Bob Dylan – Ballad Of A Thin Man (v5)★
Difficulty: intermediate Capo: None Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard)
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[Intro]
Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
[Verse 1]
Bm F#aug/A#
You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand
G Bm
You see somebody naked and you say, "Who is that man?"
G Em
You try so hard but you don't understand
D F#m Bm
Just what you'll say when you get home
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 2]
Bm F#aug/A#
You raise up your head and you ask, "Is this where it is?"
G Bm
And somebody points to you and says "It's his"
G Em
And you say, "What's mine?" and somebody else says, "Where what is?"
D F#m Bm
And you say, "Oh my God am I here all alone?"
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 3]
Bm F#aug/A#
You hand in your ticket and you go watch the geek
G Bm
Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speak
G Em
And says, "How does it feel to be such a freak?"
D F#m Bm
And you say, "Impossible" as he hands you a bone
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
And something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 4]
Bm F#aug/A#
You have many contacts among the lumberjacks
G Bm
To get you facts when somebody attacks your imagination
G Em
But nobody has any respect anyway they already expect you
D F#m Bm
To just give a check to tax deductible charity organizations
[Verse 5]
Bm F#aug/A#
You've been with the professors and they've all liked your looks
G Bm
With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks
G Em
You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
D F#m Bm
You're very well read it's well known
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
But something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 6]
Bm F#aug/A#
Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you and then he kneels
G Bm
He crosses himself and then he clicks his high heels
G Em
And without further notice he asks you how it feels
D F#m Bm
And he says, "Here is your throat back, thanks for the loan"
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
And you know something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 7]
Bm F#aug/A#
Now you see this one-eyed midget shouting the word "now!"
G Bm
And you say, "For what reason?" and he says, "How?"
G Em
And you say, "What does this mean?" and he screams back, "You're a cow!
D F#m Bm
Give me some milk or else go home"
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
And you know something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 8]
Bm F#aug/A#
Well, you walk into the room like a camel and then you frown
G Bm
You put your eyes in your pocket and your nose on the ground
G Em
There ought to be a law against you comin' around
D F#m Bm
You should be made to wear earphones
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
[Verse 1]
Bm F#aug/A#
You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand
G Bm
You see somebody naked and you say, "Who is that man?"
G Em
You try so hard but you don't understand
D F#m Bm
Just what you'll say when you get home
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 2]
Bm F#aug/A#
You raise up your head and you ask, "Is this where it is?"
G Bm
And somebody points to you and says "It's his"
G Em
And you say, "What's mine?" and somebody else says, "Where what is?"
D F#m Bm
And you say, "Oh my God am I here all alone?"
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 3]
Bm F#aug/A#
You hand in your ticket and you go watch the geek
G Bm
Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speak
G Em
And says, "How does it feel to be such a freak?"
D F#m Bm
And you say, "Impossible" as he hands you a bone
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
And something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 4]
Bm F#aug/A#
You have many contacts among the lumberjacks
G Bm
To get you facts when somebody attacks your imagination
G Em
But nobody has any respect anyway they already expect you
D F#m Bm
To just give a check to tax deductible charity organizations
[Verse 5]
Bm F#aug/A#
You've been with the professors and they've all liked your looks
G Bm
With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks
G Em
You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
D F#m Bm
You're very well read it's well known
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
But something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 6]
Bm F#aug/A#
Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you and then he kneels
G Bm
He crosses himself and then he clicks his high heels
G Em
And without further notice he asks you how it feels
D F#m Bm
And he says, "Here is your throat back, thanks for the loan"
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
And you know something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 7]
Bm F#aug/A#
Now you see this one-eyed midget shouting the word "now!"
G Bm
And you say, "For what reason?" and he says, "How?"
G Em
And you say, "What does this mean?" and he screams back, "You're a cow!
D F#m Bm
Give me some milk or else go home"
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
And you know something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?
[Verse 8]
Bm F#aug/A#
Well, you walk into the room like a camel and then you frown
G Bm
You put your eyes in your pocket and your nose on the ground
G Em
There ought to be a law against you comin' around
D F#m Bm
You should be made to wear earphones
D F#m Bm G Bm B7sus4 Bm B7sus4
Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones?