Bob Dylan's 115th Dream Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][C]
I was [C]riding on the mayflower
when I thought I spied some land
[C]

[Verse 1]
I was [C]riding on the mayflower
when I thought I spied some land
I yelled for Captain Arab,
I have you understand
Who came [F]running to the deck
said, "Boys, forget the whale
Look [C]on over yonder, cut the engines,
change the sail
[G]Haul on the bowline", we sang that melody
Like [C]all tough sailors do
when they're far away at sea
[C][C]

[Verse 2]
"I [C]think I'll call it America,"
I said said as we hit land
I took a deep breath,
I fell down, I could not stand
[F]Captain Arab he started
writing up some deeds
He [C]said, "Let's set up a fort
and start buyin' a place with beads"
[G]Just then this cop comes down the street,
crazy as a loon
He [C]throws us all in jail for carrying harpoons
[C][C]

[Verse 3]
Ah, [C]me I busted out, don't even ask me how
I went to get some help,
I walked by a Guernsey cow
Who di[F]rected me down to the Bowery slums
Where [C]people carried signs around
sayin', "Ban the bums"
[G]I jumped right into line sayin'
"I hope that I'm not late"
When I [C]realized I hadn't eaten
for five days straight
[C][C]

[Verse 4]
I [C]went into a restaurant looking for the cook
I told him I was the editor
of a famous etiquette book
The [F]waitress he was handsome,
he wore a powder blue cape
I [C]ordered some Suzette,
I said "could you please make that Crepe?"
[G]Just then the whole kitchen
exploded from boilin' fat
[C]Food was flyin' everywhere,
I left without my hat
[C][C]

[Verse 5]
Now, [C]I didn't mean to be nosy
but I went into a bank
To get some bail for Arab
and all the boys back in the tank
They [F]asked me for some collateral
and I pulled down my pants
They [C]threw me in the alley
when up comes this girl from France
Who in[G]vited me to her house,
I went but she had a friend
Who [C]knocked me out and robbed my boots
and I was on the street again
[C][C]

[Verse 6]
Well, I [C]rapped upon a house
with the U.S. flag upon display
I said, "Could you help me out,
I got some friends down the way"
"The [F]man says, "Get out of here,
I'll tear you limb from limb"
I said, "You [C]know they refused Jesus, too",
he said, "You're not Him
Get [G]out of here before I break your bones,
I ain't your pop"
I de[C]cided to have him arrested

[Interlude 1]
and I went lookin' for a cop
[C][C][C][C]

[Verse 7]
I [C]ran right outside, I hopped inside a cab
I went out the other door,
this Englishman said, "Fab"
As he [F]saw me leap a hot dog stand
and a chariot that stood
[C]Parked across
from a building advertising brotherhood
I [G]ran right through the front door
like a hobo sailor does
But it was [C]just a funeral parlor
and the man asked me who I was
[C][C]

[Verse 8]
I re[C]peated that my friends
were all in jail with a sigh
He gave me his card,
he said, "Call me if they die"
I [F]shook his hand and said goodbye,
ran out to the street
When a [C]bowling ball came down the road
and knocked me off my feet
A [G]pay phone was ringing
and it just about blew my mind
When I [C]picked it up and said hello,
this foot came through the line
[C][C][C]

[Verse 9]
Well, [C]by this time I's fed up
at tryin' to make a stab
At bringing back any help
for my friends and Captain Arab
I de[F]cided to flip a coin
like either heads or tails
Would [C]let me know if
I should go back to ship or back to jail
So [G]I hocked my sailor suit
and I got a coin to flip
It [C]came up tails, it rhymed with sails,
so I made it back to the ship
[C][C]

[Verse 10]
Well, [C]I got back and took the parking ticket
off the mast
I was ripping it to shreds
when this coastguard boat went past
They [F]asked me my name
and I said, "Captain Kidd"
They be[C]lieved me but they wanted to know
what exactly that I did
I [G]said for the Pope of Eruke I was employed
They [C]let me go right away,
they were very paranoid
[C][C][C]

[Verse 11]
Well, the [C]last I heard of Arab,
he was stuck on a whale
That was married
to the deputy sheriff of the jail
But the [F]funniest thing was
when I was leavin' the bay
I [C]saw three ships sailin' there,
were all heading my way
I [G]asked the captain what his name was
and how come he didn't drive a truck
He said [C]his name was Columbus,
I just said, "Good luck"
[C][C][C]
[Fade Out]