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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">It Ain't Me, Babe</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="../04_anotherside/index.htm">Another Side Of Bob Dylan</a> (1964), <a class="recordlink" href="../99_greatesthits/index.htm">Greatest Hits</a> (1967) and <a class="recordlink" href="../28_biograph/index.htm">Biograph</a> (1985), and in different live versions on <a class="recordlink" href="../15_beforetheflood/index.htm">Before the Flood</a> (1974), <a class="recordlink" href="../26_reallive/index.htm">Real Live</a> (1984), <a class="recordlink" href="../42_bs5/index.htm">Live 1975</a> (2002) and <a class="recordlink" href="../43_bs6/index.htm">Live 1964</a> (2004)<br />
  18 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  19
  20 <hr />
  21
  22 <p>Chords: </p>
  23 <pre class="chords">
  24 D'   x54030
  25 Bm7' xx4030
  26 Am7  x02010
  27 </pre>
  28
  29 <hr />
  30
  31 <pre class="verse">
  32 G  C/g  G
  33
  34        D'       C
  35 Go 'way from my window
  36 D'                       G
  37 Leave at your own chosen speed
  38     D'              C
  39 I'm not the one you want, babe
  40     D'              G
  41 I'm not the one you need
  42     Bm7'               Am7
  43 You say you're lookin' for someone
  44             Bm7'            Am7
  45 Who's never weak but always strong
  46       Bm7'           Am
  47 To protect you an' defend you
  48         Bm7'             Am
  49 Whether you are right or wrong
  50     C                          D
  51 Someone to open each and every door
  52              G
  53 But it ain't me, babe
  54 C       D            G
  55 No, no, no, it ain't me babe
  56          C         D       G
  57 It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.
  58
  59 Go lightly from the ledge, babe
  60 Go lightly on the ground
  61 I'm not the one you want, babe
  62 I will only let your down
  63 You say you're lookin' for someone
  64 Who will promise never to part
  65 Someone to close his eyes for you
  66 Someone to close his heart
  67 Someone who will die for you an' more
  68 But it ain't me, babe
  69 No, no, no, it ain't me babe
  70 It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.
  71
  72 Go melt back in the night
  73 Everything inside is made of stone
  74 There's nothing in here moving
  75 An' anyway I'm not alone
  76 You say you're looking for someone
  77 Who'll pick you up each time you fall
  78 To gather flowers constantly
  79 An' to come each time you call
  80 A lover for you life an' nothing more
  81 But it ain't me, babe
  82 No, no, no, it ain't me, babe
  83 It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.
  84 </pre>
  85
  86 <hr />
  87
  88 <h2 class="songversion">Version from <em>Before the Flood</em> w/The Band (1974)</h2>
  89 <pre class="verse">
  90     G           D
  91 Go 'way from my window
  92 D7                       G
  93 Leave at your own chosen speed
  94                     D
  95 I'm not the one you want, babe
  96 D7                  G
  97 I'm not the one you need
  98 Bm                     Am
  99 You say you're lookin' for someone
 100 Bm                    Am
 101 never weak but always strong
 102 Bm                   Am
 103 To protect you an' defend you
 104 Bm                       Am
 105 Whether you are right or wrong
 106     C                          D
 107 Someone to open each and every door
 108              G
 109 But it ain't me, babe
 110 C       D/a          G
 111 No, no, no, it ain't me babe
 112          C         D/a     G
 113 It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.
 114 </pre>
 115
 116 <hr />
 117
 118 <h2 class="songversion">Version from <a class="recordlink" href="../26_reallive/index.htm">Real Live</a> (1984)</h2>
 119
 120 <p>This version is basically the same as the original album version.</p>
 121 <pre class="verse">
 122        D'       C
 123 Go 'way from my window
 124 D'            C          G       C/g   G
 125 Leave at your own chosen speed
 126     D'              C
 127 I'm not the one you want, babe
 128     D'      C       G            C/g   G
 129 I'm not the one you need
 130     Bm7'               Am7
 131 You say you're lookin' for someone
 132             Bm7'            Am7
 133 Who's never weak but always strong
 134       Bm7'           Am7
 135 To protect you an' defend you
 136         Bm7'             Am7
 137 Whether you are right or wrong
 138     C                          D
 139 Someone to open each and every door
 140              G
 141 But it ain't me, babe
 142 C   /b  Am           G
 143 No, no, no, it ain't me babe
 144          C  /b     Am      G
 145 It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.
 146 </pre>
 147
 148 <hr />
 149
 150 <h2 class="songversion">Live version from the Rolling Thunder Revue 1975</h2>
 151 <pre class="verse">
 152 Intro: C
 153
 154 Em              Dm
 155 Go 'way from my window
 156 Em            Dm         C
 157 Leave at your own chosen speed
 158 Em                  Dm
 159 I'm not the one you want, babe
 160 Em  Dm              C
 161 I'm not the one you need
 162 Em                     Dm
 163 You say you're lookin' for someone
 164             Em              Dm
 165 Who's never weak but always strong
 166 Em                   Dm
 167 To protect you an' defend you
 168 Em                       Dm
 169 Whether you are right or wrong
 170     F                          G
 171 Someone to open each and every door
 172              C
 173 But it ain't me, babe
 174 F           G            C
 175 No, no, no, no, it ain't me babe
 176          F         G       Am   F
 177 It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.
 178          C         G       C
 179 It ain't me you're lookin' for.
 180
 181 [final instrumental verse ends on Am instead of C]
 182 </pre>
 183
 184 <hr />
 185
 186 <h2 class="songversion">Live version, 2004</h2>
 187
 188 <p>Based on the version from March 6, 2004</p>
 189
 190 <p>Capo 1st fret (sounding key Db major)</p>
 191
 192 <p>Chord suggestions: </p>
 193 <pre class="chords">
 194 Em         022003
 195 C          x32013
 196 Fadd9      xx3213  or  x33563
 197 G7add11    xx0013  or  x55503
 198 F6         13x231
 199 G11        3x3211
 200 </pre>
 201
 202 <p>These are merely suggestions how to reproduce the full band sound on
 203 one guitar. All the chords in the chorus part could be played
 204 differently.</p>
 205
 206 <hr />
 207
 208 <pre class="verse">
 209 Em              C
 210 Go 'way from my window                *) Or, as Dylan sings it: You must leave now take what you need,
 211 Em                       C                                      [mumble mumble]
 212 Leave at your own chosen speed                                  Leave at your own chosen speed
 213 Em                        C
 214 I'm not the one you want, babe
 215     Em                  C
 216 I'm not the one you need
 217     Em                         C
 218 You say you're lookin' for someone
 219       Em              C
 220 never weak but always strong
 221       Em             C
 222 To protect you an' defend you
 223         Em                   C
 224 Whether you     are right or wrong
 225     Fadd9       G7add11  Fadd9 G7/d
 226 Someone to open each and every door
 227              C
 228 But it ain't me, babe
 229 F       F6           C
 230 No, no, no, it ain't me babe
 231          F                 C
 232 It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.
 233          G11       G       C
 234 It ain't me you're lookin' for.
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