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When I Got Troubles

Bob Dylan

RockMedium for beginners3 chords

How to play it

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

E○○○
A×○○
B7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              hide this tab E                          A 
 
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----||-0-----0-----0-----0-----|| 
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----||-2-----2-----2-----2-----|| 
|-1-----1-----1-----1---0-||-2-----2-----2-----2---0-|| 
|-2-----2-----2-----2---0-||-2-----2-----2-----2---0-|| 
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----||-0-----0-----0-----0-----|| 
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----||-------------------------|| 
 
E                     A               E 
  Well I got troubles, troubles on my mind 
          A                                    E 
Yes, when I got those troubles, troubles on my mind 
                B7                 A                    E 
Well, I'm gonna forget my troubles, leave my troubles behind, 
  B7 
behind 
 
         E               A 
I'm gonna swing it up 
E                A 
 Swing down, 
E 
 Grab my baby, and wind, wind, wind, 
      A                                         E 
well, swing your troubles, swing your troubles away 
       B7         A                      E 
Well, swing, baby, swing your troubles today 
 
hide this tab                     A       E                 A       E 
 
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|-----------------0-2---0-|-----------------0-2---0-|----------------------| 
|-----------------0-2---0-|-1---------------0-2---0-|-1--------------------| 
|-----------------0-2---0-|-2---------------0-2---0-|-2--------------------| 
|-------------------------|-2-----------------------|-2--------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| 
 swing it up                     swing it down              grab the baby . . .

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Chord set

E · A · B7

Practice tip

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