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Jerry Garcia Band - Tangled Up in Blue - 7/26/1980 - Capitol Theatre
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[Verse 1]
Early one mornin' the sun was shinin'
I was layin' in bed
I wonderin' if she'd changed that much
If her hair was still red
Parents said our life together
Sure was gonna be rough
They never did like Mama's homemade dress
Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough
[Verse 2]
I'm sittin' on the side of road
Rain fallin' on my shoes
Heading out for the East Coast
God knows I've paid some dues gettin' through
Tangled up in blue
[Verse 3]
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
[Verse 4]
She was married when we first met
Soon to be divorced
I helped her out of a jam, I guess
But I used a little too much force
Drove that car as far as we could
Abandoned it out West
Separated on a dark sad night
Both agreeing it was best
[Verse 5]
She turned around to call to me
As I was walkin' away
I heard her say over my shoulder
We'll meet again someday on the avenue
Tangled up in blue
[Verse 6]
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
[Verse 7]
When I in the great north woods
Workin' as a cook for a spell
I never did like it all that much
One day the ax just fell
So I headed down to New Orleans
Where I was lucky to be employed
Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat
Right outside Delacroix
[Verse 8]
All the while I was alone
The past was close behind
With a lot of women
But she never escaped my mind, and I just grew
Tangled up in blue
[Verse 9]
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
[Verse 10]
She was workin' in a topless place
I stopped in for a beer
Kept lookin' at the light of her face
In the spotlight so clear
Later on when the crowd thinned out
I was just about to do the same
Standin' there in back of my chair
Said to me, don't I know your name?
[Verse 11]
Muttered something' underneath my breath
She studied the lines on my face
Must admit I felt a little uneasy
She bent down to tie the laces of my shoe
Tangled up in blue
[Verse 12]
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
[Verse 13]
She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a pipe
I thought you'd never say hello, she said
You look like the silent type
She opened up a book of poems
Handed it to me
Written by an Italian poet
From the thirteenth century
[Verse 14]
Every one of them words rang true
Glowed like a burnin' coal
Pourin' off of every page
Like it was written in my soul from me to you
Tangled up in blue
[Verse 15]
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
[Verse 16]
I lived with them on Montague Street
In a basement down the stairs
There was music in the cafes at night
And revolution in the air
He started into dealing with slaves
Something inside of him died
She had to sell everything she owned
And froze up inside
[Verse 17]
Later on when the bottom fell out
I became withdrawn
The only thing I knew how to do
Is keep on keepin' on, like a bird that flew
Tangled up in blue
[Verse 18]
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
[Verse 19]
Now I'm goin' back again
I got to get back to her somehow
All the people that we used to know
They're an illusion to me now
Some are carpenter's wives
Don't know how it all got started
I don't know what they're doin' with their lives
Hey, I'm still on the road
Heading' for another joint
We always did feel the same
We just saw it from a different point, of view
Tangled up in blue
[Verse 20]
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
[Verse 21]
Tangled up in blue
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
(Tangled up in blue)
Tangled up in blue
Tangled up in blue
Written by: Jerry Garcia Band
