Bob Dylan – 2 X 2 (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Bob Dylan From "Under the Red Sky" (1990) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard The recording is somewhere between F and F#, I chose F here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] (freely) C Bb Dm [Verse 1]
       F
One by one, they followed the sun

       F
One by one, until there were none

       Dm                   C    Fp
Two by two, to their lovers they flew

       Dm               C  F
Two by two, into the foggy dew
[Verse 2]
         F
Three by three, they danced on the sea

        F
Four by four, they danced on the shore

        Dm                C    F
Five by five, they tried to survive

       Dm                     C    F
Six by six, they were playing with tricks
[Bridge 1]
Bb
  How many paths did they try and fail?

    F
How many of their brothers and sisters lingered in jail?

Bb
  How much poison did they inhale?

F                                  C
 How many black cats crossed their trail?
[Verse 3]
         F
Seven by seven, they headed for heaven

         F
Eight by eight, they got to the gate

        Dm               C    F
Nine by nine, they drank the wine

       Dm                 C F
Ten by ten, they drank it a-gain
[Solo] | F | % | % | % | | F | % | % | % | | Dm | Dm C | F | % | | Dm | Dm C | F | % | [Bridge 2]
Bb
  How many tomorrows have they given away?

F
  How many compared to yesterday?

Bb
  How many more without any reward?

F                          C
  How many more can they afford?
[Verse 4]
       F
Two by two, they stepped into the ark

       F
Two by two, they step in the dark

         Dm                C        F
Three by three, they're turning the key

        Dm              C       F
Four by four, they turn it some more
[Verse 5]
       F
One by one, they follow the sun

       F
Two by two, to another rendezvous)

        Dm                   C   F
Four by four, they're losing the war

        Dm                         C F
Five by five, can't stand and stay a-live
[Verse 6]
       F
Six by six ...
(fade)