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Verse 1
(D major) William (B minor) Zanzinger killed
poor (F sharp minor) Hattie Carroll
With a (D major) cane that he twirled (B minor) around
his dia (F sharp minor) mond ring finger
At a Baltimore (D major) (B minor) hotel soci
(F sharp minor) ety gathering
And the (D major) cops were called (B minor) in and his
(F sharp minor) weapon took from him
As they (A major) rode him in (D major) cus (B minor) tody
down (F sharp minor) to the station
And booked (D major) William (B minor)
Zanzinger for first- (F sharp minor) degree murder (A major)
But (G major) you who (A major) philo (D major) sophize dis
(B minor) grace and (G major) criticize (A major) all (D major) fears
(G major) Take the (A major) rag away (D major) from your (B minor) face
(G major) Now ain't the time (A major) for your tears
(D major)
Verse 2
William (B minor) Zanzinger, who
at twenty- (F sharp minor) four years
(D major) Owns a tobac (B minor) co farm
of six (F sharp minor) hundred acres
With (D major) rich wealthy par (B minor) ents
who provide (F sharp minor) and protect him
And high (D major) of fice rela (B minor) tions
in the (F sharp minor) politics of Maryland
Reacted (D major) to his deed (B minor) with a shrug
(F sharp minor) of his shoulders
And swear (D major) words and sneer (B minor) ing,
and his tongue (F sharp minor) it was snarling
In a mat (D major) ter of minutes, (B minor)
on bail (F sharp minor) was out walking (A major)
But (G major) you who (A major) philo (D major) sophize
disgrace and (G major) criti (A major) cize (D major) fears
(G major) Take the (A major) rag away (D major) from your (B minor) face
Now (G major) ain't the time (A major) for (D major) your tears
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Verse 3
(D major)
Hattie Car (B minor) roll was a maid (F sharp minor)
in the kitchen
She was fifty- (D major) one years (B minor) old
and gave birth (F sharp minor) to ten children
Who (D major) carried (B minor) the dishes and
(F sharp minor) took out the garbage
And (D major) never sat once (B minor) at the
(F sharp minor) head of the table
And (D major) didn't even talk (B minor) to
the people (F sharp minor) at the table
Who just (D major) cleaned (B minor) up all the food
(F sharp minor) from the table
And emp (D major) tied the ash (B minor) trays
on a whole (F sharp minor) other level
Got (D major) killed by a blow, (B minor)
lay slain (F sharp minor) by a cane
That sailed (D major) through the (B minor) air and
came down (F sharp minor) through the room
Doomed (D major) and (B minor) determined to des
(F sharp minor) troy all the gentle
And she nev (D major) er done noth
(B minor) ing to (F sharp minor) William (A major) Zanzinger
And (G major) you who (A major) philo (D major) sophize dis
(B minor) grace and (G major) criticize (A major) all (D major) fears
(G major) Take the (A major) rag away (D major) from your (B minor) face
Now (G major) ain't the time (A major) for your tears
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Verse 4
In (D major) the courtroom of hon (B minor) or,
the judge (F sharp minor) pounded his gavel
To show (D major) that all's (B minor) equal and
that the (F sharp minor) courts are on the level
And that the strings (D major) in the book (B minor) s
ain't pulled (F sharp minor) and persuaded
And that even (A major) the (B minor) nobles
get prop (F sharp minor) erly handled
Once (D major) that the (B minor) cops have chased
(F sharp minor) after and caught 'em
And that the lad (D major) der of law (B minor) has
no top (F sharp minor) and no bottom
Stared at (B minor) the person who killed (F sharp minor)
for no reason
Who just happened to (B minor) be feelin'
that way (F sharp minor) without warnin'
And he spoke (D major) through his (B minor) cloak,
most deep (F sharp minor) and distinguished
And handed (D major) out strongly, (B minor)
for (F sharp minor) pen alty and repentance
William (B minor) Zanzinger with a
(F sharp minor) six- month sentence (A major)
Oh, but you (G major) who (A major) philo (D major) sophize dis
(B minor) grace and (G major) criticize (A major) all (D major) fears
(G major) Bury the rag (A major) (D major) deep in your face (B minor)
For now's (G major) the time (A major) for (D major) your tears
Outro 1
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The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
Bob Dylan
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