Tangled Up in Blue

(A) (Asus4) 4 times

(A)Early one mornin' the (G)sun was shinin',
(A)I was layin' in (G)bed
(A) Wond'rin' if she'd (G)changed at all
If her (D)hair was still red.
(A)Her folks they said our (G)lives together
(A)Sure was gonna be (G)rough
They (A)never did like Mama's (G)homemade dress
Papa's (D)bankbook wasn't big enough.
And (E)I was standin' on the (F#m)side of the road
(A)Rain fallin' on my (D)shoes
(E)Heading out for the (F#m) East Coast
Lord (A)knows I paid some (D)dues gettin' (E)through,
(G)Tangled (D)up in (A)blue.

(A) (Asus4) 4 times

(A)She was married when (G)we first met
(A)Soon to be divor(G)ced
(A)I helped her out of a (G)jam, I guess,
But I (D) used a little too much force.
(A)We drove that car as (G) Far as we could
(A)Abandoned it out (G)West
(A)Split up on a (G)dark sad night
Both(D) agreeing it was best
She(E) turned around (F#m)to look at me
(A)As I was walkin' (D)away
(E)I heard her say over (F#m)my shoulder,
We'll (A)meet again someday (D)on the (E)avenue,"
(G)Tangled (D)up in (A)blue.

(A) (Asus4) 4 times

(A) I had a job in the (G) great north woods
(A) Working as a cook (G) for a spell
(A) But I never did like it (G) all that much
And one (D) day the ax just fell.
(A) So I drifted down (G)to New Orleans
(A) Where I happened to be (G)employed
(A) Workin' for a while (G) on a fishin' boat
Right (D) outside of Delacroix.
(E) But all the while (F#m) I was alone
(A) The past was close (D)behind,
(E) I seen a lot of (F#m) women
But (A) she never escaped my (D) mind,and I just (E) grew
(G)Tangled (D) up in (A) blue.

(A) (Asus4) 4 times

(A) She was workin' in a (G) topless place
(A) And I stopped in (G) for a beer,
(A) I just kept looking' (G) at the side of her face
In the (D) spotlight so clear.
(A) And later on as the (G) crowd thinned out
(A) I's just about to do the (G) same,
(A) She was standing there in (G) back of my chair
Said to me, (D) "Don't I know your name?"
(E) I muttered somethin' (F#m) underneath my breath,
(A) She studied the lines(D) on my face.
(E) I must admit I felt (F#m) a little uneasy
Wen(A) she bent down to tie the (D) laces of my (E) shoe,
(G) Tangled (D) up in (A) blue.

(A) (Asus4) 4 times

(A) She lit a burner (G) on the stove
(A) and offered me a (G) pipe
(A) "I thought you'd never (G) say hello," she said
You look (D)like the silent type.
(A) Then she opened up a (G) book of poems
(A) And handed it to (G) me
(A) Written by an (G) Italian poet
From the (D)thirteenth century.
(E) And every one of them (F#m)words rang true
(A)And glowed like burnin' (D) coal
(E) Pourin' off of (F#m) every page
Like (A) it was written in my (D) soul from me to (E) you,
(G) Tangled (D) up in (A) blue,

(A) (Asus4) 4 times

(A) I lived with them on (G) Montague Street
(A) In a basement down the (G) stairs,
(A) There was music in the (G) cafes at night
And (D)revolution in the air.
(A) Then he started into (G) dealing with slaves
(A) And something inside of him (G)died.
(A)She had to sell every (G) thing she owned
And (D) froze up inside.
(E) And when finally the (F#m) bottom fell out
(A)I became (D) withdrawn,
(E) The only thing I (F#m)knew how to do
Was (A) to keep on keepin' (D) on Like a bird that (E) flew
(G) Tangled (D) up in (A) blue.
(A) (Asus4) 4 times

(A) So now I'm goin' (G) back again,
(A)I got to get to her (G) somehow.
(A) All the people we (G) used to know
They're (D) an illusion to me now.
(A) Some are mathe (G) maticians
(A) Some are carpenter's (G) wives.
(A) Don't know how it (G) all got started,
I don't (D)know what they're doin' with their lives.
(E) But me, I'm still (F#m) on the road
(A)Headin' for another (D) joint
(E) We always did (F#m) feel the same,
We (A)just saw it from a (D) different point of (E) view,
(G) Tangled (D) up in (A) blue.