Bob Dylan: Hurricane


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Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
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Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall
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  She sees the bartender in a pool of blood
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 Cries out "My God they killed them all!"

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  Here comes the story of the Hurricane
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  The man the authorities came to blame
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  For something that he never done
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  Put in a prison cell but one time
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He could have been the champion of the world

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  Three bodies lyin' there does Patty see
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And another man named Bello, movin' around mysteriously
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  "I didn't do it," he says, and he throws up his hands
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"I was only robbin' the register, I hope you understand
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  I saw them leavin'," he says, and he stops
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  "One of us had better call up the cops"

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  And so Patty calls the cops
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  And they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashin'
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In the hot New Jersey night

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Meanwhile, far away in another part of town
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Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are drivin' around
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Number one contender for the middleweight crown
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Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down
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  When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road
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  Just like the time before and the time before that
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In Paterson that's just the way things go
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If you're black you might as well not show up on the street
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'Less you wanna draw the heat

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Alfred Bello had a partner and he had a rap for the cops
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Him and Arthur Dexter Bradley were just out prowlin' around
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He said, "I saw two men runnin' out, they looked like middleweights
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Jumped into a white car with out-of-state plates"
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  And Miss Patty Valentine just nodded her head
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Cop said, "Wait a minute, boys, this one's not dead"
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So they took him to the infirmary
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  And though this man could hardly see
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They told him he could i- d'ntify the guilty men

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  Four in the mornin' and they haul Rubin in
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They took him to the hospital and they brought him upstairs
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The wounded man looks up through his one dyin' eye
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"Say, why'd you bring him in here for?  He ain't the guy!"
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  Yes, here's the story of the Hurricane
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  The man the authorities came to blame
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  For somethin' that he never done
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  Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
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The champion of the world

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  Four months later, the ghettos are in flame
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Rubin's in South America fightin' for his name
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While Arthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game
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And the cops are puttin' the screws to him lookin' for somebody to blame
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  "Remember that murder that happened in a bar?
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  Remember you said you saw the getaway car?
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You think you'd like to play ball with the law?
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Think it might-a been that fighter that you saw runnin' that night?
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Don't forget that you are white."

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Arthur Dexter Bradley said, "I'm really not sure"
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The cop said, "A poor boy like you could use a break
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We got you for the motel job and we're talkin' to your friend Bello
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You don't wanta have to go back to jail, be a nice fellow
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  You'll be doin' society a favor
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  That sonofabitch is brave and gettin' braver
Dm                           CD#m                          C#Em                           DFm                           D#F#m                          EGm                           FG#m                          F#Am                           GA#m                          G#Bm                           ACm                           A#C#m                          B
  We want to put his ass in stir
Dm                           C  Em     AmD#m                          C# Fm     A#mEm                           D  F#m    BmFm                           D# Gm     CmF#m                          E  G#m    C#mGm                           F  Am     DmG#m                          F# A#m    D#mAm                           G  Bm     EmA#m                          G# Cm     FmBm                           A  C#m    F#mCm                           A# Dm     GmC#m                          B  D#m    G#m
  We want to pin this triple murder on him
   F                  C     G   F#                 C#    G#   G                  D     A   G#                 D#    A#   A                  E     B   A#                 F     C   B                  F#    C#   C                  G     D   C#                 G#    D#   D                  A     E   D#                 A#    F   E                  B     F#
He ain't no Gentleman Jim"

| Am | F | Am | F || A#m | F# | A#m | F# || Bm | G | Bm | G || Cm | G# | Cm | G# || C#m | A | C#m | A || Dm | A# | Dm | A# || D#m | B | D#m | B || Em | C | Em | C || Fm | C# | Fm | C# || F#m | D | F#m | D || Gm | D# | Gm | D# || G#m | E | G#m | E |

