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  18 <h1 class="songtitle">Humming Bird</h1>
  19
  20 <p>John and Jack Anglin<br />
  21 Played by Bob Dylan during the summer tour 2001 (as sung in Anzio, Jul 24)<br />
  22 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  23
  24 <p>I've indicated the length of the phrases, as they are somewhat irregular. <br />
  25 I've only partly been able to decipher the lyrics of Dylan's version, which differ
  26 considerably from Jim &amp; Jack's. His second verse is some of the most unintelligible
  27 singing I've ever heard from Dylan. <a href="../mail.htm">Any clues, anyone?</a></p>
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  30
  31 <pre class="crd">
  32 /g-a-b | C . . . |. . . . | G . . . |. . . . |
  33        | D . . . |. . . . | G . . . |. . .</pre>
  34
  35 <pre class="refrain">
  36 .       C . . . |. . .
  37 Humming bird
  38 .    G . . . |. . .
  39 Keep hummin'
  40   .       D . . . |. . . . |
  41 I love to hear
  42      .        .       G . . . |. . .
  43 Your lonesome whistle whine
  44 .       C . . . |. . .
  45 Hummin' bird
  46 .    G . . . |. . . .
  47 Keep hummin'
  48     D      .      .   .      G       C/g  G
  49 I'm ridin' to the end of the line</pre>
  50
  51 <pre class="verse">
  52 G
  53 Leavin' Cincinnati
  54 C                  G
  55 Way down bluegrass state
  56
  57 I believe she's coming,
  58             D                 G
  59 though I've seen that I'm too late
  60      G
  61 Now, I've been east and I've been west
  62 C                    G
  63 I've been [p]laying around
  64
  65 [...]
  66  D              G
  67 [If it can't be found]</pre>
  68
  69 <pre class="refrain">Hummin' bird
  70 Keep hummin'
  71 I love to hear
  72 Your lonesome whistle whine
  73 Hummin' bird
  74 Keep hummin'
  75 I'm ridin' to
  76 The end of the line</pre>
  77
  78 <pre class="verse">[... that I believe in]
  79 [some ...]
  80 [...]
  81 [...]
  82 I've been east, I've been west
  83 I've been every [track]
  84 [...], Humming bird
  85 One more time
  86 </pre>
  87
  88 <pre class="refrain">Hummin' bird
  89 Keep hummin'
  90 I love to hear
  91 Your lonesome whistle whine
  92 Hummin' bird
  93 Keep hummin'
  94 I'm ridin' to
  95 The end of the line</pre>
  96 <hr />
  97
  98 <h2 class="songversion">Jim and Jack Anglin's version:</h2>
  99
 100 <pre class="refrain">
 101 E
 102
 103 Humming bird
 104      B
 105 Keep hummin'
 106           F#
 107 I love to hear
 108                       B
 109 Your lonesome whistle whine
 110         E
 111 Hummin' bird
 112      B
 113 Keep hummin'
 114     F#                       B
 115 I'm ridin' to the end of the line</pre>
 116
 117 <pre class="verse">
 118 B
 119 Leavin' Cincinnati,
 120 E               B
 121 Headin' for the South
 122
 123 The bluegrass of old Kentucky
 124            F#            B
 125 Brought my heart into my mouth
 126 B
 127 I've been east I've been west
 128     E             B
 129 But now I'm goin' home
 130
 131 As the rollin' wheels beat polished steel
 132   F#              B
 133 I sing this happy song</pre>
 134
 135 <pre class="refrain">
 136 Hummin' bird
 137 Keep hummin'
 138 I love to hear your
 139 Lonesome whistle whine
 140 Hummin' bird
 141 Keep hummin'
 142 I'm ridin' to
 143 The end of the line</pre>
 144
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 146
 147 <p>If you're into cheap tricks, you can imitate the humming-bird-imitating harmony singing
 148 like this:</p>
 149
 150 <p>Dylan's version:</p>
 151
 152 <pre class="tab">
 153   G    F# G    F#   G
 154 |-----------------|---------
 155 |-3-----2-3-----2-|-3-------
 156 |-4-----3-4-----3-|-4---4---
 157 |-----------------|-----5---
 158 |-----------------|---------
 159 |-----------------|---------</pre>
 160
 161 <p>Jim &amp; Jack's version:</p>
 162
 163 <pre class="tab">
 164   E    D# E     D#  E
 165   :   .   .   .     :   .
 166 |-4-----3-4-----3-|-4---0---
 167 |-5-----4-5-----4-|-5---0---
 168 |-4-----3-4-----3-|-4---1---   etc.
 169 |-----------------|---------
 170 |-----------------|---------
 171 |-----------------|---------</pre>
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