Tombstone Blues chords by Bob Dylan (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(F sharp5) (F sharp5)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Verse 1
The (F sharp7) sweet pretty things
are in (B7) bed now, of course (F sharp7)
The city fathers they're trying
(B7) to endorse (F sharp7)
The reincarnation of (B7) Paul Revere's horse (F sharp7)
But the town has no (B7) need to be (F sharp7) nervous
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
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Verse 2
The (F sharp7) ghost of Belle Starr,
she (B7) hands down her wits (F sharp7)
To Jezebel the nun, she (B7) violently knits (F sharp7)
A bald wig for Jack the ripper,
(B7) who sits (F sharp7)
At the head of the Chamber (B7)
of Commerce (F sharp7)
Chorus 1
(B7) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp7) got no shoes
(B7) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp7) lookin' for food
(B7) I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Solo 1
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Verse 3
The hys (F sharp7) terical bride in the (B7) penny arcade (F sharp7)
Screaming, she moans,
"I've (B7) just been made" (F sharp7)
Then sends out for the doctor,
who (B7) pulls down the shade (F sharp7)
And says, my advice
is to not (B7) let the boys (F sharp7) in
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Verse 4
Now, the (F sharp7) medicine man comes
and he (B7) shuffles inside (F sharp7)
He walks with a swagger,
and he (B7) says to the bride (F sharp7)
"Stop all this weeping,
swal (B7) low your pride (F sharp7)
You will not die, (B7) it's not poison" (F sharp7)
Chorus 2
(B7) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp7) got no shoes
(B7) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp7) lookin' for food
(B7) I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Solo 2
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Verse 5
Well, (F sharp7) John the Baptist,
after (B7) torturing a thief (F sharp7)
Looks up at his hero,
the Commander-in-Chief (B7) (F sharp7)
Saying, "Tell me, great hero,
but please, (B7) make it brief (F sharp7)
Is there a hole for me (B7) to get sick (F sharp7) in?"
(F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Verse 6
The Comman (F sharp7) der-in-Chief answers him
while (B7) chasing a fly (F sharp7)
Saying, "Death to all those
who would (B7) whimper and cry" (F sharp7)
And dropping a barbell,
he (B7) points to the sky (F sharp7)
Saying, "The sun's not yellow, (B7) it's (F sharp7) chicken"
Chorus 3
(B7) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp7) got no shoes
(B7) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp7) lookin' for food
(B7) I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Solo 3
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Verse 7
The (F sharp7) king of the Philistines,
his (B7) soldiers to save (F sharp7)
Puts jawbones on their tombstones
and (B7) flatters their graves (F sharp7)
Puts the pied pipers in prison
and (B7) fattens the slaves (F sharp7)
Then sends them out (B7) to the jun (F sharp7) gle
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Verse 8
Gypsy (F sharp7) Davey, with a blowtorch,
he (B7) burns out their (F sharp7) camps
With his faithful slave, Pedro,
behind (B7) him, he tramps (F sharp7)
With a fantastic col (B7) lections of stamps (F sharp7)
To win friends and (B7) influence his (F sharp7) uncle
(F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Chorus 4
(B7) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp7) got no shoes
(B7) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp7) lookin' for food
(B7) I'm in trouble with the tombstone
Solo 4
(F sharp7) (blues) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Verse 9
The ge (F sharp7) ometry of innocent
(B7) flesh on the bone (F sharp7)
Causes Galileo’s math (B7) book to get (F sharp7) thrown
At Delilah who's sitting (B7) worthlessly alone (F sharp7)
But the tears on her (B7) cheeks are from (F sharp7) laughter
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Verse 10
I (F sharp7) wish I could give
Brother (B7) Bill his great (F sharp7) thrill
I would set him in chains
at the top (B7) of the hill (F sharp7)
Then send out for some pillars
and (B7) Cecil B. DeMille (F sharp7)
He could die happily (B7) ever after (F sharp7)
Chorus 5
(B7) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp7) got no shoes
(B7) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp7) lookin' for food
(B7) I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Solo 5
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Verse 11
Where Ma (F sharp7) Rainey and Beethoven
once un (B7) wrapped their bedroll (F sharp7)
Tuba players now rehearse
around (B7) the flagpole (F sharp7)
And the National Bank, at a profit,
sells (B7) road maps for the (F sharp7) soul
To the old folks home (B7) and the col (F sharp7) lege
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
Verse 12
Now I (F sharp7) wish I could write you
a (B7) melody so plain (F sharp7)
That could hold you, dear lady,
from (B7) going insane (F sharp7)
That could ease you, and cool you,
and (B7) cease the pain (F sharp7)
Of your useless and (B7) pointless know (F sharp7) ledge
Chorus 6
(B7) Mama's in the factory
She ain't (F sharp7) got no shoes
(B7) Daddy's in the alley
He's (F sharp7) lookin' for food
(B7) I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Outro 1
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) Alright! (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
(F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7) (F sharp7)
[Fade out]
Tombstone Blues
Bob Dylan
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