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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">Blonde on Blonde</a> (1966) and <a class="recordlink" href="../99_greatesthits2/index.htm">Greatest Hits II</a>
  18 (1971), in a different studio version on <a href="../44_bs7_ndh/index.htm" class="recordlink">No direction home</a> (2005), and in a live version on <a class="recordlink" href="../19_hardrain/index.htm">Hard Rain</a> (1976)<br />
  19 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
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  21 <p>Capo 4th fret (sounding key E major)</p>
  22
  23 <p>Chords:</p>
  24 <pre class="chords">
  25 Csus4   033010
  26 G11     3x3211
  27 </pre>
  28
  29 <hr />
  30
  31 <pre class="verse">
  32 |: C   Csus4  C  Csus4 :|
  33
  34         C            Am
  35 Oh, the ragman draws circles
  36 C                   Am
  37 Up and down the block.
  38     C                Am
  39 I'd ask him what the matter was
  40       F                  G
  41 But I know that he don't talk.
  42         F               C
  43 And the ladies treat me kindly
  44     Am              C
  45 And furnish me with tape,
  46     Am             C
  47 But deep inside my heart
  48   F             C
  49 I know I can't escape.
  50 Em
  51 Oh, Mama, can this really be the end,
  52       C       G       F
  53 To be stuck inside of Mobile
  54 C        G11            C
  55 With the Memphis blues again.
  56 </pre>
  57
  58 <pre class="tab">
  59   :   .   .   .   ;   .   .   .
