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Tangled Up In Blue

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[Chords]
A   G6   A   G6   A   G6   Dx2
E F#m A D E F#m A D E G D A Asus
[Intro]
A Asus4 A Asus4
[Verse 1]
AEarly one mornin' the G6sun was shinin',
AI was layin' in G6bed
AWond'rin' if she'd G6changed at all
If her Dhair was still red.
AHer folks they said our G6lives together
ASure was gonna be G6rough
AThey never did like Mama's G6homemade dress
Papa's Dbankbook wasn't big enough.
EAnd I was standin' on the F#mside of the road
ARain fallin' on my Dshoes
EHeading out for the F#mEast Coast
Lord Aknows I've paid some Ddues gettin' Ethrough,
GTangled Dup in Ablue.Asus  A  Asus  
[Verse 2]
AShe was married when wG6e first met
ASoon to be divorcedG6  
AI helped her out of a G6jam, I guess,
But I Dused a little too much force.
AWe drove that car as fG6ar as we could
AAbandoned it out WestG6  
ASplit up on a dark sad G6night
Both agrDeeing it was best.
EShe turned around to F#mlook at me
AAs I was walkin' awDay
EI heard her say F#mover my shoulder,
"We'lAl meet again someday Don the avenueE,"
GTangled Dup in Ablue.Asus  A  Asus  
[Verse 3]
AI had a job in the greG6at north woods
AWorking as a cook for G6a spell
ABut I never did like iG6t all that much
And onDe day the ax just fell.
ASo I drifted down to NG6ew Orleans
AWhere I happened to be G6employed
AWorkin' for a while on G6a fishin' boat
Right Doutside of Delacroix.
EBut all the while I was aloneF#m  
AThe past was close Dbehind,
EI seen a lot of womenF#m  
But sAhe never escaped my mDind, and I juEst grew
GTangled Dup in Ablue.Asus  A  Asus  
[Verse 4]
AShe was workin' in a tG6opless place
AAnd I stopped in for a G6beer,
AI just kept lookin' at G6the side of her face
In the Dspotlight so clear.
AAnd later on as the crG6owd thinned out
AI's just about to do tG6he same,
AShe was standing there G6in back of my chair
Said tDo me, "Don't I know your name?"
EI muttered somethin' F#munderneath my breath,
AShe studied the linDes on my face.
EI must admit I felt a little unF#measy
When Ashe bent down to tie Dthe laces of Emy shoe,
GTangled Dup in Ablue.Asus  A  Asus  
[Verse 5]
AShe lit a burner G6on the stove
and oAffered me a pG6ipe
A"I thought you'd never G6say hello," she said
"You Dlook like the silent type."
TAhen she opened up a book G6of poems
AAnd handed it to meG6  
AWritten by an Italian G6poet
From Dthe thirteenth century.
EAnd every one of them F#mwords rang true
AAnd glowed like burDnin' coal
EPourin' off of every pageF#m  
Like Ait was written in my Dsoul from me Eto you,
GTangled Dup in Ablue.Asus  A  Asus  
[Verse 6]
AI lived with them on MG6ontague Street
AIn a basement down the G6stairs,
AThere was music in the G6cafes at night
And reDvolution in the air.
AThen he started into dG6ealing with slaves
AAnd something inside oG6f him died.
AShe had to sell everytG6hing she owned
And frDoze up inside.
EAnd when finally the F#mbottom fell out
AI became withdrawn,D  
EThe only thing I knew how to doF#m  
Was tAo keep on keepin' on Dlike a bird tEhat flew,
GTangled Dup in Ablue.Asus  A  Asus  
[Verse 7]
ASo now I'm goin' back G6again,
AI got to get to her soG6mehow.
AAll the people we used G6to know
They'rDe an illusion to me now.
ASome are mathematicianG6s
ASome are carpenter's wG6ives.
ADon't know how it all G6got started,
I don'Dt know what they're doin' with their lives.
EBut me, I'm still F#mon the road
AHeadin' for another Djoint
EWe always did F#mfeel the same,
We juAst saw it from a diffDerent point oEf view,
GTangled Dup in Ablue.Asus  A  Asus  
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The story behind the song

"Tangled Up in Blue" explores relationships from various perspectives, weaving together different points of view and details. The lyrics, influenced by a teacher's view of time, deliberately blend yesterday, today, and tomorrow, creating a timeless narrative where events unfold without a strict linear progression. This approach allows the song to tell the story of a love affair and a career, showing how the past and present, public and private, and love and disintegration transform and complicate over time. At its heart, it's a song about the shifting nature of memory and connection.

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