Simple Twist Of Fate

beautiful song . mr . dylan played it in open E however i like to play it like this , sounds great to me! ( : listen to the song for the strumming and individual string picking ( : have fun! E * e’ e" F f’ A E a’ | - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 5 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - | | - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - 0 - | | - 4 - - - 4 - - - 4 - - - 6 - - - 5 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - | | - 6 - - - 6 - - - 6 - - - 7 - - - 7 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 4 - | | - 7 - - - 6 - - - 5 - - - x - - - x - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - 2 - | | - x - - - x - - - x - - - x - - - x - - - x - - - 0 - - - 0 - | E * they sat together in the park e’ as the evening sky grew dark , e" she looked at him and he felt a spark F tingle to his bones . f’ ’twas then he felt alone E * e’ A and wished that he’d gone straight E a’ 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 a neon burnin 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 walkin by the arcade . as the light bust through a beat - up shade where he was wakin up , she dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate and forgot about his simple twist of fate . - harmonica Solo - ( same progression ) he woke up , the room was bare he didnt see her anywhere . he told himself he didnt care , pushed the window open 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 sailers all come in . maybe shell pick him out again , how long must he wait once more for a simple twist of fate . people tell me its 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 is the same , with harmonica ]