Talkin World War Iii Blues

Artist: Bob Dylan Album: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan Song: Talkin’ World War III Blues Tabbed by Aceroth Listen to the song a lot to figure out the strumming patterns. Some of them are tricky especially during the harmonica parts but the same basic pattern repeats the whole song so once you get it down you’re good. And whenever I say "harmonica" I’m showing the guitar chords that he plays under the harmonica part. standard tuning capo 3rd fret intro C|--3--1------0-0-----0-0----0-0----0-0------0-0-0-0----0-0------------| A|-------0-3-------1---------0-0----0-0------0-0-0-0----0-0------------| P|-----------------0------3------2------0---------------------------0--| O|----------------------------------------3----------2------0----------| *|------------------------------------------------------------1-1h2----| 3|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------0--0-0--| P|-----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0------0----0-0--| O|-----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0-2------------| *|---------2------3------4---------------------| 3|--3------------------------------------------| harmonica: Some time ago a crazy dream came to me I dreamt I was walkin’ into World War Three I went to the doctor the very next day To see what kinda words he could say. He said it was a bad dream. I wouldn’t worry ’bout it none though Them old dreams ’re only in your head. harmonica: I said "Hold it Doc a World War passed through my brain." He said "Nurse get your pad the boy’s insane" He grabbed my arm I said "Ouch!" As I landed on the psychiatric couch He said "Tell me about it." harmonica: Well the whole thing started at 3 o’clock fast It was all over by quarter past. I was down in the sewer with some little lover When I peeked out from a manhole cover    Wondering who turned the lights on us. harmonica: Well I got up and I walked around Up and down the lonesome town. I stood a-wondering which way to go I lit a cigarette on a parking meter And walked on down the road. It was a normal day. harmonica: Well I rung the fallout shelter bell And I leaned my head and I gave a yell "Give me a string bean I’m a hungry man." A shotgun fired and away I ran.   I don’t blame ’im too much though He didn’t know me. harmonica: Down at the corner by a hot-dog stand I seen a man I said "Howdy friend I guess there’s just us two." He screamed a bit and away he flew.   Thought I was a Communist. harmonica: Well I spied me a girl and before she could leave I said "Let’s go and play Adam and Eve." I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumpin’ She said "Hey man you crazy or somethin’ You seen what happened last time they started." harmonica: Well I seen your Cadillac window uptown And there was nobody aroun’ I got into the driver’s seat And I drove down 42nd Street In my Cadillac. Good car to drive after a war. harmonica: Well I remember seein’ some ad So I turned on my Conelrad. But I didn’t pay the Con Ed bill So the radio didn’t work so well. Turned on my record player It was Rock-A-Day Johnny singin’ "Tell Your Ma Tell Your Pa Our Loves A-Gonna Grow Ooh-wah Ooh-wah." harmonica: I was feelin’ kinda lonesome and blue I needed somebody to talk to. So I called up the operator of time Just to hear a voice of some kind.      "When you hear the beep It will be three o’clock"   She said that for over an hour And I hung up. harmonica: Well the doctor interrupted me just about then Sayin "Hey I’ve been havin’ the same old dreams But mine was a little different you see. I dreamt the only person left after the war was me. I didn’t see you around." harmonica: Well now time passed and now it seems Everybody’s having them dreams. Everybody sees themselves walkin’ around with no one else.       Half of the people can be part right all of the time Some of the people can be all right part of the time. But all of the people can’t be all right all of the time. I think Abraham Lincoln said that.       "I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours" I said that. harmonica: end on A G