Written by Bob Dylan
Recorded 2005 for “a film that never got made”, and released on Tell Tale Signs (2008)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
Capo 1st fret, based on the left guitar (sounding key Bb major)
The Amaj7 thing between the verses is probably better played with a chord sequence like x06650 – x04430 on a single guitar. For the variation in the outro, the descent can start higher:
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A
Oh the evening train is rolling
D
All along the homeward way
A
All my hopes are over the horizon
A E A
All my dreams have gone away
A
The hillside darkly shaded
D
Stars fall from above
A
All the joys of earth have faded
A E A
The night's untouched by love
D
I'll be here 'til tomorrow
A
Beneath a shroud of grey
D
I pretend I'm free of sorrow
A E
My heart is miles away
A
The dead bells are ringing
D
My train is overdue
A
To your memory I'm clinging
A E A
I can't escape from you
Amaj7 D A (E) A
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Well I . . .
Well I hear the sound of thunder Roaring loud and long Sometimes you've got to wonder God knows I've done no wrong You've wasted all your power You threw out the Christmas pie Now you're withering like a flower You'll play the fool and die
I'm neither sad nor sorry I'm all dressed up in black I fought for fame and glory You tried to break my back
In the far off sweet forever The sunshine peeking through We should have walked together I can't escape from you
I cannot grasp the shadows That gather near the door Rain falls round my window I wish I'd seen you more The path is ever-winding The stars they never age The morning light is blinding All the world's a stage
Should be the time of gladness Happy faces everywhere The mystery of madness Is propagating in the air
I don't like the city Not like some folks do Isn't it a pity I can't escape from you
We ploughed the fields of heaven Right down to the end I hope I can be forgiven If any words of mine offend All our days were splendid They were simple, they were plain It never should have ended I should have kissed you in the rain
I've been thinking things all over All the moments full of grace The primrose and the clover Your ever-changing face
Can't help looking at you You made love with god-knows-who Never found a girl to match you I can't escape from you