Bob Dylan – Crossing The Rubicon (Guitar)

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[Intro] C7 [Verse 1]
              G7
‪I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day

            G7
‪Of the most dangerous month of the year‬‬‬

G7
At the worst time, at the worst place

G7
That’s all I seem to hear‬‬‬

C7                                                   G7
 I got up early so I could greet the goddess of the dawn

D7                                     C7
 I painted my wagon, ‬‬abandoned all hope‬‬‬

                         G7
And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬
[Verse 2]
          G7
‪Well, the Rubicon is a red river‬‬

      G7
Going gently as she flows

G7
Redder than your ruby lips‬‬‬

        G7
And the blood that flows from the rose

C7
Three miles north of purgatory

                          G7
One step from the great beyond

D7                                        C7
‪I prayed to the cross, I kissed the girls

                         G7
‪And I crossed the Rubicon‬
[Verse 3]
             G7
‪One of these dark days I’ll see‬‬‬

        G7
In this world so badly bent

‪ G7
How can I redeem the time‬‬?‬

            G7
The time so idly spent?‬‬

‪         C7                                     G7
How much longer can it last? How long can it go on?‬‬

D7                                   C7
I embraced my love, put down my head‬

‪                         G7
And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬
[Verse 4]
      G7
I can feel the bones beneath my skin ‬‬‬

‪                       G7
And they’re trembling with rage ‬‬‬
‪G7 I’ll make your wife a widow‬‬‬ ‪G7 You’ll never see old age ‬‬‬ ‪C7 Show me one good man in sight‬
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That the sun shines down upon ‬‬‬
‪D7 C7 I pawned my watch, I paid my debts ‬‬‬
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And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬
‪[Verse 5]
         G7
I put my heart up on the hill‬‬‬

‪           G7
Where some happiness I’ll find‬‬‬
‪G7 If I survive then let me love‬‬‬ ‪G7 Let the hour be mine‬‬‬
C7
Take the high road, take the low‬‬‬

‪                    G7
Take any one you’re on

D7                                   C7
I poured the cup, I passed it along ‬‬‬

‪                         G7
And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬
‪[Verse 6]
           G7
Well you defiled the most lovely flower‬‬‬
‪G7 In all of womanhood‬‬‬ ‪G7 Others can be tolerant‬‬‬ ‪G7 Others can be good
C7
I’ll cut you up with a crooked knife ‬‬‬

‪                                    G7
Lord, and I’ll miss you when you’re gone ‬‬‬
‪D7 C7 I stood between heaven and earth ‬‬‬
‪                         G7
And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬
‪[Verse 7]
          G7
You won’t find any happiness here‬‬‬
‪G7 No happiness or joy‬ ‪G7 Go back to the gutter, try your luck‬
‪ G7
Find you some nice pretty boy‬
‪C7 Tell me how many men I need‬
‪                        G7
And who can I count upon‬
‪D7 C7 I strapped my belt, I buttoned my coat‬‬‬
‪                         G7
And I crossed the Rubicon‬
‪[Verse 8]
           G7
I feel the Holy Spirit inside‬‬‬

‪        G7
See the light that freedom gives‬‬‬
‪G7 I believe it’s in the reach of‬ ‪G7 Every man who lives‬ ‪C7 Keep as far away as possible‬‬‬
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It’s darkest ‘fore the dawn (O Lord)‬‬

‪            D7                     C7
I turned the key then broke it off‬

‪                         G7    D7
And I crossed the Rubicon‬
[Verse 9]
G7
Mona, baby, are you still in my mind?
‪G7 I truly believe that you are‬‬‬ ‪G7 Could it be anybody else but you‬‬?‬ ‪G7 Who’s come with me this far‬‬‬ ‪C7 The killing frost is on the ground‬
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And the autumn leaves are gone‬
‪D7 C7 I lit the torch, I looked to the East‬
‪                         G7
And I crossed the Rubicon‬‬
[Outro] G7 G7 G7 G7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G7