Ballad Of A Thin Man chords by Bob Dylan, Brian Setzer
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Verse 1
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You
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walk into the room with your pencil in your hand
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You see somebody naked and you say,
"Who is that man?"
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You try so hard but
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you don't understand
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Just what you will say
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when you get home
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Because something is happening here
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but you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mr. Jones?
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Verse 2
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You raise up your head and you ask,
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"Is this where it is?"
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And somebody points to you and says,
"It's his"
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And you say, "What's mine?" and somebody else says,
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"Well, what is?"
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And you say, "Oh my God,
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am I here all alone?"
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But something is happening
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and you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mr. Jones?
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Verse 3
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You hand in your ticket and
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you go watch the geek
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Who immediately walks up to you
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when he hears you speak
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And says, "How does it feel
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to be such a freak?"
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And you say, "Impossible!"
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as he hands you a bone
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And something is hap pening here
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but you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mr. Jones?
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Verse 4
You have many contacts
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among the lumberjacks
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To get you facts when someone attacks
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your imagination
But nobody has any respect,
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anyway they already expect you to all give a check
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To tax- deductible charity organizations
Verse 5
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Ah, you've been with the professors and
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they've all liked your looks
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With great lawyers you have
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discussed lepers and crooks
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You've been through all of F. Scot
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t Fitzgerald's books
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You're very well- read,
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it's well- known
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But something is hap pening here
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and you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mr. Jones?
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Verse 6
Well, the sword swallower,
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he comes up to you and then he kneels
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He crosses himself and
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then he clicks his high heels
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And without further notice,
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he asks you how it feels
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And he says, "Here is your throat back,
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thanks for the loan"
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And you know something is happening
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but you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mr. Jones?
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Verse 7
Now, you see this one- eyed midget shouting
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the word "Now"
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And you say, "For what reason?" and he says,
"How"
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And you say, "What does this mean?" and he screams back,
"You're a cow!
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Give me some milk or else go home"
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And you know something's happening
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but you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mr. Jones?
Verse 8
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Well, you walk into the room like a camel,
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and then you frown
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You put your eyes in your pocket and your
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nose on the ground
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There ought to be a law against
you comin' around
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You should be made to
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wear earphones
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'Cause something is happening
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and you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mr. Jones?
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Ballad Of A Thin Man
Bob Dylan, Brian Setzer
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