No More Auction Block

Written by 
Trad.
Released on 
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1–3: Rare & Unreleased 1961-1991 (1991)
Tabbed by 
Eyolf Østrem

Recorded live at the Gaslight cafe, late 1962. Released on The Bootleg Series 1-3 (1991)

This is reportedly the melody that Dylan used for Blowin’ in the Wind. This is most evident in the beginning of the verses and in the guitar interlude. There is a more thorough discussion of the similarities and connections between the two songs in my discussion of Dylan’s plagiarism cases

Capo 5th fret (sounding key F major)
Played with fast strumming in a rather loose rhythm.

Chords 
Csus4   x33010
G6      322003 or 32200x
G7      323003 or 32300x
C/e     xx2010
G/d     xx0003
F   F   G C   Csus4  C    Am   G   G6  G7

C      F      C     /b   Am    F     F   C/e G/d    C

C     F         C                     Am  G   G6  G7
No more auction block for me, no more, no more
C     F         C         Am  F  C/e G/d  /e /f C
No more auction block for me, many   thousand   gone.

F   C/e G/d    C

No more driver's lash for me, no more, no more
No more driver's lash for me, many thousand gone.

No more pint of salt*) for me, no more, no more
No more pint of salt for me, many thousand gone.

No more auction block for me, no more, no more
No more auction block for me, many thousand gone

*) Dylan sings something like mmm whiplash

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