Mr. Tambourine Man original guitar chords by
Bob Dylan

1965•Folk•19.7K views•

Key: F major•

Intro 1

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Chorus 1

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A/E

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Hey, Mr. Tambourine man,

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G/B

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play a song for me

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I'm not sleepy and

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A/E

A/E

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there is no place I'm going to

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A/E

A/E

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Hey, Mr. Tambourine man,

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D

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G/B

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play a song for me

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D

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G/B

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In the jingle jangle morning

A/E

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I'll come following you

Verse 1

G/B

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A/E

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Though I know that evenings empire

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D

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G/B

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has returned into sand

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G/B

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Vanished from my hand

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G/B

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Left me blindly here to stand

Em7

Em7

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A/E

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but still not sleeping

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A/E

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My weariness amazes me,

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G/B

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I am branded on my feet

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G/B

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I have no one to meet

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Em7

Em7

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And the ancient empty street's too dead

A/E

A/E

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for dreaming

Chorus 2

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A/E

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Hey, Mr. Tambourine man,

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D

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G/B

G/B

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play a song for me

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D

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I'm not sleepy and

G/B

G/B

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A/E

A/E

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there is no place I'm going to

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G/B

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A/E

A/E

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Hey, Mr. Tambourine man,

D

D

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G/B

G/B

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play a song for me

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D

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G/B

G/B

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In the jingle jangle morning

A/E

A/E

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D

D

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I'll come following you

Verse 2

G/B

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A/E

A/E

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Take me on a trip

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D

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G/B

G/B

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upon your magic swirling ship

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G/B

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My senses have been stripped

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G/B

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My hands can't feel to grip

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G/B

G/B

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My toes too numb to step

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Em7

Em7

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A/E

A/E

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Wait only for my boot heels to be wandering

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A/E

A/E

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I'm ready to go anywhere,

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G/B

G/B

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I'm ready for to fade

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G/B

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Into my own parade

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G/B

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Cast your dancing spell my way,

Em7

Em7

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A/E

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I promise to go under it

Chorus 3

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A/E

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Hey, Mr. Tambourine man,

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D

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G/B

G/B

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play a song for me

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D

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I'm not sleepy and

G/B

G/B

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A/E

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there is no place I'm going to

G/B

G/B

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A/E

A/E

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Hey, Mr. Tambourine man,

D

D

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G/B

G/B

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play a song for me

D

D

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G/B

G/B

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In the jingle jangle morning

A/E

A/E

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D

D

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I'll come following you

Verse 3

G/B

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Though you might hear laughing,

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A/E

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D

D

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G/B

G/B

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spinning, swinging madly across the sun

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D

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G/B

G/B

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It's not aimed at anyone

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G/B

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It's just escaping on the run

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And but for the sky

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Em7

Em7

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A/E

A/E

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there are no fences facing

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A/E

A/E

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And if you hear vague traces

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G/B

G/B

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of skipping reels of rhyme

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D

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G/B

G/B

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To your tambourine in time

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G/B

G/B

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It's just a ragged clown behind

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D

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G/B

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I wouldn't pay it any mind

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Em7

Em7

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It's just a shadow you're seeing

A/E

A/E

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that he's chasing

Chorus 4

G/B

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A/E

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Hey, Mr. Tambourine man,

D

D

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G/B

G/B

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play a song for me

D

D

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I'm not sleepy and

G/B

G/B

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A/E

A/E

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there is no place I'm going to

G/B

G/B

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A/E

A/E

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Hey, Mr. Tambourine man,

D

D

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G/B

G/B

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play a song for me

D

D

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G/B

G/B

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In the jingle jangle morning

A/E

A/E

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D

D

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I'll come following you

Solo 1

G/B

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A/E

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D

D

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G/B

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D

D

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G/B

G/B

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D

D

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G/B

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D

D

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G/B

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D

D

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G/B

G/B

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D

D

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Em7

Em7

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A/E

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A/E

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D

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D

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D

D

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Em7

Em7

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A/E

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D

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Verse 4

G/B

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A/E

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And take me disappearing

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D

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G/B

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through the smoke rings of my mind

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G/B

G/B

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Down the foggy ruins of time

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Far past the frozen leaves

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The haunted frightened trees

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Out to the windy beach

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Em7

Em7

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A/E

A/E

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Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow

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A/E

A/E

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Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky

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G/B

G/B

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With one hand waving free

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Silhouet ted by the sea

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G/B

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Circled by the circus sands

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G/B

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With all memory and fate

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Driven deep beneath the waves

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D

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Em7

Em7

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A/E

A/E

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Let me forget about today until tomorrow

Chorus 5

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A/E

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Hey, Mr. Tambourine man,

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D

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G/B

G/B

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play a song for me

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D

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I'm not sleepy and

G/B

G/B

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A/E

A/E

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there is no place I'm going to

G/B

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A/E

A/E

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Hey, Mr. Tambourine man,

D

D

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G/B

G/B

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play a song for me

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D

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G/B

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In the jingle jangle morning

A/E

A/E

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D

D

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D

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I'll come following you

Outro 1

G/B

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A/E

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D

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D

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D

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D

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D

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G/B

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[Fade out]

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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The original key of Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan is F major.

The primary chords used in Mr. Tambourine Man are F, Bb, C, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Bb, C, Gm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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