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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Old Five And Dimer</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>written by Billy Joe Shaver<br />
  17 Recorded by Bob Dylan for the film <em>Hearts Of Fire</em> (1986)<br />
  18 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  19
  20 <p>Chords:</p>
  21 <pre class="chords">
  22 E(4th pos)   076400
  23 A(5th pos)   x07650
  24 </pre>
  25
  26 <p>The little licks at the end of each line are tabbed from the first
  27 verse, but they aren't (of course) played the same way each time,
  28 regarding the rhythm.</p>
  29
  30 <p>I am <em>not</em> going to tab the weird strumming at the end.</p>
  31
  32 <hr />
  33
  34 <h2 class="songversion">Acoustic Take</h2>
  35 <pre class="verse">
  36 A                                           E    [Lick 1]
  37 I've spent a lifetime, making up my mind to be
  38 E (4th pos)                                          A (5th) [Lick 2]
  39 More than the measure of what I thought others could see
  40 A                                                D/f# [Lick 3]
  41 Good luck and fast bucks are too far and too inbetween
  42 E                                            A  [Lick 4]
  43 Cadillac buyers and old five and dimers like me
  44 </pre>
  45
  46 <p>lick 1:</p>
  47 <pre class="tab">
  48   E
  49   : . . : . .
  50 |-------------
  51 |-------------
  52 |-1---2-4----- use E = 076400
  53 |-2---4-6----- for the next line
  54 |-------------
  55 |-------------
  56 </pre>
  57
  58 <p>lick 2: </p>
  59 <pre class="tab">
  60   : . . ; . .   : . . ; . .
  61 |-------------|-------------
  62 |---5-5---5-5-|-------2-----
  63 |---6-6---6-6-|-6-4-2-2-----
  64 |---7-7---7-7-|-7-6-4-2-----
  65 |-0-----0-----|-------------
  66 |-------------|-------------
  67 ..see
  68 </pre>
  69
  70 <p>lick 3:</p>
  71 <pre class="tab">
  72   : . . ; . .   : . . ; . .
  73 |---2-2---2-2-|---2---------|---2-2---2-2-|
  74 |---3-3---3-3-|---3-3-----3-|---3-3---3-3-|-
  75 |---2-2---2-2-|---2-2-1-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-|
  76 |-------------|-----0-2-4-0-|-------------|
  77 |-------------|-------------|-------------|
  78 |-2-----2-----|-2-----------|-2-----------|
  79 between
  80 </pre>
  81
  82 <p>Lick 4:</p>
  83 <pre class="tab">
  84 |-------------|-------------|(0)-
  85 |---2-2---2-2-|---2-2-------|-5--
  86 |---2-2---2-2-|---2-2-1-2-4-|-6-- etc.
  87 |---2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2-4-6-|-7--
  88 |-0-----0-----|-0-----------|-0--
  89 |-------------|-------------|----
  90 </pre>
  91
  92 <pre class="verse">
  93 She stood beside me letting me know she would be
  94 Something to lean on when everyone ran out on me
  95 Fenced yards ain't hole cards and, like as not, never will be
  96 Reasons for rhymers and old five and dimers like me
  97
  98 (It's) taken me so long but now that I know I believe
  99 All that I do or say is all that I ever will be
 100 Too far and too high and too deep ain't too much to be
 101 Too much ain't enough for old five and dimers like me.
 102
 103         E                                       A
 104 Yes, an old five and dimer is all I intented to be.
 105 </pre>
 106
 107 <hr />
 108
 109 <h2 class="songversion">Electric Takes</h2>
 110
 111 <p>The first take is a stainghtforward, square 4/4 version, whereas the
 112 second take is a bluesy thing in a triplet rhythm.</p>
 113
 114 <pre class="verse">
 115 E                                           B
 116 I've spent a lifetime, making up my mind to be
 117 B                                                    E
 118 More than the measure of what I thought others could see
 119 E                                                A
 120 Good luck and fast bucks are too far and too inbetween
 121 B                                            E
 122 Cadillac buyers and old five and dimers like me
 123
 124 B . . . A . . . E . . . E . . .
 125 </pre>
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