Positively 4th Street
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1. You got a
lotta of nerve to say you are my friend,
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when
I was down you just stood there grinning.
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You got a lotta nerve
to say you got a helping hand to lend,
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you
just want to be on the side that’s winning.
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2. You say I
let you down, you know it’s not like that,
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if
you’re so hurt why then don’t you show it.
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You say you lost your
faith, but that’s not where it’s at,
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you
had no faith to lose and you
know it.
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3. I know the
reason that you talk behind my back,
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I
used to be among the crowd you’re in with.
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Do you take me for
such a fool to think I’d make
contact
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with the one who tries to
hide what it don’t know to begin
with ?
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4. You see
me on the street, you always act
surprised,
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you
say, “How are you?” “Good luck!” but you don’t mean it.
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When you know as well
as me you’d rather see me paralyzed,
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why
don’t you just come out once and scream it ?
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5.
No, I do not feel that good when I see the heartbreaks you embrace,
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if I
was a master thief perhaps I’d rob them.
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And now I know you’re
dissatisfied with your position and your place,
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don’t you understand it’s not my problem ?
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6. I wish that for
just one time you could stand inside my shoes,
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and
just for that one moment I could be
you.
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Yes, I wish that for just one time you could
stand inside my shoes,
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you’d know what a drag it is to
see you.
+ instrumental = verse 6 ….
(orig. = capo 4th; midi = capo 5th) (Bob Dylan)