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  19 <h1 class="songtitle">On A Rainy Afternoon/Does She Need Me?/I Can't Leave Her Behind</h1>
  20
  21
  22 <p>Written by Bob Dylan (and Robbie Robertson, I assume)<br />
  23 Filmed in an unknown hotel room during the 1966 tour, and saved for
  24 posterity on <em>Eat The Document</em><br />
  25 Lyrics transcribed by Tobias Levander and Arild Langseth (&ldquo;I Can't
  26 Leave Her Behind&rdquo;).<br />
  27 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  28
  29 <p>This is one of the most charming tunes that Dylan has never written --
  30 too bad he didn't finish it. It is also a fascinating study in the
  31 development of song, and in Dylan's composing technique. I assume that
  32 the version called &ldquo;On a rainy afternoon&rdquo; or &ldquo;Does she need me?&rdquo;
  33 comes first &ndash; the &ldquo;twice as slow&rdquo; version with the duple time rhythm
  34 that grows out of this, is what appears in &ldquo;I can't leave her
  35 behind&rdquo;.</p>
  36
  37 <p>Dylan's guitar is tuned in drop C (C-A-d-g-b-e'), capoed on the fifth
  38 fret, Robbie's is in standard tuning.</p>
  39
  40 <p>The main transcription uses Robbie's guitar. Bbmaj7 = xx8765</p>
  41
  42 <hr />
  43
  44 <h2 class="songversion">On A Rainy Afternoon/Does She Need Me?</h2>
  45
  46 <p>Dylan:</p>
  47 <pre class="verse">
  48 C   G/b  F/a   C   F  .  G7  .  C
  49 You must [...] she will  for    you
  50 </pre>
  51
  52 <p>Robbie: &ldquo;No, E. It's better, it's . . .&rdquo; [plays:</p>
  53 <pre class="verse">
  54 F  C  Dm  F  Bb  Am  Gm  C7  F  .  Bb  .  F
  55 </pre>
  56
  57 <p>Dylan: &ldquo;OK, we'll do that. I know what I can do and what I can't
  58 do. Hey, get somebody with a pipe down here. OK, let's get this one.&rdquo;<br />
  59 Robbie: &ldquo;My pipe is . . ., somebody has it.&rdquo;<br />
  60 Dylan: &ldquo;Let's get this one, come on. Ready?&rdquo; </p>
  61
  62 <pre class="tab">
  63   F
  64   :     .     .     .       :
  65 |-------1-----------------|---------
  66 |-------1-----------------|---------
  67 |-------2-----------------|---------
  68 |-------3---------------3-|---------
  69 |-----3-----3-----3-3h5---|---------
  70 |-1----------/5-----------|-1-------
  71 </pre>
  72
  73 <pre class="verse">
  74 C                        F
  75 Now she's walking in the morning               .     .     :
  76 Bb      *)       F                       *) -------------------
  77 Howlin' you come home                       -------------------
  78 Bb       *)            F     C  Dm/a        -------------------
  79  I'll be on my way, so long, forlorn        -------3-5---3-----
  80     G          C7                           --/5---------------
  81 You just can't go                           ---------------1---
  82        **)         F
  83 I will get it if I have to                     :     .     .
  84 Bb                        Bbmaj7        **) -------------------
  85  If I have to please come home              -------------------
  86 Am7      Gm7     C          F     C7        -------------------
  87 Try, but I'll be dry, and I crave you       -------------3-----
  88 Dm  F Bb    Am  Gm   C7  F  .  Bb . F       -------3-3h5-------
  89 If  I haunt you back all day                -3h5-----------1---
  90
  91 C        F
  92 Carry my trouble,
  93 Bb                  F
  94  yes you satisfy my mind
  95      Bb                    F     C    Dm/a
  96 I'll try to tell you, if I can't come in
  97       G       C7
  98 And I must stay true
  99                      F
 100 I'll be happy in the morning
 101 Bb                Bbmaj7 Am7    Gm7
 102  I try my best, I will   try to help you
 103      C          F     C  Dm
 104 If I can, and I leave it too
 105 F     Bb   Am         Gm  C7 F
 106 But I just can't find you away
 107 Bb               F
 108 Won't some time away
 109 </pre>
 110
 111 <pre class="bridge">
 112 |Dm .  . Bb |F Bb F
 113 [Robbie hums]
 114 </pre>
 115
 116 <p>[Dylan says something about the bridge]<br />
 117 Dylan: &ldquo;Play the bridge!&rdquo; <br />
 118 Robbie: &ldquo;No, I just did that.&rdquo; </p>
 119
 120 <pre class="bridge">
 121 |Dm .  Bb . |F Bb F .
 122 [Dylan hums]
 123 </pre>
 124
 125 <p>Dylan: &ldquo;Play the bridge again!&rdquo; </p>
 126 <pre class="bridge">
 127 |Dm .  Bb G  |C7  /g  C7 .  |
 128 [More humming]
 129 </pre>
 130
 131 <p>Dylan: &ldquo;That's not the bridge.&rdquo; <br />
 132 Robbie: &ldquo;Well, I know, it's just those three chords.&rdquo;<br />
 133 Dylan: &ldquo;Oh, it's got to start there, yes.&rdquo;</p>
 134
 135 <pre class="bridge">
 136 |Dm .  .  Bb  |Dm . . .
