if you see her , say hello
words and music bob dylan
recorded in new york , sept 16th 1974 ( released on the bootleg series 1 – 3 , 1991 )
and in minneapolis dec 30 1974 ( released on blood on the tracks , 1975 )
tabbed by eyolf strem
blood on the tracks version
capo 2nd fret ( sounding key D major )
at the C/G in the last line the 2nd guitar plays a very pronounced B , which gives
the chord a strong cmaj7’ish flavor .
| G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . G | C . . . . . . . |
| G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . |
| C . . . . . . . |
C F C G C [ bass run : G – A – C ]
if you see her , say hello , she might be in tangier
C F C A# . . . G
she left here last early spring , is livin’ there , i hear
Am F C F
say for me that i’m all right though things get kind of slow
Am C/G F C
she might think that i’ve forgotten her , don’t tell her it isn’t so .
. : .
– – – – – – – | – – – – – – – –
– – – – – – – | – – – – – – – –
– – – – – – – | – – – – – – – –
– – – – – – – | – – – – – – – –
– – – 0 – 2 – | – 3 – – – – – –
– 3 – – – – – | – – – – – – – –
we had . . .
we had a falling – out , like lovers often will
and to think of how she left that night , it still brings me a chill
and though our separation , it pierced me to the heart
she still lives inside of me , we’ve never been apart .
if you get close to her , kiss her once for me
i always have respected her for doin’ what she did and gettin’ free
oh , whatever makes her happy , i won’t stand in the way .
oh , the bitter taste still lingers on ,
from that night i tried to make her stay .
i see a lot of people as i make the rounds
and i hear her name here and there as i go from town to town
and i’ve never gotten used to it , i’ve just learned to turn it off
either i’m too sensitive or else i’m gettin’ soft .
sundown , yellow moon , i replay the past
i know every scene by heart , they all went by so fast
if she’s passin’ back this way , i’m not that hard to find
tell her she can look me up if she’s got the time .
| G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . | C . . . . . . . |
| G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . | C . . . . . . . |
new york version
open E/D tuning .
chords :
E 054000
A 020120
B11 002120
C#m 020020
B ( ii ) 042000
Emaj7 004340
E ( 2 measures )
E A E B11 E
if you see her , say hello , she might be in tangier
E A E B11 * )
she left here last early spring , is livin’ there , i hear
C#m E * * ) A
say for me that i’m all right though new things come and go
E Emaj7 B11 E . . A | E . . . |
she might think that i’ve forgotten her , don’t tell her it isn’t so .
we had a falling – out , like lovers often will
and to think of how she left that night , it still brings me a chill
and though our separation , it pierced me to the heart
she still lives inside of me , we’ve never been apart .
if you’re making love to her , kiss her for the kid
who always has respected her for doin’ what she did
oh , i know it had to be that way , it was written in the cards .
but the bitter taste still lingers on , it all came down so hard .
i see a lot of people as i make the rounds
and i hear her name here and there as i go from town to town
and i’ve never gotten used to it , i’ve just learned to turn it off
either i’m too sensitive or else i’m gettin’ soft .
sundown , yellow moon , i replay the past
i know every scene by heart , they all went by so fast
if she’s passin’ back this way , i’m not that hard to find
tell her she can look me up if she’s got the time .
* ) Emaj7 – B11 in verses 3 – 4 .
* * ) B ( ii ) in verses 3 – 5 .
the version from sept 19th uses the same chords , played only in a slightly more square rhythm .
later live versions have a different beginning for the 2nd verse :
we had a falling out like lovers sometimes do
and to think of how she left that night , it still hurts me through and through .
1976 version
performed tallahassee , fl and lakeland , fl
lyrics from a post to r . m . D .
capo 2nd fret
it’s hard to tell if he really changes to C in lines 1 , 2 and 4 , or to D in the first line .
G C G ( D ) G C/G G
if you see her say hello , she might be in north saigon
C G D Dsus4sus2 D
she left here in a hurry; i don’t know what she was on
C G C
you might say that i’m in disarray and for me time’s standing still
G C G Am G
oh i’ve never gotten over her , i don’t think i ever will
a bright light from me i saw , a shattering of souls
just one of them reckless situations , which nobody controls
well , the menagerie of life rolls by , right before my eyes
[ and we? ] all do the best we can , which should come as no surprise
if you’re making love to her , watch it from the rear
you’ll never know when i’ll be back , or liable to appear
for it’s natural to dream of peace as it is for rules to break
and right now i’ve got not much to lose , so you’d better stay awake
sundown , silver moon , hitting on the days
my head can’t toler . . . understand no more , what my heart don’t tolerate
well i know she’ll be back someday , of that there is no doubt
and when that moment comes lord , give me the strength to keep her out
if you see her , say hello
words and music bob dylan
recorded in new york , sept 16th 1974 ( released on the bootleg series 1 – 3 , 1991 )
and in minneapolis dec 30 1974 ( released on blood on the tracks , 1975 )
tabbed by eyolf strem
blood on the tracks version
capo 2nd fret ( sounding key D major )
at the C/G in the last line the 2nd guitar plays a very pronounced B , which gives
the chord a strong cmaj7’ish flavor .
