Words and music Bob Dylan
Released on The Times They Are A-changin' (1964) and in
live versions on Live 1966 (1998) and Hard Rain (1976)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
"The chords below are what he plays. I'm not sure about the fingering, though. I have a feeling that it is played in some kind of altered tuning, but I'm not sure yet. The low g's that are sounding throughout most of the song would indicate an open string. I'm working on it."
I wrote that six years ago, and everything up to the last sentence is basically true, I think. The last sentence is an outright lie.
I've received several suggestions, including some that involve variants of open C tunings. Tony/GroovyForehead suggests G-A-d-g-c'-e' and the chords 032000, 053000 and 075000. Adrian suggests C-G-c-g-c'-d' and the chords 054000, 075000, 097000, 002020. Try them out, if you wish.
C/B x22010 F/A x0321x C/G 3x5050 /F xx3010 /E xx2010 G7 3x303x
C C/B Down the street the dogs are barking F/A C/G And the day is a-getting dark. C/G /F /E As the night comes in a-fallin' G7 C/G' G7 The dogs, they'll lose their bark. C C/B And the silent night will shatter F/A C/G From the sounds inside my mind /F /E And I'm one too many mornings G7 C/G G7 C And a thousand miles behind.
From the crossroads of my doorstep, My eyes start to fade. And I turn my head back to the room Where my love and I have laid. And I gaze back to the street the sidewalk and the sign. And I'm one too many mornings And a thousand miles behind. It's a restless, hungry feeling That don't mean no one no good. When everything I'm saying, You can say it just as good. You are right from your side, And I am right from mine. We're both just one too many mornings And a thousand miles behind.
Bm' xx4430 (or xx4030) D/c x30030
G Bm' Down the street the dogs are barking C G . . /b-c | D . . And the day is getting dark. G Bm' As the night comes in a-fallin' C D . . D/c |D . . The dogs, they'll lose their bark. G Bm' And the silent night will shatter C G . . /b-c | D . . From the sounds inside my mind G Bm' As I'm one too many mornings C G /B-c D G And a thousand mi - les behind.
Bm' C G D
Capo 2nd fret (sounding key A major). Robbie's guitar is uncapoed.
|: G Gsus4:|
G Bm Down the street the dogs are barking C G Gsus4 G And the day is getting dark. G Bm As the night comes in a-fallin' C D Dsus4 D The dogs, they'll lose their bark. G Bm The silent night will shatter C G Gsus4 G From the sounds inside my mind G Bm As I'm one too many mornings C G D And a thousand miles G behind.
G D Down the street the dogs are barking B Em And the day is getting dark. C G As the night comes in a-fallin' D . C . Bm . D . *) The dogs, they'll lose their bark. G D The silent night will shatter B Em From the sounds inside my mind C G As I leave one too many mornings C (/e-f#) G C G And a thousand miles behind.
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Additional last half-verse (the first part of the verse instrumental):
I've no right to be here If you've no right to stay Until we're both one too many mornings And a thousand miles away
*) Play the Bm with the first string open, or as xx4030 - that will imitate some of the delightful clashes that only a full, desperate Rolling Thunder band can produce.