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                      Dead Man, Dead Man – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: “Shot of love” (1981)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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Basic riff
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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[Verse 1]
Am
Uttering idle words from a reprobate mind
Am
Clinging to strange promises, dying on the vine
E
Never bein’ able to separate the good from the bad
A
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it, it’s makin’ me feel so sad


[Chorus]
Am
Dead man, dead man
Am
When will you arise?
E
Cobwebs in your mind
               Am
Dust upon your eyes


[Verse 2]
Am
 Satan got you by the heel, there’s a bird’s nest in your hair
Am
Do you have any faith at all? Do you have any love to share?
E
The way that you hold your head, cursin’ God with every move
Am
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it, what are you tryin’ to prove?


[Chorus]
Am
Dead man, dead man
Am
When will you arise?
E
Cobwebs in your mind
               Am
Dust upon your eyes


[Verse 3]
    Am
The glamour and the bright lights and the politics of sin
    Am
The ghetto that you build for me is the one you end up in
E
The race of the engine that overrules your heart
Am
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it, pretending that you’re so smart


[Chorus]
Am
Dead man, dead man
Am
When will you arise?
E
Cobwebs in your mind
               Am
Dust upon your eyes


[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
Am
What are you tryin’ to overpower me with, the doctrine or the gun?
Am
  My back is already to the wall, where can I run?
E
The tuxedo that you’re wearin’, the flower in your lapel
Am
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it, you’re taking me down to hell


[Chorus]
Am
Dead man, dead man
Am
When will you arise?
E
Cobwebs in your mind
               Am
Dust upon your eyes


[Interlude]
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[Outro]
Am
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it
Am
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it
(repeat and fade)