DYLAN BOB - "sign language" Tablature

Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 16:40:04 -0600
From: davies@ils.nwu.edu (Brian Davies)
Subject: TAB: Sign Language by Bob Dylan



SIGN LANGUAGE by Bob Dylan

Transcribed by Brian Davies
Comments / Corrections to davies@ils.nwu.edu

This is a beautiful Clapton / Dylan duet off of EC's 1976 album, "No
Reason To Cry". Don't think Bob has ever recorded it for one of his own
releases.

INTRO:
(e) |-10----------------------|-------------10----------|
(B) |-------------------12\8--|-12-------------12\8-----|
(G) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
(D) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
(A) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
(E) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

[G] You speak to [D] me [C] in sign [Em/B] language,
[Em/B] As I'm eating a [D/A] sandwich [D/A] in a small ca[Em/B]fe
[C] At a quarter to [G] three. [G]

But [G] I can't re[D]spond [C] to your sign [Em/B] language.
[Em/B] You're taking ad[D/A]vantage, [D/A] bringing me [Em/B] down.
[C] Can't you make any [G] sound? [G]

[G] 'Twas there by the [D] bakery, [C] surrounded by [Em/B] fakery.
[Em/B] This is my [D/A] story, [D/A] still I'm still [Em/B] there.
[C] Does she know I still [G] care? [G]

Solo on Verse

[G] Link Wray was [D] playing on a [C] jukebox, I was [Em/B] paying
[Em/B] For the words I was [D/A] saying, [D/A] so misunder[Em/B]stood.
[C] He didn't do me no [G] good. [G]

First Verse

Second Verse

Solo on Verse

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