  60 |---------------------------------
  61 |-1-------------------------------
  62 |-------3-----0-----3-----1-------
  63 |-----------------------------3---
  64 |---------------------------------
  65 |---------------------------------
  66 </pre>
  67
  68 <pre class="verse">
  69 Well, Shakespeare, he's in the alley
  70 With his pointed shoes and his bells,
  71 Speaking to some French girl,
  72 Who says she knows me well.
  73 And I would send a message
  74 To find out if she's talked,
  75 But the post office has been stolen
  76 And the mailbox is locked.
  77 Oh, Mama, can this really be the end,
  78 To be stuck inside of Mobile
  79 With the Memphis blues again.
  80 </pre>
  81
  82 <pre class="verse">
  83 Mona tried to tell me
  84 To stay away from the train line.
  85 She said that all the railroad men
  86 Just drink up your blood like wine.
  87 An' I said, &quot;Oh, I didn't know that,
  88 But then again, there's only one I've met
  89 An' he just smoked my eyelids
  90 An' punched my cigarette.&quot;
  91 Oh, Mama, can this really be the end,
  92 To be stuck inside of Mobile
  93 With the Memphis blues again.
  94 </pre>
  95
  96 <pre class="verse">
  97 Grandpa died last week
  98 And now he's buried in the rocks,
  99 But everybody still talks about
 100 How badly they were shocked.
 101 But me, I expected it to happen,
 102 I knew he'd lost control
 103 When he built a fire on Main Street
 104 And shot it full of holes.
 105 Oh, Mama, can this really be the end,
 106 To be stuck inside of Mobile
 107 With the Memphis blues again.
 108 </pre>
 109
 110 <pre class="verse">
 111 Now the senator came down here
 112 Showing ev'ryone his gun,
 113 Handing out free tickets
 114 To the wedding of his son.
 115 An' me, I nearly got busted
 116 An' wouldn't it be my luck
 117 To get caught without a ticket
 118 And be discovered beneath a truck.
 119 Oh, Mama, can this really be the end,
 120 To be stuck inside of Mobile
 121 With the Memphis blues again.
 122 </pre>
 123
 124 <pre class="verse">
 125 Now the preacher looked so baffled
 126 When I asked him why he dressed
 127 With twenty pounds of headlines
 128 Stapled to his chest.
 129 But he cursed me when I proved it to him,
 130 Then I whispered, &quot;Not even you can hide.
 131 You see, you're just like me,
 132 I hope you're satisfied.&quot;
 133 Oh, Mama, can this really be the end,
 134 To be stuck inside of Mobile
 135 With the Memphis blues again.
 136 </pre>
 137
 138 <pre class="verse">
 139 Now the rainman gave me two cures,
 140 Then he said, &quot;Jump right in.&quot;
 141 The one was Texas medicine,
 142 The other was just railroad gin.
 143 An' like a fool I mixed them
 144 An' it strangled up my mind,
 145 An' now people just get uglier
 146 An' I have no sense of time.
 147 Oh, Mama, can this really be the end,
 148 To be stuck inside of Mobile
 149 With the Memphis blues again.
 150 </pre>
 151
 152 <pre class="verse">
 153 When Ruthie says come see her
 154 In her honky-tonk lagoon,
 155 Where I can watch her waltz for free
 156 'Neath her Panamanian moon.
 157 An' I say, &quot;Aw come on now,
 158 You must know about my debutante.&quot;
 159 An' she says, &quot;Your debutante just knows what you need
 160 But I know what you want.&quot;
 161 Oh, Mama, can this really be the end,
 162 To be stuck inside of Mobile
 163 With the Memphis blues again.
 164 </pre>
 165
 166 <pre class="verse">
 167 Now the bricks lay on Grand Street
 168 Where the neon madmen climb.
 169 They all fall there so perfectly,
 170 It all seems so well timed.
 171 An' here I sit so patiently
 172 Waiting to find out what price
 173 You have to pay to get out of
 174 Going through all these things twice.
 175 Oh, Mama, can this really be the end,
 176 To be stuck inside of Mobile
 177 With the Memphis blues again.
 178 </pre>
 179
 180 <hr />
 181
 182 <h2 class="songversion"><em>No Direction Home </em>version</h2>
 183 <p>Capo 4th fret </p>
 184 <pre class="verse">
 185     C               Am
 186 The ragman he draws circles
 187 C/g                 Am
 188 Up and down the block.
 189     C/g               Am
 190 I'd ask him what the matter was
 191       F                  G
 192 But I know that he don't talk.
 193         C               Am
 194 And the ladies treat me kindly
 195     C/g             Am
 196 They furnish me with tape,
 197     C/g                  Am
 198 But neither them nor the rainman
 199     F           C
 200 Can help me to escape
 201 Em
 202 Oh, Mama, this could be the end,
 203       C       G       F
 204 I'm stuck down in Mobile
 205 C        G11            C
 206 With the Memphis blues again.
 207 </pre>
 208
 209 <pre class="tab">
 210   C   G/b Am  C/g   G11     C         C   G/b Am  C/g   G11   C
 211   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
 212 |-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
 213 |-1---3---1---1---|-----1---1-------|-1---3---1---1---|---1---1---------|
 214 |-0---0---2---0---|-2---2---0-------|-0---0---2---0---|-2-2---0---------|
 215 |-2---0---2---2---|-3---3---2-------|-2---0---2---2---|-3-3---2---------|
 216 |-3---2---0-------|---------3-----35|-3---2---0-------|-------3---------|
 217 |-------------3---|-3---3-------35--|-------------3---|-3-3-------------|
 218 stuck...  Mobile    ...    again</pre>
 219
 220 <pre class="tab">
 221  :   .   .   .
 222 -----------------|----
 223 -----------------|----
 224 -----------------|----
 225 -----------------|----
 226 -3---3---3-----35|-3--
 227 -------------35--|----
 228 </pre>
 229
 230 <pre class="verse">
 231 Shakespeare's in the alley
 232 With his pointed shoes and his bells,
 233 Speaking to some French girl,
 234 Who says she knows me well.
 235 And I would send a message
 236 To find out if she talked,
 237 But the post office has been stolen
 238 And the mailbox is locked.
 239 Oh, Mama, this could be the end,
 240 I'm stuck down in Mobile
 241 With the Memphis blues again.
 242 </pre>
 243
 244 <pre class="verse">
 245 Mona tried to tell me
 246 To stay away from the train line.
 247 She said, all railroad men
 248 is gonna drink my blood like wine.