 137 </pre>
 138
 139 <p>Dylan: &ldquo;Hey, something is wrong with the ending.&rdquo;<br />
 140 Robbie: &ldquo;[...] stop this?&rdquo;<br />
 141 Dylan: &ldquo;No, keep going, we got to get it all. We're gonna play it all
 142 anyway. The ending shouldn't be . . . The ending should go like this
 143 -- here's how the melody should go, cause remember the melody
 144 now. Everything's alright until the last phrase.&rdquo;</p>
 145
 146 <p>[changes the rhythm, from triple to duple time (6/8 to 2/4, more or less)]</p>
 147
 148 <pre class="verse">
 149 C                          F
 150 That's the way I think she told me [?]
 151 Bb                F
 152 Heart she bent on me [?]
 153 Bb               F  C         Dm/a
 154  I'll be out all morning, for you
 155         G          C7
 156 But you can't stop me
 157                       F
 158 Yes, I try my best to please you
 159 Bb                     Bbmaj7
 160  Try my best, but if I fail
 161 Am7      Gm7        C7
 162 You must help me to see you
 163      F
 164 As I go by...
 165 </pre>
 166
 167 <p>[Dylan: &ldquo;No, it's twice as slow. Twice as slow. It's too fast. Yeah,
 168 but it can go in there, man, but it's just gonna be twice as slow as
 169 that. I'll fit the words in, same words, but it's gonna be twice as
 170 slow. Play every chord about <em>twice as slow</em>&rdquo;]</p>
 171
 172 <pre class="verse">
 173 F . C  . |Dm     .  Bb  . |C7 . . . C7 . . .
 174 F . .  . |Bbmaj7 .  .   . |F  . . .
 175 </pre>
 176
 177 <p>Dylan: &ldquo;OK. let's try it again.&rdquo;</p>
 178 <pre class="verse">
 179      C                F
 180 Now, if you send me a letter
 181 Bb                           F
 182  I'll be on my way to get it for you
 183 Bb                      F    C
 184  I'll be with my sister too
 185   Dm         G7         C7
 186 I can't find me what to do
 187                                F
 188 Yes, I've been trying to get a message
 189 Bb                       Bmaj7 Am7
 190  To you, but you have to treat me
 191   Gm7           C7
 192 I won't let her to
 193            F   C7 Dm/a
 194 And then I try my best
 195    G7        C7
 196 to hunt her, you..
 197
 198 [Tape fades out.]
 199 </pre>
 200
 201 <hr />
 202
 203 <p>Dylan's guitar (capo 5th fret, dropped C tuning)</p>
 204
 205 <p>Fmaj7 = 003210. <br />
 206 Fmaj9 = 003213. <br />
 207 The chords in the end aren't exactly what is being played, but it is
 208 what Robbie plays in the beginning, before the song begins.</p>
 209
 210 <pre class="verse">
 211           Fmaj7          C
 212 Now she's walking in the morning
 213 Fmaj7            C
 214 Howlin' you come home
 215 Fmaj7                  C     G7 Am
 216  I'll be on my way, so long, forlorn
 217     D          G7
 218 You just can't go
 219                    C
 220 I will get it if I have to
 221 Fmaj9                     Fmaj7
 222  If I have to please come home
 223 Em7      Dm7     G7         C     G7
 224 Try, but I'll be dry, and I crave you
 225 Am  C F     Em  Dm   G7  C  .  Fmaj7 . C
 226 If  I haunt you back all day
 227 </pre>
 228
 229 <hr />
 230
 231 <h2 class="songversion">I Cant Leave Her Behind</h2>
 232 <pre class="verse">
 233           Bb                F
 234 Where she leads me I do not know
 235 Bb                          F
 236 Well she leads me where she goes
 237 C Dm    G          C7
 238 I can't find her nowhere
 239           F
 240 Well, she needs me here
 241      Bb                          F
 242 All aware, I just can't hear her walk
 243 Bb                     F
 244  I just can't hear her talk
 245 C     Dm             G        C7
 246 Though sometimes you know you will
 247                       F
 248 And when she comes my way
 249 Bb                             Bbmaj7
 250 I'll just be left any night or day
 251 Am     Gm       C
 252 I will hear her say
 253        F           C      Dm         Bb
 254 that I don't wanna try, I tried also cried
 255       F           C     Bb   Bb  Am   Gm  F
 256 But I can't leave her behind
 257 </pre>
 258
 259 <hr />
 260
 261 <p>Dylan's guitar:</p>
 262 <pre class="verse">
 263           Fmaj7             C
 264 Where she leads me I do not know
 265 Fmaj7                        C
 266  Well she leads me where she goes
 267 G Am    D          G7
 268 I can't find her nowhere
 269           C
 270 Well, she needs me here
 271      Fmaj7                       C
 272 All aware, I just can't hear her walk
 273 Fmaj7                  C
 274  I just can't hear her talk
 275 G     Am             D        G7
 276 Though sometimes you know you will
 277                       C
 278 And when she comes my way
 279 Fmaj7                          Fmaj7
 280 I'll just be left any night or day
 281 Em     Dm       G7
 282 I will hear her say
 283        C           G      Am         F
 284 that I don't wanna try, I tried also cried
 285       C           G7    F    F    Em   Dm  C
 286 But I can't leave her behind
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