Freewheelin' version
Intro:
Verse:
Well, it [C]ain't no use to [G]sit and wonder [Am]why, babe[/G]
[F] Iff'n you don't know by [C]now[G]
An' it [C]ain't no use to [G]sit and wonder [Am]why, babe[/G]
[D7/F#]It'll never do some[G]how[(G6-G7)]
When your [C]rooster crows at the [C7]break of dawn
[F]Look out your window and [D7/F#]I'll be gone
[C]You're the [G]reason I'm [Am]trav'[/G]lin' [F]on
[C]Don't think [G]twice, it's all [C]right
[C] [G] [Am] [/G] [F] [C]
An' it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe
That light I never knowed
An' it 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 and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talkin' anyway
But don't think twice, it's all right
So it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
Like you never did before
An' it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
I can't hear you any more
I'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin' walkin' down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
But 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, gal
So I'll just say fare thee well
I ain't 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 all right
) “I'm walking down that long and lonesome road” in most live versions ever since.
Gaslight III version (1962)
Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
(hm)
An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If'n you don't know by now
When the rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and I'll be travellin' on
You're the reason I'll be gone
Don't think twice, 'cause it's all right
So it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
(a-ia) like before
An' it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
I can't hear you any more
I wish there was somethin' you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talkin' anyway
But don't think twice, 'cause it's all right
Well it ain't no use in turnin' on your lights, babe
Lights I never knowed
An' it ain't no use in burnin' your lamp, babe
I'm on the dark side of the road
Well, it's lonesome travellin' down the lonesome road
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
But don't think twice, 'cause it's all right
So I'm ramblin' all by myself babe.
This time, maybe more
And I can't use nobody else, babe
Whatever you claimed before.
I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don't mind
You just wasted my precious time
But don't think twice, 'cause it's all right.
Live 1964 version
The beginning of the first verse goes:
Well, there ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter anyhow.
And there ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter anyhow.
Between the verses, the G-G6-G7 figure is played (320003 - 32200x - 32300x)
In the third verse, the second to last line is played:
I [C]gave her my [E]heart but she [Am]wanted [/G]my [F]soul
The last verse begins: “So I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road, babe”
Before the Flood version (1974)
No fingerpicking – energetic strumming instead.
No capo – played in key of C.
Between each verse he stays on a Csus4-chord (x33010).
The first verse goes (as in most live renditions):
Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
Iff'n you don't know by now.
And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter anyhow.
(the lyrics from bobdylan.com are:
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter, anyhow
An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If you don't know by now)
And in the last verse, the first line is (as in the official lyrics):
I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road, babe
Budokan version (1978)
Well, it [C]ain't no use to [G]sit and wonder [Am]why, babe
[F] Iff'n you don't know by [G]now
An' it [C]ain't no use to [G]sit and wonder [Am]why, babe
[D7/F#]It don't matter any[G7]how
When your [F]rooster [C]crows at the [F]break of [C]dawn
[Bb]Look out your [F]window and [Bb]I'll be [F]gone
[C]You're the [G]reason I'm [Am]trav'lin' [F]on
[C]Don't think [G]twice, it's all [Am]right, [F]babe
[C]Don't think [G]twice, it's all [C]right
Current (2001) live version
D6 xx0202
G(v) xx5707
D7(iii) xx0535
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Well, it [C]ain't no use to [G]sit and wonder [Am]why, babe[/G]
[F] Iff'n you don't know by [C]now[G]
An' it [C]ain't no use to [G]sit and wonder [Am]why, babe[/G]
[D7/F#]It'll never do some[G]how[(G6-G7)]
When your [C]rooster crows at the [C7]break of dawn
[F]Look out your window and [D7/F#]I'll be gone
[C]You're the [G]reason I'm [Am]trav'[/G]lin' [F]on
[C]Don't think [G]twice, it's all [C]right
[C] [G] [Am] [/G] [F] [C]
An' it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe
That light I never knowed
An' it 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 and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talkin' anyway
But don't think twice, it's all right
So it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
Like you never did before
An' it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
I can't hear you any more
I'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin' walkin' down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
But 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, gal
So I'll just say fare thee well
I ain't 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 all right
) “I'm walking down that long and lonesome road” in most live versions ever since.
Gaslight III version (1962)
Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
(hm)
An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If'n you don't know by now
When the rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and I'll be travellin' on
You're the reason I'll be gone
Don't think twice, 'cause it's all right
So it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
(a-ia) like before
An' it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal
I can't hear you any more
I wish there was somethin' you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talkin' anyway
But don't think twice, 'cause it's all right
Well it ain't no use in turnin' on your lights, babe
Lights I never knowed
An' it ain't no use in burnin' your lamp, babe
I'm on the dark side of the road
Well, it's lonesome travellin' down the lonesome road
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
But don't think twice, 'cause it's all right
So I'm ramblin' all by myself babe.
This time, maybe more
And I can't use nobody else, babe
Whatever you claimed before.
I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don't mind
You just wasted my precious time
But don't think twice, 'cause it's all right.
Live 1964 version
The beginning of the first verse goes:
Well, there ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter anyhow.
And there ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter anyhow.
Between the verses, the G-G6-G7 figure is played (320003 - 32200x - 32300x)
In the third verse, the second to last line is played:
I [C]gave her my [E]heart but she [Am]wanted [/G]my [F]soul
The last verse begins: “So I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road, babe”
Before the Flood version (1974)
No fingerpicking – energetic strumming instead.
No capo – played in key of C.
Between each verse he stays on a Csus4-chord (x33010).
The first verse goes (as in most live renditions):
Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
Iff'n you don't know by now.
And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter anyhow.
(the lyrics from bobdylan.com are:
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter, anyhow
An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If you don't know by now)
And in the last verse, the first line is (as in the official lyrics):
I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road, babe
Budokan version (1978)
Well, it [C]ain't no use to [G]sit and wonder [Am]why, babe
[F] Iff'n you don't know by [G]now
An' it [C]ain't no use to [G]sit and wonder [Am]why, babe
[D7/F#]It don't matter any[G7]how
When your [F]rooster [C]crows at the [F]break of [C]dawn
[Bb]Look out your [F]window and [Bb]I'll be [F]gone
[C]You're the [G]reason I'm [Am]trav'lin' [F]on
[C]Don't think [G]twice, it's all [Am]right, [F]babe
[C]Don't think [G]twice, it's all [C]right
Current (2001) live version
D6 xx0202
G(v) xx5707
D7(iii) xx0535
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G(v) D7(iii) Em C
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