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Song For Bob Dylan

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Capo on 2nd fret (sounding key A major)
Chords:
G:      320003
F#m:    244222
Em:     022000
D:      xx0232
A:      x02220
Bm:     224432
G (iii) 355433
A (v):   577655
C:      x32010
F:      133211
Intro and guitar solo: 
G F#m Em D
 G   F#m   Emx2 
A
GHear this Robert F#mZimmerman I Emwrote a song for yDou
'Bout a Gstrange young man called F#mDylan with a Emvoice like sand and gDlue
Some F#mwords had truthful Bmvengance that could Apin us to the Gfloor
                  Em                     F#m   G(iii)              A(v)
 Brought a few more people on and put the fear in a whole lot more
    G(iii)                                        C   G(iii)
Ah here she comes, here she comes, here she comes again
The same old painted lady from the Dbrow of a superbrain
She'll Emscratch this world to pieces as she Fcomes on like a friend
       G(iii)                                        D  
But a couple of songs from your old scrap book could send her home again
Repeat above sequence for second verse
Use intro chords for guitar solo
Third verse:
GHear this Robert F#mZimmerman though I Emdon't suppose we'll mDeet
GAsk your good friend F#mDylan if he's a Emwhile down the old stDreet
F#mTell him we lost his Bmpoems so we're Awriting on the Gwalls
              Em          F#m   G(iii)            A(v)
Give us back our unity and give us back our family
                    Em             F#m   G(iii)            A(v)
You're every nation's refugee don't leave us with our sanity
    G(iii)                                        C   G(iii)
Ah here she comes, here she comes, here she comes again
The same old painted lady from the Dbrow of a superbrain
She'll Emscratch this world to pieces as she Fcomes on like a friend
       G(iii)                                                    D  
But a couple of songs from your old scrapbook could send her home again
                                              F   G(iii)
A couple of songs from you old scrapbook could send her home again
                           C   G(iii)           C  
Ah here she comes, here she comes ah here she comes
Outro: 
G F#m Em D
 G   F#m    Emx2 
A D

All chords in this song (8)

The story behind the song

This song is an homage to Bob Dylan, directly addressing him by his birth name, Robert Zimmerman. It mirrors Dylan's own "Song to Woody," but instead of Woody Guthrie, Bowie is speaking to Dylan himself. The lyrics describe Dylan's voice with vivid imagery, like "sand and glue," echoing how others perceived its raw, untrained quality. It's a recognition of the impact and unique sound of a fellow artist, appearing on Bowie's 1971 album Hunky Dory. At its heart, it plays like one artist's profound acknowledgment of another's groundbreaking spirit.

AI-written from these sources:Song for Bob Dylan — Wikipedia ↗David Bowie — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Song For Bob Dylan

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo on 2nd fret (sounding key A major)

Chords:

G: 320003

F#m: 244222

Em: 022000

D: xx0232

A: x02220

Bm: 224432

G (iii) 355433

A (v): 577655

C: x32010

F: 133211

Intro and guitar solo:

G F#m Em D

G F#m Em

G F#m Em D

Hear this Robert Zimmerman I wrote a song for you

G F#m Em D

'Bout a strange young man called Dylan with a voice like sand and glue

F#m Bm A G

Some words had truthful vengance that could pin us to the floor

Em F#m G A

(iii) (v)

Brought a few more people on and put the fear in a whole lot more

G C G

(iii) (iii)

Ah here she comes, here she comes, here she comes again

The same old painted lady from the brow of a superbrain

Em F

She'll scratch this world to pieces as she comes on like a friend

G D

(iii)

But a couple of songs from your old scrap book could send her home again

Repeat above sequence for second verse

Use intro chords for guitar solo

Third verse:

G F#m Em D

Hear this Robert Zimmerman though I don't suppose we'll meet

G F#m Em D

Ask your good friend Dylan if he's a while down the old street

F#m Bm A G

Tell him we lost his poems so we're writing on the walls

Em F#m G A

(iii) (v)

Give us back our unity and give us back our family

Em F#m G A

(iii) (v)

You're every nation's refugee don't leave us with our sanity

G C G

(iii) (iii)

Ah here she comes, here she comes, here she comes again

The same old painted lady from the brow of a superbrain

Em F

She'll scratch this world to pieces as she comes on like a friend

G D

(iii)

But a couple of songs from your old scrapbook could send her home again

F G

(iii)

A couple of songs from you old scrapbook could send her home again

C G C

(iii)

Ah here she comes, here she comes ah here she comes

Outro:

G F#m Em D

G F#m Em

A D

About Song For Bob Dylan Chords by David Bowie

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