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  19 <h1 class="songtitle">Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag</h1>
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  21
  22 <p>Written by Bob Dylan<br />
  23 Recorded during the <a class="recordlink" href="../03_times/index.htm">The Times They Are A-changin'</a>
  24 sessions, and performed at the Town Hall (NY) Apr 12, 1963.<br />
  25 The tab is based on the latter version.<br />
  26 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
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  28 <hr />
  29
  30 <p>Capo 3rd fret (sounding key G major)</p>
  31
  32 <p>The entire song is built over the same four-measure pattern, which
  33 really isn't more than a succession B7 - E, where the E part is
  34 embellished by a descending figure (see tab).</p>
  35
  36
  37 <p>The A could also be played xx0220 &ndash; it is in at least one verse.</p>
  38
  39
  40 <p>There are some textual differences from the copyrighted version. These
  41 are noted at the end.</p>
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  45 <pre class="tab">
  46   B7                                  E(iv)             A       E
  47   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   :   .   .   .
  48 |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4-4-4-4---|-0-0-0-------0-0-----0-0-|
  49 |-------0-----0-0-|-------0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-------0-0-----0-0-|
  50 |-----2-------2-2-|-----2-------2-2-|-----4-4-4-4-4---|-2-2-2------h1-1-----0h1-|
  51 |---1---------1-1-|---1---------1-1-|-----------------|-0-0-0-------2-2-----2-2-|
  52 |-2---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|---------2---2-2-----2-2-|
  53 |---------2-------|---------2-------|-0---------------|---------0---0-0-0---0-0-|
  54 </pre>
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  56 <pre class="verse">
  57       B7
  58 I was sittin' on a stump down in New Orleans,
  59       E                       (A)       E
  60 I was feelin' kinda low down, dirty and mean.
  61
  62 Along came a fella and he didn't even ask.
  63 He says, &quot;I know of a woman who can fix you up fast.&quot;
  64 Well, I didn't think twice, I just said like I should,
  65 &quot;Let's go find this lady that can do me some good.&quot;
  66 We walked across rampard on a sailin' spree
  67 And we came to a door called one-oh-three.
  68
  69 I was just about ready to give my little knock
  70 When out comes a fella who couldn't even walk.
  71 He's linkin' and a-slinkin', couldn't stand on his feet,
  72 And he moaned and he groaned and he shuffled down the street.
  73 Well, out of the door there come another man.
  74 He couldn't even talk and he couldn't even stand.
  75 He moaned and he groaned and he shuffled his feet
  76 And he slid slidin' backwards down Rampart Street. *)
  77
  78 Well, I peeked through the key hole, and comin' down the hall
  79 Was a long-legged man who could hardly crawl.
  80 He had a terrible mean look in his eye,
  81 like he just fought a bear and he was ready to die.
  82 Well, somebody yells with his hair all messed
  83 Fell out of the window, and he failed the test
  84 well, he slid and he slunk in broken French,
  85 And he looked like he'd been through a monkey wrench.
  86
  87 Well, by this time I was a-scared to knock,
  88 I was a-scared to move, I's in a state of shock.
  89 I hummed a little tune and I shuffled my feet
  90 And I started walkin' backwards down that Rampart street.
  91 Well, I got to the corner, I tried my best to smile.
  92 I turned around the corner and I ran a bloody mile.
  93 Man, I wasn't runnin' for to meet my wife
  94 I's a just a-runnin' for to save my life. **)
  95
  96 Well, I's coughing in my ears and wheezin' in my chest ***)
  97 I musta run a mile in a minute or less.
  98 I tripped on a log and I flumped on a stump,
  99 I caught a fast freight with a one-arm jump.
 100
 101 So, if you're travelin' down the Louisiana way,
 102 And you're feelin' kinda lonesome and you need a place to stay,
 103 Man, you're better off in your misery
 104 Than to tackle that lady at one-oh-three.
 105 </pre>
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 107 <hr />
 108
 109 <p>*) Three previous lines:<br />
 110 <em>He wiggled and he wobbled, he couldn't hardly stand.<br />
 111 He had this frightened look in his eyes,<br />
 112 Like he just fought a bear, He was ready to die.</em></p>
 113
 114 <p>**) Two previous lines:<br />
 115 <em>Man, I wasn't running 'cause I was sick,<br />
 116 I was just a-runnin' to get out of there quick.</em></p>
 117
 118 <p>***) <em>I tripped right along and I'm a-wheezin' in my chest.</em>
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