Worried Blues

Written by 
Trad. and Bob Dylan
Released on 
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1–3: Rare & Unreleased 1961-1991 (1991)
Tabbed by 
Eyolf Østrem

Recorded Jul 9, 1962 during The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan sessions

Capo 3rd fret (sounding key Eb major)

Basic fingerpicking pattern (with changes all the time to be taken as an indication only):

|---0---------------
|-----------1-------
|-------0-------0---
|-----2-------2-----  etc.
|-3-----------------
|---------3---------
Chords 
C       finger a C/g: 332010
F       133211 (w/thumb)
F/a     x03211
Fmaj7/a 103210 (w/thumb)
C                                            F      /e  /f     C/g
I got those worried blues                    :   .   .   .     :   .   .
    F              /e-/f C/g ----->        |---1-------------|---0--------
And I got those worried  blues             |-----------------|------------
            F/a  F  G(7)                   |-------2---------|-------0----
I got those worried blues                  |-----3-----------|-----2-----etc.-
C                                          |-----------------|------------
I got those worried blues, Lord            |-1-------0---1---|-3-------3--
      F                   /e  /f C/g         Wor  -  ried      blues
I'm a-going where I never been before.

  Fmaj7/a           G7                C/g
  :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
|-------0-------0-|-------1---------|---0-------------
|---1-------------|-----------------|-----------1-----
|-----------2-----|---0-------------|-------0---------
|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---
|-0---------------|-----------------|-3---------------
|---------1-------|-3-------3-------|---------3-------

I'm going where the chilly winds don't blow
I'm going where the chilly winds don't blow
I'm going where the chilly winds don't blow
I'm going where the chilly winds don't blow
I'm going where the crackles/climate suit my clothes.

Honey baby don't leave me now
Honey baby don't leave me now
Oh honey baby don't leave me now
Honey baby don't leave me now
I got trouble in my mind.

Listen to that cold whistle blow, Lord
Listen to that cold whistle blow
Listen to that cold whistle blow
Listen to that cold whistle blow
I'm a-going where I never been before.

So I got those worried blues, Lord
I got those worried blues
I got those worried blues
I got those worried blues
I'm going where I never been before.

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