Intro C CSUS C CSUS C CSUS
C
They're selling postcards of the hanging
F C
They're painting the passports brown
G
The beauty parlor is filled with sailors
F
The circus is in town
C
Here comes the blind commissioner
F Fsus C
They've got him in a trance
G
One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker
F C
The other is in his pants
F
And the riot squad they're restless
C F
They need somewhere to go
C G
As Lady and I look out tonight
F C CSUS C CSUS
From Desolation Row
(Instrumental verse with harmonica in the key of E)