Bob Dylan - My Back Pages

intro : D Dsus D Dsus D Dsus D Dsus ( 4x )

the chords remain the same for all verses .

i use barre chords for the B minor and G major chords . though not necessary .

progression as follows : D Dsus Bm Gmaj A

the Dsus chord achieved by placing pinky finger on E string 3rd fret while playing D chord .

D Bm
crimson flames tied through my ears
Gmaj A
rollin’ high and mighty trapped .
D Bm
pounced with fire and flaming roads
Gmaj A
using ideas as my maps
D Bm
we’ll meet on edges soon said i
Gmaj A
proud neath heated brow .
D Bm
ah , but i was so much older then
Gmaj A D Dsus D Dsus
i’m younger than that now .

D Bm
half wracked prejudice leaped forth
Gmaj A
rip down all hate i screamed .
D Bm
lies that life is black and white
Gmaj A
spoke from my skull i dreamed .
D Bm
romantic facts of musketeers
Gmaj A
foundationed deep somehow .
D Bm
ah , but i was so much older then
Gmaj A D Dsus D Dsus
i’m younger than that now .

Dsus D Bm
girls faces formed the forward path
Gmaj A
from phony jealousy
D Bm Gmaj A
to memorizing politics of ancient history .
D Bm
flung down by corpse evangelists
Gmaj A
unthought of though somehow
D Bm
ah , but i was so much older then
Gmaj A D Dsus D Dsus
i’m younger than that now .

Dsus D Bm
A self ordained professor’s tongue
Gmaj A
too serious to fool
D Bm
spouted out that liberty
Gmaj A
is just equality in school .
D Bm
equality , i spoke the word
Gmaj A
as if a wedding vow .
D Bm
ah , but i was so much older then
Gmaj A D Dsus D Dsus
i’m younger than that now .

Dsus D Bm
in a soldiers stance , i aimed my hand
Gmaj A
at the mongrel dogs who teach
D Bm
fearing not i’d become thy enemy
Gmaj A
in the instant that i preach .
D Bm
my existence led by confusion boats
Gmaj A
mutiny from stern to bow .
D Bm
ah , but i was so much older then
Gmaj A D Dsus D Dsus
i’m younger than that now .

D Bm
my guard stood hard with abstract threats
Gmaj A
too noble to neglect
D Bm
deceived me into thinking
Gmaj A
i had something to protect .
D Bm
good and bad , i define these terms
Gmaj A
quite clear , no doubt , somehow .
D Bm
ah , but i was so much older then
Gmaj A D Dsus D Dsus to fade
i’m younger than that now .