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Simple Twist of Fate Jeff Tweedy – Bob Dylan Cover Capo 1 Intro: G G They sat together in the park He woke up, the room was bare Bm He didn't see her anywhere. As the evening sky grew dark, He told himself he didn't care, G7 pushed the window open wide, She looked at him and he felt a Felt an emptiness inside spark to which he just could not relate C Brought on by a simple twist of fate. tingle to his bones. Am 'Twas then he felt alone He hears the ticking of the G D clocks and wished that he'd gone And walks along with a parrot C that talks, straight Hunts her down by the waterfront G D docks And watched out for a simple where the sailers all come in. G Maybe she'll pick him out again, twist of fate. how long must he wait Once more for a simple twist of They walked along by the old fate. canal A little confused, I remember People tell me it's a sin well To know and feel too much within. And stopped into a strange hotel I still believe she was my twin, with a neon burnin' bright. but I lost the ring. He felt the heat of the night She was born in spring, hit him like a freight train but I was born too late Moving with a simple twist of Blame it on a simple twist of fate. fate. A saxophone someplace far off played As she was walkin' by the arcade. As the light bust through a beat- up shade where he was wakin' up, She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate And forgot about a simple twist of fate. .

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