Bob Dylan – Somethings Burning Baby (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Bob Dylan From: "Empire Burlesque" (1985) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | E | A E | E | A E | [Verse 1]
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 Something is burning, baby, are you aware?

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 Something is the matter, baby, there’s smoke in your hair

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Are you still my friend, baby, show me a sign

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Is the love in your heart for me turning blind?
[Verse 2]
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You’ve been avoiding the main streets for a long, long while

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The truth that I’m seeking is in your missing file

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 What’s your position, baby, what’s going on?

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 Why is the light in your eyes nearly gone?
[Verse 3]
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I know everything about this place, or so it seems

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Am I no longer a part of your plans or your dreams?

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Well, it is so obvious that something has changed

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 What’s happening, baby, to make you act so strange?
[Verse 4]
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 Something is burning, baby, here’s what I say

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Even the bloodhounds of London couldn’t find you today

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I see the shadow of a man, baby, makin’ you blue

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Who is he, baby, and what’s he to you?
[Verse 5]
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We’ve reached the edge of the road, baby, where the pasture begins

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Where charity is supposed to cover up a multitude of sins

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But where do you live, baby, and where is the light?

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 Why are your eyes just staring off in the night?
[Verse 6]
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I can feel it in the night, in the night, in the night when I think of you

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I can feel it in the light, in the light, in the light and it’s got to be true

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You can’t live by bread alone, you won’t be satisfied

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You can’t roll away the stone if your hands are tied
[Verse 7]
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Got to start someplace, baby, can you explain?

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 Please don’t fade away on me, baby, like the midnight train

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 Answer me, baby, a casual look will do

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 Just what in the world has come over you?
[Verse 8]
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I can feel it in the wind, in the wind, in the wind and it’s upside down

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I can feel it in the dust as I get off the bus on the outskirts of town

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I’ve had the Mexico City blues since the last hairpin curve

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I don’t wanna see you bleed, I know what you need but it ain’t what you deserve
[Verse 9]
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 Something is burning, baby, something’s in flames

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There’s a man going ’round ... calling names

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 Ring down when you’re ready, baby, I’m waiting for you

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I believe in the impossible, you know that I do

[Coda]
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 Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

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 Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh