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As I Went Out One Morning

Bob Dylan

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F
C×○○
Dm××○
Am×○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 4th fret
               
Intro F  C  Dm 
 
   Dm             C 
As I went out one morning 
               Dm   C         Dm 
To breathe the air around Tom Paine's 
  Dm                C 
I spied the fairest damsel 
     Dm       C       Dm 
That ever did walk in chains 
hide this tab   F              Am 
I offer'd her my hand 
    Dm      C      Dm 
She took me by the arm 
  Dm             C 
I knew that very instant 
    Dm       C     Dm 
She meant to do me harm 
 
Gaita 
 
 Dm             C 
"Depart from me this moment," 
               Dm   C         Dm 
I told her with my voice 
  Dm                C 
Said she, "But I don't wish to," 
     Dm       C       Dm 
Said I, "But you have no choice." 
  F              Am 
"I beg you, sir," she pleaded 
    Dm      C      Dm 
From the corners of her mouth 
 
   Dm             C 
"I will secretly accept you 
    Dm       C     Dm 
And together we'll fly south." 
   Dm             C 
Just then Tom Paine, himself 
               Dm   C         Dm 
Came running from across the field 
  Dm                C 
Shouting at this lovely girl 
     Dm       C       Dm 
And commanding her to yield 
  F              Am 
And as she was letting go her grip 
    Dm      C      Dm 
Up Tom Paine did run 
   Dm             C 
"I'm sorry, sir," he said to me 
    Dm       C     Dm 
"I'm sorry for what she's done."

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Chord set

F · C · Dm · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.