BLOOD ON THE TRACKS VERSION

E
They sat together in the park
Emaj7
As the evening sky grew dark,
E7                                                          A
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones.
Am                                           E               B                 A
'Twas then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight
           E                          B                      E
And watched out for a simple twist of fate.


They walked along by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin' bright.
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate.

A saxophone someplace far off played
As she was walkin' on by the arcade.
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin' up,
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about a simple twist of fate.

(Instrumental Verse)

He woke up, the room was bare
He didn't see her anywhere.
He told himself he didn't care, pushed the window open wide,
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
Brought on by a simple twist of fate.

He hears the ticking of the clocks
And walks along with a parrot that talks,
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in.
Maybe she'll pick him out again, how long must he wait
One more for a simple twist of fate.

People tell me it's a sin
To know and feel too much within.
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring.
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.



AT BUDOKAN VERSION

Bob Dylan "Here's a simple love story, it happened to me."

C
They sat together in the park
Cmaj7
As the evening sky got dark,
C7                                                   F
She looked at him, he felt a spark tingle to her bone.
           Fm6                                  C                                    F
'Twas then she felt alone and wished that she'd gone straight
           C                          F         G          C
And watched out for a simple twist of fate.

They walked along by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And stopped into a renovated hotel with a neon burnin' bright.
She felt the heat of the night hit her like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate.

(Instrumental Verse)

A saxophone someplace played
She was walkin' on by the arcade.
She heard a melody rise and fade and the sun was coming up,
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about a simple twist of fate.

He woke up and she was gone
He didn't see nothing but the dawn.
Got out of bed and put his clothes back on,
Pushed back the blinds, found a note she'd left behind
But he could not concentrate on anything 'cept a simple twist of fate.

(Instrumental Verse)

He hears the ticking of the clocks
Walks alone through the city blocks,
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in.
Maybe he'll see her once again, how long must he wait
One more time for a simple twist of fate.

People tell me it's a crime
To remember her for too long a time.
She should have caught me in my prime.
She would have stayed with me, instead of going back off to sea
And leaving me to meditate upon that simple twist of fate.



LIVE 1975 VERSION

G
They sat together in the park
Bm
As the evening sky got dark,
G7                                                          C               Am
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones.
            C                  Am            G              D                C
'Twas then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight
           G                          Am                  G
And watched out for a simple twist of fate.

They walked along by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin' bright.
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate.

A saxophone someplace softy played
As she was walkin' on by the arcade.
She heard a melody rise and fade and the sun was coming up,
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about a simple twist of fate.

He woke up, she was gone
He didn't see nothing but the dawn.
He got out of bed and put his clothes back on,
Pushed back the blinds, found a note she'd left behind
To which he just could not relate, all about a simple twist of fate.

He hears the ticking of the clocks
And walks alone through the city blocks,
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in.
Maybe he'll spot her once again, how long must he wait
One more time for a simple twist of fate.

People tell me it's a crime
To know too much for too long a-time.
I should have caught me in my prime,
She would have stayed with me, instead of going off to sea,
And leaving me to meditate upon that simple twist of fate.


ALTERNATIVE  VERSION

D
They sat together in the park
F#m
As the evening sky got dark,
D                                                 D7       G 
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones.
Gm                                             D              A                G
'Twas then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight
           D                          G                     D
And watched out for a simple twist of fate.


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