My Back Pages

(Words and Music by Bob Dylan)

1964 Warner Bros. Inc

Renewed 1992 Special Rider Music

[This is The Byrds' arrangement. Lyrics provided by Roger McGuinn in a

post from alt.music.byrds. Comments in brackets by the cureent poster.]

Intro: E Esus4 (repeat 4 times)

Crimson flames tied through my ears

Rollin' high and mighty traps

Pounced with fire on flaming roads

Using ideas as my maps

"We'll meet on edges, soon," said I

Proud 'neath heated brow.

Ah, but I was so much older then,

A B E (intro riff twice)

I'm younger than that now.

Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth

"Rip down all hate," I screamed

Lies that life is black and white

Spoke from my skull. I dreamed

Romantic facts [flanks] of musketeers

Foundationed deep, somehow.

Ah, but I was so much older then,

bI'm younger than that now.

Girls' faces formed the forward path