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Ballad Of A Thin Man

Bob Dylan
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
 
 You  walk into the room with your pencil in your hand
 
 
 You  see somebody naked and you say "who is that man?"
 You  try so hard but you  just don't understand
 Just  what you will say  when you get home
 Because  something is happening  here
 And  you don't know what  it is, do you, Mister  Jones
 You raise up your head and you ask "is this where it is?"
 And somebody points to you and says "its his"
 And you say "what's mine?" and somebody else says "well WHAT is"
 And you say "oh my god - am i here all alone?"
 But something is happening here
 And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 You hand in you ticket and you go watch the geek
 Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speak
 Saying "how does it feel to be such a freak?"
 And you say "impossible" as he hands you a bone
 And something is happening here
 But you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 You  have many contacts among  the lumberjacks
 To  get you facts when someone attacks your imagination
 But  nobody has any respect, anyway  they already expect you
 To  all give a check to tax-deductable  charity organizations
 You've been with the professors, and they all liked your looks
 With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks
 You've read all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
 You're very well read, its well known
 But something is happening here
 And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 Well, the swordswallower comes up to you and then he kneels
 He crosses himself and he clicks his high heels
 And without further notice he asks you how it feels
 And he says "here is your throat back, thanks for the loan"
 And you know something is happening
 But you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 Now you see this one-eyed midget saying the word "now"
 And you say "for what reason?" and he says "how?"
 And you say "what does this mean?" and he screams back "you're a cow!
 Give me some milk - or else go home!"
 And you KNOW somethings happening here
 But you dont know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 Well, you walk into the room like a camel and then you frown
 You put your eyes in your pocket and your nose on the ground
 There oughtta be a law against you coming around
 You should be made to wear earphones
 Cause something is happening here
 And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 Bm: x 2 2 4 4 3 2 Bm/Bb: x 1 2 4 4 3 2
 Bm/A: x 0 2 4 4 3 2 Bm/G: 4 2 2 4 4 3 2
 NOTE: I stole the lyrics from the lyrics database, thanks. This song is
 perhaps not meant to be played on the guitar since itbased song, but
 these are the chords anyways. Maybe itmaybe not. Also, the fingering of
 some of the above chords may be
 difficult. Play only part of the chord if you can't reach the whole
 thing, but the important thing is to keep the bass line going down.

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Readable chord sheet for Ballad Of A Thin Man by Bob Dylan

[Bm]
 [Bm]
Y[Bb]ou walk into the room with your pencil in your hand

 [Bm/A]
 [Bm]
Y[G#]ou see somebody naked and you say "who is that man?"

Y[G]ou try so hard but [Em]you just don't understand

J[D]ust what you will s[F#]ay when you get hom[Bm]e

B[D]ecause something is happ[A]ening here

A[Bm]nd you don't know wha[G]t it is, do you, Mi[Bm]ster Jones

You raise up your head and you ask "is this where it is?"
And somebody points to you and says "its his"
And you say "what's mine?" and somebody else says "well WHAT is"
And you say "oh my god - am i here all alone?"
But something is happening here
And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones

You hand in you ticket and you go watch the geek
Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speak
Saying "how does it feel to be such a freak?"
And you say "impossible" as he hands you a bone
And something is happening here
But you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones

Y[Bm]ou have many contacts amo[Bm/A]ng the lumberjacks

T[G]o get you facts when someone attacks your imagi[Bm]nation

B[Bm]ut nobody has any respect, an[Bm/A]yway they already expect you

T[G]o all give a check to ta[Em]x-deductable charity organiza[A]tions  [A7]

You've been with the professors, and they all liked your looks
With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks
You've read all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
You're very well read, its well known
But something is happening here
And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones

Well, the swordswallower comes up to you and then he kneels
He crosses himself and he clicks his high heels
And without further notice he asks you how it feels
And he says "here is your throat back, thanks for the loan"
And you know something is happening
But you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones

Now you see this one-eyed midget saying the word "now"
And you say "for what reason?" and he says "how?"
And you say "what does this mean?" and he screams back "you're a cow!
Give me some milk - or else go home!"
And you KNOW somethings happening here
But you dont know what it is, do you, Mister Jones

Well, you walk into the room like a camel and then you frown
You put your eyes in your pocket and your nose on the ground
There oughtta be a law against you coming around
You should be made to wear earphones
Cause something is happening here
And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones

Bm:   x 2 2 4 4 3 2  Bm/Bb: x 1 2 4 4 3 2
Bm/A: x 0 2 4 4 3 2  Bm/G

NOTE: I stole the lyrics from the lyrics database, thanks.  This song is
perhaps not meant to be played on the guitar since itbased song, but
these are the chords anyways.  Maybe itmaybe not.  Also, the fingering of
some of the above chords may be
difficult.  Play only part of the chord if you can't reach the whole
thing, but the important thing is to keep the bass line going down.

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