Love Sick

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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0
Em9 0-2-2-0-3-2
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[Intro]
| Em|
[Verse 1]
I’m Emwalking Dthrough streets that are Emdead
EmWalking, Dwalking with you in my Emhead
[break] [break]
Em   D   B| Am| Am7|
My feet are so tired, my brain is so wired
And the clouds are Emweeping
[Verse 2]
EmDid I Dhear someone tell a Emlie?
EmDid I Dhear someone’s distant Emcry?
I Emspoke like a Dchild; you desBtroyed me with a Amsmile
While I was Emsleeping
[Chorus]
G   AI’m sick of love G   Abut I’m in the Emthick of it
G   AThis kind of love G   AI’m so sick of Emit
[Verse 3]
EmI see, DI see lovers in the Emmeadow
EmI see, DI see silhouettes in the Emwindow
Em   D   B| Am   Am7|
I watch them ’til they’re gone and they leave me hanging on
To a Emshadow
[Verse 4]
G   AI’m sick of love; G   AI hear the Emclock tick
G   AThis kind of love; G   AI’m Emlove sick
[Solo]
| Em| D| Em| % |
| Em| D| Em| % |
| Em   D|2/4 B|4/4 Am| Am7|
| Em| % |
[Verse 5]
EmSometimes Dthe silence can be like Emthunder
EmSometimes DI wanna take to the road and Emplunder
Em   D   B| Am   Am7|
Could you ever be true? I think of you
And I Emwonder
[Chorus]
G   AI’m sick of love; G   AI wish I’d never Emmet you
G   AI’m sick of love; G   AI’m trying to forEmget you
[Coda]
EmJust don’t know what to Ddo
CI’d give anything to Bbe with youEm9  
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The story behind the song

"Love Sick" is characterized as the ultimate lost love song, opening Bob Dylan's 30th studio album, Time Out of Mind. The song delves into a profound sense of desolation, where the world itself feels dead, leaving the narrator walking through nothingness, devoid of thought. This bleak lyrical landscape is mirrored in the descending chord progression, creating a feeling of descent and an understated sense of finality. It plays like a journey through emotional emptiness, where the end feels ever-present.

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