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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Going, Going, Gone</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">Planet Waves</a> (1974)<br />
  18 Tabbed and transcribed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  19
  20 <hr />
  21
  22 <h2 class="songversion">Official album version</h2>
  23 <pre class="verse">
  24 Am   Dm   |Am   Dm
  25
  26 F
  27 I've just reached a place
  28 Am
  29 Where the willow don't bend.
  30         Dm
  31 There's not much more to be said
  32 /c       Bb
  33 It's the top of the end.
  34     F
  35 I'm going,
  36     C
  37 I'm going,
  38     Dm
  39 I'm gone.
  40
  41 I'm closin' the book
  42 On the pages and the text
  43 And I don't really care
  44 What happens next.
  45 I'm just going,
  46 I'm going,
  47 I'm gone.
  48
  49 I been hangin' on threads,
  50 I been playin' it straight,
  51 Now, I've just got to cut loose
  52 Before it gets late.
  53 So I'm going,
  54 I'm going,
  55 I'm gone.
  56 </pre>
  57
  58 <pre class="bridge">
  59 Am                                     G
  60 Grandma said, &quot;Boy, go and follow your heart
  61 G                         C/g        G
  62 And you'll be fine at the end of the line.
  63 G                     C/g      G
  64 All that's gold isn't meant to shine.
  65       Am                    C         D       /(c c bb bb a)
  66 Don't you and your one true love ever part.&quot;
  67 </pre>
  68
  69 <pre class="verse">
  70 I been walkin' the road,
  71 I been livin' on the edge,
  72 Now, I've just got to go
  73 Before I get to the ledge.
  74 So I'm going,
  75 I'm just going,
  76 I'm gone.
  77 </pre>
  78
  79 <hr />
  80
  81 <h3>Lyric variations, live versions</h3>
  82 <h2 class="songversion">Lakeland 1976</h2>
  83
  84 <pre class="verse">
  85 I've just reached a place
  86 Where the willow don't bend.
  87 There's no more to be said
  88 It's the top of the end.
  89 I'm going,
  90 I'm going,
  91 I'm gone.
  92
  93 I've been right on the edge
  94 playing it cool
  95 Now I just got to go
  96 Before I break the rules (?)
  97
  98 I've been leaning on you
  99 for just too long
 100 and it's not (good?) for you
 101 it's not making me strong, so...
 102 </pre>
 103
 104 <pre class="bridge">
 105 Grandma said, &quot;Boy, go and follow your heart
 106 And you'll be fine at the end of the line.
 107 All that's gold isn't meant to shine.
 108 Don't you and your one dream ever part.&quot;
 109 </pre>
 110
 111 <pre class="verse">
 112 I'm in love with you baby
 113 but you got to understand
 114 that you got to be free
 115 so let go of my hand
 116 </pre>
 117
 118 <pre class="bridge">
 119 Grandma said...
 120 </pre>
 121
 122 <hr />
 123
 124 <h2 class="songversion">Fort Worth 1976</h2>
 125 <pre class="verse">
 126 I've just reached a place
 127 Where the willow don't bend.
 128 There's not much more to be said
 129 It's the top of the end.
 130 I'm going,
 131 I'm going,
 132 I'm gone.
 133
 134 I'm in love with you baby
 135 but you got to understand
 136 that you want to be free,
 137 so let go of my hand
 138
 139 I've been sleeping on the road
 140 with my head in the dust
 141 Now I just got to go
 142 before it's all diamonds and rust
 143 </pre>
 144
 145 <pre class="bridge">
 146 Papa said: Son go and follow you heart
 147 You'll be fine at the end of the line
 148 All that's gold wasn't meant to shine
 149 Don't you and your life-long dream ever part
 150 </pre>
 151
 152 <pre class="verse">
 153 I've just reached a place
 154 before I can hardly see
 155 And I'll just be too long
 156 so (...) take it what you see
 157 </pre>
 158
 159 <pre class="bridge">
 160 Papa said...
 161 </pre>
 162
 163 <pre class="verse">
 164 I've been telling you baby
 165 and you got to understand
 166 that you want to be free
 167 so let go of my hand
 168 </pre>
 169
 170 <hr />
 171
 172 <h2 class="songversion">Budokan 1978</h2>
 173 <pre class="verse">
 174            F
 175 Well, I've just reached a place
 176 Gm
 177 where I can't stay awake
 178 Am
 179 I got to leave you baby
 180           Bb Bb Am   Gm
 181 before my heart will break
 182     F          C          Dm   C  Dm
 183 I'm going, I'm going, I'm gone
 184 </pre>
 185 <pre class="tab">
 186   Dm  [n.c.]        Dm  C Dm
 187   :   .   .   .     :   .   .
