Tangled Up In Blue



[A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]



 
Verse 1

[A]Early one mornin' [G6]the sun was shinin',

[A]I was layin' [G6]in bed

[A]Wond'rin' if she'd [G6]changed at all
     
If her [D]hair was still red.

[A]Her folks they said our[G6] lives together

[A]Sure was gonna [G6]be rough

[A]They never did like Mama's[G6] homemade dress

Papa's [D]bankbook wasn't big enough.

[E]And I was standin' on the [F#m]side of the road

[A]Rain fallin' on [D]my shoes

[E]Heading out for the [F#m]East Coast

Lord [A]knows I've paid some[D] dues get[E]tin' through,

[G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue  [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]
 
Verse 2

[A]She was married when[G6] we first met

[A]Soon to be divorced[G6]

[A]I helped her out of [G6]a jam, I guess,

But I [D]used a little too much force.

[A]We drove that car as [G6]far as we could

[A]Abandoned it out [G6]West

[A]Split up on a dark [G6]sad night

Both agr[D]eeing it was best.

[E]She turned around to [F#m]look at me

[A]As I was walkin' [D]away

[E]I heard her say[F#m] over my shoulder,

We'll[A] meet again somed[D]ay on the [E]avenue,

[G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue  [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]
 
Verse 3

[A]I had a job in the [G6]great north woods

[A]Working as a cook for[G6] a spell

[A]But I never did like[G6] it all that much

And one[D] day the ax just fell.

[A]So I drifted down to[G6] New Orleans

[A]Where I happened to [G6]be employed

[A]Workin' for a while [G6]on a fishin' boat

Right [D]outside of Delacroix.

[E]But all the while I was alone[F#m]

[A]The past was close[D] behind,

[E]I seen a lot of women[F#m]

But [A]she never escaped my[D] mind, and[E] I just grew

[G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue  [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]
 
Verse 4

[A]She was workin' in a [G6]topless place

[A]And I stopped in for [G6]a beer,
A                     G6
[A]I just kept lookin' [G6]at the side of her face

In the[D] spotlight so clear.

[A]And later on as the [G6]crowd thinned out

[A]I's just about to do[G6] the same,

[A]She was standing there[G6] in back of my chair

Said to[D] me, Don't I know your name

[E]I muttered somethin[F#m] underneath my breath,

[A]She studied the [D]lines on my face.

[E]I must admit I felt a little une[F#m]asy

When [A]she bent down to tie[D] the laces[E] of my shoe,

[G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue  [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]
 
Verse 5

[A]She lit a burner[G6] on the stove 

and [A]offered me a [G6]pipe

[A]I thought you'd never [G6]say hello, she said
 
You [D]look like the silent type

[A]Then she opened up a book[G6] of poems

[A]And handed it to me[G6]

[A]Written by an Italian[G6] poet

From [D]the thirteenth century.       

[E]And every one of them[F#m] words rang true

[A]And glowed like [D]burnin' coal

Pourin' off of every page  [F#m]

Like [A]it was written in [D]my soul from[E] me to you,

[G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue  [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]
 
Verse 6

[A]I lived with them on [G6]Montague Street

[A]In a basement down [G6]the stairs,

[A]There was music in [G6]the cafes at night

And re[D]volution in the air.

[A]Then he started into[G6] dealing with slaves

[A]And something inside[G6] of him died.

[A]She had to sell ever[G6]ything she owned
 
And fr[D]oze up inside.

[E]And when finally the[F#m] bottom fell out

[A]I became withdrawn,

The only thing I knew how to do  [F#m]

Was [A]to keep on keepin' [D]on like a [E]bird that flew,

[G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue  [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]
 
Verse 7

[A]So now I'm goin' back[G6] again,

[A]I got to get to her [G6]somehow.

[A]All the people we us[G6]ed to know

They're[D] an illusion to me now.

[A]Some are mathematici[G6]ans

[A]Some are carpenter's[G6] wives.

[A]Don't know how it all[G6] got started,

I don't[D] know what they're doin' with their lives.

[E]But me, I'm still[F#m] on the road

[A]Headin' for anot[D]her joint

[E]We always did [F#m]feel the same,

We [A]just saw it from a [D]different point[E] of view,

[G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue  [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]