I | Bb |
IV | Eb |
V | F |
vi | Gm |
b VII | Ab |
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Ab/Bb
Early
one
mornin'
the
sun
was
shinin'
Bb
Ab/Bb
I
was
layin
in
bed.
Bb
Ab/Bb
Wonderin'
if
she'd
changed
at
all
if her
Eb
hair
was
still
red?
Her
Bb
Ab/Bb
Folks
they
said
our
lives
to
gether
Bb
Ab/Bb
sure
was
gonna
be
rough.
They never
Bb
Ab/Bb
did
like
ma
mas
homemade
dress
Papas
Eb
bankbook
wasn't
big
enough.
and
F
Gm
I
was
standin'
on the
side
of the
road
Bb
Eb
rain
fallin
on
my
shoes.
F
Gm
Heading
out
for the
east
coast
Lord
Bb
Eb
knows
I've
paid
some
dues
gettin'
F
F
Through
Ab
Eb
Tangled
up in
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Blue.
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Ab/Bb
She
was
married
when
we
first
met
Bb
Ab/Bb
Soon
to be
di-
vorced
Bb
Ab/Bb
I helped
her
out
of a
jam
I
guess
but I
Eb
used
a little
to much
force
We
Bb
Ab/Bb
drove
that
car
as
far
as
we
could A
Bb
Ab/Bb
Abandonded
it
out
west
Bb
Ab/Bb
Split up on a
dark sad night both
Eb
agreein' it was best.
F
Gm
She turned around
to look at me
Bb
Eb
as I was walkin
away
F
Gm
I heard her say over my
shoulder
Bb
Eb
we'll meet again some-
day, on the ave-
F
F
nue---------
Ab
Eb
Tangled
up in
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Blue.
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Ab/Bb
I had
a
job
at the
great
North
woods
Bb
Ab/Bb
Workin
as a
cook
for a
spell
Bb
Ab/Bb
I never
did
like
it
all
that
much
and one
Eb
day
the
ax just
fell
So I
Bb
Ab/Bb
Drifted
down
to
New
Orleans
Where I
Bb
Ab/Bb
was
looking
to be
em-
ployed
Bb
Ab/Bb
Workin
for
awhile
on a
fishin
boat
Right out-
Eb
side
of
Delacroix
But
F
Gm
all
the while
I
was
alone
Bb
Eb
the
past
was
close be-
hind
I've
F
Gm
seen
a
lot
of
women
but she
Bb
Eb
never
escaped
my
mind
and
i just
F
F
grew
Ab
Eb
Tangled
up in
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
blue.
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Ab/Bb
She
was
workin
in a
topless
place
and
Bb
Ab/Bb
I
stopped
in
for a
beer
Bb
Ab/Bb
I just
kept
lookin
at the
side
of
her
face. in the
Eb
spotlight
so
clear.
And
Bb
Ab/Bb
later
on
as
the
crowd
thinned
out
I was
Bb
Ab/Bb
just
about
to
do the
same
She was
Bb
Ab/Bb
standin
there
at
the
back of my
chair
and
said
Eb
Don't
I
know
your name?
F
Gm
I muttered
some-
thing
under-
neath
'a my
breat
She
Bb
Eb
studied
the
lines
on my
face.
I
F
Gm
must
admit
I felt
a
little
uneasy
When
she
Bb
Eb
bent
down
to
tie the
laces
of
my
F
F
shoes.
Ab
Eb
Tangled
up in
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
blue.
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Ab/Bb
she
lit
a
burner
on
a
stove
and
Bb
Ab/Bb
offered
my
a
pipe.
I
Bb
Ab/Bb
thought
you'd
never
say
hello
she
said
Eb
you
look
like
the
silent
type
She
Bb
Ab/Bb
opened
up
a
book
of
poems
and
Bb
Ab/Bb
handed
it
to
me
Bb
Ab/Bb
Written
by
an
Italian
poet
From the
Eb
thirteenth
century
and
F
Gm
every
one
of
them
words
rang
true
and glowed
Bb
Eb
like
burnin
coal.
F
Gm
pourin
off
of
every
page
like it was
Bb
Eb
written
in
my
soul
from
me
to
F
F
you
Ab
Eb
Tangled
up in
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
blue.
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Ab/Bb
I lived
with
them
on
Montague
street
In a
Bb
Ab/Bb
basement
down the
stairs
There
was
Bb
Ab/Bb
music
in
ca-
fes
at
night
and Revo
Eb
lution
in the
air.
Bb
Ab/Bb
Then
he started
in
dealing
with
slaves
and
Bb
Ab/Bb
something
in-
side of
him
died.
She
Bb
Ab/Bb
had
to
sell
every
thing
she
owned
and
Eb
froze
up
inside.
and
F
Gm
when
finally
the
bottom
fell
out
and
Bb
Eb
I
became
with
drawn
The
F
Gm
only
thing
I knew
how
to
do.
Was to
Bb
Eb
keep
on
keepin
on
like
the
bird that
F
F
flew
Ab
Eb
Tangled
up in
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
blue.
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Ab/Bb
So now
i'm
goin'
back
again
I
Bb
Ab/Bb
got
to
get to
get to
her
somehow
Bb
Ab/Bb
All
the
people
that we
used
to know
Are an
Eb
illusion
to me
now
Bb
Ab/Bb
Some
are
math-
me
ticians
Bb
Ab/Bb
Some
are
carpenters
wives
Don't
Bb
Ab/Bb
know
how
it
all got
started,
I don't
Eb
know
know
what
they're
doin
with
their
live
F
Gm
But me
i'm
still
on
the
road
Bb
Eb
Headin
for a-
nother
joint
F
Gm
we always
always
did
feel
the
same
we just
Bb
Eb
saw it
from a
different
point
of
F
F
view
Ab
Eb
Tangled
up in
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
blue.
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Bb
Bbsus2sus4
Note: Harmonica solo to end the song.
Bb
Ab/Bb
Bb
Ab/Bb
Bb
Ab/Bb
Eb
Bb
Ab/Bb
Bb
Ab/Bb
Bb
Ab/Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Bb
Eb
F
F
Ab
Eb
Bb
Bb
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