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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Don't Ya Tell Henry</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">The Basement Tapes</a> (1967/1975) in a version by The
  18 Band<br />
  19 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem, according to the version with Dylan,
  20 available as an outtake</p>
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  23
  24 <pre class="refrain">
  25 Don't ya tell Henry,
  26
  27 Apple's got your fly.
  28 </pre>
  29
  30 <pre class="verse">
  31   E
  32 I went down to the river on a Saturday morn,
  33
  34 A-lookin' around just to see who's born.
  35
  36 I found a little chicken down on his knees,
  37
  38 I went up and yelled to him,&quot;Please, please, please!&quot;
  39 </pre>
  40
  41 <pre class="refrain">
  42 He said, &quot;Don't ya tell Henry,
  43 A
  44 Don't ya tell Henry,
  45 B7
  46 Don't ya tell Henry,
  47 [n.c.]           E   [turnaround]
  48 Elbow's got your thigh.&quot;
  49 </pre>
  50
  51 <pre class="verse">
  52   E
  53 I went down to the corner at a-half past ten,
  54
  55 I's lookin' around, I wouldn't say when.
  56
  57 I looked down low, I looked above,
  58
  59 And who did I see but the one I love.
  60 </pre>
  61
  62 <pre class="refrain">
  63           A
  64 She said, &quot;Don't ya tell Henry,
  65 E
  66 Don't ya tell Henry,
  67 B
  68 Don't ya tell Henry,
  69 A [n.c.]         E
  70 Elbow's got your thigh.&quot;
  71 </pre>
  72
  73 <pre class="verse">
  74             E
  75 Now, I went down to the beanery at half past twelve,
  76
  77 A-lookin' around just to see myself.
  78   A
  79 I spotted a horse and a donkey, too,
  80   E
  81 I looked for a cow and I saw me a few.
  82 </pre>
  83
  84 <pre class="refrain">
  85            A
  86 They said, &quot;Don't ya tell Henry,
  87 E
  88 Don't ya tell Henry,
  89 B
  90 Don't ya tell Henry,
  91 A [n.c.]         E
  92 Elbow's got your thigh.&quot;
  93 </pre>
  94
  95 <pre class="verse">
  96 Now, I went down to the pumphouse the other night,
  97 A-lookin' around, it was outa sight.
  98 I looked high and low for that big ol' tree,
  99 I did go upstairs but I didn't see nobody but me.
 100 </pre>
 101
 102 <pre class="refrain">
 103 I said, &quot;Don't ya tell Henry,
 104 Don't ya tell Henry,
 105 Don't ya tell Henry,
 106 Elbow's got your thigh.&quot;
 107 </pre>
 108
 109 <hr />
 110
 111 <h2 class="songversion">The Band's version</h2>
 112
 113 <p>The following is played as an intro (minus the first bar) and between
 114 verses. The tab is just of the one guitar that plays the same thing
 115 every time; in addition, the most pronounced guitar plays different
 116 licks over this background.</p>
 117
 118 <pre class="tab">
 119      :     .     .     .       :      .      .      .        :      .      .     .
 120 ---|-------------------------|----------------------12-----|---------------------------|
 121 ---|-------------------------|--------------------------13-|---------------------------|
 122 ---|-----------------12------|-14--14-14--14-14--12--------|-14--12-11--------12-------|
 123 ---|-----11----14------------|-----------------------------|------------14----------14-|
 124 -12|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
 125 ---|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
 126 </pre>
 127 <pre class="tab">
 128   :     .     .     .      .      .        :
 129 |----------------------------------------|---
 130 |----------------------------------------|---
 131 |-12--12------12--12----14---------------|---
 132 |-----------14---------------------------|---
 133 |----------------------------------------|---
 134 |----------------------------------------|---
 135                                 Yes,   I...
 136 </pre>
 137
 138 <pre class="verse">
 139        A
 140 Yes, I went down to the river on a Saturday morn,
 141
 142 I's lookin' around just to see who's born.
 143
 144 I spied a little chicken down on his knees,
 145
 146 I went up and yelled to him,&quot;Please, please, please!&quot;
 147 </pre>
 148
 149 <pre class="refrain">
 150
 151 He said, &quot;Don't ya tell Henry,
 152 D
 153 Don't ya tell Henry,
 154 E
 155 Don't ya tell Henry,
 156 [n.c.]           [intro lick]
 157 Elbow's got your thigh.&quot;
 158 </pre>
 159
 160 <pre class="verse">
 161 Yes, I went down to the beanery at half past twelve,
 162 I's lookin' around just to see myself.
 163 I looked high and low, and I looked up above,
 164 But who did I see but the one I love.
 165 She said, &quot;Now, don't ya tell Henry,
 166 </pre>
 167
 168 <pre class="refrain">
 169 Don't ya tell Henry,
 170 Don't ya tell Henry,
 171 Elbow's got your thigh.&quot;
 172 </pre>
 173
 174 <pre class="verse">
 175 Yeah, I went down to the whorehouse the other night,
 176 I was lookin' around, I was outa sight.
 177 I looked at a home, and I saw [it ain't new],
 178 I looked for a cow and I saw me a few.
 179 </pre>
 180
 181 <pre class="refrain">
 182 They said, &quot;Don't ya tell Henry,
 183 Don't ya tell Henry,
 184 Don't ya tell Henry,
 185 Elbow's got your thigh.&quot;
 186 </pre>
 187
 188 <pre class="verse">
 189 Yeah, I went down to the river on a Saturday morn,
 190 I's lookin' around just to see who was born.
 191 I saw a little chicken lie down on his knees,
 192 I went up and yelled to him,&quot;Please, please, please!&quot;
 193 </pre>
 194
 195 <pre class="refrain">
 196 He said, &quot;Don't ya tell Henry,
 197 Don't ya tell Henry,
 198 Don't ya tell Henry,
 199 Elbow's got your thigh.&quot;
 200 </pre>
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