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Bob Dylan - Brownsville Girl
Knocked Out Loaded (1986)
[Intro]
D A/C#BmE AAsus2
x2
[Verse]
A D
Well, there was this movie I seen one time
Bm E A
About a man riding 'cross the desert and it starred Gregory Peck
A D
He was shot down by a hungry kid trying to make a name for himself
Bm E A
The townspeople wanted to crush that kid down and string him up by the neck
A D
Well, the marshal, now he beat that kid to a bloody pulp
Bm E A
As the dying gunfighter lay in the sun and gasped for his last breath
A D
Turn him loose, let him go, let him say he outdrew me fair and square
Bm E A
I want him to feel what it's like to every moment face his death
A D
Well, I keep seeing this stuff and it just comes a-rolling in
Bm E A
And you know it blows right through me like a ball and chain
A D
You know I can't believe we've lived so long and are still so far apart
Bm E A
The memory of you keeps callin' after me like a rollin' train
A D
I can still see the day that you came to me on the painted desert
Bm E A
In your busted down Ford and your platform heels
A D
I could never figure out why you chose that particular place to meet
Bm E A
Ah, but you were right, it was perfect as I got in behind the wheel
A D
Well, we drove that car all night into San Anton'
Bm E A
And we slept near the Alamo, your skin was so tender and soft
A D
Way down in Mexico you went out to find a doctor and you never came back
Bm E A
I would have gone on after you but I didn't feel like letting my head get blown off
A D
Well, we're drivin' this car and the sun is comin' up over the Rockies
Bm E A
Now I know she ain't you but she's here and she's got that dark rhythm in her soul
A
But I'm too over the edge and I ain't in the mood anymore to remember
D
the times when I was your only man
Bm E A
And she don't want to remind me, she knows this car would go out of control
[Chorus]
A D
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
Bm E A
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
A D
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world
Bm E A
Brownsville girl, you're my honey love
[Verse]
A D
Well, we crossed the panhandle and then we headed towards Amarillo
Bm E A
We pulled up where Henry Porter used to live, he owned a wreckin' lot outside of town about a mile
A
Ruby was in the backyard hanging clothes, she had her red hair tied back
D
She saw us come rolling up in a trail of dust
Bm E A
She said, Henry ain't here but you can come on in, he'll be back in a little while
A
Then she told us how times were tough and about how she was thinkin' of
A
bummin' a ride back to where she started
Bm E A
But she changed the subject every time money came up
A A
She said, welcome to the land of the living dead, you could tell she was so broken-hearted
Bm E A
She said, even the swap meets around here are getting pretty corrupt
A D
How far are y'all going, Ruby asked us with a sigh
Bm E A
We're going all the way 'til the wheels fall off and burn
A D
'Til the sun peels the paint and the seat covers fade and the water moccasin dies
Bm E A
Ruby just smiled and said, ah, you know some babies never learn
A D
Something about that movie though, well I just can't get it out of my head
Bm E A
But I can't remember why I was in it or what part I was supposed to play
A D
All I remember about it was Gregory Peck and the way people moved
Bm E A
And a lot of them seemed to be lookin' my way
[Chorus]
A D
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
Bm E A
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
A D
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world
Bm E A
Brownsville girl, you're my honey love
[Verse]
A D
Well, they were looking for somebody with a pompadour
Bm E A
I was crossin' the street when shots rang out
A D
I didn't know whether to duck or to run, so I ran
Bm E A
We got him cornered in the churchyard, I heard somebody shout
A D
Well, you saw my picture in the Corpus Christi Tribune, underneath it, it said, a man with no alibi
Bm E A
You went out on a limb to testify for me, you said I was with you
A D
Then when I saw you break down in front of the judge and cry real tears
Bm E A
It was the best acting I saw anybody do
A
Now I've always been the kind of person that doesn't like to trespass,
D
but sometimes you just find yourself over the line
Bm E A
Oh if there's an original thought out there, I could use it right now
A D
You know, I feel pretty good, but that ain't sayin' much, I could feel a whole lot better
Bm E A
If you were just here by my side to show me how
A D
Well, I'm standin' in line in the rain to see a movie starring Gregory Peck
Bm E A
Yeah, but you know it's not the one that I had in mind
A D
He's got a new one out now, I don't even know what it's about
Bm E A
But I'll see him in anything so I'll stand in line
[Chorus]
A D
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
Bm E A
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
A D
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world
Bm E A
Brownsville girl, you're my honey love
A D
You know, it's funny how things never turn out the way you had 'em planned
Bm E A
The only thing we knew for sure about Henry Porter is that his name wasn't Henry Porter
A D
And you know there was somethin' about you baby that I liked that was always too good for this world
Bm E
Just like you always said there was something about me you liked
A
that I left behind in the French Quarter
A D
Strange how people who suffer together have stronger connections than people who are most content
Bm E A
I don't have any regrets, they can talk about me plenty when I'm gone
A
You always said people don't do what they believe in
D
they just do what's most convenient, then they repent
Bm E A
And I always said, hang on to me, baby, and let's hope that the roof stays on
A D
There was a movie I seen one time, I think I sat through it twice
Bm E A
I don't remember who I was or where I was bound
A D
All I remember about it was it starred Gregory Peck, he wore a gun and he was shot in the back
Bm E A
Seems like a long time ago, long before the stars were torn down
[Chorus]
A D
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
Bm E A
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
A D
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world
Bm E A
Brownsville girl, you're my honey love
A D
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
Bm E A
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
A D
Brownsville girl, show me all around the world
Bm E A
Brownsville girl, you're my honey love
A D
Brownsville girl with your Brownsville curls
Bm E A
Teeth like pearls shining like the moon above
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Bob Dylan - Brownsville Girl Knocked Out Loaded (1986) [Intro] D A/C# Bm E A Asus2 x2 [Verse] [Chorus] [Verse] [Chorus] [Verse] [Chorus] [Chorus]
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