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Golden Loom

Bob Dylan

RockMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

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

G
G7
C×
Am×
Bm×
E
D××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro 
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           (break) 
 
Verse 1:
             G 
Smoky autumn night, stars up in the sky 
                  G                       G7 
I see the sailin? boats across the bay go by 
           C 
Eucalyptus trees hang above the street 
                   G 
And then I turn my head, for you?re approachin? me 
Am                      Bm                             C  C/E C/G D 
Moonlight on the water, fisherman?s daughter, floatin? in to  my  room 
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With a golden loom                       (break) 
 
Verse 2:
                  G 
First we wash our feet near the immortal shrine 
                     G                          G7 
And then our shadows meet and then we drink the wine 
                 C 
I see the hungry clouds up above your face 
                        G 
And then the tears roll down, what a bitter taste 
             Am              Bm                     C   C/E C/G D 
And then you drift away on a summer?s day where the wildflowers bloom 
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With your golden loom                       (break) 
 
Solo 
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| C | % | % | % | 
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| Am | Bm | C     D |  D  | 
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                    (break) 
 
Verse 3:
                  G 
I walk across the bridge in the dismal light 
                       G                                      G7 
Where all the cars are stripped between the gates of night 
                    C 
I see the trembling lion with the lotus flower tail 
                     G 
And then I kiss your lips as I lift your veil 
           Am                  Bm                    C     C/E C/G D 
But you?re gone and then all I seem to recall is the smell of  per-fume 
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And your golden loom                         (break) 
 
Solo 
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(fade out) 
          
 

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Chord set

G · G7 · C · Am · Bm · E · D

Practice tip

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