Bob Dylan – Abandoned Love (Guitar Live)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Chords
There's plenty of room to fix these chords, so feel free to comment or edit!
This is based on the 1975 live version at the nightclub "The Other End" (now called "The Bitter End"),
which you can find on YouTube. The song was not released officially until 1985, in the album Biograph,
and performed in a much different way than in this live acoustic version.
The strumming pattern is easy to learn by listening to the song: the first strum is heavier on the low string
and the following one on the high strings, for the first 1 & 2 & 3 beats; then all the strums are full for
beats & 4 &.
With C/G I mean: eb|--3--\ Bb|--1--| Gb|--0--| Db|--2--| Ab|--x--| Eb|--3--| Sometimes he does a hammer-on instead of a normal switch between G and C/G.
The sequence G* - D* - Em* - D - C - G is played as:
G* D* Em* D D D C G eb|-7-7---5-5---3-3---2-(2)-2-(2)-2-x--0-0--3-| Bb|-8-8---7-5---5-5---3-(3)-3-(3)-3-x--1-1--0-| Gb|-7-7---7-7---4-4---2- 2- 2- 2- 2-2--0-0--0-| Db|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0- 0- 0- 0- 0-0--2-2--0-| Ab|-x-x---x-x---x-x---x- x- x- x- x-x--3-3--2-| Eb|-x-x---x-x---x-x---x- x- x- x- x-x--x-x--3-|
[Intro]
G C/G x4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G G* D* Em* D C G C/G G C/G G Bm Em G C/G 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G Bm Em I can hear the turning of the key C G D I've been de-ceived by the clown inside of me Bm C I thought that he was righteous but he's vain G* D* Em* D C G C/G G Something's tellin' me--- I wear the ball and chain G Bm Em My patron saint is fightin' with a ghost C G D He's always off somewhere when I need him most Bm C The Spanish moon is rising on the hill G* D* C* D C G C/G G But my heart is tellin' me--- I love you still G Bm Em I come back to the town from the flaming moon C G D I see you in the streets, I begin to swoon Bm C I love to see you dress before the mirror G* D* C* D C G C/G G Won't you let me in your room one time before I disappear? G Bm Em Everybody's wearing a disguise C G D To hide what they've got left behind their eyes Bm C But me, I can't cover what I am G* D* C* D C G C/G G C/G G Wherever the children go--- I'll follow them G Bm Em I can't play the game no more, I can't abide C Bm D By their stupid rules, which get me sick inside Bm C They've been made by men who've given up the search G* D* C* D C G C/G G Whose guards are dead and whose queens are in the church G Bm Em I march in the parade of liberty C Bm D But as long as I love you I'm not free Bm C How long must I suffer such abuse G* D* C* D C G C/G G Won't you let me see you smile, before I cut you loose? G Bm Em Send out for St. John the Evangelist C Bm D All my friends are drunk, they can be dismissed Bm C My head says that it's time to make a change G* D* C* D C G C/G G But my heart is telling me I love you but you're strange G Bm Em So step lightly darling, near the wall C Bm D Put on your heavy makeup, wear your shawl Bm C Won't you descend from the throne, from where you sit? G* D* C* D C G C/G G Let me feel your love one more time before I abandon it
[Outro]
G C/G G C/G
Bm Em C G
Bm Em
C Em D C Bm C G