Ballad Of A Thin Man

by Bob Dylan

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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:

   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]F#aug/Bb[/ch]  [ch]D/A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]E7/G#[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]
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

In 4, slow swing beat

 1          2          3           4         1          2         3        4

Intro

Verse

You walk into the room

with your pencil in your hand

You see somebody naked and you

you say who is that man?

You try so hard but you

Don't understand

Just what you will

say when you get

home Be-

cause something is h

appening here but you

don't know what it is

Do you? Mister

Jones

Verse 2

You raise up your head

and you ask "is this where it is?"

And somebody points to you and

Says, "It's his"

And you say "what's mine" and somebody el

se says "well, what is?" and you

Say, "Oh my god

am I here all a -

lone?" But

Something is hap

pening and you do

n't know what it is

Do you? Mister

Jones

Verse 3

You hand in your ticket

and you go watch the geek

Who immediately walks up to you

when he hears you speak

and says, "how does it feel to

be such a freak?" and you say "im-

-possible" as he

hands you a

bone And

something is happen

ing here but you

don't know what it is

do you? Mister

Jones

Verse 4

You have many contacts

Among the lumberjacks to

Get you facts when someone attacks your imagi

nation

But nobody has any respect

Anyway they already expect you

To all give a check to T

ax-deductible charity organi-

zations

Ahhhhhh..........

Verse 5

You've been with the professors and

they've all liked your looks

With great lawyers you have dis -

cussed lepers and crooks

You've been through all of F. Scott Fitz

gerald's books

You're very well

read it's well

known But

something is ha

ppening here and ya

don't know what it is

do you? Mister

Jones

Well the

Verse 6

sword swallower he comes up to

you and then he kneels

He crosses himself and then he

clicks his high heels and

ithout further notice he asks you

how it feels and he says

Here is your throat

back thanks for the

loan

and you know someth

ing is happening but y

ou don't know what it is

do you? Mister

Jones

Verse 7

you see this one-eyed midget

shouting the word "now"

and you say "for what reason"

and he says "how?"

and you say "what does this mean?" and he s

creams back "you're a cow"

Give me some

milk or else go

home and you

now something's happ

ening but you don't

know what it is

do you? Mister

Jones

Well...

Verse 8

You walk into the room like a

camel and then you frown

You put your eyes in your pocket and you

r nose on the ground

There oughtta be a law a -

gainst you comin' around You

Should be made to

wear ear

phones

Cause something is

happening and you

don't know what it is

do you? Mister

Jones

Outro

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