{duration:04:18} {C:Asus4 x02230} [A][Asus4][A][Asus4] {C:G6 320000} [A]Early one mornin the [G6]sun was shinin [A]I was layin in [G6]bed [A]Wondrin if shed [G6]changed at all If her [D]hair was still red [A]Her folks they said our [G6]lives together [A]Sure was gonna be [G6]rough [A]They never did like Mamas [G6]homemade dress Papas [D]bankbook wasn't big enough [E]And I was standin on the [F#m]side of the road [A]Rain fallin on my [D]shoes [E]Heading out for the [F#m]East Coast Lord [A]knows I've paid some [D]dues gettin [E]through [G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue[Asus][A][Asus] {C:G6 320000 Asus4 x02230} [A]She was married when w[G6]e first met [A]Soon to be divorced[G6] [A]I helped her out of a [G6]jam I guess But I [D]used a little too much force [A]We drove that car as f[G6]ar as we could [A]Abandoned it out West[G6] [A]Split up on a dark sad[G6]night Both agr[D]eeing it was best [E]She turned around to [F#m]look at me [A]As I was walkin aw[D]ay [E]I heard her say [F#m]over my shoulder Wel[A]l meet again someday [D]on the avenue[E] [G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue[Asus][A][Asus] {C:G6 320000 Asus4 x02230} [A]I had a job in the gre[G6]at north woods [A]Working as a cook for [G6]a spell [A]But I never did like i[G6]t all that much And on[D]e day the ax just fell [A]So I drifted down to N[G6]ew Orleans [A]Where I happened to be[G6]employed [A]Workin for a while on[G6]a fishin boat Right [D]outside of Delacroix [E]But all the while I was alone[F#m] [A]The past was close [D]behind [E]I seen a lot of women[F#m] But s[A]he never escaped my m[D]ind and I ju[E]st grew [G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue [Asus][A][Asus] {C:G6 320000 Asus4 x02230} [A]She was workin in a t[G6]opless place [A]And I stopped in for a[G6]beer [A]I just kept lookin at[G6]the side of her face In the[D]spotlight so clear [A]And later on as the cr[G6]owd thinned out [A]Is just about to do t[G6]he same [A]She was standing there[G6]in b ack of my chair Said t[D]o me don't I know your name [E]I muttered somethin [F#m]underneath my breath [A]She studied the l in[D]es on my face [E]I must admit I felt a little un[F#m]easy When [A]she bent down to tie [D]the laces of [E]my shoe [G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue[Asus][A][Asus] {C:G6 320000 Asus4 x02230} [A]She lit a burner [G6]on the stove and o[A]ffered me a p[G6]ipe [A]I thought you'd never [G6]say hello she said You [D]look like the silent type T[A]hen she opened up a book[G6]of poems [A]And handed it to me[G6] [A]Written by an Italian [G6]poet From [D]the thirteenth century [E]And every one of them [F#m]words rang true [A]And glowed like bur[D]nin coal [E]Pourin off of every page[F#m] Like [A]it was written in my [D]soul from me [E]to you [G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue[Asus][A][Asus] {C:G6 320000 Asus4 x02230} [A]I lived with them on M[G6]ontague Street [A]In a basement down the[G6]stairs [A]There was music in the[G6]cafes at night And re[D]volution in the air [A]Then he started into d[G6]ealing with slaves [A]And something inside o[G6]f him died [A]She had to sell everyt[G6]hing she owned And fr[D]oze up inside [E]And when finally the [F#m]bottom fell out [A]I became withdrawn[D] [E]The only thing I knew how to do[F#m] Was t[A]o keep on keepin on [D]like a bird t[E]hat flew [G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue[Asus][A][Asus] {C:G6 320000 Asus4 x02230} [A]So now I'm goin back [G6]again [A]I got to get to her so[G6]mehow [A]All the people we used[G6]to know Theyr[D]e an illusion to me now [A]Some are mathematician[G6]s [A]Some are carpenters w[G6]ives [A]don't know how it all [G6]got started I don[D]t know what they're doin with their lives [E]But me I'm still [F#m]on the road [A]Headin for another[D]joint [E]We always did [F#m]feel the same We ju[A]st saw it from a diff[D]erent point o[E]f view [G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue[Asus][A][Asus]