Trad. arr Alan Lomax
Played by Bob Dylan on Cynthia Gooding's Folksinger's Choice
show (Jan/March 1962)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
The chord I've called Bb' is played in two different ways: x03301 and x03330, possibly even x03331. It is cheating of course: a technical problem (the full barre Bb is hard to finger especially in quick succession with other chords) is solved in an unsuccessful way (lots of discords whichever way you play it) in a way which parades as a conscious choice (“Sounds wicked, eh?”). It's not. But hey, it's Dylan so we all love it, right? Right!
Bb' C Bb' F C Makes a long time man feel bad C Bb' F C Makes a long time man feel bad C E When you're out all alone F D/f# No letter from your home C F C Makes a long time man feel bad G I believe my dear old mother's gone I believe my dear old mother's gone I believe she's gone on to a better land It makes a long time man feel bad Go tell all my friends goodbye You can tell all my friends so long You can tell my friends so long, I'll see you next time around It makes a long time man feel bad It makes a long time man feel bad It makes a long time man feel bad When you're out all alone and you get no letter from your home It makes a long time man feel bad