Thirsty Boots Chords
by Bob Dylan
Thirsty Boots by Bob Dylan is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords G, Bm, Am, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:(Acoustic lead, piano and harmonica over)
|G Bm|Am D| x4
verse 1:
G Bm
You've been long and on the open road,
Am D
You’ve been sleepin’ in the rain.
G Em
From the dirty words and muddy cells,
Am D
Your clothes are smeared and stained.
G Em
But the dirty words and muddy cells,
Am D
Will soon be judged insane.
G C
So only stop and rest yourself,
Am D
’Til you are off again.
G C
And, take off your thirsty boots,
G C
And stay for awhile.
G Em
Your feet are hot and weary,
Am D
From a dusty mile.
G C
And maybe I can make you laugh,
Am D
And maybe I can try.
G Em
Just looking for the evening,
C D G
And the mornin’ in your eye.
REFRAIN:(Acoustic lead over)
|G Em|C D|
verse 2:
G Bm
Then tell me of the ones you saw,
Am D
As far as you could see.
G Em
Across the plains from field to town,
Am D
Marching to be free.
G Bm
And of the rusty prison gates,
Am D
That tumble by degree,
G C
Like laughing children, one by one,
Am D
Who look like you and me.
G C
Then, take off your thirsty boots,
G C
And stay for awhile.
G Em
Your feet are hot and weary,
Am D
From a dusty mile.
G C
And maybe I can make you laugh,
Am D
And maybe I can try.
G Em
Just looking for the evening,
Am D G
And the mornin’ in your eye.
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