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            Political World - Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: "Oh Mercy" (1989)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
No barre chords:
transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret to match the original key.
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[Intro]
  F#m
|  | % | % | % |
  F#m
|  | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
   F#m
We live in a political world
F#m
Love don't have any place
      F#m
We're living in times where men commit crimes
    F#m                       F#m
                            |  | % | % | % |
And crime don't have any face.
[Verse 2]
   F#m
We live in a political world
F#m
Icicles hanging down
F#m
Wedding bells ring and angels sing
    F#m                        F#m
                             |  | % |
And clouds cover up the ground.
[Verse 3]
   F#m
We live in a political world
F#m
Wisdom is thrown in jail
   F#m
It rots in a cell, misguided as hell
        F#m                       F#m
                                |  | % |
Leaving no one to pick up a trail.
[Verse 4]
   F#m
We live in a political world
      F#m
Where mercy walks the plank
F#m
Life is in mirrors, death disappears
       F#m                         F#m
                                 |  | % | % | % |
Up the steps into the nearest bank.
[Verse 5]
   F#m
We live in a political world
      F#m
Where courage is a thing of the past
F#m
Houses are haunted, children are unwanted
    F#m
The next day could be your last.
[Verse 6]
   F#m
We live in a political world
   F#m
The one we can see and feel
            F#m
But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck
   F#m                              F#m
                                  |  | % | % | % |
We all know for sure that it's real.
[Verse 7]
   F#m
We live in a political world
       F#m
In the cities of lonesome fear
F#m
Little by little you turn in the middle
           F#m                        F#m
                                    |  | % |
But you're never sure why you're here.
[Verse 8]
   F#m
We live in a political world
F#m
Under the microscope
        F#m
You can travel anywhere and hang yourself there
    F#m                              F#m
                                   |  | % |
You always got more than enough rope.
[Verse 9]
   F#m
We live in a political world
F#m
Turning and trashing about
   F#m
As soon as you're awake you're trained to take
     F#m                          F#m
                                |  | % | % | % |
What looks like the easy way out.
[Verse 10]
   F#m
We live in a political world
      F#m
Where peace is not welcome at all
             F#m
It's turned away from the door to wonder some more
   F#m                     F#m
                         |  | % | % | % |
Or put up against the wall.
[Verse 11]
   F#m
We live in a political world
F#m
Everything is hers and his
F#m
Climb into the frame and shout God's name
           F#m
But you're not even sure what it is.
[Outro]
  F#m
|  | % | % | % |
(repeat and fade)

Political World chords and lyrics

Free chords for Political World by Bob Dylan. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Political World - Bob Dylan
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Bob Dylan
From: "Oh Mercy" (1989)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
No barre chords:
transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret to match the original key.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| F#m | % | % | % |
| F#m | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]
[Verse 7]
[Verse 8]
[Verse 9]
[Verse 10]
[Verse 11]
[Outro]

Political World Chords by Bob Dylan

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The chords for "Political World" show the original chord names (including F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.