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Version 1 Version 2
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Simple Twist of Fate – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: "Blood on the Tracks" (1975)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard / Open E
Two versions:
VERSION 1: standard tuning, capo 4th fret
VERSION 2: open-E
To avoid breaking strings when tuning up to Open-E
I mostly tune down to Open-D (D-A-D-F#-A-d) and then
use a capo 2nd fret to get back to Open-E.
Listen to the open tuning version:
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VERSION 1
tuning: standard
capo: 4th fret
play: C
key: E
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
C x-3-2-0-1-0
Cmaj7/B x-2-2-0-1-0
C/Bb x-1-2-0-1-0
F (t)1-3-3-2-1-1
Fm (t)1-3-3-1-1-1
G/B x-2-0-0-0-x
Fsus2 (t)1-3-3-0-1-1
Dm7/G 3-x-0-2-1-1
G7sus4 3-x-0-0-1-1
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[Intro] / [Verse]
C Cmaj7/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e(0)--------------|----------------(0)--------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
G|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C/Bb F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e(0)--------------|----------------(1)--------------|---------(1)----|
B|1---------------|----------------|1---------------|----------1-----|
G|0---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------0-----|
D|2---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------3-----|
A|1---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------3-----|
E|----------------|----------------|1---------------|----------1-----|
Fm C G/B F Fsus2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e(1)--------------(1)--------------(0)--------------(1)-------(1)----|
B|1---------------|1---------------|1------0--------|1---------1-----|
G|1---------------|1---------------|0------0--------|2---------0-----|
D|3---------------|3---------------|2------0--------|3---------3-----|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3------2--------|3---------3-----|
E|1---------------|1---------------|------(3)-------|1---------1-----|
C Dm7/G G7sus4 C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e(0)--------------|-(1)-----(1)----(0)--------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|--1-------1-----|1---------------|----------------|
G|0---------------|--2-------0-----|0---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|--0-------0-----|2---------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--3-------3-----|----------------|----------------|
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[Intro]
| C | % | Cmaj7/B | % | C/Bb | % |
| F | F Fsus2| Fm | % | C G/B | F Fsus2 |
| C | Dm7/G G7sus4 | C | % |
[Verse] 1
C
They sat together in the park
Cmaj7/B
As the evening sky grew dark
C/Bb F Fsus2
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
Fm C G/B F Fsus2
’Twas then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
C Dm7/G G7sus4 C
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 2
C
They walked along by the old canal
Cmaj7/B
A little confused, I remember well
C/Bb F
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin’ bright
Fm C G/B F Fsus2
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a frei---ght train
C Dm7/G G7sus4 C
Moving with a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 3
C
A saxophone someplace far off played
Cmaj7/B
As she was walkin’ on by the arcade
C/Bb F Fsus2
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin’ up,
Fm C G/B F Fsus2
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
C Dm7/G G7sus4 C
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
[Solo]
| C | % | Cmaj7/B | % | C/Bb | % |
| F | % | Fm | % | C G/B | F |
| C | Dm7/G | C | % |
[Verse] 4
C
He woke up, the room was bare
Cmaj7/B
He didn’t see her anywhere
C/Bb F
He told himself he didn’t care, pushed the window open wide
Fm C G/B F Fsus2
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
C Dm7/G G7sus4 C
Brought on by his simple twist of fate
[Verse] 5
C
He hears the ticking of the clocks
Cmaj7/B
And walks along with a parrot that talks
C/Bb F
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Fm C G/B F Fsus2
Maybe she’ll pick him out again, how long must he wait
C Dm7/G G7sus4 C
One more time for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 6
C
People tell me it’s a sin
Cmaj7/B
To know and feel too much within
C/Bb F
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
Fm C G/B F Fsus2
She was born in spring, but I was borntoo late
C Dm7/G G7sus4 C
Blame it on a simple twist of fate
[Solo]
| C | % | Cmaj7/B | % | C/Bb | % |
| F | % | Fm | % | C G/B | F |
| C | Dm7/G | C
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VERSION 2
tuning: open E
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CHORDS
