Tangled Up In Blue Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[G]Early one mornin' the sun was shinin'
[G]I was layin' in bed
[G]Wondrin' if she'd changed at all
If her [C]hair was still red
[G]Her folks they said our lives together
[G]Sure was gonna be rough
They [G]never did like
Mama's homemade dress
Papa's [C]bank book wasn't big enough

[Chorus 1]
And [D]I was standin' on the s[Em]ide of the road
[G]Rain fallin' on my [C]shoes
[D]Heading out for the eas[Em]t coast
Lord [G]knows I've paid some [C]dues
Gettin' [D]through, [F]tangled [C]up in blue

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
[G]She was married when we first met
[G]Soon to be divorced bed
[G]I helped her out of a jam I guess
But I [C]used a little too much force
We [G]drove that car as far as we could
[G]Abandoned it out west
[G]Split up on a dark sad night
Both [C]agreeing it was best

[Chorus 2]
[D]She turned around to [Em]look at me
As [G]I was walkin' aw[C]ay
[D]I heard her say over my [Em]shoulder
We'll [G]meet again some [C]day
On the [D]avenue, [F]tangled [C]up in blue

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 3]
[G]I had a job in the great north woods
[G]Working as a cook for a spell
But I [G]never did like it all that much
And one [C]day the axe just fell
So I [G]drifted down to New Orleans
Where I was [G]looking for to be employed
[G]Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat
Right [C]outside of Delacroix

[Chorus 3]
[D]But all the while I [Em]was alone
The [G]past was close be[C]hind
[D]I seen a lot of w[Em]omen
But she [G]never escaped my [C]mind
And I just [D]grew, [F]tangled [C]up in blue

[Interlude 3]
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[Verse 4]
[G]She was workin' in a topless place
And I [G]stopped in for a beer
I [G]just kept lookin' at the side of her face
In the [C]spotlight so clear
And [G]later on as the crowd thinned out
I´m [G]just about to do the same
She was [G]standing there in back of my chair
Said [C]to me, "Don't I know your name?"

[Chorus 4]
I [D]muttered somethin' under[Em]neath my breath
She [G]studied the lines on my [C]face
I [D]must admit I felt a [Em]little uneasy
When she [G]bent down to tie the [C]laces
Of my [D]shoe, [F]tangled [C]up in blue

[Interlude 4]
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[Verse 5]
[G]She lit a burner on the stove
And [G]offered me a pipe
I [G]thought you'd never say hello, she said
You [C]look like the silent type
Then she [G]opened up a book of poems
And [G]handed it to me
[G]Written by an Italian poet
From the [C]thirteenth century

[Chorus 5]
And [D]everyone of them [Em]words rang true
And [G]glowed like burnin' [C]coal
[D]Pourin' off of [Em]every page
Like [G]it was written in my [C]soul
From me to [D]you, [F]tangled [C]up in blue

[Interlude 5]
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[Verse 6]
I [G]lived with them on Montague Street
In a [G]basement down the stairs
There was [G]music in the cafés at night
And revo[C]lution in the air
Then [G]he started into dealing with slaves
And [G]something inside of him died
[G]She had to sell everything she owned
[C]And froze up inside

[Chorus 6]
And [D]when finally the [Em]bottom fell out
[G]I became withd[C]rawn
The [D]only thing I knew [Em]how to do
Was to [G]keep on keepin' [C]on
Like a bird that [D]flew, [F]tangled [C]up in blue

[Interlude 6]
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[Verse 7]
So [G]now I'm goin' back again
I got to [G]get to her somehow
[G]All the people we used to know
They're an il[C]lusion to me now
[G]Some are mathematicians
[G]Some are carpenters' wives
Don't [G]know how it all got started
I don't know [C]what they're doin' with their lives

[Chorus 7]
But [D]me, I'm still [Em]on the road
[G]Headin' for another [C]joint
[D]We always did [Em]feel the same
We just [G]saw it from a different [C]point of [D]view
[F]Tangled [C]up in blue

[Interlude 7]
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[Solo 1]
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