Words and music Bob Dylan.
Released on Oh Mercy (1989) and
in an outtake version on Tell Tale Signs (2008).
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
F
|:C . . . |F . . . :|
C
Most of the time
F
I'm clear focused all around
C
Most of the time
F
I can keep both feet on the ground
Am F
I can follow the path, I can read the sign
Am F
Stay right with it when the road unwinds
C F
I can handle whatever I stumble upon
Am F
I don't even notice she's gone
C
Most of the time.
Most of the time it's well understood
Most of the time I wouldn't change it if I could
I can make it all match up
I can hold my own
I can deal with the situation right down to the bone
I can survive and I can endure
And I don't even think about her
Most of the time.
Most of the time my head is on straight
Most of the time I'm strong enough not to hate
I don't build up illusion 'til it makes me sick
I ain't afraid of confusion no matter how thick
I can smile in the face of mankind
Don't even remember what her lips felt like on mine
Most of the time.
Am Most of the time C she ain't even in my mind Am I wouldn't know her if I saw her C She's that far behind E Most of the time Am I can't even be sure E If she was ever with me Am F/g Or if I was ever with her
Most of the time I'm halfway content Most of the time I know exactly where it went I don't cheat on myself I don't run and hide Hide from the feelings that are buried inside I don't compromise and I don't pretend I don't even care if I ever see her again Most of the time.
The chord that I have written as /g changes through the song, from a simple Am/g (3x2210) to a full C/g, played as 3x2013, which at one point is played 3x203x, quickly changed to the correct form, which gives an interesting variation …
Also worth noting is the slowing down of the harmonic rhythm in the last verse, which brings the song closer to the album version in a way which reminds of On A Rainy Afternoon from Eat The Document.
G11 is played 3x3211.
Intro, something like: C F : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . ||------------------|-----------------|---1-------------|-------1----------|| ||*-----------------|-----------------|---1-------------|---1-------1---0-*|| ||------0-----------|-----------------|---2-2---2---2---|-----------2------|| ||--2-------2---2h3~|~~---0h2-----0---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3------------|| ||*-3---------------|-3---3-----------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-------*|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
C
Most of the time
F
I'm clear focused all around
C
Most of the time
F C
I can keep both feet on the ground
Am /g F
I can follow the path, I can read the signs
Am /g F C
stay right with it when the road unwinds
Am /g F
I can handle what I stumble upon
Am /g F
I don't even notice she's gone
C
Most of the time
C
Most of the time
F
I'm-a cool underneath
Am
Most of the time
/g F C
I can keep it right between my teeth
Am /g F
I can solve any riddle, I can hold my own
Am /g F C
deal with the situation right down to the bone
Am /g F
I can survive, I can endure
Am /g F
I don't even think about her
C
Most of the time
Most of the time my head is on straight Most of the time I'm strong enough not to hate I got enough faith and I got enough strength I keep it all away, way beyond arm’s length I can smile in the face of mankind Don't even remember what her lips felt like on mine Most of the time
Am G Most of the time C /b she ain't even in my mind Am G I wouldn't know her if I saw her, C she's that far behind E Most of the time Am I can't even be sure E G If she was ever with me Am G11 or if I was ever with her
C
Most of the time
F
I'm halfways content
Am C/g
Most of the time
F C
I know exactly where it all went
Am C/g
I don't cheat on myself,
F C
I don't run and hide
Am C/g
Hide from the feelings
F C
that are buried inside
Am C/g F
I don't compromise or pretend
Am C F
I don't even care if I ever see her again
C
Most of the time.