Ballad Of A Thin Man chords by Bob Dylan (Official Version)
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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You walk into the room
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with your pencil in your hand
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You see somebody naked and you,
You say, "Who is that man?"
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You try so hard but you
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don't understand
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Just what you will say when you get home
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Chorus 1
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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?
Verse 2
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You raise up your head
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and you ask, "Is this where it is?"
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And somebody points to you
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and says, "It's his"
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And you say, "What's mine?"
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and somebody else says, "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?
Verse 3
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You hand in your ticket
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and 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 happening here
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but you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mr. Jones?
Bridge 1
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You have many contacts
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among the lumberjacks
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To get you facts when someone
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attacks your imagination
But nobody has any respect,
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anyway they already expect you
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to all give a check
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To tax-deductible
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charity organizations
Verse 4
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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
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you have discussed lepers and crooks
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You've been through all of
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
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You're very well-read, it's well-known
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But something is happening here
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and you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mr. Jones?
Verse 5
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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 then
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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?
Verse 6
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Now, you see this one-eyed midget
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shouting the word "Now"
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And you say, "For what reason?"
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and he says, "How"
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And you say, "What does this mean?"
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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 is happening
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but you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mr. Jones?
Verse 7
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Well, you walk into the room
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like a camel, and then you frown
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You put your eyes in your pocket
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and your nose on the ground
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There ought to be a law
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against you comin' around
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You should be made to 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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[Fade Out]
Ballad Of A Thin Man
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