Bob Dylan - When the Deal Goes Down: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "When the Deal Goes Down" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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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Learn When the Deal Goes Down Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Dylan
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "When the Deal Goes Down" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C# F7 F# D#m7-5 In the still of the night, in the world's ancient light C#/G# G#7sus4 C# G# Where wisdom grows up in strife C# F7 F# D#m7-5 My bewildering brain, toils in vain C#/G# G#7sus4 C# Through the darkness on the pathways of life F# F#m6 C# Each invisible prayer is like a cloud in the air F# C#/F D#7 D#m7/G# Tomorrow keeps turning around C# F7 F# D#m7-5 We live and we die, we know not why C#/G# G#7sus4 C# But I'll be with you when the deal goes down We eat and we drink, we feel and we think Far down the street we stray I laugh and I cry and I'm haunted by Things I never meant nor wished to say The midnight rain follows the train We all wear the same thorny crown Soul to soul, our shadows roll And I'll be with you when the deal goes down The moon gives light and shines by night I scarcely feel the glow We learn to live and then we forgive O'er the road we're bound to go More frailer than the flowers, these precious hours That keep us so tightly bound You come to my eyes like a vision from the skies And I'll be with you when the deal goes down I picked up a rose and it poked through my clothes I followed the winding stream I heard a deafening noise, I felt transient joys I know they're not what they seem In this earthly domain, full of disappointment and pain You'll never see me frown I owe my heart to you, and that's saying' it true And I'll be with you when the deal goes down You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#  D#m  D#7  D#m7  F  F#  F#m  F#m6  F7  G#  G#7  G#7sus4  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 "When the Deal Goes Down" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When the Deal Goes Down" by Bob Dylan.