Words and music Gordon Lightfoot Performed by Bob Dylan three times in May 1998 Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem . . | | . . | . | . . |( ) | . . | . . | + I think you have somebody waiting outside in the rain to take you away You got places to go, you got people to see still I'm gonna miss you Ah, but anyway I wish you good spaces . . . . . . in the far away places you go If it rains or it snows may you be safe and warm and never grow old And if you need somebody sometime you know I will always be there I'll do it although I'm not supposed to care . . I'll give you the keys for my flying machine . . . . . . if you'd like I will show you the light and when you call I'm gonna come a-running to you And if you need somebody sometime I know you would treat me the same Just lie there, you're not supposed to care [Instrumental verse] + I think you have somebody waiting outside in the rain to take you away It's some kind of a game but I'm glad that it came down to the final round Ah, but anyway And if you need somebody sometime you know I will always be there I'll do it although I'm not supposed to care . . . . . . I'll do it although I'm not supposed to care