Bob Dylan — Ballad Of A Thin Man (ver 3) Chords
Bob Dylan — Ballad of a Thin Man
Arr. Jack Davis
jack_davis104@hotmail.com
Chords are arranged to simulate the bass line and guitar chords when playing
solo guitar. Suggested chord fingerings:
Bm F#aug5/Bb D/A D E7/G# G Em F#m A7
1| 2 2 2 2 0 3 0 2 0
2| 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 2
3| 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 0
4| 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2
5| 2 1 0 X 2 X 2 4 0
6| X X X X 4 3 0 2 X
To simplify, you can substitue with "normal" chord fingerings
(F#aug5/Bb for F#aug5, D/A for plain D, E7/G# for plain E7)
In 4, slow swing beat
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|Bm |Bm |
|Bm |Bm |
|Bm |F#aug5/Bb |
You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand
|D/A |E7/G# |
You see somebody naked and you you say who is that man?
|G |Em |
You try so hard but you Don't understand
|D F#m |Bm |
Just what you will say when you get home Be—
|D F#m |Bm |
—cause something is happening here but you don't know what it is
|G |Bm |
Do you? Mister Jones
|Bm | (GO TO NEXT VERSE — NOT A MEASURE)
**VERSE 2**
|Bm |F#aug5/Bb |
You raise up your head and you ask "is this where it is?"
|D/A |E7/G# |
And somebody points to you and Says, "It's his"
|G |Em |
And you say "what's mine" and somebody else says "well, what is?" and you
|D F#m |Bm |
Say, "Oh my god am I here all a — lone?" But
|D F#m |Bm |
Something is happening and you don't know what it is
|G |Bm |
Do you? Mister Jones
|Bm | (GO TO NEXT VERSE — NOT A MEASURE)
**VERSE 3**
|Bm |F#aug5/Bb |
You hand in your ticket and you go watch the geek
|D/A |E7/G# |
Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speak
|G |Em |
and says, "how does it feel to be such a freak?" and you say "im—
|D F#m |Bm |
—possible" as he hands you a bone And
|D F#m |Bm |
something is happening here but you don't know what it is
|G |Bm |
do you? Mister Jones
|Bm | (GO TO NEXT VERSE — NOT A MEASURE)
**VERSE 4**
|Bm |D/A |
You have many contacts Among the lumberjacks to
|G |Bm |
Get you facts when someone attacks your imagination
|Bm |D/A |
But nobody has any respect Anyway they already expect you
|G |Em |
To all give a check to Tax—deductible charity organi—
|A7 |A7 |
—zations Ahhhhhh..........
**VERSE 5**
|Bm |F#aug5/Bb |
You've been with the professors and they've all liked your looks
|D/A |E7/G# |
With great lawyers you have dis — cussed 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 But
|D F#m |Bm |
something is happening here and ya don't know what it is
|G |Bm |
do you? Mister Jones
|Bm | (GO TO NEXT VERSE — NOT A MEASURE)
Well the
**VERSE 6**
|Bm |F#aug5/Bb |
sword swallower he comes up to you and then he kneels
|D/A |E7/G# |
He crosses himself and then he clicks his high heels and
|G |Em |
without further notice he asks you how it feels and he says
|D F#m |Bm |
Here is your throat back thanks for the loan
|D F#m |Bm |
and you know something is happening but you don't know what it is
|G |Bm |
do you? Mister Jones
|Bm Now..... | (GO TO NEXT VERSE — NOT A MEASURE)
**VERSE 7**
|Bm |F#aug5/Bb |
you see this one—eyed midget shouting the word "now"
|D/A |E7/G# |
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 and you
|D F#m |Bm |
know something's happening but you don't know what it is
|G |Bm |
do you? Mister Jones
|Bm | (GO TO NEXT VERSE — NOT A MEASURE)
Well...
**VERSE 8**
|Bm |F#aug5/Bb |
You walk into the room like a camel and then you frown
|D/A |E7/G# |
You put your eyes in your pocket and your nose on the ground
|G |Em |
There oughtta be a law a — gainst you comin' around You
|D F#m |Bm |
Should be made to wear ear phones
|D F#m |Bm |
Cause something is happening and you don't know what it is
|G |Bm |
do you? Mister Jones
|Bm | Bm |
|Bm | Bm |
Whoaaaaaoooooh!