Ballad Of A Thin Man by Bob Dylan, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Ballad Of A Thin Man

Biography:

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is an American musician, poet and artist whose position in popular culture is unique.

Dylan started his musical odyssey in 1959 when he began playing in Dinkytown, Minneapolis while attending the University of Minnesota. Shortly after starting to play he changed his stage name to Bob Dylan, after being influenced by the poetry of Dylan Thomas before legally changing his name in 1962.

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Bob Dylan - Ballad of a Thin Man
Arr. Jack Davis
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Chords are arranged to simulate the bass line and guitar chords when playing
solo guitar. Suggested chord fingerings:

Bm F#aug/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#aug/Bb for F#aug, D/A for plain D, E7/G# for plain E7)

In 4, slow swing beat

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

[Intro]

|Bm |Bm |
|Bm |Bm |

[Verse]

|Bm |F#aug/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#aug/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#aug/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#aug/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#aug/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#aug/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#aug/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

[Outro]

|Bm | Bm |
|Bm | Bm |
Whoaaaaaoooooh!