Written by by Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson
Released on The Band (The Brown Album)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
Rick Danko solo version
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Chords
Eiv 076454 F#m 244200 B7add11 (2)24200 A 57765x Bm 79977x A/c# 9cb9ax D accbax F#7 244320 Bmadd11 x24430 B7 x21202 C/g 3x2010 D11 xx0010 G 320033 E/g# xx6400 F#m’ xx4200 B’ xxdb00 A’ xxb9
Eiv F#m B7add11 E
Now Ollie told me that I'm a fool.
A Bm
So I walked on down the road a mile,
A/c# D
Went to the house that brings a smile
F#7 Bmadd11
Sat upon my grandpa's knee,
E /g# D B7
And what do you think he said to me?
C /g C /b Am /g F
When you awake you will remember ev'rything,
D11 G
You'll be hangin' on a string
C /g C /b Am /g F
When you believe, you will relieve the only soul
D11 G C B
That you were born with to grow old and never know
E/g# F#m' B' A' Eiv
Ollie showed me the fork in the road.
A Bm
You can take to the left or go straight to the right,
A/c# D
Use your days and save your nights,
F#7 Bmadd11
Be careful where you step, and watch wha-cha eat,
E /g# D B7
Sleep with the light on and you got it beat.
When you awake you will remember ev'rything,
You'll be hangin' on a string
When you believe, you will relieve the only soul
That you were born with to grow old and never know
Ollie warned me it's a mean old world,
The street don't greet ya, yes, it's true;
But what am I supposed to do:
Read the writing on the wall,
I read it when I was very small.
When you awake you will remember ev'rything,
You'll be hangin' on a string, yes you will
When you believe, you will relieve the only soul
That you were born with to grow old and never know
Wash my hand in lye water,
I got a date with the captains daughter.
You can go and tell your brother.
We sure gonna love one another, Oh!
You may be right and ya might be wrong,
I ain't gonna worry all day long.
Snow's gonna come and the frost gonna bite,
My old car froze up last night.
Ain't no reason to hang your head
I could wake up in the mornin' dead.
And if I thought it would do any good,
I'd stand on the rock where Moses stood.