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          Quit Your Low Down Ways – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
“The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan” outtake, recorded in 1962
From: “The Bootleg Series Vol. 01-03: Rare and Unreleased 1961-1991” (1991)

Alternate version (1962 publishing demo with some slight changes in the lyrics):
"The Bootleg Series Vol. 09: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964" (2010)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: G-D-G-C-E-g (= D-A-D-G-B-d + capo 5th fret) or
        E-G-D-G-B-d
       

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[Riff]  G-D-G-C-E-g (= D-A-D-G-B-d + capo 5th fret)
  G7(sus4)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +
E|---b3---0-------|--------|
B|--------0-----1-| 1-1-1---|
G|--------------0-| 0-0-0---|
D|--------------0-| 0-0-0---|
A|0-------------0-| 0-0-0---|
E|0-------------0-| 0-0-0-b3|

No capo at hand? Try this:
[Riff] E-G-D-G-B-d
  G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +
E|---b8---5-------|--------|
B|--------5-----6-| 6-6-6---|
G|--------------5-| 5-5-5---|
D|0-------------0-| 0-0-0---|
A|0-------------0-| 0-0-0---|
E|----------------|-----b6-|

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CHORDS
       G-D-G-C-E-g       E-G-D-G-B-d    
G      0-0-0-2-3-0       x-0-0-0-0-0          
                      or x-0-0-0-0-5
G7     0-0-0-2-1-0       x-0-0-0-6-x
C      5-5-5-7-8-x       x-5-5-5-5-5   
 or C7 5-5-5-7-6-x       x-5-5-5-5-8
D      x-0-2-2-2-2       x-7-7-7-7-x

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[Intro]
G
(Riff)

[Verse 1]
             G
Well, you can read out your Bible
       G
You can fall down on your knees, pretty mama
    G
And pray to the Lord
       G
But it ain’t gonna do no good
             C
You’re gonna need
             C                G
You’re gonna need my help someday (Riff)
         D
Well, if you can’t quit your sinnin’
G                                 G
 Please quit your low down ways (Riff)

[Verse 2]
       G
You can run down to the desert
       G
You can stick your head in the sand
        G
You can raise up your right hand
         G
But your good man ain’t-a-commin’ home, you better understand
             C
You’re gonna need
             C                G
You’re gonna need my help someday (someday gonna need my help, someday)
         D
Well, if you can’t quit your sinnin’
G                                 G
 Please quit your low down ways (Riff)

[Verse 3]
            G
Now, you can run down to the White House
       G
You can gaze on the Capitol Dome
        G
You can pound on the President’s gate, pretty mama
        G
But you know it’s gonna be too late
             C
You’re gonna need
             C                G
You’re gonna need my help someday (my help, someday)
         D
Well, if you can’t quit your sinnin’
G                                 G
 Please quit your low down ways (Riff)

[Verse 4]
             G
And you can hitchhike on the highway
        G
You can stand all alone by the side of the road
                 G
Tryin’ to flag a ride back home, pretty mama
        G
But you ain’t-a-gonna ride in my car no more
             C
You’re gonna need
             C                G
You’re gonna need my help someday
         D
Well, if you can’t quit your sinnin’
G                                 G
 Please quit your low down ways (Riff)

[Verse 5]
             G
Oh, you can read out your hymn book
       G
You can fall down on your knees and pray
To the Lord, pretty mama
       G
But it ain’t gonna do no good
             C
You’re gonna need
             C                G
You’re gonna need my help someday (oh, wait and see)
   D
If you can’t quit your sinnin’
G                                 G        G
 Please quit your low down ways (Riff)