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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Oh, Sister</h1>
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  16 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">Desire</a> (1976) and in a live versions on <a class="recordlink" href="../19_hardrain/index.htm">Hard Rain</a> (1976), <a class="recordlink" href="../21_budokan/index.htm">Budokan</a> (1978) and <a class="recordlink" href="../42_bs5/index.htm">Live 1975</a> (2002)<br />
  18 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  19
  20 <p>The <em>Live 1975</em> version is basically the same as the album
  21 version. The <em>Budokan</em> version is sung over a sustained Gm.</p>
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  25 <pre class="verse">
  26 G           Bm             C  (/b Am) G
  27 Oh, sister, when I come to lie in your arms
  28 G              Em              C    G
  29 You should not treat me like a stranger.
  30 G          Bm                 C  (/b   Am) G
  31 Our Father would not like the way that you act
  32 G            Em          C  G
  33 And you must realize the danger.
  34
  35 Oh, sister, am I not a brother to you
  36 And one deserving of affection?
  37 And is our purpose not the same on this earth,
  38 To love and follow His direction?
  39 </pre>
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  41 <pre class="bridge">
  42 F            C
  43 We grew up together
  44          G
  45 From the cradle to the grave
  46    F               C
  47 We died and were reborn
  48             G         D      (/c-b-a)
  49 And then mysteriously saved.
  50 </pre>
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  52 <pre class="verse">
  53 Oh, sister, when I come to knock on your door,
  54 Don't turn away, you'll create sorrow.
  55 Time is an ocean but it ends at the shore
  56 You may not see me tomorrow.
  57 </pre>
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  61 <h2 class="songversion">Hard Rain version</h2>
  62
  63 <p>Probably played with a capo on the 4th fret (sounding key E major)</p>
  64 <pre class="verse">
  65 C            Em             F           C
  66  Oh, sister, when I come to lie in your arms
  67 G              Am              F    C
  68 You should not treat me like a stranger.
  69 C          Em                 F            C
  70 Our Father would not like the way that you act
  71 C            Am          F  C
  72 And you must realize the danger.
  73
  74 . . .
  75 </pre>
  76
  77 <pre class="bridge">
  78 Bb           F
  79 We grew up together
  80          C
  81 From the cradle to the grave
  82 Bb                 F
  83 We died and were reborn
  84            C          G        /g-a-b C
  85 And then mysteriously saved.
  86 </pre>
  87
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  89
  90 <h2 class="songversion">Budokan version</h2>
  91
  92 <p>The verses are sung over a sustained G minor chord. The only
  93 difference is the bridge, which is played:</p>
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  95 <pre class="bridge">
  96 Bb           C
  97 We grew up together
  98          Gm
  99 From the cradle to the grave
 100    Bb              C
 101 We died and were reborn
 102             Gm
 103 And then mysteriously saved.
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