Written by Bob Dylan
INTRO N.C. Em | D Em D Bm | Em | D | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / / / | / / / / | Em | D Em D | / / / / | / / / / | "There..."Em | D | / / / / / / | / / / / | Em | E | / / / / | / / / / |Verse 1:
D Em / / / There was a wicked messenger / / D / / / From Eli he did come Em / / With a mind that multiplied / E / / / The smallest matter D Em / / / When questioned who had sent for him / / D / / / He answered with his thumb Em / / For his tongue it could not speak / E But only flatterEm | D | / / / / / / | / / / / | Em | | / / / / | / / / / |Verse 2:
Em He stayed behind the assembly hall D It was there that he made his bed Em Often times he could be seen returningEm | | / / / / | / / / / |Verse 3:
Em Until one day he just appeared D With a note in his hand which read Em E The soles of my feet, I swear they're burning Em | D | / / / / / / | / / / / | Woo-hooEm | | / / / / | / / / / |Verse 4:
Em The leaves began to fallin' D And the seas began to part Em E And the people that confronted him were many Em | D | / / / / / / | / / / / | Oh-oh, ohOUTRO Em | D | / / / / / / | / / / / | Oh-oh, oh Em | | / / / / | / / / / | Em D If ye cannot bring good news, then don't bring any Em | | / / / / | / / / / | E | D | / / / / / / | / / / / | Ooh-oh, oh Em | | / / / / | / / / / | Em D And opened up his heart Em | | / / / / | / / / / | E | D | / / / / / / | / / / / | Em | E | / / / / | / / / / |Verse 5:
Em The leaves began to fallin' D And the seas began to part Em E And the people that confronted him were many Em And he was told these last few words D Which opened up his heart Em E If ye cannot bring good news, then don't bring any