Am                              FA#m                             F#Bm                              GCm                              G#C#m                             ADm                              A#D#m                             BEm                              CFm                              C#F#m                             DGm                              D#G#m                             E
Rubin could take a man out with just one punch
       Am                              F       A#m                             F#       Bm                              G       Cm                              G#       C#m                             A       Dm                              A#       D#m                             B       Em                              C       Fm                              C#       F#m                             D       Gm                              D#       G#m                             E
But he never did like to talk about it all that much
        Am                F        A#m               F#        Bm                G        Cm                G#        C#m               A        Dm                A#        D#m               B        Em                C        Fm                C#        F#m               D        Gm                D#        G#m               E
It's my work, he'd say, I do it for pay
    Am                         F    A#m                        F#    Bm                         G    Cm                         G#    C#m                        A    Dm                         A#    D#m                        B    Em                         C    Fm                         C#    F#m                        D    Gm                         D#    G#m                        E
And when it's over I'd just as soon go on my way
C  (nochord) F  (nochord)   GC# (nochord) F# (nochord)   G#D  (nochord) G  (nochord)   AD# (nochord) G# (nochord)   A#E  (nochord) A  (nochord)   BF  (nochord) A# (nochord)   CF# (nochord) B  (nochord)   C#G  (nochord) C  (nochord)   DG# (nochord) C# (nochord)   D#A  (nochord) D  (nochord)   EA# (nochord) D# (nochord)   FB  (nochord) E  (nochord)   F#
  Up to some paradise
C  (nochord)                           F  (nochord)C# (nochord)                           F# (nochord)D  (nochord)                           G  (nochord)D# (nochord)                           G# (nochord)E  (nochord)                           A  (nochord)F  (nochord)                           A# (nochord)F# (nochord)                           B  (nochord)G  (nochord)                           C  (nochord)G# (nochord)                           C# (nochord)A  (nochord)                           D  (nochord)A# (nochord)                           D# (nochord)B  (nochord)                           E  (nochord)
  Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice
Dm                         CD#m                        C#Em                         DFm                         D#F#m                        EGm                         FG#m                        F#Am                         GA#m                        G#Bm                         ACm                         A#C#m                        B
  And ride a horse along a trail
Dm                              C   EmD#m                             C#  FmEm                              D   F#mFm                              D#  GmF#m                             E   G#mGm                              F   AmG#m                             F#  A#mAm                              G   BmA#m                             G#  CmBm                              A   C#mCm                              A#  DmC#m                             B   D#m
  But then they took him to the jailhouse
           Am            F          C      G           A#m           F#         C#     G#           Bm            G          D      A           Cm            G#         D#     A#           C#m           A          E      B           Dm            A#         F      C           D#m           B          F#     C#           Em            C          G      D           Fm            C#         G#     D#           F#m           D          A      E           Gm            D#         A#     F           G#m           E          B      F#
Where they try to turn a man into a mouse

| Am | F | Am | F || A#m | F# | A#m | F# || Bm | G | Bm | G || Cm | G# | Cm | G# || C#m | A | C#m | A || Dm | A# | Dm | A# || D#m | B | D#m | B || Em | C | Em | C || Fm | C# | Fm | C# || F#m | D | F#m | D || Gm | D# | Gm | D# || G#m | E | G#m | E |

Am                        FA#m                       F#Bm                        GCm                        G#C#m                       ADm                        A#D#m                       BEm                        CFm                        C#F#m                       DGm                        D#G#m                       E
All of Rubin's cards were marked in advance
    Am                         F    A#m                        F#    Bm                         G    Cm                         G#    C#m                        A    Dm                         A#    D#m                        B    Em                         C    Fm                         C#    F#m                        D    Gm                         D#    G#m                        E
The trial was a pig-circus, he never had a chance
    Am                           F    A#m                          F#    Bm                           G    Cm                           G#    C#m                          A    Dm                           A#    D#m                          B    Em                           C    Fm                           C#    F#m                          D    Gm                           D#    G#m                          E
The judge made Rubin's witnesses drunkards from the slums
       Am                               F       A#m                              F#       Bm                               G       Cm                               G#       C#m                              A       Dm                               A#       D#m                              B       Em                               C       Fm                               C#       F#m                              D       Gm                               D#       G#m                              E
To the white folks who watched he was a revolutionary bum
C  (nochord)                           F  (nochord) GC# (nochord)                           F# (nochord) G#D  (nochord)                           G  (nochord) AD# (nochord)                           G# (nochord) A#E  (nochord)                           A  (nochord) BF  (nochord)                           A# (nochord) CF# (nochord)                           B  (nochord) C#G  (nochord)                           C  (nochord) DG# (nochord)                           C# (nochord) D#A  (nochord)                           D  (nochord) EA# (nochord)                           D# (nochord) FB  (nochord)                           E  (nochord) F#
  And to the black folks he was just a crazy nigger
C  (nochord)             F  (nochord)C# (nochord)             F# (nochord)D  (nochord)             G  (nochord)D# (nochord)             G# (nochord)E  (nochord)             A  (nochord)F  (nochord)             A# (nochord)F# (nochord)             B  (nochord)G  (nochord)             C  (nochord)G# (nochord)             C# (nochord)A  (nochord)             D  (nochord)A# (nochord)             D# (nochord)B  (nochord)             E  (nochord)
  No one doubted that he pulled the trigger
Dm                                      CD#m                                     C#Em                                      DFm                                      D#F#m                                     EGm                                      FG#m                                     F#Am                                      GA#m                                     G#Bm                                      ACm                                      A#C#m                                     B
  And though they could not produce the gun
    Dm                   C       Em      Am    D#m                  C#      Fm      A#m    Em                   D       F#m     Bm    Fm                   D#      Gm      Cm    F#m                  E       G#m     C#m    Gm                   F       Am      Dm    G#m                  F#      A#m     D#m    Am                   G       Bm      Em    A#m                  G#      Cm      Fm    Bm                   A       C#m     F#m    Cm                   A#      Dm      Gm    C#m                  B       D#m     G#m
The D.A. said he was the one who did the deed
        F               C      G        F#              C#     G#        G               D      A        G#              D#     A#        A               E      B        A#              F      C        B               F#     C#        C               G      D        C#              G#     D#        D               A      E        D#              A#     F        E               B      F#
And the all-white jury agreed

