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[Intro]
C Dm F C G G7
C Dm F C G G7
[Verse 1]
Well oCnce I met a gDmirl who had my mFeasure from the sGtart
She tiCed me up in kDmnots and then she Ftore me clean aGpart
And I laCid with her for yDmears and years but I nFever knew her hGeart
For all I trieG7d
[Verse 2]
And the lCife we had was Dmfiction, it was a lFie she told me Gwell
CAdvertising HeDmaven as the priFce you pay for HGell
And I tCried to make her fDmeel my love loFng before AdGele
Oh how I triG7ed
[Chorus]
And we put ZFimmermann on CSpotify and Glistened as he Amtalked
About hFow he gave that gCirl his heart but she Gwanted his Amsoul
And I nFever understCood that line, it diGdn't make no sAmense
But when she Fwent, I saw Gwhat Bob Dylan meant
[Interlude]
C Dm F C G G7
C Dm F C G G7
[Verse 3]
And oCnce I knew a wDmoman who broke just lFike a little gGirl
CTook our love and bDmuilt with it a peFrfect little woGrld
And I still loCok back every Dmday and wonder wFhy it didn't woGrk
For all we trG7ied
[Verse 4]
And we gCave it every iDmnch of us and evFery ounce of loGve
But eCven Dylan knowDms that sometimes loFve just ain't eGnough
And baby taCngled up in bDmlue is all we eFver ended Gup
For all we trG7ied
[Chorus]
But I tFhink I could have lCoved her till I kGnocked on Heaven's dAmoor
And she'll aFlways be the oCne who gives me shGelter from the sAmtorm
But you know, Fin the end it aCin't me babe sGhe was looking Amfor
And I Fsaw Gwhat Bob Dylan thoughtC  Dm  F  
What Bob DylCan thought, yeaGhG7  
[Interlude]
C Dm F C G G7
C Dm F C G G7
[Outro]
What we Cbreak at every hDmeart is just the sFtart of some new aGrt
So when you Cbuild yourself tDmogether out of bFroken shattered Gparts
Just rCemember that for eDmvery scar you tFook on a bad Gday
You know you'll aClways be sDmomebody eleses Fone that got aGway
Yeah you're cChanging and you're gDmrowing even if Fyou don't quite kGnow it
And every tCear is worth it's sDmalt yeah, if it mFakes of you a pGoet
So be grCateful for the onDmes who blew awFay your best laid pGlans
Through those leCvels you discoDmvered with each toFuch of trembling haGnds
You undersFtand Gwhat Bob Dylan sangC  Dm  F  
What Bob DyClan sang yeGahG7  
What Bob Dylan sCangDm  F  
What Bob DCylan sang yeGah
FAnd I think I understCand

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Why Bob Dylan Sang

by Grace Petrie

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[Intro]

C Dm F C G G7

[Verse 1]

C Dm F G

Well once I met a girl who had my measure from the start

C Dm F G

She tied me up in knots and then she tore me clean apart

C Dm F G

And I laid with her for years and years but I never knew her heart

For all I tried

[Verse 2]

C Dm F G

And the life we had was fiction, it was a lie she told me well

C Dm F G

Advertising Heaven as the price you pay for Hell

C Dm F G

And I tried to make her feel my love long before Adele

Oh how I tried

[Chorus]

F C G Am

And we put Zimmermann on Spotify and listened as he talked

F C G Am

About how he gave that girl his heart but she wanted his soul

F C G Am

And I never understood that line, it didn't make no sense

F G

But when she went, I saw what Bob Dylan meant

[Interlude]

C Dm F C G G7

[Verse 3]

C Dm F G

And once I knew a woman who broke just like a little girl

C Dm F G

Took our love and built with it a perfect little world

C Dm F G

And I still look back every day and wonder why it didn't work

For all we tried

[Verse 4]

C Dm F G

And we gave it every inch of us and every ounce of love

C Dm F G

But even Dylan knows that sometimes love just ain't enough

C Dm F G

And baby tangled up in blue is all we ever ended up

For all we tried

[Chorus]

F C G Am

But I think I could have loved her till I knocked on Heaven's door

F C G Am

And she'll always be the one who gives me shelter from the storm

F C G Am

But you know, in the end it ain't me babe she was looking for

F G C Dm F

And I saw what Bob Dylan thought

C G G7

What Bob Dylan thought, yeah

[Interlude]

C Dm F C G G7

[Outro]

C Dm F G

What we break at every heart is just the start of some new art

C Dm F G

So when you build yourself together out of broken shattered parts

C Dm F G

Just remember that for every scar you took on a bad day

C Dm F G

You know you'll always be somebody eleses one that got away

C Dm F G

Yeah you're changing and you're growing even if you don't quite know it

C Dm F G

And every tear is worth it's salt yeah, if it makes of you a poet

C Dm F G

So be grateful for the ones who blew away your best laid plans

C Dm F G

Through those levels you discovered with each touch of trembling hands

F G C Dm F

You understand what Bob Dylan sang

C G G7

What Bob Dylan sang yeah

C Dm F

What Bob Dylan sang

C G

What Bob Dylan sang yeah

F C

And I think I understand

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