Hurricane Chords

Here are the chords for “Hurricane” by Bob Dylan — in the key of Am (Am, F, C and G). It's an intermediate arrangement — a nice step up as you improve. Use the interactive player to transpose to your vocal range, add a capo, and autoscroll hands-free while you strum.

Chords:AmFCGDmEm

Chords for Hurricane

Key: BBPM: 90Difficulty: IntermediateFolk

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Intro:Am..F..Am..F

AmPistol shots ring out in theFbarroom night

AmEnter Patty Valentine from theFupper hall

SheAmsees the bartender in aFpool of blood

AmCries out "My GodFthey killed them all!"

CHere comes the story of theFHurricane,

G CThe man the authoritiesFcame to blame

DmFor something that he neverCdone

DmPut in a prison cell butConeEmtime

He could haveAmbeen the

Fchampion of theCworldG

AmThree bodies lyin? thereFdoes Patty see

AmAnd another man named Bello,

Fmovin? around mysteriously

Am?I didn?t do it,? he says,

Fand he throws up his hands

Am?I was only robbin? the

Fregister, I hope you understand

CI saw them leavin? heFsays, and he stops

G C?One of us had better callFup the cops

DmAnd so Patty calls the copsC

DmAnd they arrive on the

CsceneEmwith their red lights flashin?

In the hotAmNew JerseyFnightC..G

AmMeanwhile, far away in

Fanother part of town

AmRubin Carter and a couple of

Ffriends are drivin? around

AmNumber one contender for the

Fmiddleweight crown

AmHad no idea what kinda shit

Fwas about to go down

CWhen a cop pulled him over

Fto the side of the road

G CJust like the time before

Fand the time before that

DmIn Paterson that?s just the

Cway things go

DmIf you?re black you might

CasEmwell not show up on the street

?Less youAmwanna drawFthe heatC..G

AmAlfred Bello had a partner

Fand he had a rap for the cops

AmHim and Arthur Dexter

FBradley were just out prowlin? around

AmHe said, ?I saw two men

Frunnin? out, they looked like middleweights

AmThey jumped into a white car

Fwith out-of-state plates?

CAnd Miss Patty Valentine

Fjust nodded her head

G CCop said, ?Wait a minute,

Fboys, this one?s not dead?

DmSo they took him to theCinfirmary

DmAnd though this man couldC Emhardly see

They told himAmthat he

cFould identify thCe guiltGy men

AmFour in the mornin? and theyFhaul Rubin in

AmTake him to the hospital

andFthey bring him upstairs

AmThe wounded man looks up

Fthrough his one dyin? eye

AmSays, ?Wha?d you bring him

Fin here for? He ain?t the guy!?

CYes, here?s the story ofFthe Hurricane

G CThe man the authoritiesFcame to blame

DmFor somethin? that he neverCdone

DmPut in a prison cell,

butConeEmtime he could-a been

The championAmof theFworldC..G

AmFour months later theFghettos are in flame

AmRubin?s in South America,

Ffightin? for his name

AmWhile Arthur Dexter

FBradley?s still in the robbery game

AmAnd the cops are puttin?

theFscrews to him lookin for somebody to blame

CRemember that murder thatFhappened in a bar?

G C?Remember you said

you sawFthe getaway car??

Dm?You think you?d like to

Cplay ball with the law??

DmThink it might-a been

CthatEmfighter that u saw runnin that night

Don?t forgetAmthat youFare white?C..G

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About Hurricane

Bob Dylan's “Hurricane” is a folk track that guitarists love to cover. This arrangement uses 6 chords — Am, F, C, G, Dm and Em — with the progression centred on Am, F and C. It's a rewarding play once you're comfortable with open chords and basic transitions. Hover or tap any chord above to see its fingering, change the key with the transpose buttons, or set a capo to match the original recording.