Somethings Burning Baby

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Something’s Burning, Baby – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: "Empire Burlesque" (1985)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
E AE E AE
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[Verse 1]
E A E
Something is burning, baby, are you aware?
E A E
Something is the matter, baby, there’s smoke in your hair
E A E
Are you still my friend, baby, show me a sign
E A E E AE
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Is the love in your heart for me turning blind?
[Verse 2]
E A E
You’ve been avoiding the main streets for a long, long while
E A E
The truth that I’m seeking is in your missing file
E A E
What’s your position, baby, what’s going on?
E A E E AE
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Why is the light in your eyes nearly gone?
[Verse 3]
E A E
I know everything about this place, or so it seems
E A E
Am I no longer a part of your plans or your dreams?
E A E
Well, it is so obvious that something has changed
E A E
What’s happening, baby, to make you act so strange?
[Verse 4]
E A E
Something is burning, baby, here’s what I say
E A E
Even the bloodhounds of London couldn’t find you today
E A E
I see the shadow of a man, baby, makin’ you blue
E A E
Who is he, baby, and what’s he to you?
[Verse 5]
E A E
We’ve reached the edge of the road, baby, where the pasture begins
E A E
Where charity is supposed to cover up a multitude of sins
E A E
But where do you live, baby, and where is the light?
E A E
Why are your eyes just staring off in the night?
[Verse 6]
E A E
I can feel it in the night, in the night, in the night when I think of you
E A E
I can feel it in the light, in the light, in the light and it’s got to be true
E A E
You can’t live by bread alone, you won’t be satisfied
E A E E AE
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You can’t roll away the stone if your hands are tied
[Verse 7]
E A E
Got to start someplace, baby, can you explain?
E A E
Please don’t fade away on me, baby, like the midnight train
E A E
Answer me, baby, a casual look will do
E A E E AE
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Just what in the world has come over you?
[Verse 8]
E A E
I can feel it in the wind, in the wind, in the wind and it’s upside down
E A E
I can feel it in the dust as I get off the bus on the outskirts of town
E A E
I’ve had the Mexico City blues since the last hairpin curve
E A E
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I don’t wanna see you bleed, I know what you need but it ain’t what you deserve
[Verse 9]
E A E
Something is burning, baby, something’s in flames
E A E
There’s a man going ’round ... calling names
E A E
Ring down when you’re ready, baby, I’m waiting for you
E A E
I believe in the impossible, you know that I do
[Coda]
E A E
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
E A E
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

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     Something’s Burning, Baby – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: "Empire Burlesque" (1985)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
| E | A E | E | A E |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]
[Verse 7]
[Verse 8]
[Verse 9]

Somethings Burning Baby Chords by Bob Dylan

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