Tangled Up In Blue

	  		A  Asus4   A  Asus4   A  Asus4   A  Asus4 
{intro} 
 
A                      Asus4           A                Asus4 
Early one morning the sun was shining; I was laying in bed 
A                    Asus4                D               D 
Wondering if she'd changed at all, if her hair was still red 
A                         Asus4          A                  Asus4 
Her folks, they said our lives together sure was gonna be rough 
           A                Asus4                 D                    D 
They never did like Mama's homemade dress, Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough 
 
E                       F#m               A                  D 
Me, I'm standing on the side of the road, rain falling on my shoes 
    E                  F#m              A                     D 
I'm heading out to the east coast, lord knows I've paid some dues 
        E       E    G   -   D     A   Asus4   A  Asus4 
Getting through;     tangled up in blue 
 
She was married when we first met, soon to be divorced 
I helped her out of a jam, I guess, but I used a little too much force 
We drove that car as far as we could, abandoned it out west 
Split up on a sad dark night, both agreeing it was best 
 
She turned around to look at me as I was walking away 
And I heard her say over my shoulder, we'll meet again some day 
On the avenue, tangled up in blue 
 
I was living in the great North Woods, working as a cook for a spell 
But I never did like it all that much, and one day the axe just fell 
So I drifted down to New Orleans, where I happened to be employed 
Yeah I was working for a while on a fishing boat, right outside of Delacroix 
 
And all the while I was alone, the past was close behind 
I've seen a lot of women, but she never escaped my mind 
And I just grew tangled up in blue 
 
She was working at a topless bar, and I stopped in for a beer 
I just kept looking at the side of her face in the spotlight so clear 
Now, later on the crowd thinned out, and I was just about to do the same 
She's standing there in that back of my chair, she said, don't I know your name 
 
Well I muttered something underneath my breath, she studied the lines on my face 
I must admit I felt a little uneasy when she bent down to tie the laces 
Of my shoes; we were tangled up in blue.  I know, I know, I know.... 
 
{violin solo, same chords as one complete verse} 
 
She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a pipe 
I thought you'd never say hello, she said, you look like the silent type 
And then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me 
Written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century 
 
Every one of those words rang true and glowed like burning coal 
Pouring off of every page like it was written in my soul 
From me to you; tangled up in blue 
 
{guitar & violin solo, same chords as one complete verse; but, after 
 the G - D part, the tone changes dramatically and goes to A5 instead 
 of A & Asus4 
 
A5   A5   A5   A5 
{bass & drums; bluesy tempo} 
 
A5             A5      D5       D5 
  I lived with them on Montague Street 
     A5        A5        D5    D5 
In a basement down the stairs, yeah 
A5          A5               D5    D5 
  There was music in the cafes at night 
        E5   E5   E5   E5 
And revoluuuuuuuuuuuuuution in the air 
 
A5                 A5         D5             D5 
  That's when he started into dealing with slaves 
A5                 A5            D5      D5 
  And something inside of her died, just died 
A5            A5      D5         D5 
  She had to sell everything she owned 
        A5     A5          D5   D5 
And she frooooooooze up inside 
E                       F#m             A             D 
  And finally, when the bottom feel out, I became withdrawn 
E                       F#m              A               D 
  The only thing I knew how to do was to keep on keeping on 
                 E               E 
Like a bird that flewww-ew-ew-ew-ewww 
G   -   D     A 
Tangled up in bluuuuue-oh yeah 
 
A  Asus4   A  Asus4   A  Asus4   A  Asus4 
{original tempo and chords} 
 
Now I'm heading back again, I got to get to her somehow 
And all the people that I used to know, they're an illusion to me now 
Some are mathematicians, some are carpenters' wives 
I don't know how it all got started, I dunno what they're doing with their lives 
 
But me, I'm still on the road, headed for another joint 
We always did feel the same, we just saw it from a different point 
Of view, tangled up in blue.  I know, I know, I know.... 
 
{violin solo, same chords as one complete verse; end on A.} 
 
 
 
TAB: 
 
  A                Asus4            A                Asus4 
E ----------------|------0---------|----------------|------0---------| 
B --------2-------|2=3-------3-----|--------0=2-----|2=3-------3-----| 
G --------------2-|--------------2-|--------------2-|--------------2-| 
D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| 
A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
 {intro} 
 
  A                Asus4            A                Asus4 
E ----------------|------0---------|----------------|--0-------------| 
B --------0=2-----|2=3-------3-----|------0-----0=2-|------2---------| 
G ----------------|--------------2-|----------------|----------------| 
D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-----2-----| 
A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0---0---| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
 {intro} 
 
  A                Asus4            A                Asus4 
E ----------------|------0---------|----------------|-------0--------| 
B ----------2-----|--3-------3-----|----------2-----|--3-------3-----| 
G ------2-------2-|--------------2-|------2-------2-|--------------2-| 
D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| 
A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
  Early one morning the sun was shining; I was laying in bed 
 
  A                Asus4            D                D 
E ----------------|-------0--------|----------2-----|--2-------2-----| 
B ----------2-----|--3-------3-----|------3-------3-|------3-------3-| 
G ------2-------2-|--------------2-|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| 
D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| 
A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
  Wondering if she'd changed at all, if her hair was still red 
 
  A                Asus4            A                Asus4 
E ----------------|------0---------|----------------|-------0--------| 
B ----------2-----|--3-------3-----|----------2-----|--3-------3-----| 
G ------2-------2-|--------------2-|------2-------2-|--------------2-| 
D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| 
A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
  Her folks, they said our lives together sure was gonna be rough 
 
  A                Asus4                          
E ------0---------|-------0--------|----------0-----|----------0-----| 
B --2-------2-----|--3-------3-----|------3-------3-|------3-------0-| 
G --------------2-|--------------2-|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| 
D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| 
A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
  They never did like Mama's homemade dress, Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough 
 
  E                F#m              A                 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|------0---------| 
B ----------0-----|----------2-----|----------2-----|----------3-----| 
G ------1------(0)|------2------(2)|------2-------2-|----2-------2(0)| 
D ----2-------2---|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|0-------0-------| 
A ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------| 
E 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
  Me, I'm standing on the side of the road, rain falling on my shoes 
 
  E                F#m              A                 
E ----------0-----|----------------|----------------|----------0-----| 
B ----------------|--2-------2-----|----------2-----|------3---------| 
G ------1------(0)|------2-------2-|------2-------2-|----2-------2---| 
D ----2-------2---|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|0-------0-------| 
A ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|----------------| 
E 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
  I'm heading out to the east coast, lord knows I've paid some dues 
 
  E         Esus4          E        G       D 
E ------0-------0-|------0------(0)|------3-------2-| 
B ------------0---|--0-------0-----|----0-----3-----| 
G ----1---1=2-----|----2-------1---|0-----------2---| 
D ----------------|2-------2-------|--------0-------| 
A ----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E 0---------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
  Getting through;                  tangled up in blue 
 
  A                Asus4            A                Asus4 
E ----------------|------0---------|----------------|--0-------0-----| 
B --------0=2-----|2=3-------3-----|--------0=2---3-|------3-------3-| 
G --------------2-|--------------2-|--------2-------|----------------| 
D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| 
A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| 
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
  {instrumental} 
 
 
 
- Adam Schneider, [email protected]