Jokerman chords by
Bob Dylan

1983Rock2.6K views

Key: Bb major•

Verse 1
Bb Bb 
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Standing on the waters casting your bread
Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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While the eyes of the idol with the
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iron head are glowing
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Distant ships sailing into the mist
Cm Cm 3
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You were born with a snake
F F 
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in both of your fists
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while a hurricane was blowing
Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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Freedom just around the corner for you
Cm Cm 3
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But with truth so far off,
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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what good will it do?

Chorus 1

F

F

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Eb

Eb

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Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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Bird fly high by the light of the moon

Dm

Dm

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman

Verse 2
Bb Bb 
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So swiftly the sun sets in the sky,
Cm Cm 3
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You rise up
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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and say goodbye to no one
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Cm Cm 3
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Both of their futures,
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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so full of dread, you don't show why
Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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Shedding off one more layer of skin
Cm Cm 3
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Keeping one step ahead
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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of the persecutor within

Chorus 2

F

F

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Eb

Eb

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Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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Bird fly high by the light of the moon

Dm

Dm

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman

Verse 3
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You're a man of the mountains,
you can walk on the clouds
Cm Cm 3
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Manipulator of crowds,
F F 
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you're a dream twister
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You're going to Sodom and Gomorrah
But what do you care?
Cm Cm 3
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Ain't no  body there
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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would want to marry your sister
Cm Cm 3
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Friend to the martyr,
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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a friend to the woman of shame
Cm Cm 3
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You look into the fiery furnace,
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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see the rich man without any   name

Chorus 3

F

F

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Eb

Eb

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Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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Bird fly high by the light of the moon

Dm

Dm

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman

Solo 1

Bb

Bb

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Cm

Cm

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Verse 4
Bb Bb 
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Well, the Book of Leviticus
and Deuteronomy
Cm Cm 3
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The law of the jungle
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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and the sea are your only teachers
Bb Bb 
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In the smoke of the twilight
on a milk-white steed,
Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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Michelangelo indeed could've
Bb Bb 
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carved out your features
Cm Cm 3
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Resting in the fields
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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far from the turbulent space
Cm Cm 3
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Half asleep near the stars
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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with a small dog licking your face

Chorus 4

F

F

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Eb

Eb

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Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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Bird fly high by the light of the moon

Dm

Dm

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman

Solo 2

Bb

Bb

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Cm

Cm

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Verse 5
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Well, the rifle man's stalking the sick
and the lame,
Cm Cm 3
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Preacherman seeks the same,
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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who'll get there first is uncertain
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Nightsticks and water cannons,
tear gas, padlocks,
Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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Molotov cocktails and rocks
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behind every curtain
Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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False- hearted judges dying
Bb Bb 
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in the webs that they spin
Cm Cm 3
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Only a matter of time
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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'til night comes steppin' in

Chorus 5

F

F

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Eb

Eb

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Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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Dm

Dm

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman

Solo 3

Bb

Bb

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Cm

Cm

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Verse 6
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It's a shadowy world,
skies are slippery gray
Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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A woman just gave birth to a prince today
Bb Bb 
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and dressed him in scarlet
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He'll put the priest in his pocket,
put the blade to the heat
Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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Take the motherless children off the street
Bb Bb 
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And place them at the feet of  a harlot
Cm Cm 3
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Oh, Jokerman,
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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you know what he wants
Cm Cm 3
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Oh, Jokerman,
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 6
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you don't show any response

Chorus 6

F

F

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Eb

Eb

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Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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Dm

Dm

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman

Outro 1
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Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Bb Bb 
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Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Cm Cm 3
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F F 
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Bb Bb 
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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb Cm F Eb Gm...

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