Bob Dylan - Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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C       G/B               F
Just a minute before you leave, girl,
C       G/B                         F
Just a minute before you touch the door.
C    G/B                            F
What is it that you're trying to achieve, girl?
C       G/B                              F
Do you think we can talk about it some more?
                Dm
You know, the streets are filled with vipers
Who've lost all ray of hope,
C/G
You know, it ain't even safe no more
        G
In the palace of the Pope.

Chorus:
 C          G/B           F
Don't fall apart on me tonight,
C             G/B                F
I just don't think that I could handle it.
 C           G/B          F
Don't fall apart on me tonight,
Dm                 Em
Yesterday's just a memory,
   F                            C/G
Tomorrow is never what it's supposed to be
       G            F/G
And I need you, yeah.

Come over here from over there, girl,
Sit down here. You can have my chair.
I can't see us goin' anywhere, girl.
The only place open is a thousand miles away and I can't take you there.
I wish I'd have been a doctor,
Maybe I'd have saved some life that had been lost,
Maybe I'd have done some good in the world
'Stead of burning every bridge I crossed.

Chorus:
Don't fall apart on me tonight,
I just don't think that I could handle it.
Don't fall apart on me tonight,
Yesterday's just a memory,
Tomorrow is never what it's supposed to be
And I need you, oh, yeah.

I ain't too good at conversation, girl,
So you might not know exactly how I feel,
But if I could, I'd bring you to the mountaintop, girl,
And build you a house made out of stainless steel.
But it's like I'm stuck inside a painting
That's hanging in the Louvre,
My throat start to tickle and my nose itches
But I know that I can't move.

Chorus:
Don't fall apart on me tonight,
I just don't think that I could handle it.
Don't fall apart on me tonight,
Yesterday's gone but the past lives on,
Tomorrow's just one step beyond
And I need you, oh, yeah.

A#                            F
Who are these people who are walking towards you?
                                    C
Do you know them or will there be a fight?
            A#                  F
With their humorless smiles so easy to see through,
                                            C
Can they tell you what's wrong from what's right?
 F               C
Do you remember St. James Street
  F                         C
Where you blew Jackie P.'s mind?
             F                            C
You were so fine, Clark Gable would have fell at your feet
     A#       F           G
And laid his life on the line.

Let's try to get beneath the surface waste, girl,
No more booby traps and bombs,
No more decadence and charm,
No more affection that's misplaced, girl,
No more mudcake creatures lying in your arms.
What about that millionaire with the drumsticks in his pants?
He looked so baffled and so bewildered
When he played and we didn't dance.

Chorus:
Don't fall apart on me tonight,
I just don't think that I could handle it.
Don't fall apart on me tonight,
Yesterday's just a memory,
Tomorrow is never what it's supposed to be
And I need you, yeah.


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A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" by Bob Dylan.

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