Written by Lowell George of Little Feat (whom Dylan went out to watch
one of the September nights in 1974 during the recording of Blood on
the Tracks)[Read the story about Little Feat's version.
Performed by Bob Dylan, six times in 1990 and once in each of the
years 1991, 1992, 1995 and 2000
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
Chords:
G6 xx5430 D/f# xx4030 (full name: Dadd4add9/f#)
The "willin' " figure:
G C D C G G C D C G : . . . : : . . . : |-3-------0--2--0-|-3-- |-3-------0--0--0---3------ |-0-------1--3--1-|-0-- |-0-------1--3--1---0------ |-0-------0--2--0-|-0-- |-0-------0--0--0---0------ |-0-------2--0--2-|-0-- or |-0-------2--4--2---0------ |-2-------3-----3-|-2-- |-2-------3--5--3---2------ |-3---------------|-3-- |-3-----------------3------ still willin' still willin'
Dylan's lyrics differs somewhat from the official lyrics, which are given below.
G6 D/f# I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow Em /d C I'm drunk and dirty, don't ya know, G C D C G And I'm still willin'. Out on the road late at night, I seen my pretty Alice in every head light Alice, Dallas Alice
C D I've been from Tucson to Tucumcari D G Tehachapi to Tonapah G /a /b C I've driven every kind of rig that's ever been made C D Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed [n.c.] C /b /a G And if you give me weed, whites, and wine D And you show me a sign G C D C G C/g G I'll be willin', to be movin'.
I've been kicked by the wind, robbed by the sleet Had my head stoved in, but I'm still on my feet And I'm still Willin Smuggled some smokes and folks from Mexico Baked by the sun, every time I go to Mexico And I'm still
I've been from Tucson to Tucumcari Tehachapi to Tonapah Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed And if you give me weed, whites, and wine and you show me a sign I'll be willin', to be movin'