I | Eb |
IV | Ab |
V | Bb |
vi | Cm |
b VII | Db |
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Db/Eb
Early
one
mornin'
the
sun
was
shinin'
Eb
Db/Eb
I
was
layin
in
bed.
Eb
Db/Eb
Wonderin'
if
she'd
changed
at
all
if her
Ab
hair
was
still
red?
Her
Eb
Db/Eb
Folks
they
said
our
lives
to
gether
Eb
Db/Eb
sure
was
gonna
be
rough.
They never
Eb
Db/Eb
did
like
ma
mas
homemade
dress
Papas
Ab
bankbook
wasn't
big
enough.
and
Bb
Cm
I
was
standin'
on the
side
of the
road
Eb
Ab
rain
fallin
on
my
shoes.
Bb
Cm
Heading
out
for the
east
coast
Lord
Eb
Ab
knows
I've
paid
some
dues
gettin'
Bb
Bb
Through
Db
Ab
Tangled
up in
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Blue.
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Db/Eb
She
was
married
when
we
first
met
Eb
Db/Eb
Soon
to be
di-
vorced
Eb
Db/Eb
I helped
her
out
of a
jam
I
guess
but I
Ab
used
a little
to much
force
We
Eb
Db/Eb
drove
that
car
as
far
as
we
could A
Eb
Db/Eb
Abandonded
it
out
west
Eb
Db/Eb
Split up on a
dark sad night both
Ab
agreein' it was best.
Bb
Cm
She turned around
to look at me
Eb
Ab
as I was walkin
away
Bb
Cm
I heard her say over my
shoulder
Eb
Ab
we'll meet again some-
day, on the ave-
Bb
Bb
nue---------
Db
Ab
Tangled
up in
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Blue.
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Db/Eb
I had
a
job
at the
great
North
woods
Eb
Db/Eb
Workin
as a
cook
for a
spell
Eb
Db/Eb
I never
did
like
it
all
that
much
and one
Ab
day
the
ax just
fell
So I
Eb
Db/Eb
Drifted
down
to
New
Orleans
Where I
Eb
Db/Eb
was
looking
to be
em-
ployed
Eb
Db/Eb
Workin
for
awhile
on a
fishin
boat
Right out-
Ab
side
of
Delacroix
But
Bb
Cm
all
the while
I
was
alone
Eb
Ab
the
past
was
close be-
hind
I've
Bb
Cm
seen
a
lot
of
women
but she
Eb
Ab
never
escaped
my
mind
and
i just
Bb
Bb
grew
Db
Ab
Tangled
up in
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
blue.
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Db/Eb
She
was
workin
in a
topless
place
and
Eb
Db/Eb
I
stopped
in
for a
beer
Eb
Db/Eb
I just
kept
lookin
at the
side
of
her
face. in the
Ab
spotlight
so
clear.
And
Eb
Db/Eb
later
on
as
the
crowd
thinned
out
I was
Eb
Db/Eb
just
about
to
do the
same
She was
Eb
Db/Eb
standin
there
at
the
back of my
chair
and
said
Ab
Don't
I
know
your name?
Bb
Cm
I muttered
some-
thing
under-
neath
'a my
breat
She
Eb
Ab
studied
the
lines
on my
face.
I
Bb
Cm
must
admit
I felt
a
little
uneasy
When
she
Eb
Ab
bent
down
to
tie the
laces
of
my
Bb
Bb
shoes.
Db
Ab
Tangled
up in
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
blue.
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Db/Eb
she
lit
a
burner
on
a
stove
and
Eb
Db/Eb
offered
my
a
pipe.
I
Eb
Db/Eb
thought
you'd
never
say
hello
she
said
Ab
you
look
like
the
silent
type
She
Eb
Db/Eb
opened
up
a
book
of
poems
and
Eb
Db/Eb
handed
it
to
me
Eb
Db/Eb
Written
by
an
Italian
poet
From the
Ab
thirteenth
century
and
Bb
Cm
every
one
of
them
words
rang
true
and glowed
Eb
Ab
like
burnin
coal.
Bb
Cm
pourin
off
of
every
page
like it was
Eb
Ab
written
in
my
soul
from
me
to
Bb
Bb
you
Db
Ab
Tangled
up in
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
blue.
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Db/Eb
I lived
with
them
on
Montague
street
In a
Eb
Db/Eb
basement
down the
stairs
There
was
Eb
Db/Eb
music
in
ca-
fes
at
night
and Revo
Ab
lution
in the
air.
Eb
Db/Eb
Then
he started
in
dealing
with
slaves
and
Eb
Db/Eb
something
in-
side of
him
died.
She
Eb
Db/Eb
had
to
sell
every
thing
she
owned
and
Ab
froze
up
inside.
and
Bb
Cm
when
finally
the
bottom
fell
out
and
Eb
Ab
I
became
with
drawn
The
Bb
Cm
only
thing
I knew
how
to
do.
Was to
Eb
Ab
keep
on
keepin
on
like
the
bird that
Bb
Bb
flew
Db
Ab
Tangled
up in
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
blue.
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Db/Eb
So now
i'm
goin'
back
again
I
Eb
Db/Eb
got
to
get to
get to
her
somehow
Eb
Db/Eb
All
the
people
that we
used
to know
Are an
Ab
illusion
to me
now
Eb
Db/Eb
Some
are
math-
me
ticians
Eb
Db/Eb
Some
are
carpenters
wives
Don't
Eb
Db/Eb
know
how
it
all got
started,
I don't
Ab
know
know
what
they're
doin
with
their
live
Bb
Cm
But me
i'm
still
on
the
road
Eb
Ab
Headin
for a-
nother
joint
Bb
Cm
we always
always
did
feel
the
same
we just
Eb
Ab
saw it
from a
different
point
of
Bb
Bb
view
Db
Ab
Tangled
up in
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
blue.
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Eb
Ebsus2sus4
Note: Harmonica solo to end the song.
Eb
Db/Eb
Eb
Db/Eb
Eb
Db/Eb
Ab
Eb
Db/Eb
Eb
Db/Eb
Eb
Db/Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
Eb
Ab
Bb
Bb
Db
Ab
Eb
Eb
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