Words and music Bob Dylan
Released on Freewheelin' (1963) and on Greatest Hits II (1971), and in live versions
on Before the Flood (1974) and Budokan (1978). Included is also the lyrics
from Gaslight III (late 1962), which differ
considerably from the later
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
Capo 4th fret (sounding key E major)
Standard fingerpicking
Intro:
C G7 Am C/g F | . . . | . . . E------------------------0h1-------|---------------------------------| B----------------1---------------1-|---------------0h1-----1-------0-| G------------0-------0-------0-----|---2-------0-------2-------2-----| D------2-------2-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------3-------3---| A--3-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| E----------3-------3-------3-------|---------3-------1-------1-------|
C/g G7 C/g | . . . | . . . E--------0---------------0h1-------|---------------------------------| B-h1-------------0---------------1-|-------1---------------1---------| G----0-------0-------0-------0-----|---0---------------0-------------| D------2-------2-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| A----------------------------------|---------3-----------------------| E--3-------3-------3-------3-------|-3---------------3-------3-------|
C G Am /g
Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
F C G
Given you don't know by now
C G Am /g
An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
D7/f# G (G6-G7)
It'll never do somehow
C C7
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
F D7/f#
Look out your window and I'll be gone
C G Am /g F
You're the reason I'm trav'lin' on
C G C
Don't think twice, it's all right
C G Am /g F C
An' it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe That light I never knowed An' it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe I'm on the dark side of the road Still I wish there was somethin' you would do or say To try and make me change my mind and stay We never did too much talkin' anyway But don't think twice, it's all right So it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal Like you never did before An' it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal I can't hear you any more I'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin' walkin' down the road I once loved a woman, a child I'm told I give her my heart but she wanted my soul But don't think twice, it's all right So long, honey babe *) Where I'm bound, I can't tell Goodbye is too good a word, gal So I'll just say fare thee well I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind You could have done better but I don't mind You just kinda wasted my precious time But don't think twice, it's all right
*) "I'm walking down that long and lonesome road" in most live versions ever since.
Basically the same as above, with the following changes:
Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
Given you don't know by now.
And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter anyhow.
(the lyrics from bobdylan.com are:
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter, anyhow
An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If you don't know by now)
I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road, babe
Neat reggae version.
C G Am
Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
F G
Given you don't know by now
C G Am
An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
D7/f# G7
It don't matter anyhow
F C F C
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
Bb F Bb F
Look out your window and I'll be gone
C G Am F
You're the reason I'm trav'lin' on
C G Am F
Don't think twice, it's all right, babe
C G C
Don't think twice, it's all right
Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe [hm] An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don't know by now When the rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and I'll be travellin' on You're the reason I'll be gone Don't think twice, 'cause it's all right
So it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal [a-ia] like before An' it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal I can't hear you any more I wish there was somethin' you would do or say To try and make me change my mind and stay We never did too much talkin' anyway But don't think twice, 'cause it's all right
I'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin' walkin' down the road
Well it ain't no use in turnin' on your lights, babe Lights I never knowed An' it ain't no use in burnin' your lamp, babe I'm on the dark side of the road Well, it's lonesome travellin' down the lonesome road I once loved a woman, a child I'm told I give her my heart but she wanted my soul But don't think twice, 'cause it's all right
So I'm ramblin' all by myself babe. This time, maybe more And I can't use nobody else, babe Whatever you claimed before. I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind You could have done better but I don't mind You just wasted my precious time But don't think twice, 'cause it's all right.