{"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":927813,"song":"Isis","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/927813-isis-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/927813?type=chord","rating":4.79258,"votes":276,"content":"Album: Desire (1976)\r\n\r\nCapo 1st fret\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]A[/ch]    |    [ch]A[/ch]    |    [ch]A[/ch]     |  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verses]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI married Isis on the fifth day of May[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I could not hold on to her very long[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo I cut off my hair and I rode straight away[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] ||\r\nFor the wild unknown country where I could not go wrong.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI came to a high place of darkness and light[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe dividing line ran through the center of town[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI hitched up my pony to a post on the right[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]     | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] ||\r\nWent in to a laundry to wash my clothes down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA man in the corner approached me for a match[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI knew right away he was not ordinary[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said \"Are you looking for something easy to catch?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI said \"I got no money\". He said \"That ain't necessary\".[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe set out that night for the cold in the North[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI gave him my blanket he gave me his word[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI said \"Where are we going?\" He said \"We'd be back by the fourth\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI said \"That's the best news that I've ever heard\".[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was thinking about turquoise I was thinking about gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was thinking about diamonds and the world's biggest necklace[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAs we rode through the canyons through the devilish cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was thinking about Isis how she thought I was so reckless.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHow she told me that one day we will meet up again[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd things would be different the next time we wed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I only could hang on and just be her friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI still can't remember all the best things she said.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe came to the pyramids all embedded in ice[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said \"There's a body I'm trying to find[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I carry it out it'll bring a good price\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt was then that I knew what he had on his mind.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe wind it was howling and the snow was outrageous[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe chopped through the night and we chopped through the dawn[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen he died I was hoping that it wasn't contagious[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I made up my mind that I had to go on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI broke into the tomb but the casket was empty[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere was no jewels no nothing I felt I'd been had[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I saw that my partner was just being friendly[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I took up his offer I must-a been mad.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI picked up his body and I dragged him inside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThrew him down in the hole and I put back the cover[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI said a quick prayer and I felt satisfied[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThen I rode back to find Isis just to tell her I love her.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe was there in the meadow where the creek used to rise[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBlinded by sleep and in need of a bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI came in from the East with the sun in my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI cursed her one time then I rode on ahead.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe said \"Where ya been?\" I said \"No place special\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe said \"You look different\" I said \"Well I guess\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe said \"You been gone\" I said \"That's only natural\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe said \"You gonna stay?\" I said \"If you want me to, Yeah \".[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIsis oh Isis you mystical child[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhat drives me to you is what drives me insane[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI still can remember the way that you smiled[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOn the fifth day of May in the drizzling rain.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n|  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]        |  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]   :||","plain_text":"Album: Desire (1976)\n\nCapo 1st fret\n\n\n[Intro]\n| A    |    A    |    A     |  A\n\n[Verses]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n|  A    G        |  D          A   :||","chords":["A","G","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}