| G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . G | C . . . . . . . |
| G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . |
| C . . . . . . . |
C F C G C [ bass run : G – A – C ]
if you see her , say hello , she might be in tangier
C F C A# . . . G
she left here last early spring , is livin’ there , i hear
Am F C F
say for me that i’m all right though things get kind of slow
Am C/G F C
she might think that i’ve forgotten her , don’t tell her it isn’t so .
. : .
– – – – – – – | – – – – – – – –
– – – – – – – | – – – – – – – –
– – – – – – – | – – – – – – – –
– – – – – – – | – – – – – – – –
– – – 0 – 2 – | – 3 – – – – – –
– 3 – – – – – | – – – – – – – –
we had . . .
we had a falling – out , like lovers often will
and to think of how she left that night , it still brings me a chill
and though our separation , it pierced me to the heart
she still lives inside of me , we’ve never been apart .
if you get close to her , kiss her once for me
i always have respected her for doin’ what she did and gettin’ free
oh , whatever makes her happy , i won’t stand in the way .
oh , the bitter taste still lingers on ,
from that night i tried to make her stay .
i see a lot of people as i make the rounds
and i hear her name here and there as i go from town to town
and i’ve never gotten used to it , i’ve just learned to turn it off
either i’m too sensitive or else i’m gettin’ soft .
sundown , yellow moon , i replay the past
i know every scene by heart , they all went by so fast
if she’s passin’ back this way , i’m not that hard to find
tell her she can look me up if she’s got the time .
| G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . | C . . . . . . . |
| G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . | G . . . F . . . | C . . . . . . . |
new york version
open E/D tuning .
chords :
E 054000
A 020120
B11 002120
C#m 020020
B ( ii ) 042000
Emaj7 004340
E ( 2 measures )
E A E B11 E
if you see her , say hello , she might be in tangier
E A E B11 * )
she left here last early spring , is livin’ there , i hear
C#m E * * ) A
say for me that i’m all right though new things come and go
E Emaj7 B11 E . . A | E . . . |
she might think that i’ve forgotten her , don’t tell her it isn’t so .
we had a falling – out , like lovers often will
and to think of how she left that night , it still brings me a chill
and though our separation , it pierced me to the heart
she still lives inside of me , we’ve never been apart .
if you’re making love to her , kiss her for the kid
who always has respected her for doin’ what she did
oh , i know it had to be that way , it was written in the cards .
but the bitter taste still lingers on , it all came down so hard .
i see a lot of people as i make the rounds
and i hear her name here and there as i go from town to town
and i’ve never gotten used to it , i’ve just learned to turn it off
either i’m too sensitive or else i’m gettin’ soft .
sundown , yellow moon , i replay the past
i know every scene by heart , they all went by so fast
if she’s passin’ back this way , i’m not that hard to find
tell her she can look me up if she’s got the time .
* ) Emaj7 – B11 in verses 3 – 4 .
* * ) B ( ii ) in verses 3 – 5 .
the version from sept 19th uses the same chords , played only in a slightly more square rhythm .
later live versions have a different beginning for the 2nd verse :
we had a falling out like lovers sometimes do
and to think of how she left that night , it still hurts me through and through .
1976 version
performed tallahassee , fl and lakeland , fl
lyrics from a post to r . m . D .
capo 2nd fret
it’s hard to tell if he really changes to C in lines 1 , 2 and 4 , or to D in the first line .
G C G ( D ) G C/G G
if you see her say hello , she might be in north saigon
C G D Dsus4sus2 D
she left here in a hurry; i don’t know what she was on
C G C
you might say that i’m in disarray and for me time’s standing still
G C G Am G
oh i’ve never gotten over her , i don’t think i ever will
a bright light from me i saw , a shattering of souls
just one of them reckless situations , which nobody controls
well , the menagerie of life rolls by , right before my eyes
[ and we? ] all do the best we can , which should come as no surprise
if you’re making love to her , watch it from the rear
you’ll never know when i’ll be back , or liable to appear
for it’s natural to dream of peace as it is for rules to break
and right now i’ve got not much to lose , so you’d better stay awake
sundown , silver moon , hitting on the days
my head can’t toler . . . understand no more , what my heart don’t tolerate
well i know she’ll be back someday , of that there is no doubt
and when that moment comes lord , give me the strength to keep her out
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