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All Along The Watchtower

by Bob Dylan

ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER Bob Dylan | Em / D / | C / D / | x2 Em D C D Em D C D | ~ ^There must^be some way | out^of here // | ~ ^said the^jok er^to^the^thief | // // | Em D C D Em D C D | ~ There’s too^much con^fu sion | // // | ~ ^I cant get^no^re^lief.| f^f / // | Em D C D Em D C D | ~ ^Busi ness^men they / | drink^my wine // | ~ ^Plow men dig^my earth | // // | Em D C D Em D C D | ~ ^None of them a^long.| g^the line // | ~ ^know what^an=y of^it^is^worth.| hh / // | Em D C D Em D C D Em D C D | // // | // // | ~ ^No rea^son to^get^ex^ci | ted / // | ~ ^the thief^he kind^ly^spo^ke | // // | Em D C D Em D | ~ ^There are^ma ny^here^a^mong | us / // | ~ ^who feel^that=life e^is (but^a^joke).| C D Em D C D Em D | ee / // | ~ ^But you^and I^we^have^been.| n^thru that // | ~ ^and this^is ^not our ^fate.| C D Em D C D Em D C D | ee / // | ~ ^So let^us ^not talk ^false.| e^ly now // | ~ ^the hour^is ^get ting ^late | // // | Em D C D Em D C D Em D C D | // // | // // | All a lo^ng^the^watch.| h^tow er // | ~ ^Princ ess ^kept the ^view | // // | Em D C D Em D | ~ ^While all^the ^wom en ^came.| e and ^went // | ~ ^bare foot ^ser vants ^too.| C D Em D C D Em D C D | o^o / // | Out side in the | dis^tance ee // | ~ ^a wild^cat t^di^d^growl.| ll / // | Em D C D Em D C D | ~ ^Two ri^ders were^ap^proach^ing.| gg / / the | wind ~ ^be gan^to howl | // // ||

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