Broke Down Engine 
Words and music by Blind Willie McTell

Tabbed by: Alex Csiszar (csiszar@interchg.ubc.ca)

[This is basically just a skeleton for what Dylan plays...
it doesn't seem very practical to transcribe Dylan's guitar 
exactly on this one...just do whatever feels right]

Capo 1st fret

The riff following every line approximates this:

                            D	
E-------------------------------2--2--2
B---0---2---5---2---0---2-------3--3--3
G-------------------------------2--2--2
D---------------------------0------0--0
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------

During the Lordy Lord bridge, use some appropriate mix of these chords:  
(Hold the Am for most of it, but go to F,G, and D whenever you feel like it...)


      Am    F    G    D
E-----8-----1----3----2----------------
B-----10----1----3----3----------------
G-----9-----2----4----2----------------
D-----------3----5----0----------------
A-----------3----5----0----------------
E-----------1----3---------------------



D
Feel like a broke-down engine, ain't got no drivin' wheel
D           G                        F              D
Feel like a broke-down engine, ain't got no drivin' wheel
D      F                      G                        D
I been down and lonesome, you know just how a poor man feels


Been shooting craps and gambling, mama and I done got broke
Been shooting craps and gambling, mama and I done got broke
I done pawned my pistol baby, my best clothes been sold

Lordy lord lordy lord lordy lord......

I went down to my praying ground, fell on my bended knees
I went down to my praying ground, fell on my bended knees
I ain't cryin' for no religion, Lord give me back my good gal please

If you give me back my baby, I won't worry you no more
Give me back my baby, I won't worry you no more
Don't have to put her in my house, Lord just lead her to my door

Lordy lord lordy lord lordy lord......

Can't you hear me baby, rappin' on your door?
Can't you hear me, baby, rappin' at your door?
Now you hear me tappin' tappin' across your floor

Feel like a broke down engine, ain't got no drive at all
Feel like a broke down engine, ain't got no drive at all
What make me love my woman, she can really do the Georgia Crawl

Feel like a broke down engine, ain't got no whistle or bell
Feel like a broke down engine, ain't got no whistle or bell
Well you're a real hot mama, come take away Daddy's weeping spell