Clothes Line Saga

a simple , quirky , bluesy song from the basement tapes recorded with the band , this song usually overlooked . but i love the non - sensical storyline just enough to write out the chords . song : clothes line saga album : the basement tapes ( with the band ) tabbed by a rolling stone blondeonblondefan@hotmail . com Verse 1 - E after a while we took in the clothes , E7 nobody said very much . E just some old wild shirts and a couple pairs of pants E7 which nobody really wanted to touch . A7 mama come in and picked up a book an’ papa asked her what it was . E someone else asked , "what do you care?" E7 papa said , "well , just because . " B7 then they started to take back their clothes , hang ’em on the line . E it was january the thirtieth E7 and everybody was feelin’ fine . Verse 2 - the next day everybody got up seein’ if the clothes were dry . the dogs were barking , a neighbor passed , mama , of course , she said , "hi!" "have you heard the news?" he said , with a grin , "the vice - president’s gone mad!" "where?" "downtown . " "when?" "last night . " "hmm , say , that’s too bad!" "well , there’s nothin’ we can do about it , " said the neighbor , "it’s just somethin’ we’re gonna have to forget . " "yes , i guess so , " said ma , then she asked me if the clothes was still wet . Verse 3 - i reached up , touched my shirt , and the neighbor said , "are those clothes yours?" i said , "some of ’em , not all of ’em . " he said , "ya always help out around here with the chores?" i said , "sometime , not all the time . " then my neighbor , he blew his nose just as papa yelled outside , "mama wants you t’ come back in the house and bring them clothes . " well , i just do what i’m told , so , i did it , of course . i went back in the house and mama met me and then i shut all the doors chords used : E - 022100 E7 - 022130 A7 - x02223 B7 - x21201