I'm Your Teenage Prayer

Written by 
Bob Dylan
Released on 
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete (2014)
Tabbed by 
Eyolf Østrem

Capo 2nd fret (sounding key D major)

Words in parentheses ( ) are the mostly spoken interjections of the Band (is it Richard Manuel?).
Words in brackets [ ] are Dylan's spoken words.
I haven't written out the laughter, because it's all over the place.

C

C              Am      F       G       C
Take a look at me Baby, I am a teenage prayer

When it's cloudy all the time,
               C7
all you got to do is say [...]

C                                         C         Am        F   G
(Take a look at me Babe) [good, go ahead] (I'm your teenage prayer)
               C               Am
Take a look at me Baby (Take a look at me Baby)
F        G       C                    Am      F
I'm your teenage prayer (yes I'm your teenage prayer)
G              C                              Am
Take a look at me Baby (Just take a look over here, at me Baby)
F        G       C                Am      F      G
I'm your teenage prayer (I'm your teenage prayer)

                            C
Take a look at... When it's cloudy all the time,
              C7
all you gotta do is say you're mine,
F                    D7
I'll come running anywhere
               C             Am
Take a look at me, Baby (just take a look at me baby)
F        G       C     F     C
I'm your teenage prayer (ooh-hooh)

Take a look at me, Baby
I'm your teenage dream (teenage dream, dream, dream, scheme ...)
Take a look at me, Baby (baby)
I'm your teenage dream (yes, and I'm a dream)

When it's raining in your heart,
just come to me and start
Tell me how I'll do at [...]
Aah, just come and take a look at me, baby
I'm your teenage prayer

      F
Well, all that rain, anytime
     C               C7
just come and see my face
F
Anytime, you just got to read my lines
D7                   G
I won't give you any disgrace - Oh no

Take a look at me, Baby (just take a look over here at me baby)
I'm your teenage prayer (take a look at me, baby, I'm a teenage bear)
Come and take a look at me, Baby (just take a lookin' over here, baby)
I'm your teenage prayer (Yes I'm your teenage hair)

When it's cloudy all the time,
all you gotta do is say you're mine
I'll come running anywhere
Take a look at me, Baby (take a look at me)
I'm your teenage prayer (prayer, hair, where)

C                      Am
[Yes, I'm your teenage prayer,
    F
You might think I'm not somebody,
                    G
you might think I'm nowhere.
                                  C         Am
But I'm here to tell you I'm your teenage prayer.
  F                                       G
I know what you need, I can feel it in my bones,
                       C               Am
And I feel it on my throne, You're my teenage prayer.
             F                                        G
Any day, any night, you just come to me with your own fright,

and I'm your teenage prayer,]

Take a look at me baby (just take a look at me baby)
I'm your teenage prayer (you know I'm a teenage prayer, baby)
Take a look at me baby (take a look over here baby)
I'm your teenage prayer (I'm the teenage hair)

when it's cloudy all the time,
all you gotta do is say you're mine,
Girl, I'll come running to ya anywhere, ah yeah, You know I will
take a look at me baby
I'm your teenage prayer

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