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Simple Twist of Fate (Take 1A)– Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
Recorded in 1974
Now on: "The Bootleg Series Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks" (2018)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
Emaj7 0-2-2-4-4-4
E7 0-2-2-4-3-4
D9 x-x-0-2-1-0 or x-5-4-5-5-5-x
A/B x-2-2-2-2-0
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[Intro]
One, two, three, four ...
| E | Emaj7 | E7 | A |
| Am D9 | E A | E A/B | E |
[Verse] 1
E
They sat together in the park
Emaj7
As the evening sky grew dark
E7 A
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
Am E A
’Twas then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
E A/B E
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 2
E
They walked along by the old canal
Emaj7
A little confused, I remember well
E7 A
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin’ bright
Am E A
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
E A/B E
Moving with a simple twist of fate
[Solo] acoustic guitar
| E | Emaj7 | E7 | A |
| Am D9 | E A | E A/B | E |
[Verse] 3
E
A saxophone someplace far off played
Emaj7
As she was walkin’ on by the arcade
E7 A
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin’ up,
Am D9 E A
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
E A/B E
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 4
E
He woke up, the room was bare
Emaj7
He didn’t see her anywhere
E7 A
He told himself he didn’t care, pushed the window open wide
Am D9 E A
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
E A/B E
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 5
E
He hears the ticking of the clocks
Emaj7
And walks along with a parrot that talks
E7 A
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Am D9 E A
Maybe he’ll pick her out again, how long must he wait
E A/B E
One more time for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 6
E
People tell me it’s a sin
Emaj7
To know and feel too much within
E7 A
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
Am D9 E A
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
E A/B E
Blame it on a simple twist of fate
[Coda] harp
| E | Emaj7 | E7 | A |
| Am D9 | E A | E A/B | E |
| E | Emaj7 | E7 | A |
| Am D9 | E A | E A/B | E | E