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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Broke Down Engine</h1>
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  15
  16 <p>Written by Blind Willie McTell. In this case I suppose the arrangement
  17 credits could actually go to Dylan, since his version sounds nothing
  18 like Blind Willie's (unless Dylan is using someone else's
  19 arrangement).<br />
  20 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">World Gone Wrong</a> (1993)<br />
  21 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
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  24
  25 <p>Dropped D tuning (D-A-d-g-b-e')</p>
  26
  27 <p>Chords:</p>
  28 <pre class="chords">
  29 D9  xx(0)-14-13-12
  30 G   (x)55433
  31 Bb  (x)88766
  32 Dv  xx0775
  33 </pre>
  34
  35 <pre class="tab">
  36 D-riff:
  37   :   .   .   .     :   .
  38 |-2---------------|-2-------
  39 |-3---------------|-3-------
  40 |-2-----2-5-2-----|-2-------
  41 |-0---5-------5-3-|-0-------
  42 |-----------------|---------
  43 |-----------------|---------
  44 </pre>
  45
  46 <p>The real problem here is, of course, to get the chorus right
  47 (un)rhythmically speaking (I added a transcription of the first
  48 lordylordoodledumdy at the end). Aside from that, the riffs are
  49 definitely playable. The fact that the intro riff ends with a D in
  50 fifth position (057775), and the D-riff begins in second position
  51 (000232), implies that one has to move from the one to the other
  52 somewhere during the first line of singing. I seem to hear such moves
  53 here and there (then again, after some hours of tabbing, I seem to
  54 hear quite a lot...). <br />
  55 In the first verse, the Bb in the last line comes later than in the
  56 rest of the verses (where the A is noted).</p>
  57
  58 <hr />
  59
  60 <p>Intro:</p>
  61 <pre class="tab">
  62   D9                                           D
  63   :     .     .      .       :     .     .     .     :
  64 |-12-12-12-12-12-12-/12-12-|/12-12-12-12-12-12---2-|---2-------------|
  65 |-13-13-13-13-13-13-/13-13-|/13-13-13-13-13-13---3-|---3-------------|
  66 |-14-14-14-14-14-14-/14-14-|/14-14-14-14-14-14---2-|---2---2-5-2-----|
  67 |--------------------------|-------------------0---|-----5--(0)--5-3-|
  68 |--------------------------|-----------------------|----(0)----------|
  69 |--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
  70 </pre>
  71 <pre class="tab">
  72   :   .   .   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
  73 |-----2-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  74 |-----3-------------------|---------7-----7-|---7-7---7-------| (switch to
  75 |-----2-------------------|---------7-----7-|---7-7---7-------| D=000232)
  76 |-0---0--------------(3-4-|-5h7)7---7---7---|---7-7---7-------|
  77 |--------------(7)----3-4-|-5---5---5---5---|-----5-----------|
  78 |---------5-6---7---------|-----------------|-----------------|
  79                                                       Feel like . . .
  80 </pre>
  81
  82 <pre class="verse">
  83             D                                           [D-riff]
  84 Feel like a broke down engine ain't got no drivin' wheel
  85             G                       Bb             D    [D-riff]
  86 Feel like a broke down engine ain't got no drivin' wheel
  87              Dv                     Bb              A          D    [D-riff]
  88 You all been down and lonesome, you know just how a poor man feels.
  89
  90 Been shooting craps and gambling, momma, and I done got broke
  91 Been shooting craps and gambling, momma, and I done got broke
  92 I done pawned my pistol baby, my best clothes been sold.
  93 </pre>
  94
  95 <pre class="bridge">
  96 D9
  97 Lordy, Lord,
  98               D
  99 Lordy, Lordy, Lord,
 100 /g /g# /a     /c /c# /d /g
 101 Lordy, Lordy, Lordy
 102           [d-riff]
 103 Lordy Lord.
 104 </pre>
 105
 106 <pre class="tab bridge">
 107   D9                                           D
 108   :     .     .     .      :     .     .     .     :   .   .   .
