Chords for Bob Dylan Recording an Early Version of "Desolation Row" (August 1965)
Tempo:
107 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
One, two, one, [E] two, [A] two.
[E] [A] [E] One more time, everybody together, number two.
[Gm] [E]
I didn't hear it.
Play the drums very lightly, man.
I am.
Two, two.
They're selling postcards of the hanging.
[A] They're painting a [E] passport crown.
[B] The beauty parlor's filled with sailors.
[A] The circus is [E] in town.
[A] [E] Here comes the blind commissioner.
[A] They've got him in [E] a trance.
[B] One hand is tied to the tightrope walker.
[A] The other's nailed [E] in his pants.
[A] And the riot squad, they're restless.
[E] They need somewhere to [A] go.
[E] As Lady and I [B] look out tonight
[A]
[E] from Desolation Road.
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] Cinderella, she seems so easy.
[A] It takes one to know [E] one, she smiles.
[B] Then puts her hands in her back pocket.
[A] Bette Davis [E] style.
And here comes the Romeo of morning.
[A] You belong to me and oh, [E] I believe.
No, no, no, [B] no.
[E]
[E] [A] [E] One more time, everybody together, number two.
[Gm] [E]
I didn't hear it.
Play the drums very lightly, man.
I am.
Two, two.
They're selling postcards of the hanging.
[A] They're painting a [E] passport crown.
[B] The beauty parlor's filled with sailors.
[A] The circus is [E] in town.
[A] [E] Here comes the blind commissioner.
[A] They've got him in [E] a trance.
[B] One hand is tied to the tightrope walker.
[A] The other's nailed [E] in his pants.
[A] And the riot squad, they're restless.
[E] They need somewhere to [A] go.
[E] As Lady and I [B] look out tonight
[A]
[E] from Desolation Road.
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] Cinderella, she seems so easy.
[A] It takes one to know [E] one, she smiles.
[B] Then puts her hands in her back pocket.
[A] Bette Davis [E] style.
And here comes the Romeo of morning.
[A] You belong to me and oh, [E] I believe.
No, no, no, [B] no.
[E]
Key:
E
A
B
Gm
E
A
B
Gm
One, two, one, [E] two, [A] two.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] One more time, everybody together, number two.
_ [Gm] _ [E] _ _ _ _
I didn't hear it.
Play the drums very lightly, man.
I am.
Two, _ two. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They're selling postcards of the hanging.
_ [A] _ They're painting a [E] passport crown.
_ [B] _ The beauty parlor's filled with sailors.
_ [A] _ The circus is [E] in town.
_ [A] _ [E] Here comes the blind commissioner.
_ _ [A] _ They've got him in [E] a trance.
_ [B] _ One hand is tied to the tightrope walker.
_ [A] _ The other's nailed [E] in his pants.
[A] And the riot squad, they're restless.
_ [E] They need somewhere to [A] go.
_ [E] As Lady and I [B] look out tonight
[A] _ _ _
[E] from Desolation Road.
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] Cinderella, she seems so easy.
_ _ [A] It takes one to know [E] one, she smiles.
_ [B] Then puts her hands in her back pocket.
_ [A] _ Bette Davis [E] style.
_ And here comes the Romeo of morning.
_ [A] You belong to me and oh, [E] I believe.
No, no, no, [B] no. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] One more time, everybody together, number two.
_ [Gm] _ [E] _ _ _ _
I didn't hear it.
Play the drums very lightly, man.
I am.
Two, _ two. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They're selling postcards of the hanging.
_ [A] _ They're painting a [E] passport crown.
_ [B] _ The beauty parlor's filled with sailors.
_ [A] _ The circus is [E] in town.
_ [A] _ [E] Here comes the blind commissioner.
_ _ [A] _ They've got him in [E] a trance.
_ [B] _ One hand is tied to the tightrope walker.
_ [A] _ The other's nailed [E] in his pants.
[A] And the riot squad, they're restless.
_ [E] They need somewhere to [A] go.
_ [E] As Lady and I [B] look out tonight
[A] _ _ _
[E] from Desolation Road.
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] Cinderella, she seems so easy.
_ _ [A] It takes one to know [E] one, she smiles.
_ [B] Then puts her hands in her back pocket.
_ [A] _ Bette Davis [E] style.
_ And here comes the Romeo of morning.
_ [A] You belong to me and oh, [E] I believe.
No, no, no, [B] no. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _