Cold Irons Bound *)

Words and music by Bob Dylan
Released on Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem

Capo 6th fret (original key Bb major).
The "Bbdim" is only a faint approximation to the wealth of notes sounding at this point (and never twice the same, it seems). A chord like x12300 or x12202 captures that fairly well, but there are really no "correct" chords here!
The same goes for the other two chords - basically tonic, fifth and a lot of blue notes.

Em7
I'm beginning to hear voices and there's no one around 

now I'm all used up and the fields have turned brown

I went to church on Sunday and she passed by 

and my love for her is taking such a long time to die 
         Bbdim       A7                Em7
Lord I'm waist deep, waist deep in the mist
            Bbdim      A7       Em7      
It's almost like, almost like I don't exist
    A7              G                Em7
I'm 20 miles out of town, Cold Irons bound 
The walls of pride is high and wide,
can't see over to the other side
It's such a sad thing to see beauty decay,
it's sadder still to feel your heart torn away 
one look at you and I'm out of control
like the universe has swallowed me whole 
I'm 20 miles out of town and Cold Irons bound 
There's too many people, too many to recall
I thought some of 'em were friends of mine
I was wrong about 'em all
Well, the road is rocky and the hillside's mud
Up over my head nothing but clouds of blood
I found my world, I found my world in you
but your love just hasn't proved true
I'm 20 miles out of town, Cold Irons bound
20 miles out of town, Cold Irons bound
 ...
Well the winds in Chicago have torn me to shreds
reality has always had too many heads
some things last longer than you think they will
there are some kind of things you can never kill
it's you and you only I'm thinking about
but you can't see in, and it's hard looking out
I'm 20 miles out of town, Cold Irons bound
Well the fat's in the fire, and the water's in the tank
and the whiskey's in the jar, and the money's in the bank
I tried to love and protect you because I cared
I'm gonna remember forever the joy we've shared
but looking at you and I'm on my bended knee
you have no idea what you do to me
I'm 20 miles out of town Cold Irons bound
20 miles out of town, Cold Irons bound

To next song (To make you feel my love)


*) The title has been discussed on r.m.d. Votes have been cast for 1. slavery chains, 2. the Iron Range in Minnesota (I've been notified that there are no mountains in Minnesota . . . Thanks to Carla Tomino), 3. iron rails, in order of priority.