Bob Dylan - Man In The Long Black Coat

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man in the long black coat – bob dylan
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tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

bob dylan
man in the long black coat ( 1989 )
( bob dylan )
from : “oh mercy”

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intro
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time signature : 6/8

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crickets are chirpin , the water is high
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theres a soft cotton dress on the line hangin dry
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window wide open , african trees
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bent over backwards from a hurricane breeze
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not a word of goodbye , not even a note
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she gone with the man
E F#m
in the long black coat

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somebody seen him hanging around
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at the old dance hall on the outskirts of town
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he looked into her eyes when she stopped him to ask
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if he wanted to dance , he had a face like a mask
E E
somebody said from the bible hed quote
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there was dust on the man
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in the long black coat

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preacher was a talkin , theres a sermon he gave
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he said every mans conscience is vile and depraved
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you cannot depend on it to be your guide
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when its you who must keep it satisfied
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it aint easy to swallow , it sticks in the throat
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she gave her heart to the man
E F#m
in the long black coat

D A
there are no mistakes in life some people say
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it is true sometimes you can see it that way
D A
but people don’t live or die , people just float
F#m A
she went with the man
E F#m
in the long black coat

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theres smoke on the water , its been there since june
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tree trunks uprooted , ’neath the high crescent moon
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feel the pulse and vibration and the rumbling force
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somebody is out there beating on a dead horse
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she never said nothing , there was nothing she wrote
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she gone with the man
E [ F#m ]
in the long black coat

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