Simple Twist of Fate by  Bob Dylan

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Intro E Emaj7    E7    A    Am    E – B – A    E    A    E

E Emaj7 ...They sat together in the park... as the evening sky grew dark E7 add4 A add2 ...She looked at him and he felt a spark... tingle to his bones Am E B A add2 ...Twas then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight E A add2 E And watched out for a simple twist of fate

They walked along by the old canal, a little confused, I remember well And stopped into a strange hotel with the neon burning bright He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train Moving with a simple twist of fate

A saxophone someplace far-off played as she was walking along by the arcade As a light bust through a beat-up shade where he was waking up She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate And forgot about a simple twist of fate [interlude]

He woke up, the room was bare, he didn't see her anywhere He told himself he didn't care, pushed the window opened wide Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate Brought on by a simple twist of fate

He hears the ticking of the clocks and walks along with a parrot that talks Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in Maybe she'll pick him out again, how long must he wait One more time for a simple twist of fate

People tell me it's a sin to know and feel too much within I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring She was born in spring, but I was born too late Blame it on a simple twist of fate [outro]