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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Tears of Rage</h1>
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  16 <p>Written by Richard Manuel and Bob Dylan<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">The Basement Tapes</a> (1967/1975)<br />
  18 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
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  20 <p>Capo 2nd fret (sounding key A major)</p>
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  22 <p>There are three takes on the GBT, but there are no substantial
  23 differences between them. The lyrics differs from the official lyrics
  24 on some points.</p>
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  28 <pre class="verse">
  29 G
  30
  31    G                  Em
  32 We carried you in our arms
  33    C            Am
  34 On Independence Day,
  35     F                  C
  36 And now you'd throw us all aside
  37     G
  38 And put us on our way.
  39    G                             Em
  40 Oh what dear daughter 'neath the sun
  41       C              Am
  42 Would treat a father so,
  43    F             C
  44 To wait upon him hand and foot
  45     G
  46 Yet always answer &quot;No&quot;?
  47 </pre>
  48 <pre class="refrain">
  49 B              Em
  50 Tears of rage, tears of grief,
  51 C                                G
  52 Why am I always the one who must be the thief?
  53 B
  54 Come to me now, you know
  55       Em        /d
  56 We're so alone
  57 C   Am      G         C/g G
  58 And life is brief.
  59 </pre>
  60 <pre class="verse">
  61 We pointed out the way to go
  62 And scratched your name in sand,
  63 Though you just thought that it was nothing more
  64 Than a place for you to stand.
  65 Now, I want you to know that while you watched,
  66 discovered that there was no one true,
  67 that I myself really thought
  68 It was just a childish thing to do.
  69 </pre>
  70 <pre class="refrain">
  71 Tears of rage, tears of grief,
  72 Why am I always the one who must be the thief?
  73 Come to me now, you know
  74 We're so alone
  75 And life is brief.
  76 </pre>
  77 <pre class="verse">
  78 It was all very very painless
  79 When you ran out to receive
  80 All that false instruction
  81 Which we never could believe.
  82 And now the heart is filled with gold
  83 As if it was a purse.
  84 But, oh, what kind of love is this
  85 Which goes from bad to worse?
  86 </pre>
  87 <pre class="refrain">
  88 Tears of rage, tears of grief,
  89 Why am I always the one who must be the thief?
  90 Come to me now, you know
  91 We're so alone
  92 And life is brief.
  93 </pre>
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