Restless Farewell
Bob DylanVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Oh all the money that in my whole life I did spend
Be it mine right or wrongfully
I'd let it slip gladly to my friends
To tie up the time most forcefully
But the bottles are done, we've killed each one
And the table is full and overflowed
And the corner sign says it's closing time
So I'll bid farewell and be down the road
harmonica break:
Oh every girl that ever I've touched
I did not do it harmfully
And every girl that ever I've hurt
I did not do it knowingly
But to remain as friends, you need the time
To make amends and stay behind
And since my feet are now fast
And point away from the past
I'll bid farewell and be down the line
Oh every foe that ever I faced
The cause was there before we came
And every cause that ever I fought
I fought it full without regret or shame
But the dark does die as the curtain is drawn
And somebody's eyes must meet the dawn
And if I see the day I'd only have to stay
So I'll bid farewell in the night and be gone
Oh every thought that strung a knot in my mind
I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung
But it's not to stand naked under unknown (unknowin'?) eyes
It's for myself and my friends my stories are sung
But the time ain't tall if on time you depend
And no word is possessed by no special friend
And though the line is cut it ain't quite the end
I'll just bid farewell till we meet again
Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time
To disgrace, distract and bother me
And the dirt of gossip blows into my face
And the dust of rumors covers me
But if the arrow is straight and the point is slick
It can pierce through the dust no matter how thick
So I'll make my stand and remain as I am
And bid farewell and not give a damn
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Harmonica played cross harp (blues style)--use key of A
Note: played with no strict time, very freely. Also played
freely are the strings strummed or picked for each chord, varying
from chord to chord and verse to verse. Occasionally some chords
are left out, played with a different root, notes hammered etc.
ALTERNATE VERSION
The version Dylan played on the Sinatra birthday tribute recently goes
something like this:
All the money that in my life I did spend
Be it mine right or wrongfully
I'd let it slip gladly to my friends
To tie up the time most forcefully
But the bottles are done, we've killed each one
And the table is full and overflowed
And the corner sign says it's closing time
So I'll bid farewell and be down the road
(lots of C - Csus2 - C - Csus4 etc. thrown in during C chords)
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Readable chord sheet for Restless Farewell by Bob Dylan
O[C/G]h all the money that in my [F]whole life I did sp[C/G]end B[G]e it mi[G6]ne rig[G7]ht or wron[Csus4]gfully [C] [Csus4] [C] [G] [C] [Csus4] [C] [F] I[C]'d[G] let it slip gladly to my friends T[G]o tie up t[G6]he tim[G7]e most forcefully [C] [Csus4] [C] [C] [F/C] [C] [C] [G] B[F]ut the[C] bottles are done, we've killed each one [Gsus4] A[B]nd t[Am]he ta[Am/G]ble is[F] fu[G]ll [G6]and o[G7]verflowe[C]d [G] A[C]nd the c[F]orner sig[C/G]n says it's clos[F]ing time [C/G] S[F]o I[C]'ll bid farewel[G]l an[G6]d be[G7] down[C] the ro[Csus4]ad [C] harmonica break: [F] [C] [G] [G6] [G7] [C] [C] [G] Oh every girl that ever I've touched I did not do it harmfully And every girl that ever I've hurt I did not do it knowingly But to remain as friends, you need the time To make amends and stay behind And since my feet are now fast And point away from the past I'll bid farewell and be down the line Oh every foe that ever I faced The cause was there before we came And every cause that ever I fought I fought it full without regret or shame But the dark does die as the curtain is drawn And somebody's eyes must meet the dawn And if I see the day I'd only have to stay So I'll bid farewell in the night and be gone Oh every thought that strung a knot in my mind I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung But it's not to stand naked under unknown (unknowin'?) eyes It's for myself and my friends my stories are sung But the time ain't tall if on time you depend And no word is possessed by no special friend And though the line is cut it ain't quite the end I'll just bid farewell till we meet again Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time To disgrace, distract and bother me And the dirt of gossip blows into my face And the dust of rumors covers me But if the arrow is straight and the point is slick It can pierce through the dust no matter how thick So I'll make my stand and remain as I am And bid farewell and not give a damn [C/G]=332010 [G6] =3X200X [G7] =3X300X [Csus4]=X33010 [F/C]=X33211 [Gsus4] [B]=X2001X [Am/G]=3X2210 [F]=1XXXXX passing note [G]=3XXXXX passing note Harmonica played cross harp (blues style)--use key of A Note: played with no strict time, very freely. Also played freely are the strings strummed or picked for each chord, varying from chord to chord and verse to verse. Occasionally some chords are left out, played with a different root, notes hammered etc. ALTERNATE VERSION The version Dylan played on the Sinatra birthday tribute recently goes something like this: A[C]ll the money that in[F] my life I did spe[C]nd B[G]e it mine right or wr[C]ongf[Csus4]ully [C] I[C]'d let it slip gladly to[F] my fri[C]ends T[G]o tie up the time most fo[C]rceful[Csus4]ly [C] [C] [F/C] [C] [F] B[C]ut t[C]he bottles are done, we've killed each one A[C]nd the table is full and ov[F]erflow[C]ed A[F]nd the co[C]rner sign says i[F]t's clos[C]ing time S[F]o I'l[C]l bid farewell [G]and be d[C]own the[Csus4] road [C] (lots of C - Csus2 - C - Csus4 etc. thrown in during C chords) [Csus2]=X30010