 249 An' I said, &quot;Oh, I don't know,
 250 But then again, there's only one I've met
 251 An' he just smoked my eyelids
 252 An' punched my cigarette.&quot;
 253 Oh, Mama, this could be the end,
 254 I'm stuck inside of Mobile
 255 With the Memphis blues again.
 256 </pre>
 257
 258 <pre class="verse">
 259 Now, Grandpa died last week
 260 He's died in the rocks,
 261 Everybody still talking about
 262 How badly they were shocked.
 263 But me, I expected it,
 264 I knew he'd lost control
 265 When I saw him build a fire on Main Street
 266 And shot it full of holes.
 267 Oh, Mama, this might be the end,
 268 I'm stuck inside of Mobile
 269 With the Memphis blues again.
 270 </pre>
 271
 272 <pre class="verse">
 273 Now the senator came here
 274 He ever showed his gun,
 275 He's handing out free tickets
 276 To the wedding of his son.
 277 An' I nearly got busted
 278 Wouldn't it be my luck
 279 To be caught without a ticket
 280 And be found beneath a truck.
 281 Oh, Mama, this could be the end,
 282 I'm stuck inside of Mobile
 283 With the Memphis blues again.
 284 </pre>
 285
 286 <pre class="verse">
 287 Now the preacher he was baffled
 288 every time I'd ask why he dressed
 289 With twenty pounds of headlines
 290 Stapled to his chest.
 291 And he'd curse me out
 292 And say ... say not even you
 293 ...
 294 ...
 295 Oh, Mama, this could be the end,
 296 I'm stuck inside of Mobile
 297 With the Memphis blues again.
 298 </pre>
 299
 300 <pre class="verse">
 301 Now the rainman ... cures,
 302 he ... Jump right in
 303 The one was Texas medicine,
 304 The other was just railroad gin.
 305 An' like a fool I mixed them
 306 An' it strangled up my mind,
 307 An' now people just get uglier
 308 An' I have no sense of time.
 309 Oh, Mama, this could be the end,
 310 I'm stuck inside of Mobile
 311 With the Memphis blues again.
 312 </pre>
 313
 314 <pre class="verse">
 315 Now, Ruthie says come see her
 316 In her honky-tonk lagoon,
 317 Where I can watch her waltz
 318 Beneath her Panamanian moon.
 319 An' I say, &quot;I don't know,
 320 You must know about my debutante.&quot;
 321 An' she says, &quot;Your debutante just knows what you need
 322 But I know what you want.&quot;
 323 Oh, Mama, this could be the end,
 324 I'm stuck inside of Mobile
 325 With the Memphis blues again.
 326 </pre>
 327
 328 <pre class="verse">
 329 [hum hum ]
 330 . . .
 331 . . .
 332 seems so well timed.
 333 An' here I sit so p...
 334 Waiting to find the price
 335 That you have to pay
 336 to get out of going through all these things twice.
 337 Oh, Mama, this might be the end,
 338 I'm stuck inside Mobile
 339 With the Memphis blues again.</pre>
 340 <hr />
 341
 342 <h2 class="songversion">Hard Rain version</h2>
 343
 344 <p>Transcribed for a capo on the 4th fret (sounding key E major)</p>
 345 <pre class="verse">
 346         C            Am
 347 Oh, the ragman draws circles
 348 C                   Am
 349 Up and down the block.
 350     C                Am
 351 I'd ask him what the matter was
 352       F                  C
 353 But I know that he don't talk.
 354         F               C
 355 And the ladies treat me kindly
 356     F               C
 357 And furnish me with tape,
 358     F              C
 359 But deep inside my heart
 360   F             C
 361 I know I can't escape.
 362 Em  C              Em            F   (/g-a-b)
 363 Oh, Mama, can this really be the end,
 364       C       Em      Am
 365 To be stuck inside of Mobile
 366 C/g      Fmaj7
 367 With the Memphis blues again.
 368 </pre>
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