G#
E-B-E- -B-E
E 0-5-4-0-0-0 or 0-0-0-0-0-0
Emaj7 0-4-4-0-0-0
E7 0-3-4-0-0-0
A (0)2-0-1-2-0
Aadd9 (0)2-0-1-0-0
Am x-x-5-4-5-0
E/G# x-x-4-3-0-0 or E x-5-4-3-0-0
E/F# x-x-2-3-0-0 or B/D# x-4-2-3-x-x
F#m7/B x-0-2-1-2-0
B7sus4x-0-2-1-0-0
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[Intro] / [Verse]
1 2 3 4
E Emaj7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
B |0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
G#|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
E |4---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------|
B |5---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------|
E |0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
5 6 7 8
E7 A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------0-----|
B |0---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------0-----|
G#|0---------------|----------------|1---------------|----------1-----|
E |4---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------0-----|
B |3---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------2-----|
E |0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
9 10 11 12
Am E/G# E/F# A Aadd9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |0---------------|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---------0-----|
B /5---------------|5---------------|0-------0-------|2---------0-----|
G#/4---------------|4---------------|3-------3-------|1---------1-----|
E /5---------------|5---------------|4-------2-------|0---------0-----|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|2---------2-----|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
12 13 14 15
E F#m7/B B7sus4 E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |0---------------|--0-------0-----|0---------------|----------------|
B |0---------------|--2-------0-----|0---------------|----------------|
G#|0---------------|--1-------1-----|0---------------|----------------|
E |0---------------|--2-------2-----|0---------------|----------------|
B |0---------------|--0-------0-----|0---------------|----------------|
E |0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
Bars 9-12: alternative including the bass
9 10 11 12
Am E B/D# A Aadd9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |0---------------|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---------0-----|
B /5---------------|5---------------|0-------0-------|2---------0-----|
G#/4---------------|4---------------|3-------3-------|1---------1-----|
E /5---------------|5---------------|4-------2-------|0---------0-----|
B |----------------|----------------|5-------4-------|2---------2-----|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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[Intro]
| E | % | Emaj7 | % | E7 | % |
| A | A Aadd9 | Am | % | E B/D# | A Aadd9 |
| E | F#m7/B B7sus4 | E | % |
[Verse] 1
E
They sat together in the park
Emaj7
As the evening sky grew dark
E7 A Aadd9
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
Am E B/D# A Aadd9
’Twas then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
E F#m7/B B7sus4 E
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 2
E
They walked along by the old canal
Emaj7
A little confused, I remember well
E7 A
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin’ bright
Am E B/D# A Aadd9
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a frei---ght train
E F#m7/B B7sus4 E
Moving with a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 3
E
A saxophone someplace far off played
Emaj7
As she was walkin’ on by the arcade
E7 A Aadd9
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin’ up,
Am E B/D# A Aadd9
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
E F#m7/B B7sus4 E
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
[Solo]
| E | % | Emaj7 | % | E7 | % |
| A | % | Am | % | E B/D# | A |
| E | F#m7/B | E | % |
[Verse] 4
E
He woke up, the room was bare
Emaj7
He didn’t see her anywhere
E7 A
He told himself he didn’t care, pushed the window open wide
Am E B/D# A Aadd9
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
E F#m7/B B7sus4 E
Brought on by his simple twist of fate
[Verse] 5
E
He hears the ticking of the clocks
Emaj7
And walks along with a parrot that talks
E7 A
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Am E B/D# A Aadd9
Maybe she’ll pick him out again, how long must he wait
E F#m7/B B7sus4 E
One more time for a simple twist of fate
[Verse] 6
E
People tell me it’s a sin
Emaj7
To know and feel too much within
E7 A
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
Am E B/D# A Aadd9
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
E F#m7/B B7sus4 E
Blame it on a simple twist of fate
[Solo]
| E | % | Emaj7 | % | E7 | % |
| A | % | Am | % | E B/D# | A |
| E | F#m7/B | E
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