| Am | F | Am | F || A#m | F# | A#m | F# || Bm | G | Bm | G || Cm | G# | Cm | G# || C#m | A | C#m | A || Dm | A# | Dm | A# || D#m | B | D#m | B || Em | C | Em | C || Fm | C# | Fm | C# || F#m | D | F#m | D || Gm | D# | Gm | D# || G#m | E | G#m | E |

Am                 FA#m                F#Bm                 GCm                 G#C#m                ADm                 A#D#m                BEm                 CFm                 C#F#m                DGm                 D#G#m                E
  Rubin Carter was falsely tried
    Am                       F    A#m                      F#    Bm                       G    Cm                       G#    C#m                      A    Dm                       A#    D#m                      B    Em                       C    Fm                       C#    F#m                      D    Gm                       D#    G#m                      E
The crime was murder "one."  Guess who testified?
Am                           FA#m                          F#Bm                           GCm                           G#C#m                          ADm                           A#D#m                          BEm                           CFm                           C#F#m                          DGm                           D#G#m                          E
  Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied
Am                             FA#m                            F#Bm                             GCm                             G#C#m                            ADm                             A#D#m                            BEm                             CFm                             C#F#m                            DGm                             D#G#m                            E
And the papers, they all went along for the ride
C  (nochord)          F  (nochord) GC# (nochord)          F# (nochord) G#D  (nochord)          G  (nochord) AD# (nochord)          G# (nochord) A#E  (nochord)          A  (nochord) BF  (nochord)          A# (nochord) CF# (nochord)          B  (nochord) C#G  (nochord)          C  (nochord) DG# (nochord)          C# (nochord) D#A  (nochord)          D  (nochord) EA# (nochord)          D# (nochord) FB  (nochord)          E  (nochord) F#
  How can the life of such a man
C  (nochord)        F  (nochord)C# (nochord)        F# (nochord)D  (nochord)        G  (nochord)D# (nochord)        G# (nochord)E  (nochord)        A  (nochord)F  (nochord)        A# (nochord)F# (nochord)        B  (nochord)G  (nochord)        C  (nochord)G# (nochord)        C# (nochord)A  (nochord)        D  (nochord)A# (nochord)        D# (nochord)B  (nochord)        E  (nochord)
  Be in the palm of some fool's hand?
Dm                     CD#m                    C#Em                     DFm                     D#F#m                    EGm                     FG#m                    F#Am                     GA#m                    G#Bm                     ACm                     A#C#m                    B
  To see him obviously framed
Dm                                C         Em        AmD#m                               C#        Fm        A#mEm                                D         F#m       BmFm                                D#        Gm        CmF#m                               E         G#m       C#mGm                                F         Am        DmG#m                               F#        A#m       D#mAm                                G         Bm        EmA#m                               G#        Cm        FmBm                                A         C#m       F#mCm                                A#        Dm        GmC#m                               B         D#m       G#m
  Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land
      F            C     G      F#           C#    G#      G            D     A      G#           D#    A#      A            E     B      A#           F     C      B            F#    C#      C            G     D      C#           G#    D#      D            A     E      D#           A#    F      E            B     F#
Where justice is a game

| Am | F | Am | F || A#m | F# | A#m | F# || Bm | G | Bm | G || Cm | G# | Cm | G# || C#m | A | C#m | A || Dm | A# | Dm | A# || D#m | B | D#m | B || Em | C | Em | C || Fm | C# | Fm | C# || F#m | D | F#m | D || Gm | D# | Gm | D# || G#m | E | G#m | E |

