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[Intro]A Asus4 A Asus4[Verse]A G6Early one mornin' the sun was shinin',A G6I was layin' in bedA G6Wond'rin' if she'd changed at allDIf her hair was still red.A G6Her folks they said our lives togetherA G6Sure was gonna be roughA G6They never did like Mama's homemade dressDPapa's bankbook wasn't big enough.E F#mAnd I was standin' on the side of the roadA DRain fallin' on my shoesE F#mHeading out for the East CoastA D ELord knows I've paid some dues gettin' through,G D A Asus A AsusTangled up in blue.[Verse]A G6She was married when we first metA G6Soon to be divorcedA G6I helped her out of a jam, I guess,DBut I used a little too much force.A G6We drove that car as far as we couldA G6Abandoned it out WestA G6Split up on a dark sad nightDBoth agreeing it was best.E F#mShe turned around to look at meA DAs I was walkin' awayE F#mI heard her say over my shoulder,A D E"We'll meet again someday on the avenue,"G D A Asus A AsusTangled up in blue.[Verse]A G6I had a job in the great north woodsA G6Working as a cook for a spellA G6But I never did like it all that muchDAnd one day the ax just fell.A G6So I drifted down to New OrleansA G6Where I happened to be employedA G6Workin' for a while on a fishin' boatDRight outside of Delacroix.E F#mBut all the while I was aloneA DThe past was close behind,E F#mI seen a lot of womenA D EBut she never escaped my mind, and I just grewG D A Asus A AsusTangled up in blue.[Verse]A G6She was workin' in a topless placeA G6And I stopped in for a beer,A G6I just kept lookin' at the side of her faceDIn the spotlight so clear.A G6And later on as the crowd thinned outA G6I's just about to do the same,A G6She was standing there in back of my chairDSaid to me, "Don't I know your name?"E F#mI muttered somethin' underneath my breath,A DShe studied the lines on my face.E F#mI must admit I felt a little uneasyA D EWhen she bent down to tie the laces of my shoe,G D A Asus A AsusTangled up in blue.[Verse]A G6She lit a burner on the stoveA G6and offered me a pipeA G6"I thought you'd never say hello," she saidD"You look like the silent type."A G6Then she opened up a book of poemsA G6And handed it to meA G6Written by an Italian poetDFrom the thirteenth century.E F#mAnd every one of them words rang trueA DAnd glowed like burnin' coalE F#mPourin' off of every pageA D ELike it was written in my soul from me to you,G D A Asus A AsusTangled up in blue.[Verse]A G6I lived with them on Montague StreetA G6In a basement down the stairs,A G6There was music in the cafes at nightDAnd revolution in the air.A G6Then he started into dealing with slavesA G6And something inside of him died.A G6She had to sell everything she ownedDAnd froze up inside.E F#mAnd when finally the bottom fell outA DI became withdrawn,E F#mThe only thing I knew how to doA D EWas to keep on keepin' on like a bird that flew,G D A Asus A AsusTangled up in blue.[Verse]A G6So now I'm goin' back again,A G6I got to get to her somehow.A G6All the people we used to knowDThey're an illusion to me now.A G6Some are mathematiciansA G6Some are carpenter's wives.A G6Don't know how it all got started,DI don't know what they're doin' with their lives.E F#mBut me, I'm still on the roadA DHeadin' for another jointE F#mWe always did feel the same,A D EWe just saw it from a different point of view,G D A Asus A AsusTangled up in blue.