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Tangled Up In Blue (Live) by Bob Dylan

Early one morning, the sun was shinin'
She was layin' in bed
Wondering if she'd changed it all
If her (1)________ was still red
Her folks they said their lives together
Sure was gonna be rough
They never did (2)________ mama's homemade dress
Papa's (3)________________ wasn't big enough
And he was (4)________________ on the side of the road
Rain falling on my shoes
Heading out for the (5)________ coast
Lord (6)__________ he's paid some dues
Getting through
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She was married when they (7)__________ met
Soon to be divorced
He (8)____________ her out of a jam, I guess
But he used a little too much force
And they drove that car as far as they could
Abandoned it out west
Split up on a dark, sad night
Both agreeing it was best
And she turned around to look at him
As he was walking away
Saying over his shoulder
"We'll meet again someday on the avenue"
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He had a job in Santa Fe
Working in an old hotel
But he never did (9)________ it all that much
And one day it just went to hell
So he drifted down to New Orleans
Lucky not to be destroyed
Well he got him a job on a (10)______________ boat
Right (11)______________ of Delacroix
But all the while he was alone
The past was close behind
He (12)________ a lot of women
But she (13)__________ escaped his mind
And he (14)________ grew
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She was working in a topless place
And I stopped in for a beer
I just (15)________ looking at the sight of her face
In the spotlight so clear
And later on when the crowd (16)______________ out
I was just about to do the same
She was standing there (17)__________ (18)____________ my chair
Said, "Don't tell me, let me guess your name?"
I muttered something underneath my breath
She studied the (19)__________ on my face
I must admit I felt a (20)____________ uneasy
When she bent down to tie the (21)__________ of my shoe
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I lived with them on Montague Street
In a basement down the stairs
There was music in the cafes at night
And revolution in the air
Then he started into dealing with slaves
And something inside of him died
She had to sell everything she owned
And froze up inside
And when it all came crashing down
I became withdrawn
The only thing I (22)________ how to do
Was to keep on keeping on like a bird that flew
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So now I'm going back again
I got to get her somehow
All the faces we used to know
They're an (23)________________ to me now
Some are mathematicians
Some are carpenter's wives
Don't (24)________ how it all got started
I don't what they do with their lives
But me, I'm still on the road
Heading for another joint
We always did (25)________ the same
We just saw it from a different point of view
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