    Am                         F    A#m                        F#    Bm                         G    Cm                         G#    C#m                        A    Dm                         A#    D#m                        B    Em                         C    Fm                         C#    F#m                        D    Gm                         D#    G#m                        E
Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties
    Am                         F    A#m                        F#    Bm                         G    Cm                         G#    C#m                        A    Dm                         A#    D#m                        B    Em                         C    Fm                         C#    F#m                        D    Gm                         D#    G#m                        E
Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise
      Am                          F      A#m                         F#      Bm                          G      Cm                          G#      C#m                         A      Dm                          A#      D#m                         B      Em                          C      Fm                          C#      F#m                         D      Gm                          D#      G#m                         E
While Rubin sits like Buddha in a ten-foot cell
   Am                F   A#m               F#   Bm                G   Cm                G#   C#m               A   Dm                A#   D#m               B   Em                C   Fm                C#   F#m               D   Gm                D#   G#m               E
An innocent man in a living hell
C  (nochord)                   F  (nochord) GC# (nochord)                   F# (nochord) G#D  (nochord)                   G  (nochord) AD# (nochord)                   G# (nochord) A#E  (nochord)                   A  (nochord) BF  (nochord)                   A# (nochord) CF# (nochord)                   B  (nochord) C#G  (nochord)                   C  (nochord) DG# (nochord)                   C# (nochord) D#A  (nochord)                   D  (nochord) EA# (nochord)                   D# (nochord) FB  (nochord)                   E  (nochord) F#
  Yes, that's the story of the Hurricane
C  (nochord)                     F  (nochord)C# (nochord)                     F# (nochord)D  (nochord)                     G  (nochord)D# (nochord)                     G# (nochord)E  (nochord)                     A  (nochord)F  (nochord)                     A# (nochord)F# (nochord)                     B  (nochord)G  (nochord)                     C  (nochord)G# (nochord)                     C# (nochord)A  (nochord)                     D  (nochord)A# (nochord)                     D# (nochord)B  (nochord)                     E  (nochord)
  But it won't be over till they clear his name
Dm                              CD#m                             C#Em                              DFm                              D#F#m                             EGm                              FG#m                             F#Am                              GA#m                             G#Bm                              ACm                              A#C#m                             B
And give him back the time he's done
Dm                          C   Em              AmD#m                         C#  Fm              A#mEm                          D   F#m             BmFm                          D#  Gm              CmF#m                         E   G#m             C#mGm                          F   Am              DmG#m                         F#  A#m             D#mAm                          G   Bm              EmA#m                         G#  Cm              FmBm                          A   C#m             F#mCm                          A#  Dm              GmC#m                         B   D#m             G#m
  Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
    F               C      G    F#              C#     G#    G               D      A    G#              D#     A#    A               E      B    A#              F      C    B               F#     C#    C               G      D    C#              G#     D#    D               A      E    D#              A#     F    E               B      F#
The champion of the world

| Am | F | Am | F || A#m | F# | A#m | F# || Bm | G | Bm | G || Cm | G# | Cm | G# || C#m | A | C#m | A || Dm | A# | Dm | A# || D#m | B | D#m | B || Em | C | Em | C || Fm | C# | Fm | C# || F#m | D | F#m | D || Gm | D# | Gm | D# || G#m | E | G#m | E |
| Am | F | Am | F || A#m | F# | A#m | F# || Bm | G | Bm | G || Cm | G# | Cm | G# || C#m | A | C#m | A || Dm | A# | Dm | A# || D#m | B | D#m | B || Em | C | Em | C || Fm | C# | Fm | C# || F#m | D | F#m | D || Gm | D# | Gm | D# || G#m | E | G#m | E |
| C  | F | C  | F || C# | F# | C# | F# || D  | G | D  | G || D# | G# | D# | G# || E  | A | E  | A || F  | A# | F | A# || F# | B | F# | B || G  | C | G  | C || G# | C# | G# | C# || A  | D | A  | D || A# | D# | A# | D# || B  | E | B  | E |
| Dm | C | Dm | C Em | Am F | C | G || D#m | C# | D#m | C# Fm | A#m F# | C# | G# || Em | D | Em | D F#m | Bm G | D | A || Fm | D# | Fm | D# Gm | Cm G# | D# | A# || F#m | E | F#m | E G#m | C#m A | E | B || Gm | F | Gm | F Am | Dm A# | F | C || G#m | F# | G#m | F# A#m | D#m B | F# | C# || Am | G | Am | G Bm | Em C | G | D || A#m | G# | A#m | G# Cm | Fm C# | G# | D# || Bm | A | Bm | A C#m | F#m D | A | E || Cm | A# | Cm | A# Dm | Gm D# | A# | F || C#m | B | C#m | B D#m | G#m E | B | F# |
| Am | F | Am | F || A#m | F# | A#m | F# || Bm | G | Bm | G || Cm | G# | Cm | G# || C#m | A | C#m | A || Dm | A# | Dm | A# || D#m | B | D#m | B || Em | C | Em | C || Fm | C# | Fm | C# || F#m | D | F#m | D || Gm | D# | Gm | D# || G#m | E | G#m | E |
| Am | F | Am | F | C| A#m | F# | A#m | F# | C#| Bm | G | Bm | G | D| Cm | G# | Cm | G# | D#| C#m | A | C#m | A | E| Dm | A# | Dm | A# | F| D#m | B | D#m | B | F#| Em | C | Em | C | G| Fm | C# | Fm | C# | G#| F#m | D | F#m | D | A| Gm | D# | Gm | D# | A#| G#m | E | G#m | E | B
      

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