Absolutely Sweet Marie Words and music by Bob Dylan From Larry Kaye (kaye@umbsky.cc.umb.edu) The main organ rift can be approximated like this: D e-----------------|-----------------| B-----3---2-3-----|-5---3-3-2-3-----| G-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------| A-----------------|-----------------| E-----------------|-----------------| intro: D Verse 1: G A7 D Well, your railroad gate, you know I just can't jump it G D A7 Sometimes it gets so hard you see D G A7 D Bm I'm just sitting here, beating on my trumpet F#m D A7 With all of these promises you left for me G A7 D But where are you tonight, sweet Marie? V2 Well, I waited for you, when I was a half-sick Yes, I waited for you when you hated me Well I wa-aited for you inside of the frozen traffic Yeah, when you knew I had some other place to be Now where are you tonight, sweet Marie? Bridge 1: Bb D Well anybody could be just like me, obviously Bb D A7 but then now again not too many could be like you, fortunately V3: Well, six white horses, that you did promise Were finally deivered down to the penitentiary but to live outside the law you must be honest I know you always say you agree All right, so where are you tonight, sweet Marie? B2: well I don't know how it happened, but the riverboat captain, he knows my fate And everybody else, even yourself, you're just gonna have to wait V4: Well, I got the fever, down in my pockets Your Persian drunkard he follows me I can take him to your house but I can't unlock it You see you forgot to leave me with the key Oh, so where are you tonight, sweet Marie? (long harp solo) V5: Well, I been in jail, where all the mail showed That a man can't give his address out to bad company Now I'm sitting here, looking at your yellow railroad In the ruins, of your balcony Wondering where are you tonight, sweet Marie Verses, bar-wise (2 chords in a bar=2 beats each) (D) | D| G A7| D | D | G| D| A7| A7| D | G A7| D | Bm| F#m| F#m D| A7 | A7 | G| A7| D