 109 |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12---2-|-----------------|
 110 |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-13-13---3-|-----------------|
 111 |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|14-14-14-14-14-14---2-|-----------------|
 112 |-------------------------|------------------0---|-----------------|
 113 |-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
 114 |-------------------------|----------------------|-----5---6-7-----|
 115         Lor - dy lord         lor - dy lor- dy lord    lordy lord
 116 </pre>
 117 <pre class="tab bridge">
 118   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
 119 |-----------------|-2-2-------------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|
 120 |-----------------|-3-3-------------|-----3-3---------|-----------------|
 121 |-----------------|-2-2---2-5-2-----|-----2-2---strum-|-----------------|
 122 |-----------------|-0-0-5-------5-3-|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|
 123 |-3---4---5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 124 |-------------6---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 125   lor-dy  lordy lord_________________.                            I went . . .
 126 </pre>
 127
 128 <pre class="verse">
 129 I went down in my praying ground, fell on my bended knees
 130 Went down to my praying ground, fell on my bended knees
 131 I ain't cryin' for no religion, Lord, give me back my good gal please.
 132
 133 If you give me back my baby, I won't worry you no more
 134 Give me back my baby, I won't worry you no more
 135 Don't have to put her in my house, Lordy, just lead her to my door.
 136
 137 Lordy, Lord, Lordy, Lordy, Lord, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy
 138 Lordy Lord.
 139
 140 Can't you hear me baby, rappin' on your door ?
 141 Can't you hear me baby, rappin' on your door ?
 142 Now you hear me tappin', tappin' across your floor.
 143 </pre>
 144 <pre class="tab">
 145   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
 146 |-----------------|-----------------
 147 |-----------------|-----------7-----
 148 |-----------------|-----------7-----
 149 |-----------------|-----------7-----
 150 |-----------------|-----3-4-5-5-----
 151 |-5-------6-------|-7---------------
 152 </pre>
 153
 154 <pre class="verse">
 155 Feel like a broke down engine, ain't got no drive at all
 156 Feel like a broke down engine, ain't got no drive at all
 157 What made me love my woman, she can really do the Georgia Crawl.
 158
 159             D9                                              [D-riff]
 160 Feel like a broke down engine, ain't got no whistle or bell
 161 Feel like a broke down engine, ain't got no whistle or bell
 162 If you're a real hot momma, come and grab away Daddy's weeping spell.
 163 </pre>
 164 <pre class="tab">
 165  .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
 166 -----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 167 -----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 168 -0-2-|-5-5-5-5-2-2---2-|-5-2---2-------2-|-5-5-5-2-5-5-2-5-|-5-2-4-2---------|
 169 -----|-------------5---|-----5-------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
 170 -----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 171 -----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 172 </pre>
 173 <pre class="tab">
 174   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
 175 |-3---------------|-6---------------|-2-----------------------|-----------------|
 176 |-3--strum--------|-6---------------|-3-----------------------|---7-7-7---------|
 177 |-4---------------|-7---------------|-2-----------------------|---7-7-7---------|
 178 |-5---------------|-8---------------|-0-----------------------|---7-7-7---------|
 179 |-----------------|-----------------|-0-------------------3-4-|-5-5-5-5---------|
 180 |-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-5---6---7-------|-----------------|
 181 </pre>
 182 <pre class="tab">
 183   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :
 184 |-5-----5-----5---|---6-------------|-2---------------|---------8----||
 185 |-5-----5-----5---|---6-------------|-3---------------|---7-7-7-7----||
 186 |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-|-2---------------|---7-7-7-7----||
 187 |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-|-0---------------|---7-7-7-7----||
 188 |-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------3-4-|-5-5----------||
 189 |-----------------|-----------------|-0---5-6-7-------|--------------||
 190 </pre>
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