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Clothes Line Saga
Bob Dylan and the Band
The Basement Tapes
[Verse 1]
EAfter a while we took in the clothes,
Nobody said very much.E7  
EJust some old wild shirts and a couple pairs of pants
Which nobody really wanted to touch.E7  
A7Mama come in and picked up a book
An' Papa asked her what it was.
 ESomeone else asked, "What do you care?"
Papa said, "Well, just because."E7  
B7Then they started to take back their clothes,
Hang 'em on the line.
It was EJanuary the thirtieth
And everybody was feelin' fine.E7  
[Verse 2]
EThe next day everybody got up
Seein' if the clothes were E7dry.
EThe dogs were barking, a neighbor passed,
Mama, of course, she said, "E7Hi!"
A7"Have you heard the news?" he said, with a grin,
"The Vice-President's gone mad!"
E"Where?" "Downtown." "When?" "Last night."
"Hmm, say, that's too E7bad!"
B7"Well, there's nothin' we can do about it," said the neighbor,
"It's just somethin' we're gonna have to forget."
"Yes, I Eguess so," said Ma,
Then she asked me if the clothes was still E7wet.
[Verse 3]
EI reached up, touched my shirt,
And the neighbor said, "Are those clothes E7yours?"
EI said, "Some of 'em, not all of 'em."
He said, "Ya always help out around here with the E7chores?"
A7I said, "Sometime, not all the time."
Then my neighbor, he blew his nose
EJust as papa yelled outside,
"Mama wants you t' come back in the house and bring them E7clothes."
B7Well, I just do what I'm told,
So, I did it, of course.
I went Eback in the house and Mama met me
And then I shut all the dE7oors

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Clothes Line Saga

by Bob Dylan

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Clothes Line Saga

Bob Dylan and the Band

The Basement Tapes

[Verse 1]

After a while we took in the clothes,

Nobody said very much.

Just some old wild shirts and a couple pairs of pants

Which nobody really wanted to touch.

Mama come in and picked up a book

An' Papa asked her what it was.

Someone else asked, "What do you care?"

Papa said, "Well, just because."

Then they started to take back their clothes,

Hang 'em on the line.

It was January the thirtieth

And everybody was feelin' fine.

[Verse 2]

The next day everybody got up

Seein' if the clothes were dry.

The dogs were barking, a neighbor passed,

Mama, of course, she said, "Hi!"

"Have you heard the news?" he said, with a grin,

"The Vice-President's gone mad!"

"Where?" "Downtown." "When?" "Last night."

"Hmm, say, that's too bad!"

"Well, there's nothin' we can do about it," said the neighbor,

"It's just somethin' we're gonna have to forget."

"Yes, I guess so," said Ma,

Then she asked me if the clothes was still wet.

[Verse 3]

I reached up, touched my shirt,

And the neighbor said, "Are those clothes yours?"

I said, "Some of 'em, not all of 'em."

He said, "Ya always help out around here with the chores?"

I said, "Sometime, not all the time."

Then my neighbor, he blew his nose

Just as papa yelled outside,

"Mama wants you t' come back in the house and bring them clothes."

Well, I just do what I'm told,

So, I did it, of course.

I went back in the house and Mama met me

And then I shut all the doors

About Clothes Line Saga Chords by Bob Dylan

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