https://www.kirbyscovers.com (or) https://www.kirbysguitarlessons.com ​ ​ Blind Willie McTell Bob Dylan Capo 1st fret = original key Intro - Dm-A7-Dm Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm Seen the arrow on the doorpost - Saying, "This land is condemned A7 C G A# C Dm All the way from New Orleans - To Jerusalem." A7 Dm A7 Dm I traveled through East Texas - where many martyrs fell A7 C G A# C Dm And I know no one can sing the blues like - blind Willie McTell Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm Well I heard that hoot owl singing - as they were taking down the tents A7 C G A# C Dm The stars above the barren trees were his only audience A7 Dm A7 Dm Them charcoal gypsy maidens - can strut their feathers well A7 C G A# C Dm But nobody can sing the blues like blind Willie McTell Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm See them big plantations burning - hear the cracking of the whips A7 C G A# C Dm Smell that sweet magnolia blooming - see the ghosts of slavery ships A7 Dm A7 Dm I can hear them tribes a-moaning - hear that undertaker's bell A7 C G A# C Dm Nobody can sing the blues - like Blind Willie McTell Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm There's a woman by the river - with some fine young handsome man A7 C G A# C Dm He's dressed up like a squire - bootlegged whiskey in his hand A7 Dm A7 Dm There's a chain gang on the highway - I can hear them rebels yell A7 C G A# C Dm And I know no one - can sing the blues - like Blind Willie McTell https://www.kirbyscovers.com (or) https://www.kirbysguitarlessons.com ​ ​ https://www.kirbyscovers.com (or) https://www.kirbysguitarlessons.com ​ ​ Break - Dm-A7-Dm … Dm-A7-Dm … Dm-A7-C-G-A#-C-Dm Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm Well God is in heaven - and we all want what's his A7 C G A# C Dm But power and greed and corruptible seed - seem to be all that there is A7 Dm A7 Dm I'm gazing out the window - of the St. James Hotel A7 C G A# C Dm And I know no one can sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell Outro - Dm-A7-Dm … Dm-A7-Dm … Dm-A7-C-G-A#-C-Dm …. (x2 optional) https://www.kirbyscovers.com (or) https://www.kirbysguitarlessons.com ​ ​.