Tablature the ballad of a thin man - Bob Dylan

          



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  From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>

  

  THE BALLAD OF A THIN MAN- Bob Dylan

  

       Bm               Bm/Bb

  You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand

  Bm/A                    Bm/G#

  You see somebody naked and you say "who is that man?"

  G                 Em

  You try so hard but you just don't understand

  D                 F#                Bm

  Just what you will say when you get home

   D                      A    

  Because something is happening here

           Bm                  G                 Bm

  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

  

   Bm                      Bm/A

  You have many contacts among the lumberjacks

    G                                             Bm

  To get you facts when someone attacks your imagination

   Bm                          Bm/A

  But nobody has any respect, anyway they already expect you

   G                      Em                          A     A7

  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.

  

  (from Highway 61 Revisited, 1965)

  (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

  

  

   


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 The ballad of a thin man, de Bob dylan 

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