 188 |-----3-1---------|-1--10-1----
 189 |-----3-1-3-1---1-|-3--31-3----
 190 |-------------2---|-2--20-2----
 191 |-----------------|-0--02-0----
 192 |-----------------|-----3------
 193 |-----------------|------------
 194 </pre>
 195 <pre class="verse">
 196 Come over here baby
 197 'cause I'm telling you this
 198 You gotta believe it
 199 you gotta give me one more kiss
 200
 201 Fix me one more drink baby
 202 and hold me one more time
 203 But don't get too close
 204 To make me change my mind
 205 </pre>
 206
 207 <pre class="bridge">
 208        Am                                                     G
 209 Now my mama always said something true: you gotta follow your heart
 210 G                     C          G
 211 You'll be fine at the end of the line
 212 G                      C        G
 213 all that's gold wasn't meant to shine
 214 Am                                        F        C    G
 215 Just don't put your horse in front of the car
 216 </pre>
 217
 218 <pre class="verse">
 219 [instr. verse]
 220
 221 Now from Boston to Birmingham
 222 is a two day ride
 223 But I got to be going now
 224 'cause I'm so dissatisfied
 225 </pre>
 226
 227 <pre class="bridge">
 228 Am     G
 229
 230 G
 231 |: going, going, going going gone :|
 232 A
 233 going, going, going going gone
 234 B             B A   E D   B
 235 going, going, going going gone
 236 </pre>
 237
 238 <hr />
 239
 240 <h2 class="songversion">Paris 4. juli 1978</h2>
 241 <pre class="verse">
 242 I've just reached a place
 243 where I'm feeling kind of low
 244 I don't mind leaving
 245 And you know I'm not afraid to go
 246
 247 Fix me one more drink baby
 248 and hold me one more time
 249 But don't get too close
 250 and try and make me change my mind
 251
 252 I've been hanging round your house so long
 253 You been treating me like a clown
 254 You don't know how to do nothing,
 255 'cept tear a good man's reputation down
 256 </pre>
 257
 258 <pre class="bridge">
 259 You know my mama always said: &quot;Son be true and follow your heart
 260 You'll be fine at the end of the line
 261 All that's gold wasn't meant to shine
 262 just don't put your horse in front of your car
 263 </pre>
 264
 265 <pre class="verse">
 266 Come over here one more time, baby,
 267 you might shake my hand
 268 I could find me another woman
 269 and you could find you another man
 270 </pre>
 271
 272 <h2 class="songversion">Paris 4. juli 1978</h2>
 273 <pre class="verse">
 274 I've just reached a place
 275 where I'm feeling kind of low
 276 I don't mind leaving you
 277 And you know I'm not afraid to go
 278
 279 Fix me one more drink baby
 280 and hold me one more time
 281 But don't get too close
 282 and try and make me change my mind
 283
 284 I've been hanging round your house so long
 285 You been treating me like a clown
 286 You haven't done nothing but
 287 tear a good man's reputation down
 288 </pre>
 289
 290 <pre class="bridge">
 291 You know my mama always said: &quot;Son be true and follow your heart
 292 You'll be fine at the end of the line
 293 All that's gold wasn't meant to shine
 294 just don't put your horse in front of your car
 295 </pre>
 296
 297 <pre class="verse">
 298 Come over here one more time, mama,
 299 and shake my hand
 300 I'm gonna go back to my woman
 301 You can go back to your man
 302 </pre>
 303
 304 <h2 class="songversion">Earl's Court 18 Jun 1978</h2>
 305
 306 <p>Last verse:</p>
 307 <pre class="verse">
 308 Come over here quickly one time baby
 309 and shake my had
 310 I could find me another woman
 311 you could find you another man
 312 </pre>
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