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Watching The River Flow

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
TUNING:  E   B   E   G#   B  E  
  A    E    ATURNAROUND 1  
What's the maAtter with me? I don't have mDuch to say
DaAylight's sneaking' through the wBindow
And I'm still in this aEll night cafe
WalAking to and fro beneath the moon
Out to where the trDucks are rolling slow
                       A                      E          ATURNAROUND 2
Sit out on this bank of sand and watch the river flow
BRIDGE #1:
PeoEple disagreein' on just about everything, yep
MaAkes you stop and wonder why
Why only yF#mesterday I saw someone on the sBtreet
Who just couldn't heElp but cry
CHORUS:
Wo, but tAhis old river keeps on rollin' though
No maDtter what gets in the way and which was the wind does blow
And as loAng as it does I just sEit here
               A          TURNAROUND 1 (1ST TIME, 2ND TIME TO OUTRO)
SOLO (OVER VERSE CHORDS, END WITH TURNAROUND 3)
BRIDGE #2:
OUTRO:
DWatch the riAver flowD, watching the riAver flowD  
Watching the riAver flowD  
Well, I just sAit out on this bank of sEand
                     A   TURNAROUND 1, BUT END ON A7
CHORDS:                      TURNAROUND 1:
E  -A5--D10--E0--B7--F#m-2---A75---   -A--5---5---5--------E77--
B  -5--10--0--7---2---8---   --5---5---5------5--5--
G# -5--10--0--7---1---5---   -8---7---6------5-5-6--
E  -5--10--0--7---2---5---   -------------5-5----7--
B  -5--10--0--7-------5---   -----------------------
E  -5--10--0--7---2---5---   -----------------------
TURNAROUND 2
E  -A----5-----5-----5----5<b>-5<b>-3p0-----E-----------------------------------A--
B  ---5-----5-----5--------------------0-3-5------------------------------------
G# -8-----7-----6---------------------------------------------------------------
E  -------------------5----------------------0-0--------------------------------
B  ----------------------------------------------3-3-0-0------------------------
E  ------------------------------------------------------4-4--0-0-2-2-3-3-4-4-5-
TURNAROUND 3
E  -A----5-----5-----5---------------------E--
B  ---5-----5-----5-------------------------
G# -8-----7-----6---------------------------
E  ------------------5-----5-----4-----2----
B  ----------------------5-----4-----2------
E  --------------------5-----4-----2------0-

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Watching The River Flow

by Bob Dylan

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F#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

E B E G# B E

TUNING:

A E A

TURNAROUND 1

A D

What's the matter with me? I don't have much to say

A B

Daylight's sneaking' through the window

And I'm still in this all night cafe

Walking to and fro beneath the moon

Out to where the trucks are rolling slow

A E A

TURNAROUND 2

Sit out on this bank of sand and watch the river flow

BRIDGE #1:

People disagreein' on just about everything, yep

Makes you stop and wonder why

F#m B

Why only yesterday I saw someone on the street

Who just couldn't help but cry

CHORUS:

Wo, but this old river keeps on rollin' though

No matter what gets in the way and which was the wind does blow

A E

And as long as it does I just sit here

A TURNAROUND 1 (1ST TIME, 2ND TIME TO OUTRO)

SOLO (OVER VERSE CHORDS, END WITH TURNAROUND 3)

BRIDGE #2:

OUTRO:

D A D A D

Watch the river flow, watching the river flow

A D

Watching the river flow

A E

Well, I just sit out on this bank of sand

A TURNAROUND 1, BUT END ON A7

CHORDS: TURNAROUND 1:

A D E B F#m A7 A E7

E -5--10--0--7---2---5--- ---5---5---5--------7--

B -5--10--0--7---2---8--- --5---5---5------5--5--

G# -5--10--0--7---1---5--- -8---7---6------5-5-6--

E -5--10--0--7---2---5--- -------------5-5----7--

B -5--10--0--7-------5--- -----------------------

E -5--10--0--7---2---5--- -----------------------

TURNAROUND 2

A E A

E -----5-----5-----5----5<b>-5<b>-3p0------------------------------------------

B ---5-----5-----5--------------------0-3-5------------------------------------

G# -8-----7-----6---------------------------------------------------------------

E -------------------5----------------------0-0--------------------------------

B ----------------------------------------------3-3-0-0------------------------

E ------------------------------------------------------4-4--0-0-2-2-3-3-4-4-5-

TURNAROUND 3

A E

E -----5-----5-----5-----------------------

B ---5-----5-----5-------------------------

G# -8-----7-----6---------------------------

E ------------------5-----5-----4-----2----

B ----------------------5-----4-----2------

E --------------------5-----4-----2------0-

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