, your mother too. [A]Ev[Aadd4]en dea[A]th has, washed his hands of you. [D]It[D3add4]'s a lo[D]ng road, it's a long and narrow [A]wa[Aadd4]y, [A] [E] [E7] [E] [D] [D3add4] [D] I can't work up to y[A]ou[Aadd4], you'[A]ll surely have work down to me some day. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A]Th[Aadd4]is is [A]hard country, to stay alive in. [A]Bl[Aadd4]ades a[A]re everywhere and they are breakin' my skin. [A]I'[Aadd4]m arme[A]d to the hilt and I'm struggling' hard. [A]Yo[Aadd4]u won'[A]t get out, of here unscarred. [D]It[D3add4]'s a lo[D]ng road, it's a long and narrow [A]wa[Aadd4]y, [A] [E] [E7] [E] [D] [D3add4] [D] I can't work up to y[A]ou[Aadd4], you'[A]ll surely have work down to me some day. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A]Yo[Aadd4]u've g[A]ot too many lovers, wailin' at the wall. [A]If[Aadd4] I had[A] a thousand tons, I couldn't count 'em all. [A]Ye[Aadd4]sterda[A]y, I could've put them all in the sea. [A]To[Aadd4]day, e[A]ven one, may be too much for me. [D]It[D3add4]'s a lo[D]ng road, it's a long and narrow [A]wa[Aadd4]y, [A] [E] [E7] [E] [D] [D3add4] [D] I can't work up to y[A]ou[Aadd4], you'[A]ll surely have work down to me some day. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A]Ca[Aadd4]ke wal[A]kin' baby, you can do no wrong. [A]Pu[Aadd4]t your[A] arms around me, where they belong. [A]I [Aadd4]want t[A]o take ya, on a rollercoaster ride. [A]La[Aadd4]y my h[A]ands all over ya. Tie ya to my side. [D]It[D3add4]'s a lo[D]ng road, it's a long and narrow [A]wa[Aadd4]y, [A] [E] [E7] [E] [D] [D3add4] [D] I can't work up to y[A]ou[Aadd4], you'[A]ll surely have work down to me some day. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A]I [Aadd4]got a [A]heavy stacked woman, with a smile on her face. [A]An[Aadd4]d she [A]is proud, my soul to grace. [A]I'[Aadd4]ve sav[A]ed her from an arrow, and pierced my chest. [A]I'[Aadd4]m gonn[A]a have to take my head, and bury it between her breasts. [D]It[D3add4]'s a lo[D]ng road, it's a long and narrow [A]wa[Aadd4]y, [A] [E] [E7] [E] [D] [D3add4] [D] I can't work up to y[A]ou[Aadd4], you'[A]ll surely have work down to me some day. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A]'B[Aadd4]een da[A]rk all night, but now it's dawn. [A]Th[Aadd4]e movi[A]ng finger is movin' on. [A]Yo[Aadd4]u can [A]garden here, while I sleep. [A]Ki[Aadd4]ss awa[A]y, the tears I weep. [D]It[D3add4]'s a lo[D]ng road, it's a long and narrow [A]wa[Aadd4]y, [A] [E] [E7] [E] [D] [D3add4] [D] I can't work up to y[A]ou[Aadd4], you'[A]ll surely have work down to me some day. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A]I [Aadd4]love a[A] woman, and she loves me. [A]We[Aadd4]'ve be[A]en to the west and we're goin' back again. [A]I [Aadd4]heard [A]a voice, at the dusk of day. [A]Sa[Aadd4]y "Be [A]gentle brother. Be gentle and pray." [D]It[D3add4]'s a lo[D]ng road, it's a long and narrow [A]wa[Aadd4]y, [A] [E] [E7] [E] [D] [D3add4] [D] I can't work up to y[A]ou[Aadd4], you'[A]ll surely have work down to me some day. [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] [A] [Aadd4] [A] Notes: 1. I've done my best to approximate the rhythm contribution, which has a very Tex-Mex feel. Given that Dave Hildago is in the recorded band, I'm sure that this is his key signature. :-R