Written by Bob Dylan
Intro F7 F#º F#7 F7 verse 1 F7 Fº F7 Down over the window Bb Eb7 Bb Come the dazzling sunlit rays F7 Fº F7 Through the back alleys, through the blinds, Bb Ebm Bb Another one of them endless days verse 2 F7 Fº F7 Honey bees are buzzing Bb Eb7 Bb Leaves begin to stir F7 Fº F7 I'm in love with my second cousin Bb Ebm Bb A7 I tell myself I could be happy forever with her. Bridge 1 Dm A7 I keep listening for footsteps, Dm Bb A7 But I ain't ever hearing any Dm A7 From the boat, I fish for bullheads Dm C/E F Fº I catch a lot, sometimes too many verse 3 F7 Fº F7 A summer breeze is blowin', Bb Eb7 Bb A squall is setting in. F7 Fº F7 Sometimes it's just plain stupid Bb Ebm Bb To get into any kind of wind. Interlude 1 F7 F#º F#7 F7 verse 4 F7 Fº F7 Well, the old men 'round here sometimes they get on Bb Eb7 Bb bad terms with the younger men, F7 Fº F7 Old, young - age don't carry weight Bb Ebm Bb It doesn't matter in the end Verse 5 F7 Fº F7 One of the bosses' hangers-on sometimes comes to call Bb Eb7 Bb At times you least expect, F7 Fº F7 Tryin' to bully you, strong-arm you, inspire you with fear. Bb Ebm Bb A7 It has the opposite effect Bridge 2 Dm A7 There's a new grove of trees on the outskirts of town Dm Bb A7 The old one - long gone. Dm A7 Timber, two foot six across, Dm C/E F Fº Burns with the bark still on. Verse 6 F7 Fº F7 They say times are hard, Bb Eb7 Bb If you don't believe it you can follow your nose. F7 Fº F7 It don't bother me, times are hard everywhere, Bb Ebm Bb We will just have to see how it goes. Interlude 2 F7 F#º F#7 F7 Verse 7 F7 Fº F7 My old man he's like some feudal lord, Bb Eb7 Bb Got more lives than a cat. F7 Fº F7 I've never seen him quarrel with my mother even once. Bb Ebm Bb Things come alive or they fall flat. Verse 8 F7 Fº F7 You can smell the pine wood burnin' Bb Eb7 Bb You can hear the school-bell ring. F7 Fº F7 Got to get up near the teacher, if you can Bb Ebm Bb A7 If you wanna learn anything. Bridge 3 Dm A7 Romeo, he said to Juliet, "You got a poor complexion Dm Bb A7 It don't give you an appearance of a youthful touch." Dm A7 Juliet said back to Romeo, "Why don't you just shove off Dm C/E F Fº If it bothers you so much." Verse 9 F7 Fº F7 They all got out of here any way they could - Bb Eb7 Bb Cold rain can give you the shivers. F7 Fº F7 They went down the Ohio, the Cumberland, the Tennessee, Bb Ebm Bb All the rest of them rebel rivers. Interlude 3 F7 F#º F#7 F7 verse 10 F7 Fº F7 If you ever try to interfere with me, or cross my path again, Bb Eb7 Bb You do so at the peril of your own life. F7 Fº F7 I'm not quite as cool or forgiving as I sound, Bb Ebm Bb I've seen enough heartache and strife. verse 11 F7 Fº F7 My grandfather was a duck trapper Bb Eb7 Bb He could do it with just dragnets and ropes F7 Fº F7 My grandmother could sew new dresses out of old cloth, Bb Ebm Bb A7 I don't know if they had any dreams or hopes. Bridge 4 Dm A7 I had 'em once though I suppose Dm To go along with all the ring dancing, Bb A7 Christmas Carols on all the Christmas Eves Dm A7 I left all my dreams and hopes Dm C/E F Fº Buried under tobacco leaves verse 12 F7 Fº F7 Not always easy kicking someone out, Bb Eb7 Bb Got to wait awhile, it can be an unpleasant task. F7 Fº F7 Sometimes somebody wants you to give something up Bb Ebm Bb And, tears or not, it's too much to ask. Outro F7 F#º F#7 F7 Bb6