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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Most of the Time</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan.<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">Oh Mercy</a> (1989) and
  18 in an outtake version on <a class="recordlink"
  19 href="../46_bs8/index.htm">Tell Tale Signs</a> (2008).<br />
  20 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
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  23
  24 <pre class="verse">
  25 F
  26
  27 |:C . . . |F . . . :|
  28
  29             C
  30 Most of the time
  31     F
  32 I'm clear focused all around
  33             C
  34 Most of the time
  35            F
  36 I can keep both feet on the ground
  37 Am                      F
  38   I can follow the path,  I can read the sign
  39 Am                   F
  40   Stay right with it   when the road unwinds
  41                  C                F
  42 I can handle whatever I stumble upon
  43              Am             F
  44 I don't even notice   she's gone
  45             C
  46 Most of the time.
  47
  48 Most of the time it's well understood
  49 Most of the time I wouldn't change it if I could
  50 I can make it all match up
  51 I can hold my own
  52 I can deal with the situation right down to the bone
  53 I can survive and I can endure
  54 And I don't even think about her
  55 Most of the time.
  56
  57 Most of the time my head is on straight
  58 Most of the time I'm strong enough not to hate
  59 I don't build up illusion 'til it makes me sick
  60 I ain't afraid of confusion no matter how thick
  61 I can smile in the face of mankind
  62 Don't even remember what her lips felt like on mine
  63 Most of the time.
  64 </pre>
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  66 <pre class="bridge">
  67 Am
  68   Most of the time
  69 C
  70   she ain't even in my mind
  71 Am
  72   I wouldn't know her if I saw her
  73 C
  74   She's that far behind
  75 E
  76   Most of the time
  77 Am
  78   I can't even be sure
  79 E
  80   If she was ever with me
  81 Am                      F/g
  82   Or if I was ever with her
  83 </pre>
  84
  85 <pre class="verse">
  86 Most of the time I'm halfway content
  87 Most of the time I know exactly where it went
  88 I don't cheat on myself I don't run and hide
  89 Hide from the feelings that are buried inside
  90 I don't compromise and I don't pretend
  91 I don't even care if I ever see her again
  92 Most of the time.
  93 </pre>
  94 <hr />
  95
  96 <a name="telltale"></a>
  97 <h3 class="songversion"><em>Tell Tale Signs</em> version</h3>
  98
  99 <p>The chord that I have written as <tt>/g</tt> changes through the song,
 100 from a simple Am/g (3x2210) to a full C/g, played as 3x2013, which at one
 101 point is played 3x203x, quickly changed to the correct form, which gives an
 102 interesting variation &hellip;</p>
 103
 104 <p>Also worth noting is the slowing down of the harmonic rhythm in the
 105 last verse, which brings the song closer to the album version in a way
 106 which reminds of <a
 107 href="../00_misc/on_a_rainy_afternoon.htm">On A Rainy Afternoon</a> from
 108 <em>Eat The Document</em>.</p>
 109
 110 <p><tt>G11</tt> is played <tt>3x3211</tt>.</p>
 111 <hr />
 112
 113 <pre class="tab">
 114 Intro, something like:
 115
 116    C                                   F
 117    :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
 118 ||------------------|-----------------|---1-------------|-------1----------||
 119 ||*-----------------|-----------------|---1-------------|---1-------1---0-*||
 120 ||------0-----------|-----------------|---2-2---2---2---|-----------2------||
 121 ||--2-------2---2h3~|~~---0h2-----0---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3------------||
 122 ||*-3---------------|-3---3-----------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-------*||
 123 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
 124 </pre>
 125
 126 <pre class="verse">
 127             C
 128 Most of the time
 129                        F
 130 I'm clear focused all around
 131             C
 132 Most of the time
 133            F                C
 134 I can keep both feet on the ground
 135       Am         /g          F
 136 I can follow the path, I can read the signs
 137 Am         /g               F      C
 138 stay right with it when the road unwinds
 139          Am         /g        F
 140 I can handle what I stumble upon
 141 Am            /g          F
 142 I don't even notice she's gone
 143             C
 144 Most of the time
 145 </pre>
 146
 147 <pre class="verse">
 148             C
 149 Most of the time
 150                 F
 151 I'm-a cool underneath
 152             Am
 153 Most of the time
 154 /g              F                C
 155   I can keep it right between my teeth
 156       Am        /g            F
 157 I can solve any riddle, I can hold my own
 158      Am           /g          F           C
 159 deal with the situation right down to the bone
 160       Am       /g      F
 161 I can survive, I can endure
 162 Am           /g          F
 163 I don't even think about her
 164             C
 165 Most of the time
 166 </pre>
 167
 168 <pre class="verse">
 169 Most of the time
 170 my head is on straight
 171 Most of the time
 172 I'm strong enough not to hate
 173 I got enough faith and I got enough strength
 174 I keep it all away, way beyond arm's length
 175 I can smile in the face of mankind
 176 Don't even remember what her lips felt like on mine
 177 Most of the time
 178 </pre>
 179
 180 <pre class="bridge">
 181 Am                G
 182  Most of the time
 183 C                          /b
 184  she ain't even in my mind
 185 Am                               G
 186  I wouldn't know her if I saw her,
 187 C
 188  she's that far behind
 189 E
 190  Most of the time
 191 Am
 192  I can't even be sure
 193 E                       G
 194 If she was ever with me
 195 Am                      G11
 196  or if I was ever with her
 197  </pre>
 198
 199
 200 <pre class="verse">
 201             C
 202 Most of the time
 203 F
 204  I'm halfways content
 205             Am   C/g
 206 Most of the time
 207          F                    C
 208 I know exactly where it all went
 209 Am                  C/g
 210 I don't cheat on myself,
 211 F                  C
 212  I don't run and hide
 213 Am                C/g
 214  Hide from the feelings
 215 F                  C
 216  that are buried inside
 217 Am             C/g        F
 218  I don't compromise or pretend
 219 Am                      C              F
 220  I don't even care if I  ever see her again
 221             C
 222 Most of the time.
 223 </pre>
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