Ballad of a Thin Man Bob Dylan
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Ballad of a Thin Man – Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Bob Dylan
Ballad of a Thin Man (1965)
(Bob Dylan)
From: "Highway 61 Revisited"
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capo 2nd fret
Am [E-A-D-G-B-E]x-0-2-2-1-0
Asus4addb13 x-0-2-2-3-1
INTRO / OUTRO
[Asus4addb13] [Asus4addb13]
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|----0-0-1-0-----|----0-0-1-0-----| B|----1-1-3-1-----|----1-1-3-1-----| G|2---2-2-2-2-----|2---2-2-2-2-----| D|2-------2-------|2-------2-------| A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| E|--------------0-|--------------03| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS (capo 2nd fret)
Abaug [E-A-D-G-B-E]4-x-2-1-1-x
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
D9[/F#] [2]x-0-1-2-0
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capo 2nd fret
INTRO
| Am | % | % | % | (see above)
[Am] You walk into the room
Abaug
With your pencil in your hand
[C/G] You see somebody naked
D9[/F#]
And you say, “Who is that man?”
[F] You try so hard
But you[Dm] don’t understand
[C]Just what you’ll [Em]say
When you get [Am]home
[C] Because something is [Em]happening here
And you [Am]don't know what it [C/G]is,
F [Am]
Do you, Mister Jones
INTRO
| Am | % | (see above)
[Am] You raise up your head
Abaug
And you ask, “Is this where it is?”
[C/G] And somebody points to you and says
D9[/F#]
“It’s his”
[F] And you say, “What’s mine?”
And somebody [Dm]else says, “Where what is?”
And you say,[C] “Oh my God
Am I [Em]here all a[Am]lone?”
But[C] something is [Em]happening
But you [Am]don’t know what it [C/G]is
F [Am]
Do you, Mister Jones
INTRO
| Am | % | (see above)
[Am] You hand in your ticket
Abaug
And you go watch the geek
[C/G] Who immediately walks up to you
D9[/F#]
When he hears you speak
[F] And says, “How does it feel
To[Dm] be such a freak?”
And you say, “Im[C]possible”
As he [Em]hands you a [Am]bone
And[C] something is [Em]happening here
But you [Am]don’t know what it [C/G]is
F [Am]
Do you, Mister Jones
INTRO
| Am | % | (see above)
[Am] You have many contacts
[C] Among the lumberjacks
To [F]get you facts
When someone attacks your imagi[Am]nation
[Am] But nobody has any respect
[C] Anyway they already expect you
[F] To just give a check
Dm G [G7]
To tax-deductible charity organizations
[Am] You’ve been with the professors
Abaug
And they’ve all liked your looks
[C/G] With great lawyers you have
D9[/F#]
Discussed lepers and crooks
[F] You’ve been through all of
F. Scott Fitz[Dm]gerald’s books
[C] You’re very well [Em]read
It’s well [Am]known
But[C] something is [Em]happening here
But you [Am]don’t know what it [C/G]is
F [Am]
Do you, Mister Jones
INTRO
| Am | % | (see above)
Am Abaug
Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you
[Abaug]
And then he kneels
[C/G] He crosses himself
D9[/F#]
And then he clicks his high heels
And with[F]out further notice
He asks you[Dm] how it feels
And he says, “[C]Here is your throat [Em]back
Thanks for the [Am]loan”
[C] And you know something is [Em]happening
But you [Am]don’t know what it [C]is
F [Am]
Do you, Mister Jones
INTRO
| Am | % | (see above)
[Am] Now you see this one-eyed midget
Abaug
Shouting the word “NOW”
[C/G] And you say, “For what reason?”
D9[/F#]
And he says, “How?”
[F] And you say, “What does this mean?”
And he screams [Dm]back, “You’re a cow
[C]Give me some [Em]milk
Or else go [Am]home”
[C] And you know something is [Em]happening
But you [Am]don’t know what it [C]is
F [Am]
Do you, Mister Jones
INTRO
| Am | % | (see above)
Well, you [Am]walk into the room
Abaug
Like a camel and then you frown
[C/G] You put your eyes in your pocket
D9[/F#]
And your nose on the ground
[F] There ought to be a law
A[Dm]gainst you comin’ around
You [C]should be made
To [Em]wear ear[Am]phones
[C] ‘Cause something is [Em]happening
But you [Am]don’t know what it is
F [Am]
Do you, Mister Jones
OUTRO
| Am | % | (see above)
(repeat and fade)
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