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  19 <h1 class="songtitle">Masters of War</h1>
  20
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  22 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan<br />
  23 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="../02_freewheelin/index.htm">Freewheelin'</a> (1963) and <a class="recordlink" href="../28_biograph/index.htm">Biograph</a> (1985) and
  24 in live versions on <a class="recordlink" href="../26_reallive/index.htm">Real Live</a> (1984) and on <a href="../44_bs7_ndh/index.htm" class="recordlink">No direction home</a> (2005)<br />
  25 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  26
  27 <hr />
  28 <p>The source of the melody is the folk tune <em>Nottamun Town</em> (Roger
  29 McGuinn's did this)</p>
  30
  31 <p>Capo 3rd fret (sounding key F minor, but it is tuned a bit low on the record)</p>
  32
  33 <p>Dropped D tuning (DAdgbe') </p>
  34
  35 <p>Chords:</p>
  36 <pre>
  37 Cadd2   030030
  38 Dm/f    003230 or 003030
  39 G/b     020030
  40 </pre>
  41
  42 <p>Occasionally the G/b chord is inserted in the return from Cadd2 to
  43 Dm. <br />
  44 At *) a Cadd2 is inserted in some of the verses.</p>
  45
  46 <hr />
  47
  48 <p>Intro and recurring rhythmical pattern:</p>
  49 <pre class="tab">
  50   Dm                  Cadd2     Dm              Cadd2
  51   |   .   .   ;   .   .     |   .   .   ;   .   .
  52 |-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-0---|-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-0---
  53 |-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---|-3---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3---
  54 |-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-0---|-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2---2-0---  etc.
  55 |-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-0---
  56 |-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-3---|-0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-3---
  57 |-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-0---
  58 </pre>
  59
  60 <pre class="verse">
  61 Dm
  62 Come you masters of war
  63
  64 You that build the big guns
  65
  66 You that build the death planes
  67          Cadd2         Dm
  68 You that build all the bombs
  69
  70 You that hide behind walls
  71          *)
  72 You that hide behind desks
  73                    Cadd2
  74 I just want you to know
  75                        Dm
  76 I can see through your masks
  77
  78 You that never done nothin'
  79 But build to destroy
  80 You play with my world
  81 Like it's your little toy
  82 You put a gun in my hand
  83 And you hide from my eyes
  84 And you turn and run farther
  85 When the fast bullets fly
  86
  87 Like Judas of old
  88 You lie and deceive
  89 A world war can be won
  90 You want me to believe
  91 But I see through your eyes
  92 And I see through your brain
  93 Like I see through the water
  94 That runs down my drain
  95
  96 You fasten the triggers
  97 For the others to fire
  98 Then you set back and watch
  99 When the death count gets higher
 100 You hide in your mansion
 101 As young people's blood
 102 Flows out of their bodies
 103 And is buried in the mud
 104
 105 You've thrown the worst fear
 106 That can ever be hurled
 107 Fear to bring children
 108 Into the world
 109 For threatening my baby
 110 Unborn and unnamed
 111                     Dm/f
 112 You ain't worth the blood
 113      Cadd2        Dm
 114 That runs in your veins
 115
 116 How much do I know
 117 To talk out of turn
 118 You might say that I'm young
 119 You might say I'm unlearned
 120 But there's one thing I know
 121 Though I'm younger than you
 122                  Cadd2
 123 Even Jesus would never
 124    G/b           Dm
 125 Forgive what you do
 126
 127 Let me ask you one question
 128 Is your money that good
 129 Will it buy you forgiveness
 130 Do you think that it could
 131 I think you will find
 132 When your death takes its toll
 133 All the money you made
 134 Will never buy back your soul
 135
 136 And I hope that you die
 137 And your death'll come soon
 138 I will follow your casket
 139 In the pale afternoon
 140 And I'll watch while you're lowered
 141 Down to your deathbed
 142                          Dm/f
 143 And I'll stand o'er your grave
 144          Cadd2            Dm
 145 'Til I'm sure that you're dead
 146 </pre>
 147
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 149
 150 <h2 class="songversion"><em>Real Live</em> version</h2>
 151 <pre class="verse">
 152                  A  Bm    A  Bm
 153 Come you masters of war
 154                A       Bm     A  Bm
 155 You that build all the guns
 156                    A     Bm     A  Bm
 157 You that build the death planes
 158                    A   Bm     A  Bm
 159 You that build the big bombs
 160                 A    Bm     A  Bm
 161 You that hide behind walls
 162                 A    Bm     A  Bm
 163 You that hide behind desks
 164        G                 Em
 165 I just want you to know
 166                        Bm
 167 I can see through your masks
 168 </pre>
 169
 170 <p>Or with a capo on the second fret and the chords Am, G, F and Dm
 171 </p>
 172 <hr />
 173 <h2 class="songversion"><em>No Direction Home </em>version </h2>
 174 <p>Basically the same as the album version, but with an intro which is worth quoting: </p>
 175 <p class="quote">I believe in the ten commandments, the first one : I'm the Lord thy god, it's a great commandment if it's not said by the wrong people.</p>
 176 <p>  and some nice between-verses flourishes along the lines of: </p>
 177 <pre class="tab">
 178   :   .   .     :   .   .     :   .   .     :   .   .     :   .   .     :   .   .
 179 |-----strum upper strings throughout------|-------------|-1-------0---|-1-----------|
 180 |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-------3---|-3-----------|
 181 |-0h2-----0h2-|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-0h2-----0---|-0h2---------|
 182 |-0-----------|-----3---0---|-3---0-------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
 183 |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------3---|-------------|
 184 |-------------|-------------|---------3---|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|</pre>
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