Long time man feel bad Traditional, as performed by Bob Dylan Cinthia Gooding radio show (March 11, 1962) Chords in parenthesis () aren't played each time C Bb F C ( F C ) It makes along time man feel bad Bb F C ( F C ) It makes along time man feel bad E F D7/F# When you're out all alone, no letter from your home C Bb F C It makes a long time man feel bad I believe my dear old mother's gone I believe my dear old mother's gone I believe she's gone, onto a better land It makes a long time man feel bad Go tell all my friends "goodbye" You can tell all my friends "so long" You can tell friends "so long, I'll see you next time around" It makes a long time man feel bad Instrumental It makes a long time man feel bad It makes a long time man feel bad When out all alone, and you get no letter from your home It makes a long time man feel bad