Idiot Wind
by Bob DylanTranspose
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Idiot Wind - Take 4, Remake with organ overdub
From: The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare and Unreleased) 1961-1991
Tuning: D-A-D-F#-A-d
Intro
Verse 1
Someone's got it in for me,
they're planting
stories in the
press
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it
but when they will
I can only gue
ss.
They
say I shot a
man named Gray and
took his wife to
Italy,
She inherited a
million bucks and
when she died it
came to me.
I can't
help it if I'm
lucky.
Verse 2
People see me all the time an
d they just can't
remember how to
act
Their minds are filled with big ideas,
images and d
istorted f
acts.
Even you, yes
terday you h
ad to ask me w
here it was at,
I
couldn't believe after
all these years,
you didn't know me
better than that
Sweet l
ady.
Chorus 1
Idiot wind,
blowing every time you move your
mouth
Blowing down the backroads headin'
south.
Idiot wind,
blowing every time you move your
teeth,
You're an idiot
, babe.
It's a
wonder that you
still know how to
breathe.
Instrumental
Verse 3
I threw the I-Ching yesterday,
it said there might be some
thunder at the
well.
I haven't tasted peace and quiet f
or so long it seems
like living he
ll.
There's a
lone soldier
on the hill, watchi
n' falling raindr
ops pour.,
You
'd never know it to
look at him, but at
the final shot he w
on the war
After l
osin' every
battle.
Verse 4
I woke up on the roadside, day
dreamin' about the w
ay things sometimes
are
Hoofbeats pounding in my head at b
reak-neck speed and
making me see
stars.
You h
urt the ones that
I love best and
cover up the t
ruth with lies.
O
ne day you'll be
in the ditch, f
lies buzzin' a
round your eyes,
Blood on your
saddle.
Chorus 2
Idiot wind,
blowing through the flowers on your
tomb,
Blowing through the curtains in your
room.
Idiot wind,
blowing every time you move your
teeth,
You're an idiot,
babe.
It's a
wonder that you
still know how to
breathe.
Instrumental
Verse 5
It wa
s gravity which pulled us in and
destiny which b
roke us a
part
You tamed the lion in my cage but
it just wasn't enou
gh to change my
heart.
Now e
verything's a little
upside down, as a
matter of fact the
wheels have stopped,
What'
s good is bad, what's
bad is good, you'll
find out when you
reach the top
You're on the
bottom.
Verse 6
I
noticed at the ceremony, that yo
u left you
r bags be
hind
The driver came in after you left, h
e gave them all to
me, and then he
resigned.
The p
riest wore black on t
he seventh day, wa
lzed around while the
building burned.
You d
idn't trust me for a
minute, babe. I've
never known the sp
ring to turn
So quickly into a
utumn.
Chorus 3
Idiot wind,
blowing everytime you move your j
aw,
From the
Grand Coulee Dam to the Mardi
Gras.
Idiot wind,
blowing every time you move your
teeth,
You're an idiot,
babe.
It's a
wonder that you
still know how to
breathe.
Instrumental
Verse 7
We
pushed eachother a little too far, an
d one day it just
jumped into a raging
storm.
A hound dog bayed behind your trees a
s I was packing up
my un
iform.
I fig
ured I'd lost you a
nyway,
Why go on? w
hat's the use?
In
order to get in a w
ord with you, I'd
have had to come up with
some excuse.
It just
struck me kinda f
unny.
Verse 8
I been double-crossed too much, at
times I think I've
almost lost my
mind
Lady-killers load ice on me b
ehind my back, while
imitators steal me bl
ind
You c
lose your eyes and
part your lips, and
slip your fingers
from your glove
Yo
u can have the
best there is, but i
t's gonna cost you
all your love
You
won't get it for
money
Chorus 4
Idiot wind,
blowing through the buttons of our
coats,
Blowing through the letters that we
wrote.
Idiot wind,
blowing through the dust upon our s
helves,
We're idiots, b
abe.
It's a
wonder we can ev
en feed ourselves.
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