Bob Dylan – Political World (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Bob Dylan From: "Oh Mercy" (1989) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard No barre chords: transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret to match the original key. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | F#m | % | % | % | | F#m | % | % | % | [Verse 1]
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We live in a political world

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Love don't have any place

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We're living in times where men commit crimes

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And crime don't have any face.
[Verse 2]
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We live in a political world

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Icicles hanging down

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Wedding bells ring and angels sing

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And clouds cover up the ground.
[Verse 3]
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We live in a political world

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Wisdom is thrown in jail

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It rots in a cell, misguided as hell

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Leaving no one to pick up a trail.
[Verse 4]
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We live in a political world

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Where mercy walks the plank

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Life is in mirrors, death disappears

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Up the steps into the nearest bank.
[Verse 5]
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We live in a political world

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Where courage is a thing of the past

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Houses are haunted, children are unwanted

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The next day could be your last.
[Verse 6]
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We live in a political world

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The one we can see and feel

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But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck

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We all know for sure that it's real.
[Verse 7]
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We live in a political world

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In the cities of lonesome fear

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Little by little you turn in the middle

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But you're never sure why you're here.
[Verse 8]
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We live in a political world

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Under the microscope

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You can travel anywhere and hang yourself there

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You always got more than enough rope.
[Verse 9]
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We live in a political world

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Turning and trashing about

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As soon as you're awake you're trained to take

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What looks like the easy way out.
[Verse 10]
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We live in a political world

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Where peace is not welcome at all

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It's turned away from the door to wonder some more

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Or put up against the wall.
[Verse 11]
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We live in a political world

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Everything is hers and his

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Climb into the frame and shout God's name

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But you're not even sure what it is.
[Outro]
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(repeat and fade)