Bob Dylan
Is Your Love in Vain?
Capo 2; Carter Style

       C    G     Am   C
Do you love me,
       F                      G
Or are you just extending goodwill,
       C       G       Am         C
Do you need me half as bad as you say,
       F                G
Or are you just feeling guilt,
          Am       G6         F        C
I’ve been burned before and I know the score,
       F                G
So you won’t hear me complain.
C           G       Am       C
  Will I be able to count on you,
   F       G       C
Or is your love in vain.

    C      G             Am     C
Are you so fast that you cannot see
       F             G
That I must have solitude?
     C    G      Am         C
When I am in the darkness,
F            G
Why do you intrude?
       Am      G6            F       C
Do you know my world, do you know my kind
F           G
Or Must I explain?
C            G      Am   C
    Will you let me be myself,
   F       G       C
Or is your love in vain?

          F           G                 C           Am
Well I’ve been to the mountain and I’ve been in the wind,
          F             G    C
I’ve been in and out of happiness
     F          G                C       Am
I’ve dined with kings, I’ve been offered wings,
         F                G
And I’ve never been too impressed.


C G           Am     C
Alright, I’ll take a chance
       F                 G
I will fall in love with you.
   C     G             Am       C
If I’m a fool you can, have the night.
        F                G
You can have the morning too.
        Am       G6            F       C
Can you cook and sew, make the flowers grow,
       F             G
Do you understand my pain?
C          G          Am      C
   Are you willing to risk it all,
   F       G       C
Or is your love in vain?

Outro: G Am C F G C