How to Play "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" on guitar

I have been practicing 12-bar blues and it's hard. So, when I want some pure gratification, I play "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright". The best chord coach is http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/guitar/index_db.html

And, I get the tabs from http://www.guitaretab.com/d/dylan-bob/5729.html

Then, I listen to some old recording like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtkVGClqrT4
(just for the melody - finger picking like that is hard... I wish I could do that!)

So, here you go. Just pick up the guitar...tune it using the chord coach and wail on these simple chords...it is sure to make you smile:

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DON'T THINK TWICE, IT'S ALRIGHT by Bob Dylan

G D Em
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
C G D
It don't matter anyhow
G D Em
And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
A7 D D7
If you don't know by now.
G G7
When the rooster crows at the break of dawn
C A7
Look out your window and I'll be gone
G D Em C
You're the reason I'm travellin' on
G D G D
Don't think twice, it's alright.

It ain't no use in turnin' on you light, babe
A light I never knowed
It ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe
I'm on the dark side of the road
Still I wish there were something you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talkin' anyway
So don't think twice, it's alright.

I'm walkin' down that long lonesome road, babe
Where I'm bound, I can't tell
Goodbye is too good a word, gal
So I'll just say, fare thee well.
I'm not sayin' you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don't mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don't think twice, it's alright.

It ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
Like you never done before
It ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
I can't hear you anymore
I'm a-thinkin' and a-wonderin' all the way down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I am told
I'd give her my heart but she wanted my soul
But don't think twice, it's alright.



In article , jgoffin@acs.ucalgary.ca
(Jeffrey Goffin) writes:

DON'T THINK TWICE, IT'S ALRIGHT by Bob Dylan

Uhh, I don't know how much of a purist you are, but those lyrics are sort
of a combination of Peter, Paul and Mary's version and Dylan's. Here's the
lyrics I have for Dylan's, straight off "The Freewheelin'"

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Well it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, baby
If'n you don't know by now
And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It'll never do somehow
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn,
look out your window and I'll be gone
you're the reason I'm a travelling on
But don't think twice, it's all right

And it ain't no use in turning on your light babe
the light I never knowed
and it ain't no use in turning on your light babe
I'm on the dark side of the road
Well I wish there was something you would do or say
to try and make me change my mind and stay
we never did too much talking anyway
But don't think twice, it's all right

So it ain't no use in calling out my name, gal
like you never done before
and it ain't no use in calling out my name, gal
I can't hear you any more
I'm a thinkin' and a wonderin', walkin' down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I am told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
Don't think twice, it's all right

So long honey babe
where I'm bound, I can't tell
goodbye is too good a word babe
so I'll just say fare the well
I ain't a sayin' you treated me unkind
you coulda done better but, I don't mind
you just kinda wasted my precious time
Don't think twice, it's all right






Don't Think Twice
(by Bob Dylan)

INTRO:
C G Am Am C G C C


VERSE 1:

C G Am
Well it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe,
F C G
If'n you don't know by now.
C G Am
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe.
D7 G7
It'll never do, some-how.

C C7
When the rooster crows at the break of dawn
F D7
look out your window and I'll be gone
C G Am F
You're the reason I'm travelin' on,
C G C
but don't think twice, it's al-right.



VERSE 2:
Ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe,
That light I never knowed.
Ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe,
I'm on the dark side of the road.

Still I wish there was somethin' you would do or say,
To try & make me change my mind and stay.
We never did too much talkin' anyway,
So don't think twice, it's all right.


VERSE 3:
It ain't no use in callin out my name, gal
Like you never done before.
It ain't no use in callin out my name, gal
I can't hear anymore

I'm sittin & a wonderin, walkin down the road
I once loved a woman - a child I am told
I give her my heart, but she wanted my soul
but don't think twice, it's alright.



VERSE 3:
So lo-ong honey babe
where I'm bound, I can't tell.
Goodbye is too good a word babe.
So I'll just say, "Fare thee well."

I ain't sayin you treated me unkind
You coulda done better but, I don't mind
You just kind of wasted my precious time
but don't think twice, it's alright.



Thanks to the original poster.


Peace,
Paul Z



Don't Think Twice It's Alright
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Bob Dylan


C G Am
Well it ain't no use to sit and wonder why babe
F C G
If you don't know by now
C G Am
And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why babe
D7 G G7
It don't matter any how
C C7
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
F D7
Look out your window and I'll be gone
C G/B Am F
You're the reason I'm travelling on
C G C
But don't think twice it's alright

And it ain't no use in turning on your light babe
That light I never knowed
And it ain't no use in turning on your light babe
I'm on the dark side of the road
I wish there was something you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
But we never did too much talking anyway
So don't think twice it's alright

And it ain't no use in calling out my name babe
Like you never did before
Ain't no use in calling out my name babe
I can't hear you any more
I'm thinking and a-wondering, walking down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told
I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul
But don't think twice it's alright

I'm walking down that long lonesome road babe
Where I'm bound I can't tell
But goodbye is too good a word babe
So I'll just say fare thee well
I ain't saying you treated me unkind
You could have doen better but I don't mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don't think twice it's alright


Jim
--
James Fryer
jim@truleigh.demon.co.uk
jim@cix.compulink.co.uk