Tombstone Blues chords by Bob Dylan
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Intro 1
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Verse 1
The (F sharp major) sweet pretty things
are in (B major) bed now, of course (F sharp major)
The city fathers they're trying
(B major) to endorse (F sharp major)
The reincarnation of (B major) Paul Revere's horse (F sharp major)
But the town has no (B major) need to be (F sharp major) nervous
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Verse 2
The (F sharp major) ghost of Belle Starr,
she (B major) hands down her wits (F sharp major)
To Jezebel the nun, she (B major) violently knits (F sharp major)
A bald wig for Jack the ripper,
(B major) who sits (F sharp major)
At the head of the Chamber (B major)
of Commerce (F sharp major)
Chorus 1
(B major) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp major) got no shoes
(B major) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp major) lookin' for food
(B major) I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Solo 1
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Verse 3
The hys (F sharp major) terical bride in the (B major) penny arcade (F sharp major)
Screaming, she moans,
"I've (B major) just been made" (F sharp major)
Then sends out for the doctor,
who (B major) pulls down the shade (F sharp major)
And says, my advice
is to not (B major) let the boys (F sharp major) in
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Verse 4
Now, the (F sharp major) medicine man comes
and he (B major) shuffles inside (F sharp major)
He walks with a swagger,
and he (B major) says to the bride (F sharp major)
"Stop all this weeping,
swal (B major) low your pride (F sharp major)
You will not die, (B major) it's not poison" (F sharp major)
Chorus 2
(B major) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp major) got no shoes
(B major) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp major) lookin' for food
(B major) I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Solo 2
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Verse 5
Well, (F sharp major) John the Baptist,
after (B major) torturing a thief (F sharp major)
Looks up at his hero,
the Commander-in-Chief (B major) (F sharp major)
Saying, "Tell me, great hero,
but please, (B major) make it brief (F sharp major)
Is there a hole for me (B major) to get sick (F sharp major) in?"
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Verse 6
The Comman (F sharp major) der-in-Chief answers him
while (B major) chasing a fly (F sharp major)
Saying, "Death to all those
who would (B major) whimper and cry" (F sharp major)
And dropping a barbell,
he (B major) points to the sky (F sharp major)
Saying, "The sun's not yellow, (B major) it's (F sharp major) chicken"
Chorus 3
(B major) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp major) got no shoes
(B major) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp major) lookin' for food
(B major) I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Solo 3
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Verse 7
The (F sharp major) king of the Philistines,
his (B major) soldiers to save (F sharp major)
Puts jawbones on their tombstones
and (B major) flatters their graves (F sharp major)
Puts the pied pipers in prison
and (B major) fattens the slaves (F sharp major)
Then sends them out (B major) to the jun (F sharp major) gle
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Verse 8
Gypsy (F sharp major) Davey, with a blowtorch,
he (B major) burns out their (F sharp major) camps
With his faithful slave, Pedro,
behind (B major) him, he tramps (F sharp major)
With a fantastic col (B major) lections of stamps (F sharp major)
To win friends and (B major) influence his (F sharp major) uncle
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Chorus 4
(B major) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp major) got no shoes
(B major) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp major) lookin' for food
(B major) I'm in trouble with the tombstone
Solo 4
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Verse 9
The ge (F sharp major) ometry of innocent
(B major) flesh on the bone (F sharp major)
Causes Galileo’s math (B major) book to get (F sharp major) thrown
At Delilah who's sitting (B major) worthlessly alone (F sharp major)
But the tears on her (B major) cheeks are from (F sharp major) laughter
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Verse 10
I (F sharp major) wish I could give
Brother (B major) Bill his great (F sharp major) thrill
I would set him in chains
at the top (B major) of the hill (F sharp major)
Then send out for some pillars
and (B major) Cecil B. DeMille (F sharp major)
He could die happily (B major) ever after (F sharp major)
Chorus 5
(B major) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp major) got no shoes
(B major) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp major) lookin' for food
(B major) I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Solo 5
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Verse 11
Where Ma (F sharp major) Rainey and Beethoven
once un (B major) wrapped their bedroll (F sharp major)
Tuba players now rehearse
around (B major) the flagpole (F sharp major)
And the National Bank, at a profit,
sells (B major) road maps for the (F sharp major) soul
To the old folks home (B major) and the col (F sharp major) lege
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Verse 12
Now I (F sharp major) wish I could write you
a (B major) melody so plain (F sharp major)
That could hold you, dear lady,
from (B major) going insane (F sharp major)
That could ease you, and cool you,
and (B major) cease the pain (F sharp major)
Of your useless and (B major) pointless know (F sharp major) ledge
Chorus 6
(B major) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp major) got no shoes
(B major) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp major) lookin' for food
(B major) I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Outro 1
(F sharp major) (F sharp major) (F sharp major) Alright! (F sharp major)
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Tombstone Blues
Bob Dylan
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