Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
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Written by Bob Dylan. This is legend-Eric Clapton's version.
Intro: E B C#m A E B E
E B C#m
Ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe,
A E B
It don't matter anyhow.
E C#m
Ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe,
F# F#7 B B7
If you don't know by now.
E E7
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn,
A F# F#7
Look out your window, baby, I'll be gone.
E B C#m A
You're the reason I'll be traveling on.
E B E
Don't think twice, it's all right.
Intro solo
E B C#m
Ain't no use in turning on your light, babe,
A B
The light I never knowed.
E C#m
Ain't no use in turning on your light, babe,
F# F#7 B B7
I'm on the dark side of the road.
E E7
Still I wish there was something you would do or say,
A F# F#7
Trying to make me make my mind up and stay.
E C#m B A
We never did too much talking anyway.
E B E
Don't think twice, it's all right.
Intro solo
E B C#m
Ain't no use in calling out my name, babe,
A E B
Like you never did before.
E C#m
Ain't no use in calling out my name, babe,
F# F#7 B B7
Lord, I can't hear you anymore.
E E7
I'm thinking and wondering all the way down the road.
A F# F#7
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told.
E B C#m A
Gave her my heart, but she wanted my soul.
E B E
Don't think twice, it's all right.
Intro solo
E B C#m
Walking down that long lonesome road, babe,
A E B
Where I'm bound, I can't tell.
E C#m
Goodbye is too good a word, yeah,
F# F#7 B B7
So I'll just say fare thee well.
E E7
I ain't saying you treated me unkind.
A F# F#7
You could've done better, baby, but I don't mind.
E B C#m A
You just kind of wasted my precious time.
E B E
Lord, but don't think twice, don't think twice, it's all right.
How to play Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.