DUQUESNE WHISTLE BY BOB DYLAN IN D Capo 1
The opening song from his ?Tempest? album. A couple of the chords on the other two
submissions are not quite right ? but thanks to them for most of the work
The song is in E flat ? much easier and sounds better in D capo 1
The intro is played on slide guitar, but still sounds good on an ordinary one. The
positions in the tab are the actual ones on the fretboard with the capo behind the first fret.
If you find the G D riff difficult to play and sing along (I do!) then try Dsus4 in
place of G.
Intro:
[D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[D7] [G] [E7] [A] [A7]
[D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle [G]bl[D]owing
[G]Bl[D]owing like it's gonna sweep my [A]world a[D]way
I wanna[G] s[D]top at Carmbondale and keep o[G]n [D]going
[G]Th[D]at Duquesne train goin' rock me [A]night and [D]day
[D7]You say I'm a gambler, [G]you say I'm a pimp
[E7]But I ain't neither [A]one[A7]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistl[G]e [D]blowing
[G]So[D]unding like it's on a [A]final [D]run
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle [G]bl[D]owing
[G]Bl[D]owing like she never [A]blowed [D]before
[G]Li[D]ttle light blinking, red light[G] g[D]lowing
[G]Bl[D]owing like she's at my [A]chamber [D]door
[D7]You smiling through the fence at [G]me
[E7]Just like you always smiled be[A]fore[A7]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle[G] b[D]lowing
[G]Bl[D]owing like she ain't goin' [A]blow no [D]more
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[D]Can't you hear that Duquesne whistle [D]blowing?
[D]Blowing like the sky's gonna blow [D]apart
[D]You're the only thing alive that keeps me [D]going
[D]You're like a time bomb in my [D]heart
[D7]I can hear a sweet voice steadily c[G]alling
[E7]Must be the mother of our L[A]ord[A7]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle [G]bl[D]owing
[G]Bl[D]owing like my woman's [A]on [D]board
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle[G] b[D]lowing
[G]Bl[D]owing like it's gonna' blow my [A]blues a[D]way
You ol[G]d [D]rascal, I know exactly where you're [G]go[D]ing
[G]I'[D]ll lead you there myself at the [A]break of [D]day
I[D7] wake up every morning with that [G]woman in my bed
[E7]Everybody telling me she's [A]gone to my head
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle[G] b[D]lowing
[G]Bl[D]owing like it's goin' [A]kill me [D]dead
[D] [A] [G] [Bm] [G] [D][A]
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[G]Can[D]'t you hear that Duquesne whistle[G] b[D]lowing?
[G]Bl[D]owing through another [A]no good [D]town
[G]The[D] lights on my native land are [G]gl[D]owing
[G]I [D]wonder if they'll know me [A]next time '[D]round
[D7]I wonder if that old oak tree's still [G]standing
[E7]That old oak tree, the one we used to [A]climb
[G]Lis[D]ten to that Duquesne whistle [G]bl[D]owing
[G]Bl[D]owing like she's blowing right[A] o[D]n time
Outro
[A] [A] [A] [A7]
Ad Lib guitar solo over D chord
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A][D]
The opening song from his ?Tempest? album. A couple of the chords on the other two
submissions are not quite right ? but thanks to them for most of the work
The song is in E flat ? much easier and sounds better in D capo 1
The intro is played on slide guitar, but still sounds good on an ordinary one. The
positions in the tab are the actual ones on the fretboard with the capo behind the first fret.
If you find the G D riff difficult to play and sing along (I do!) then try Dsus4 in
place of G.
Intro:
[D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
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[D7] [G] [E7] [A] [A7]
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[D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
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[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle [G]bl[D]owing
[G]Bl[D]owing like it's gonna sweep my [A]world a[D]way
I wanna[G] s[D]top at Carmbondale and keep o[G]n [D]going
[G]Th[D]at Duquesne train goin' rock me [A]night and [D]day
[D7]You say I'm a gambler, [G]you say I'm a pimp
[E7]But I ain't neither [A]one[A7]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistl[G]e [D]blowing
[G]So[D]unding like it's on a [A]final [D]run
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle [G]bl[D]owing
[G]Bl[D]owing like she never [A]blowed [D]before
[G]Li[D]ttle light blinking, red light[G] g[D]lowing
[G]Bl[D]owing like she's at my [A]chamber [D]door
[D7]You smiling through the fence at [G]me
[E7]Just like you always smiled be[A]fore[A7]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle[G] b[D]lowing
[G]Bl[D]owing like she ain't goin' [A]blow no [D]more
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[D]Can't you hear that Duquesne whistle [D]blowing?
[D]Blowing like the sky's gonna blow [D]apart
[D]You're the only thing alive that keeps me [D]going
[D]You're like a time bomb in my [D]heart
[D7]I can hear a sweet voice steadily c[G]alling
[E7]Must be the mother of our L[A]ord[A7]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle [G]bl[D]owing
[G]Bl[D]owing like my woman's [A]on [D]board
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle[G] b[D]lowing
[G]Bl[D]owing like it's gonna' blow my [A]blues a[D]way
You ol[G]d [D]rascal, I know exactly where you're [G]go[D]ing
[G]I'[D]ll lead you there myself at the [A]break of [D]day
I[D7] wake up every morning with that [G]woman in my bed
[E7]Everybody telling me she's [A]gone to my head
[G]Li[D]sten to that Duquesne whistle[G] b[D]lowing
[G]Bl[D]owing like it's goin' [A]kill me [D]dead
[D] [A] [G] [Bm] [G] [D][A]
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[G]Can[D]'t you hear that Duquesne whistle[G] b[D]lowing?
[G]Bl[D]owing through another [A]no good [D]town
[G]The[D] lights on my native land are [G]gl[D]owing
[G]I [D]wonder if they'll know me [A]next time '[D]round
[D7]I wonder if that old oak tree's still [G]standing
[E7]That old oak tree, the one we used to [A]climb
[G]Lis[D]ten to that Duquesne whistle [G]bl[D]owing
[G]Bl[D]owing like she's blowing right[A] o[D]n time
Outro
[A] [A] [A] [A7]
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Ad Lib guitar solo over D chord
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A][D]
