All Along The Watchtower Chords by Xtc

Tempo:
109.25 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

E

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Xtc - All along the watchtower (1978) chords
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[A] [C]
[E] [A] [Am]
[Bm] [Em] [G]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [D] [C]
[E] [D] [C]
[E] [A] [D] [C]
[E] [D] [C]
[E] [D] [C] There must be some [E] kind of reality [D] here.
[C] I said that you're a dick.
[D] Me?
[E] [D] It's too much [C] confusion.
[E] [D] I can't get no [C] relief.
[E] [D] This [C] man just drinks [Em] my water.
[D] And them clown men [C] drink my [G] beer.
[D] Nobody on [C] this [Em] earth [D] knows what [C] it is he [Em] wants.
[D] [C]
[E] [A] [C]
[D]
[G] [B] [C]
[E] [D] There's no [C] reason to get all excited.
[A] [Am]
[Em] [D] There are [G] many here among [Em] us who feel that their [D] life is nothing but [C] one joke.
[E] [A] Him and me, we've been [B] through all this shit.
This is not [C] my fate.
[Em] [D] So, tell him to stop [G] talking all so falsely now.
The [D] hour is near.
[G]
[D]
[C]
[Em] [A] [C]
[Em] [C]
[E] [D] [G]
I'm watching as our [A] business gets [C] confused.
[Em] [D] While the others quip him, even [Em] one day, [G] we'd prefer service too.
[D] Outside, feel the coldness.
[Em] And while I'm catching [C] a [Em] breath,
[G] the [D] rest [G] approaches.
[B] And wind begins [A] to [B]
[C]
[E] [C]
[B]
[Em] [E] [D] howl.
[E] [A] I was there.
[C]
Watch.
[E] I was there.
[A] [C]
[Em] Watch.
I was [D] there.
Watch.
[Em] [G] [C]
[Bm] [D]
[G] [E] [B] [Am]
[E] [C]
[E] [D]
[Em] [Ab]
Watch.
[E]
[N] [C]
[E] Watch.
[N] Watch. Watch.
[Em]
Watch.
[N] Watch.
[C] Watch.
[E] Watch.
[C] [N]
[E] Watch.
Watch [Ab] now.
[C] Oh, oh, [Gm]
oh, [N] oh, [C] oh, [Ab]
oh, [E] [C]
[E] oh, oh, [C] oh, [G] oh, oh, [Em] [C] oh, oh, [Em]
[C] [G] oh,
[Em] [C] [Em]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [C] oh,
[G]
[Em] [D]
[E] oh, [D] oh,
[C] oh, oh, oh, oh, [B] oh, oh, [E] oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, [B]
oh, oh, oh, [E] oh, oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh you
[Am]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Xtc - (2001 Remaster) All Along The Watchtower chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Em, C, Em, D and C. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 54 BPM before aiming for the song's 109 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] [C] There must be some [E] kind of reality _ [D] here.
[C] I said that you're a dick.
[D] Me?
[E] _ [D] It's too much [C] confusion. _
_ [E] _ _ [D] I can't get no [C] relief.
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] This [C] man just drinks [Em] my water.
_ [D] And them clown men [C] drink my [G] beer.
_ _ [D] Nobody on [C] this _ [Em] earth _ [D] knows what [C] it is he [Em] wants.
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] There's no [C] reason to get all excited.
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] There are [G] many here among [Em] us who feel that their [D] life is nothing but [C] one joke.
_ [E] _ _ [A] Him and me, we've been [B] through all this shit.
_ This is not [C] my fate.
[Em] _ _ [D] So, tell him to stop [G] talking all so falsely now.
The [D] hour is near.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G]
I'm watching as our [A] business gets [C] confused.
_ [Em] _ _ [D] While the others quip him, even [Em] one day, [G] we'd prefer service too.
_ _ _ [D] Outside, feel the coldness.
[Em] _ _ And while I'm catching [C] a _ [Em] breath,
[G] the [D] rest [G] approaches.
_ [B] And wind begins [A] to _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] howl. _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] I was there.
_ [C]
Watch.
[E] I was there.
[A] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ Watch.
I was [D] there.
Watch.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
Watch.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [C] _
[E] Watch.
_ _ [N] _ _ Watch. Watch.
[Em] _
Watch.
_ [N] Watch.
[C] Watch.
[E] Watch.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [N] _
_ [E] Watch.
Watch [Ab] now.
[C] Oh, oh, _ [Gm] _
oh, [N] oh, [C] oh, _ [Ab]
oh, [E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[E] oh, oh, [C] oh, [G] oh, oh, [Em] _ _ [C] oh, oh, _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] oh, _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [C] oh,
_ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ oh, [D] oh, _ _
[C] oh, oh, oh, oh, [B] oh, oh, [E] oh, oh, _ [D] oh, oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ oh, oh, oh, _ [E] oh, oh, oh, oh,
_ _ _ _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh you
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was written by Bob Dylan.