Most of the Time Bob Dylan
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Most of the Time
Most of the Time
Words and music Bob Dylan.
Released on Oh Mercy (1989) and
in an outtake version on Tell Tale Signs (2008).
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
Album version
[F]
|:C . . . |F . . . :|
Most of the [C]time
I'm [F]clear focused all around
Most of the [C]time
I can keep [F]both feet on the ground
[Am] I can follow the path,[F] I can read the sign
[Am] Stay right with it [F] when the road unwinds
I can handle what[C]ever I stumble up[F]on
I don't even [Am]notice she's [F]gone
Most of the [C]time.
Most of the time it's well understood
Most of the time I wouldn't change it if I could
I can make it all match up
I can hold my own
I can deal with the situation right down to the bone
I can survive and I can endure
And I don't even think about her
Most of the time.
Most of the time my head is on straight
Most of the time I'm strong enough not to hate
I don't build up illusion 'til it makes me sick
I ain't afraid of confusion no matter how thick
I can smile in the face of mankind
Don't even remember what her lips felt like on mine
Most of the time.
[Am] Most of the time
[C] she ain't even in my mind
[Am] I wouldn't know her if I saw her
[C] She's that far behind
[E] Most of the time
[Am] I can't even be sure
[E] If she was ever with me
[Am] Or if I was ever with [F/G]her
Most of the time I'm halfway content
Most of the time I know exactly where it went
I don't cheat on myself I don't run and hide
Hide from the feelings that are buried inside
I don't compromise and I don't pretend
I don't even care if I ever see her again
Most of the time.
Tell Tale Signs version
The chord that I have written as /G changes through the song,
from a simple Am/G (3x2210) to a full C/G, played as 3x2013, which at one
point is played 3x203x, quickly changed to the correct form, which gives an
interesting variation …
Also worth noting is the slowing down of the harmonic rhythm in the
last verse, which brings the song closer to the album version in a way
which reminds of On A Rainy Afternoon from
Eat The Document.
G11 is played 3x3211.
Intro, something like: : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . ||------------------|-----------------|---1-------------|-------1----------|| ||*-----------------|-----------------|---1-------------|---1-------1---0-*|| ||------0-----------|-----------------|---2-2---2---2---|-----------2------|| ||--2-------2---2h3~|~~---0h2-----0---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3------------|| ||*-3---------------|-3---3-----------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-------*|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Most of the [C]time
I'm clear focused all a[F]round
Most of the [C]time
I can keep [F]both feet on the [C]ground
I can [Am]follow the [/G]path, I can [F]read the signs
[Am]stay right [/G]with it when the [F]road un[C]winds
I can han[Am]dle what I [/G]stumble up[F]on
[Am]I don't even n[/G]otice she's [F]gone
Most of the [C]time
Most of the [C]time
I'm-a cool under[F]neath
Most of the [Am]time
[/G] I can keep it [F]right between my [C]teeth
I can [Am]solve any [/G]riddle, I can [F]hold my own
deal [Am]with the situ[/G]ation right [F]down to the [C]bone
I can [Am]survive, [/G]I can en[F]dure
[Am]I don't even [/G]think about [F]her
Most of the [C]time
Most of the time
my head is on straight
Most of the time
I'm strong enough not to hate
I got enough faith and I got enough strength
I keep it all away, way beyond arm's length
I can smile in the face of mankind
Don't even remember what her lips felt like on mine
Most of the time
[Am] Most of the time [G]
[C] she ain't even in my mind[/B]
[Am] I wouldn't know her if I saw her[G],
[C] she's that far behind
[E] Most of the time
[Am] I can't even be sure
[E]If she was ever with me [G]
[Am] or if I was ever with h[G11]er
Most of the [C]time
[F] I'm halfways content
Most of the [Am]time[C/G]
I know ex[F]actly where it all we[C]nt
[Am]I don't cheat on mys[C/G]elf,
[F] I don't run and hi[C]de
[Am] Hide from the fee[C/G]lings
[F] that are buried in[C]side
[Am] I don't compro[C/G]mise or pre[F]tend
[Am] I don't even care if I [C] ever see her a[F]gain
Most of the [C]time.
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem - dylanchords.info
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