Bob Dylan - I And I
Infidels (1983)
[Verse]
Am C G
Been so long since a strange woman has slept in my bed
D Am
Look how sweet she sleeps, how free must be her dreams
Am C G
In another lifetime she must have owned the world, or been faithfully wed
D Am
To some righteous king who wrote psalms beside moonlit streams
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
G D Am
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
G D Am
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
Am C G
Think I'll go out and go for a walk
D Am
Not much happenin' here, nothin' ever does
Am C G
Besides, if she wakes up now, she'll just want me to talk
D Am
I got nothin' to say, 'specially about whatever was
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
G D Am
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
G D Am
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
Am C G
Took an untrodden path once, where the swift don't win the race
D Am
It goes to the worthy, who can divide the word of truth
Am C G
Took a stranger to teach me, to look into justice's beautiful face
D Am
And to see an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
G D Am
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
G D Am
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
Am C G
Outside of two men on a train platform there's nobody in sight
D Am
They're waiting for spring to come, smoking down the track
Am C G
The world could come to an end tonight, but that's all right
D Am
She should still be there sleepin' when I get back
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
G D Am
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
G D Am
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
Am C G
Noontime, and I'm still pushin' myself along the road, the darkest part
D Am
Into the narrow lanes, I can't stumble or stay put
Am C G
Someone else is speakin' with my mouth, but I'm listening only to my heart
D Am
I've made shoes for everyone, even you, while I still go barefoot
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
G D Am
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
G D Am
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives