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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Idiot Wind</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">Blood on the Tracks</a> (1975) and in a live version on
  18 <a class="recordlink" href="../19_hardrain/index.htm">Hard Rain</a> (1976)<br />
  19 The original New York version was released on <a class="recordlink" href="../34_bootleg/index.htm">The Bootleg Series 1-3</a> (1991)<br />
  20 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem </p>
  21
  22 <div class="preamble">
  23
  24 <h2 class="songversion"><em>Bootleg Series 1-3</em> version and the original &ldquo;organ&rdquo; version</h2>
  25
  26 <p>Open D/E Tuning (E-B-e-g#-b-e' or D-A-d-f#-a-d') </p>
  27
  28 <p>Chords:</p>
  29 <pre class="chords">
  30 Am      xx5450 (or x05450 - the 5th strings &quot;bleeds&quot; through occasionally)
  31 Bsus4   xx0877
  32 B(vii)  x07777
  33 E       054000
  34 C#m     020020
  35 G#m     xx4340 (or if you want the fuller bass: 444300)
  36 A       020120 or 020100
  37 B11     x02120 (changes to x02100 at the verse endings <em>et al.</em>)
  38 </pre>
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  41
  42 <h2 class="songversion">&ldquo;Organ version&rdquo; (September 16 1974)</h2>
  43
  44 <pre class="verse">
  45 Intro: Am  .  .  .  Bsus4  .  B(vii)  .  E
  46
  47 Am                         Bsus4             Bvii           E
  48 Someone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press
  49 Am                                Bsus4              B(vii)         E
  50 Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it but when they will I can only guess.
  51      C#m          G#m                A                E
  52 They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
  53 C#m             G#m               A                E
  54 She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
  55         G#m            B11
  56 I can't help it if I'm lucky.
  57
  58
  59 People see me all the time and they just can't remember how to act
  60 Their minds are filled with big ideas, images and distorted facts.
  61 Even you, yesterday you had to ask me where it was at,
  62 I couldn't believe after all these years, you didn't know me better than that
  63 Sweet lady.
  64 </pre>
  65
  66 <pre class="refrain">
  67 E           A                                E
  68 Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your mouth
  69 A                                  B11
  70 Blowing down the backroads headin' south.
  71 E           A                                E
  72 Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
  73           A
  74 You're an idiot, babe.
  75        B11                               E
  76 It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.
  77 </pre>
  78
  79 <pre class="verse">
  80 E   A   E   A
  81
  82 I threw the I-Ching yesterday, it said there might be some thunder at the well.
  83 Peace and quiet's been avoiding me for so long it seems like living hell.
  84 There's a lone soldier on the hill, watchin' falling raindrops pour.
  85 You'd never know it to look at him, but at the final shot he won the war
  86 After losin' every battle.
  87
  88 I woke up on the roadside, day dreamin' about the way things sometimes are
  89 Hoofbeats pounding in my head at break-neck speed and making me see stars.
  90 You hurt the ones that I love best and cover up the truth with lies.
  91 One day you'll be in the ditch, flies buzzin' around your eyes,
  92 Blood on your saddle.
  93 </pre>
  94
  95 <pre class="refrain">
  96 Idiot wind, blowing through the flowers on your tomb,
  97 Blowing through the curtains in your room.
  98 Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
  99 You're an idiot, babe.
 100 It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.
 101 </pre>
 102
 103 <pre class="verse">
 104 It was gravity which pulled us in and destiny which broke us apart
 105 You tamed the lion in my cage but it just wasn't enough to change my heart.
 106 Now everything's a little upside down, as a matter of fact the wheels have stopped,
 107 What's good is bad, what's bad is good, you'll find out when you reach the top
 108 You're on the bottom.
 109
 110 I noticed at the ceremony, that you left all your bags behind
 111 The driver came in after you left, he gave them all to me, and then he resigned.
 112 The priest wore black on the seventh day, walzed around while the building burned.
 113 You didn't trust me for a minute, babe. I've never known the spring to turn
 114 So quickly into autumn.
 115 </pre>
 116
 117 <pre class="refrain">
 118 Idiot wind, blowing everytime you move your jaw,
 119 From the Grand Coulee Dam to the Mardi Gras.
 120 Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
 121 You're an idiot, babe.
 122 It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.
 123 </pre>
 124
 125 <pre class="verse">
 126 We pushed eachother a little too far, and one day it just jumped into a raging storm.
 127 A hound dog bayed behind your trees as I was packing up my uniform.
 128 I figured I'd lost you anyway, Why go on? what's the use?
 129 In order to get in a word with you, I'd have had to come up with some excuse.
 130 It just struck me kinda funny.
 131
 132 I been double-crossed too much, at times I think I've almost lost my mind
 133 Lady-killers load ice on me behind my back, while imitators steal me blind
 134 You close your eyes and part your lips, and slip your fingers from your glove
 135 You can have the best there is, but it's gonna cost you all your love
 136 You won't get it for money
 137 </pre>
 138
 139 <pre class="refrain">
 140 Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons of our coats,
 141 Blowing through the letters that we wrote.
 142 Idiot wind, blowing through the dust upon our shelves,
 143 We're idiots, babe.
 144 It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves.
 145 </pre>
 146
 147 <hr />
 148
 149 <h2 class="songversion">Bootleg series 1-3 version</h2>
 150
 151 <p>The only difference between the two New York versions, apart from the
 152 organ on the refrains in the above version, is some slight changes in
 153 some of the lyrics. It's really negligible, but for the sake of
 154 (trainspotterish) completeness, here it is (the first verse is
 155 identical):</p>
 156
 157 <pre class="verse">
 158 I threw the I-Ching yesterday, it said there'd be some thunder at the well.
 159 I haven't tasted peace and quiet for so long it seems like living hell.
 160 There's a lone soldier on the hill, watchin' falling raindrops pour.
 161 You'd never know it to look at him, but at the final shot he won the war
 162 After losin' every battle.
 163
 164 I woke up on the roadside, day dreamin' about the way things sometimes are
 165 Hoofbeats pounding in my head at break-neck speed and making me see stars.
 166 You hurt the ones that I love best and cover up the truth with lies.
 167 One day you'll be in the ditch, flies buzzin' around your eyes,
 168 Blood on your saddle.
 169 </pre>
 170
 171 <pre class="refrain">
 172 Idiot wind, blowing through the flowers on your tomb,
 173 Blowing through the curtains in your room.
 174 Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
 175 You're an idiot, babe.
 176 It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.
 177 </pre>
 178
 179 <pre class="verse">
 180 It was gravity which pulled us in and destiny which broke us apart
 181 You tamed the lion in my cage but it just wasn't enough to change my heart.
 182 Now everything's a little upside down, as a matter of fact the wheels have stopped,
 183 What's good is bad, what's bad is good, you'll find out when you reach the top
 184 You're on the bottom.
 185
 186 I noticed at the ceremony, that you left your bags behind
 187 The driver came in after you left, he gave them all to me, and then he resigned.
 188 The priest wore black on the seventh day, and walzed around while the building burned.
 189 You didn't trust me for a minute, babe. I've never known the spring to turn
 190 So quickly into autumn.
 191 </pre>
 192
 193 <pre class="refrain">
 194 Idiot wind, blowing everytime you move your jaw,
 195 From the Grand Coulee Dam to the Mardi Gras.
 196 Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
 197 You're an idiot, babe.
 198 It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.
 199 </pre>
 200
 201 <pre class="verse">
 202 We pushed each other a little too far, and one day it just turned into a raging storm.
 203 A hound dog bayed behind your trees as I was packing up my uniform.
 204 I figured I'd lost you anyway, Why go on? What's the use?
 205 In order to get in a word with you, I'd have had to come up with some excuse.
 206 It just struck me kinda funny.
 207
 208 I been double-crossed too much, at times I think I've almost lost my mind
 209 Lady-killers load ice on me behind my back, while imitators steal me blind
 210 You close your eyes and part your lips, and slip your fingers from your glove
 211 You can have the best there is, but it's gonna cost you all your love
 212 You won't get it for money
 213 </pre>
 214
 215 <pre class="refrain">
 216 Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons of our coats,
 217 Blowing through the letters that we wrote.
 218 Idiot wind, blowing through the dust upon our shelves,
 219 We're idiots, babe.
 220 It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves.
 221 </pre>
 222
 223 <hr />
 224
 225 <h2 class="songversion">Hard Rain version</h2>
 226
 227 <p>The album version differs on a (very) few points only.</p>
 228
 229 <pre class="verse">
 230 Cm                         D                         (C/g)|:G    C/g :|
 231 Someone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press
 232 Cm                                    D                                  |:G    C/g :|
 233 Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out quick but when they will I can only guess.
 234      Em           Bm                 Am               G
 235 They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
 236 Em              Bm                Am               G
 237 She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
 238         Bm             C
 239 I can't help it if I'm lucky.
 240
 241
 242 People see me all the time, I guess they just can't remember how to act
 243 Their minds are filled with false ideas, images and distorted facts.
 244 And even you, yesterday you had to ask me where it was at,
 245 I couldn't believe after all these years, you didn't know me any better than that
 246 Sweet lady.
 247 </pre>
 248
 249 <pre class="refrain">
 250 G           C                                G
 251 Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your mouth
 252 C                                  D7
 253 Blowing down the backroads headin' south.
 254 G           C                                G
 255 Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
 256           C
 257 You're an idiot, babe.
 258        D7                                G
 259 It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.
 260 </pre>
 261
 262 <pre class="verse">
 263 I ran into the fortune teller, she said beware 'cause some lightning might strike.
 264 I haven't known about peace and quiet now for so long I don't even remember what it's like.
 265 There's a lone soldier on the cross, smoke pourin' out of a boxcar door,
 266 He didn't know it, he never thought it could be done, but at the final shot he won the war
 267 After losin' every battle.
 268
 269 I woke up on the roadside, daydreamin' 'bout the way things really are
 270 Visions of your smokin'  shoot through my head and are makin' me see stars.
 271 You hurt the ones that I love best and cover up the truth with lies.
 272 One day you'll be in the grave, flies buzzin' around your eyes,
 273 Blood on your saddle.
 274 </pre>
 275
 276 <pre class="refrain">
 277 Idiot wind, blowing through the flowers on your tomb,
 278 Blowing through the curtains in your room.
 279 Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
 280 You're an idiot, babe.
 281 It's a wonder that you still can even breathe.
 282 </pre>
 283
 284 <pre class="verse">
 285 It was gravity which pulled us down and destiny which broke us apart
 286 You tamed the lion in my cage but it wasn't enough to change my heart.
 287 Now everything's a little upside down, as a matter of fact the wheels have stopped,
 288 What's good is bad, what's bad is good, you'll find out when you reach the top
 289 You're on the bottom.
 290
 291 I noticed at the ceremony, that your corrupt ways had finally made you blind
 292 I can't recall your face anymore, your mouth has changed and your eyes don't look into mine.
 293 The priest wore black on the seventh day and sat stone-faced while the building burned.
 294 I waited for you on the running boards, near the cypress trees, while the springtime
 295 turned Slowly into autumn.
 296 </pre>
 297
 298 <pre class="refrain">
 299 Idiot wind, blowing like a circle around my skull,
 300 From the Grand Coulee Dam to the Capitol.
 301 Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
 302 You're an idiot, babe.
 303 It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.
 304 </pre>
 305
 306 <pre class="verse">
 307 I can't feel you anymore, I can't even touch the clothes you wear
 308 Every time I come into your door, you leave me standing in the middle of the air..
 309 Down the highway, down the tracks, down the road to ecstasy,
 310 I followed you beneath the stars, hounded by your memory
 311 And all your ragin' glory.
 312
 313 I been double-crossed now for the very last time and I think I finally see,
 314 I kissed goodbye the howling beast on the borderline which separated you from me.
 315 You'll never know the hurt I suffered nor the pain I rise above,
 316 And I'll never know the same about you, your holiness or your kind of love,
 317 And it makes me feel so sorry.
 318 </pre>
 319
 320 <pre class="refrain">
 321 Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons of our coats,
 322 Blowing through the letters that we wrote.
 323 Idiot wind, blowing through the dust upon our shelves,
 324 We're idiots, babe.
 325 It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves.
 326 </pre>
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