Bob Dylan – Let Me Die In My Footsteps (Guitar)

[Play over G chord at end of each verse]
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I will not go down under the ground

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'Cause somebody tells me that death's coming 'round

C     G
And I will not carry myself down to die

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When I go to my grave, my head will be high

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Let me die in my footsteps, before I go down under the ground

G
There's been rumors of war and wars that have been

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The meaning of life has been lost in the wind

C   G
And some people thinkin' that the end is close by

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'Stead of learning to live, they are learning to die

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Let me die in my footsteps, before I go down under the ground

G
I don't know if I'm smart, but I think I can see

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When someone is pulling the wool over me

C      G
And if this war comes and death's all around

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Let me die on this land 'fore I die underground

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Let me die in my footsteps, before I go down under the ground

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There's always been people that have to cause fear

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They've been talkin' about a war now for many long years

C     G
I've read all their statements and I've not said a word

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But now, Lord God, let my poor voice be heard

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Let me die in my footsteps, before I go down under the ground

G
Let me drink from the waters where the mountain streams flood

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Let the smell of wild flowers flow free through my blood

C      G
Let me sleep in your meadows with the green grassy leaves

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Let me walk down the highway with my brother in peace

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Let me die in my footsteps, before I go down under the ground

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Go out in your country where the land meets the sun

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See the craters and the canyons and where the waterfalls run

C  G
Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho

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Let every state in this union seep down, deep in your souls

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And you'll die in your footsteps, before you go down under the ground