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Words and music by Bob dylan
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TO play this song it's very nesecary to listen to it. You can find the song at "The
Series Vol 4 Live 1966 The Royal Albert Hall Concert".
Dropped D tuning (D-A-D-g-b-e'), capo 7th fret (sounding key A major)
D 000232
Dsus2 000030
D/c 030030
g 020033
Em 222000
F#m 444222
The rhythm isn't at all obvious in the introduction: his foot-tapping is on the
but when the band enters, the full rhythm pattern corresponds well with what the intro would
been with the foot-tapping as the beats.
This figure, with variations, is repeated for the intro, and played during the
beginning of the verses:
D D/c D D9/f
: . . . : . . . : . . . : . . .
|-2-------2-----2-|-2-----------0---|-2-------2-----2-|-2-----------0---|
|-3-------3-----3-|-3-----------3---|-3-------3-----3-|-3-----------3---|
|-2-------2-----2-|-3-----------0---|-2-------2-----2-|-2-----------0---|
|-0-------0-----0-|-0-----------0---|-0-------0-----0-|-0-------0---3---|
|-0-------0-----0-|-0-------0---3---|-0-------0-----0-|-0---------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-0---------------|-0-------0-----0-|-0---------------|
The electric guitar plays with no capo, and with the following riff running through the song:
: . . . : . . . : . . . : . . .
|-----5-----------|-5---------------|-----5-----------|-5---------------|---|
|-----------5-----|-----------------|-----------5-----|-----------------|---|
|-----------------|-------5b----5b--|-----------------|-------5b----5b--|---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
D D/c D D/c
Cold black glass don't make no mirror
D D/c D D/c
Cold black water don't make no tears
g
You say you love me with what may be love
D
Don't you remember makin' baby love?
Em
Yes, you got your steam drill,
F#m
now you're lookin' for some kid
Em
To get it to work for you
F#m
like your nine-pound hammer did
D Dadd2 D Dadd2 D g D Dadd2
But I know that you know that I know that you show
Em F#m A
Something is tearing up your mind.
D
Tell me, momma,
Tell me, momma,
Em
Tell me, momma, what is it?
F#m D
What's wrong with you this time?
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bob_dylan/tell_me_momma_tab.html ]
Black sun-glass [came here, pony run] *)
Tombstone babes, y'all can get it done
Fool's gold in your teeth and cementary hips
Get outside of your graveyard lips
Yes, everybody's wonderin'
when your friendship's gonna end
But come on, baby, I'm your friend!
And I know that you know that I know that you show
Something is tearing up your mind. **)
Tell me, momma,
Tell me, momma,
Tell me, momma, what is it?
What's wrong with you this time?
[Solo (without capo):]
: . . . : . . . : . . . : . . .
|-----5-----------|-5---------------|----/5----/5-----|/5-----5---------|
|-----------5-----|-----------------|----/5----/5-----|/5---------------|
|-----------------|-------5b6---5b6-|-----------------|-------------5~~~|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
: . . . : . . . : . . . : . . .
|-----5-----------|-------------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-7-----5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|~~~--------6-----|-----------------|-----5b6---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-----|-5---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-----7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
: . . . : . . . : . . . : . . .
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7b8-8r7-5-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-----5-|h7-----------------|
|-----4---4p2---4-|-----4p2-----2h4-|/6---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------2h4-----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
: . . . : . . . : . . . : . . .
|-----------------|-----------------|-----2---------2-|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|--(4)b5-r4p2-2-------|
|-----4---4p2---4-|-----4p2-4p2-2---|-----------------|-----------------4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
: . . . : . . . : . . . : . . .
|-----------------|-------------2~~~|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------2~~~~~~~|-5----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----2~~~~~~~~~~~|------(4b)5r4p2-4-|b5r4-2---2-------|
|-----4---4p2---4~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|------------------|-------------4---|
|-4---------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Ohh, [you're pleasing?] but your face is red
That ain't he can't get it, he's almost dead.
Everybody sees you on your window ledge
How long's it gonna take for your to get off the edge
You just gonna make everybody jump and roar
Now, whatcha wanna go and do that for?
For I know that you know that I know that you know
Something is tearing up your mind.
Ah, tell me, momma,
Tell me, momma,
Tell me, momma, what is it?
What's wrong with you this time?
