Bob Dylan — Watching The River Flow Chords
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 14:51:35 —1000
From: Harlan L Thompson
Subject: watching the river flow— bob dylan
WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW— Bob Dylan
TUNING: E B E G# B E
A E A TURNAROUND 1
A D
What's the matter with me? I don't have much to say
A B
Daylight's sneaking' through the window
E
And I'm still in this all night cafe
A
Walking to and fro beneath the moon
D
Out to where the trucks are rolling slow
A E A TURNAROUND 2
Sit out on this bank of sand and watch the river flow
Wish I was back in the city instead of this ol' bank of sand
With the sun beatin' down over the chimney tops
And the one I love so close at hand
If I had wings and I could fly, I know where I would go
But right now I just sit here so contentedly
And watch the river flow TURNAROUND 3
BRIDGE #1:
E
People disagreein' on just about everything, yep
A
Makes you stop and wonder why
F#m B
Why only yesterday I saw someone on the street
E
Who just couldn't help but cry
CHORUS:
A
Wo, but this old river keeps on rollin' though
D
No matter what gets in the way and which was the wind does blow
A E
And as long as it does I just sit here
A TURNAROUND 1 (1ST TIME, 2ND TIME TO OUTRO)
And watch the river flow
SOLO (OVER VERSE CHORDS, END WITH TURNAROUND 3)
BRIDGE #2:
People disagreein' everywhere you look
Makes you want to stop and read a book
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
That was a—really shook ...CHORUS
OUTRO:
D A D A D
Watch the river flow, watching the river flow
A D
Watching the river flow
A E
Well, I just sit out on this bank of sand
A TURNAROUND 1, BUT END ON A7
And watch the river flow
CHORDS: TURNAROUND 1:
A D E B F#m A7 A E7
E —5——10——0——7———2———5——— ———5———5———5————————7——
B —5——10——0——7———2———8——— ——5———5———5——————5——5——
G# —5——10——0——7———1———5——— —8———7———6——————5—5—6——
E —5——10——0——7———2———5——— —————————————5—5————7——
B —5——10——0——7———————5——— ———————————————————————
E —5——10——0——7———2———5——— ———————————————————————
TURNAROUND 2
A E A
E —————5—————5—————5————5—5—3p0——————————————————————————————————————————
B ———5—————5—————5————————————————————0—3—5————————————————————————————————————
G# —8—————7—————6———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
E ———————————————————5——————————————————————0—0————————————————————————————————
B ——————————————————————————————————————————————3—3—0—0————————————————————————
E ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————4—4——0—0—2—2—3—3—4—4—5—
TURNAROUND 3
A E
E —————5—————5—————5———————————————————————
B ———5—————5—————5—————————————————————————
G# —8—————7—————6———————————————————————————
E ——————————————————5—————5—————4—————2————
B ——————————————————————5—————4—————2——————
E ————————————————————5—————4—————2——————0—