{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":408917,"song":"Workingmans Blues 2","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/408917-workingmans-blues-2-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/408917?type=chord","rating":4.88256,"votes":31,"content":"Workingman’s Blues #2\r\nBob Dylan  Modern Times\r\n\r\nPattern Verse  (chord/Note)  Walk the Bass Down   CAPO II (actual key D)   Chords shapes \r\nnotes mentioned relative to the capo.\r\nStart the bass run with the open G string and proceed to F# on the D string.\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\t[ch]G/F#[/ch]\t[ch]G/E[/ch]  \t[ch]G/D[/ch]       [ch]C/C[/ch]\t  [ch]G[/ch]/B(pinky on the [ch]D[/ch])\t[ch]A[/ch]/[ch]Am7[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]/[ch]D7[/ch]\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\t      [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nThere's an evenin' haze settlin' over town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t\t         [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nStarlight by the edge of the creek[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThe buyin' power of the proletariat's gone down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t          [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nMoney's gettin' shallow and weak[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\t\t             [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nWell, the place I love best is a sweet memory[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t \t          [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nIt's a new path that we trod[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]B[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey say low wages are a reality[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]/[ch]Am7[/ch]\t\t    [ch]D[/ch]/[ch]D7[/ch]\r\nIf we want to compete abroad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\t\t    \t\t[ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nMy cruel weapons have been put on the shelf[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nCome sit down on my knee[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t       [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nYou are dearer to me than myself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t     [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs you yourself can see[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\t\t    [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nWhile I'm listening to the steel rails hum[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t      [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nGot both eyes tight shut[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t\t \t[ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nJust sitting here trying to keep the hunger from[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t     [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nCreeping it's way into my gut[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\r\nMeet me at the bottom, don't lag behind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\t\t  \t    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBring me my boots and shoes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can hang back or fight your best on the frontline[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]D7[/ch]\t\t  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSing a little bit of these workingman's blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\t\t             [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nWell, I'm sailin' on back, ready for the long haul[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t\t\t  [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nTossed by the winds and the seas[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nI'll drag 'em all down to hell and I'll stand 'em at the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t   [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll sell 'em to their enemies[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nI'm tryin' to feed my soul with thought[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nGonna sleep off the rest of the day[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t[ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nSometimes no one wants what we got[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nSometimes you can't give it away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t     [ch]G[/ch]\t\t            [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nNow the place is ringed with countless foes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t\t\t        [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nSome of them may be deaf and dumb[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t[ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nNo man, no woman knows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t      [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe hour that sorrow will come[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]G[/ch]\t\t  [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nIn the dark I hear the night birds call[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t[ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nI can feel a lover's breath[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t\t \t[ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nI sleep in the kitchen with my feet in the hall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nSleep is like a temporary death[/tab]\r\n\r\n(repeat chorus)\r\n\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\t\t    \t[ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nWell, they burned my barn, and they stole my horse[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t    [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nI can't save a dime[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t   [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nI got to be careful, I don't want to be forced[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nInto a life of continual crime[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]G[/ch]\t\t         [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nI can see for myself that the sun is sinking[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t\t\t    [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nHow I wish you were here to see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nTell me now, am I wrong in thinking[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t     [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat you have forgotten me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\t\t    \t\t[ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nNow they worry and they hurry and they fuss and they fret[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nThey waste your nights and days[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t     [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThem I will forget[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t     [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut you I'll remember always[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]G[/ch]\t\t    [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nOld memories of you to me have clung[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t\t\t   [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nYou've wounded me with your words[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t\t \t[ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nGonna have to straighten out your tongue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t     \t[ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's all true, everything you've heard[/tab]\r\n\r\n(repeat chorus)\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\t\t       [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nIn you, my friend, I find no blame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t\t   [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nWanna look in my eyes, please do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t       [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\n    \tNo one can ever claim[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t   \t [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat I took up arms against you[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]G[/ch]\t\t    [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nAll across the peaceful sacred fields[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t       [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nThey will lay you low[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThey'll break your horns and slash you with steel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t     [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nI say it so it must be so[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t     [ch]G[/ch]\t\t\t       [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nNow I'm down on my luck and I'm black and blue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t      [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nGonna give you another chance[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nI'm all alone and I'm expecting you[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo lead me off in a cheerful dance[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t  [ch]G[/ch]\t\t           [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nI got a brand new suit and a brand new wife[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/E[/ch]\t\t\t    [ch]G/D[/ch]\r\nI can live on rice and beans[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/C[/ch]\t\t\t \t[ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nSome people never worked a day in their life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\t\t     \t   [ch]D7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't know what work even means[/tab]\r\n\r\n(repeat chorus)","plain_text":"Workingman’s Blues #2\nBob Dylan  Modern Times\n\nPattern Verse  (chord/Note)  Walk the Bass Down   CAPO II (actual key D)   Chords shapes \nnotes mentioned relative to the capo.\nStart the bass run with the open G string and proceed to F# on the D string.\n\nG\tG/F#\tG/E  \tG/D       C/C\t  G/B(pinky on the D)\tA/Am7     D/D7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(repeat chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(repeat chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(repeat chorus)","chords":["D","G","F","G/F#","G/E","G/D","C/C","B","A","Am7","D7","G/B","C","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}