DUQUESNE WHISTLE BY BOB DYLAN IN D Capo 1
The opening song from his ?Tempest? album. A couple of the chords on the other two
submissions are not quite right ? but thanks to them for most of the work
The song is in E flat ? much easier and sounds better in D capo 1
The intro is played on slide guitar, but still sounds good on an ordinary one. The
positions in the tab are the actual ones on the fretboard with the capo behind the first fret.
If you find the G D riff difficult to play and sing along (I do!) then try Dsus4 in
place of G.
Intro:
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Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
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Blowing like it's gonna sweep my world away
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I wanna stop at Carmbondale and keep on going
GDAD
That Duquesne train goin' rock me night and day
D7G
You say I'm a gambler, you say I'm a pimp
E7AA7
But I ain't neither one
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Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
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Sounding like it's on a final run
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Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
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Blowing like she never blowed before
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Little light blinking, red light glowing
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Blowing like she's at my chamber door
D7G
You smiling through the fence at me
E7AA7
Just like you always smiled before
GDGD
Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
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Blowing like she ain't goin' blow no more
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Can't you hear that Duquesne whistle blowing?
DD
Blowing like the sky's gonna blow apart
DD
You're the only thing alive that keeps me going
DD
You're like a time bomb in my heart
D7G
I can hear a sweet voice steadily calling
E7AA7
Must be the mother of our Lord
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Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
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Blowing like my woman's on board
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Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
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Blowing like it's gonna' blow my blues away
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You old rascal, I know exactly where you're going
GDAD
I'll lead you there myself at the break of day
D7G
I wake up every morning with that woman in my bed
E7A
Everybody telling me she's gone to my head
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Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
GDAD
Blowing like it's goin' kill me dead
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Can't you hear that Duquesne whistle blowing?
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Blowing through another no good town
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The lights on my native land are glowing
GDAD
I wonder if they'll know me next time 'round
D7G
I wonder if that old oak tree's still standing
E7A
That old oak tree, the one we used to climb
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Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
GDAD
Blowing like she's blowing right on time
Outro
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Ad Lib guitar solo over D chord
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