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Open Mic Nights : October 2023 (King James)

  1. The Lakes Of Pontchartrain
  2. Mr Tambourine Man
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The Lakes Of Pontchartrain [Bob Dylan]

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'Twas on a bright March morning I bid New Orleans adieu
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I took the train from Jackson, my fortune to renew
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I cursed all foreign money, no credit could I gain
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Which sent my heart a-longing for the lakes of Pontchartrain |
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| I hopped on board of a railway car, beneath the morning sun I rode the roads till the evening, then I laid me down again All strangers there, no friends to me, till a dark girl towards me came And I fell in love with a Creole girl, on the lakes of Pontchartrain I said, "My pretty Creole girl, my money here's no good If it weren't for the alligators, I'd sleep out in the wood" "You're welcome here kind stranger, our home is very plain But we never turn a stranger out, on the lakes of Pontchartrain" She took me into her mammy's house, and treated me quite well The hair upon her shoulders in jet black ringlets fell To try and paint her beauty, I'm sure 'twould be in vain So handsome was my Creole girl, on the lakes of Pontchartrain I asked her if she would marry me, she said that never can be For she had got a lover, and he was far at sea She swore that she'd be true to him and true she would remain Till he returned to his Creole girl, on the banks of Pontchartrain So fare thee well my pretty young girl, I never will see you no more But I'll ne'er forget your kindness in the cottage by the shore And at each social gathering a flowing glass I'll drain And I'll drink a health to my Creole girl, on the banks of Pontchartrain

Mr Tambourine Man [Bob Dylan]

Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)
Capo:
III
Harp:
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[or
F
with capo] (straight)
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Hey Mr Tambourine Man, play a song for me
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I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
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Hey Mr Tambourine Man, play a song for me
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In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you
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Though I know that evening's empire has returned into sand
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Vanished from my hand
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Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet I have no one to meet And the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming Hey Mr Tambourine Man, play a song for me... Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship My senses have been stripped My hands can't feel to grip My toes too numb to step Wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin' I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade Into my own parade Cast your dancing spell my way, I promise to go under it Hey Mr Tambourine Man, play a song for me... Though you might hear laughin', spinnin', swingin' madly across the sun It's not aimed at anyone It's just escapin' on the run And but for the sky there are no fences facin' And if you hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme To your tambourine in time It's just a ragged clown behind I wouldn't pay it any mind It's just a shadow you're seein' that he's chasing Hey Mr Tambourine Man, play a song for me... Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind Down the foggy ruins of time Far past the frozen leaves The haunted, frightened trees Out to the windy beach Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free Silhouetted by the sea Circled by the circus sands With all memory and fate Driven deep beneath the waves Let me forget about today until tomorrow Hey Mr Tambourine Man, play a song for me...