Trad. (see The Band sitefor references and additional verses)
Played by Bob Dylan at the second Gaslight show (late October 1962)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem

Capo 4th fret (sounding key E major)

One of the “special effects” here is the rhythm: square, and with all the strings left open before every strong beat (see the outro for an example).

C             F           C
Ain't no more cane on the Brazos
C   D7     G  G6  G7
Oh, oh, oh,
C               F        C
Its done ground all to molasses
F   G   C
M-m-m-m-m

C                   F        C
Shoulda been on the river in 1910
C   D7  G  G6
M-m-m-m-m
G7        C           F     C         Am
They were driving the women just like men.
D7 F  G   C
M-m-m-m-m

C                   F        G  C
Shoulda been on the river in 1905
C             F         C  Am
Find yourself lucky to be alive

   C        F                 G       C
Go down Old Hannah, don't you rise no more
C          F        G        C
 Don't you rise til Judgment Day

      C        G          C
Ain't no more cane on the Brazos
C                      F        C      Am
They've done ground it all to molasses

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|-2---2(0)0---0(0)|-0---0-0-222-220-|-0-0-0---0------------|
|-3---3(0)0---0(0)|-2---2-0-333-332-|-2-2-2---2------------|
|-3---3(0)2---2(0)|-3---3-0-333-333-|-3-3-3---3------------|
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