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Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

Bob Dylan
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 (Lyrically melody is loose in this song, but it never strays too far.)
With  your mercury mouth,  In the missionary times...
And  your eyes like  smoke, and your  prayers like rhymes
And  your silver cross,  and your voice like  chimes
Oh,  who do they think  could bury  you?
Sad  eyed lady of the lowlands.
 crescendo on )
 Where the sad eyed prophet says that no man comes
 
My  warehouse eyes, my arabian drums
Should  I put them buy your gate?
Oh,  sad eyed lady; should I  wait?
 .
 REPEAT verse and so on.
 Well Done. You've learnt the most mysterious and beautiful love song ever.
 :)
 Lyrics (by Bob Dylan)
 -
 With your mercury mouth, in the missionary times,
 And your eyes like smoke, and your prayers like rhymes,
 And your silver cross, and you voice like chimes,
 Oh, who do they think could bury you?
 With your pockets well protected at last,
 And your streetcar visions that place you on the grass,
 And your flesh like silk, and face like glass,
 Who could they get to carry you?
 Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands,
 Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes,
 My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,
 Should I leave them by your gate,
 Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?
 With your sheets like metal and your belt like lace,
 And your deck of cards missing the jack and the ace,
 And your basement clothes and your hollow face,
 Who among them can think he could outguess you?
 With your silhouette when the sunlight dims
 Into your eyes where the moonlight swims,
 And your match-book songs and your gypsy hymns,
 Who among them would try to impress you?
 Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands,
 Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes,
 My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,
 Should I leave them by your gate,
 Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?
 The kings of Tyrus with their convict list
 Are waiting in line for their geranium kiss,
 And you wouldn't know it would happen like this,
 But who among them really wants just to kiss you?
 With your childhood flames on your midnight rug,
 And your Spanish manners and your mother's drugs,
 And your cowboy mouth and your curfew plugs,
 Who among them do you think could resist you?
 Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands,
 Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes,
 My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,
 Should I leave them by your gate,
 Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?
 Oh, the farmers and the businessmen, they all did decide
 To show you the dead angels that they used to hide.
 But why did they pick you to sympathize with their side?
 Oh, how could they ever mistake you?
 They wished you'd accepted the blame for the farm,
 But with the sea at your feet and the phony false alarm,
 And with the child of a hoodlum wrapped up in your arms,
 How could they ever, ever persuade you?
 Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands,
 Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes,
 My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,
 Should I leave them by your gate,
 Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?
 With your sheet-metal memory of Cannery Row,
 And your magazine-husband who one day just had to go,
 And your gentleness now, which you just can't help but show,
 Who among them do you think would employ you?
 Now you stand with your thief, you're on his parole
 With your holy medallion which your fingertips fold,
 And your saintlike face and your ghostlike soul,
 Oh, who among them do you think could destroy you
 Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands,
 Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes,
 My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,
 Should I leave them by your gate,
 Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?

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Readable chord sheet for Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands by Bob Dylan

[C]  [B/G] [F/A] [G] [G7]

(Lyrically melody is loose in this song, but it never strays too far.)
[C]With your mercury [B/G]mouth, In the [F/A]missionary [G]tim[G7]es...
[C]And your eyes like[B/G] smoke, and your[F/A] prayers like [G]rhy[G7]mes
[F]And your silver cr[C/E]oss, and your [Dm]voice [G7]like ch[C]imes
[C]Oh, who do they t[Dm]hink could [G7sus4]bury yo[G7]u? [G7sus2]        [G7]
[repeat pattern twice]

[Dm]Sad eyed lady of the [C]lowla[G]nds.
[Dm]                                   [C]      [G]  [G7]
[a] crescendo on [G7])
Where the sad eyed prophet says that no man comes
    [C]   [G/B]   [F/A]  [C/G] [F]  [C/E]
[G7]My warehouse eyes, my arabian drums
[Dm]Should I put them buy your [G7sus4]gate?  [G7]     [G7sus2]            [G7]
[Dm]Oh, sad eyed lady; should I[G7sus4] wait? [G7]    [G7sus2]           [G7]

.
REPEAT verse and so on.

Well Done. You've learnt the most mysterious and beautiful love song ever.
:)

Lyrics (by Bob Dylan)
-
With your mercury mouth, in the missionary times,
And your eyes like smoke, and your prayers like rhymes,
And your silver cross, and you voice like chimes,
Oh, who do they think could bury you?
With your pockets well protected at last,
And your streetcar visions that place you on the grass,
And your flesh like silk, and face like glass,
Who could they get to carry you?
Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands,
Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes,
My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,
Should I leave them by your gate,
Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?
With your sheets like metal and your belt like lace,
And your deck of cards missing the jack and the ace,
And your basement clothes and your hollow face,
Who among them can think he could outguess you?
With your silhouette when the sunlight dims
Into your eyes where the moonlight swims,
And your match-book songs and your gypsy hymns,
Who among them would try to impress you?
Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands,
Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes,
My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,
Should I leave them by your gate,
Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?
The kings of Tyrus with their convict list
Are waiting in line for their geranium kiss,
And you wouldn't know it would happen like this,
But who among them really wants just to kiss you?
With your childhood flames on your midnight rug,
And your Spanish manners and your mother's drugs,
And your cowboy mouth and your curfew plugs,
Who among them do you think could resist you?
Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands,
Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes,
My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,
Should I leave them by your gate,
Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?
Oh, the farmers and the businessmen, they all did decide
To show you the dead angels that they used to hide.
But why did they pick you to sympathize with their side?
Oh, how could they ever mistake you?
They wished you'd accepted the blame for the farm,
But with the sea at your feet and the phony false alarm,
And with the child of a hoodlum wrapped up in your arms,
How could they ever, ever persuade you?
Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands,
Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes,
My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,
Should I leave them by your gate,
Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?
With your sheet-metal memory of Cannery Row,
And your magazine-husband who one day just had to go,
And your gentleness now, which you just can't help but show,
Who among them do you think would employ you?
Now you stand with your thief, you're on his parole
With your holy medallion which your fingertips fold,
And your saintlike face and your ghostlike soul,
Oh, who among them do you think could destroy you
Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands,
Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes,
My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,
Should I leave them by your gate,
Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?

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