Chords for Bob Dylan - It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Official Audio)

Tempo:
93.35 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Eb

Ebm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Dylan - It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Official Audio) chords
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[Bb] [Ab]
Well, I ride on a mail train, baby, can't buy a thrill.
Well, I've been up all night, leaning on the window sill.
Well, if I die [Db] on top [Eb] of the hill, [Ab]
if I don't make it,
will.
moon look good, mama, shining through the trees?
[Db] [Ab] brakeman look good, mama, flagging down the double E?
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Ab
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Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Bob Dylan - Ballad Of A Thin Man chords, practice playing Db, Eb, Ab, Db and Ab in sequence. Start with a comfortable 46 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 93. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Ab Major.

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[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
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Well, I ride on a mail train, baby, _ _ can't buy a thrill. _ _ _ _ _
Well, I've been up all night, leaning on the window sill. _ _ _ _ _
Well, if I die [Db] on top [Eb] of the hill, _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
if I don't make it,
you know my baby will.
_ _ _ _ Don't the moon look good, mama, _ shining through the trees?
_ _ _ _ Don't the [Db] [Ab] brakeman look good, mama, flagging down the double E?
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] Don't the sun look good [Db] going down [Eb] over the sea?
_ _ _ [Ab] Boy, don't my gal look fine when she's coming after me. _
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_ _ Well, the wintertime is coming, [Gb] the [Ab] windows are filled with frost. _ _ _
_ I went to tell everybody, but I could [Db] not [Ab] get across. _ _ _
_ _ Well, I want [Ebm] to be your lover, [Db] baby, I don't want to [Eb] be your _ _ _ _ _ foreground.
[Ab] Say I never warned you when your train gets [Db] lost.
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It's Bob Dylan who authored this song.

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