In My Time of Dyin'

Written by 
Trad. and Bob Dylan
Released on 
Bob Dylan (1962)
Tabbed by 
Eyolf Østrem
Tuning: 
Open D/E

The song is basically just a finger-picking/bottleneck exercise over a sustained chord in Open D/E tuning. It’s all in the singing… :-)

Open D tuning (D-A-d-f#-a-d’)/Capo 4th fret or (preferably, since the 12th fret is easier to hit then)

Open E tuning (E-B-e-g#-b-e’)/capo 2nd fret.

Below is the intro and the first verse tabbed the way it is played. All the slide figures are played with the bottleneck, but if you haven’t emptied your bottle yet, the fingers will have to do.

The lick that is played here and there in the intro and between lines eventually settles into a more fixed form:

  :     .     .     .       :     .     .
|-----------------0-------|-------------------|
|-----------------0-------|-------------------|
|-----------2/3-----1-----|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-3---0-------------|
|-------------------------|-----------0-----3-|
|-0-----0-----0---------0-|-------0-----0-----|
[Intro]

 .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
-------------|-----0-----------0-------|-------------------------|-----0-------------0-----|
-------------|-----0-----------0-------|-------------------------|-----0-----------0-0-----|
-------------|-----------2/3-----2\1---|-------------------------|-----------2/3---3-----1-|
-----------0-|-----------------------3-|-3---0-----------------0-|-------------------------|
-----3-------|-------------------------|-0---------0-----3-------|-------------------------|
-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----------|-------0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|

  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-------------------------|-----0-----------0-------|-----------0----/7-------|
|-------------------------|-----0-----------0-------|-----------0-----0-------|
|-------------------------|-----------2-----3-1-----|-------------------------|
|-3---0-----0-----------0-|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
|-3p0-------------3-------|-------------------------|-0---0-------------------|
|-------0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0---------0-|-------0-----0-----0---0-|

  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-5-----3---0-----------3-|----p0----/12----12------|-----12------------------|
|-0---------------0-----3-|----p0----/12------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------0-------------|
|-------------------------|-----0-------------------|-------------0---------0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------3-------|
|-0---0-0---0-0-----0-----|-0-----0---0-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|

  :     .     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-----0-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----0-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----0-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
                        Well,     In  my    time    of  dyin

          :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-----------------0-------|-------------------------|-----------------------0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------0-----------0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----0-----3-------------|-------------------------|-----3-----------0-------|
|-----------------------0-|-----3-----0-----3-----0-|-------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
                  don't  want   no -  body to     moan                      All

  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------3-----0-------|
|-----0-----3-----0-----3-|-----0-----3-----0-----3-|-----0-----------------3-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
  I         want   for  you     to    do, is      take    my      bo-dy     home

  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-----------------------0-|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------0-|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----0-----------3-----1-|-------------------------|
|-----------------0-------|-------------------------|-----3-----0-----------0-|
|-----0-----3-------------|-------------------------|-----------------3-------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
            Well  well  well         so I can die     ea -  sy, well  well  well

  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|---0-------7/12--12----0-|-----------------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|
|---0-------7/12--12----0-|-----------------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|
|-----------------------0-|-------------------------|-----------1/3---3-1-----|
|-------------------------|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----3-------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0---------0-|
                                      well  well  well         so I can die

  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3---0-----------------0-|-------------------------|-----------0-------------|
|-----------0-----3-------|-----3-----0-----3-----0-|-----3-----------3-----0-|
|-------0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
  ea -  sy, Je-sus gonna make up,     Jesus   gonna make  up,   Jesus   gonna make

  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-------------------------|-----------------0-----7/|(12)-12-----/7-----5-----|
|-----------------------0-|-----------------0-----7/|(12)-12------------------|
|-----------------------3-|-------------------------|-----------0-------------|
|------------0----3-------|-----------0-------------|-----------0-------------|
|-----3-----------------0-|-----3-------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0---0-0---0-|
  up my dying     bed

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|-3---0-----------------0-------|----------------0-------|------------------0-------|
|-----------------------0-------|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------0-----0-------------|----------2--/3---1-----|-----------2/3------1-----|
|-------------------------------|----0-------------0-----|-3---0--------------------|
|-----------------------------3-|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0---------0-|-------0-----0----------0-|

  :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
|-----------------------0-|----------0--------------|-----------0-----------0-|
|-----------------3-------|-----------0-------------|-------------------------|
|---------1/2/3---3-------|----/3-----0-3-----3-----|-------------------------|
|-3---0-------------------|-----0-------3-----3---0-|-----------------0-------|
|-------------------------|-------------3p0---------|-----0-------------------|
|-------0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|

Well, in my time of dying don't want nobody to mourn
All I want for you to do is take my body home
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Jesus gonna make up, Jesus gonna make up
Jesus gonna make up my dying bed.

Well, meet me Jesus, meet me, meet me in the middle of the air
If these wings should fail me,
Lord, won't you meet me with another pair?
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Jesus gonna make up, Jesus gonna make up
Jesus gonna make up my dying bed.

Lord, in my time of dying don't want nobody to cry
All I want you to do is take me when I die
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Jesus gonna make up, Jesus gonna make up
Jesus gonna make up my dying bed.

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