--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ballad of a Thin Man – Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Bob Dylan Ballad of a Thin Man (1965) (Bob Dylan) From: "Highway 61 Revisited" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- capo 2nd fret E-A-D-G-B-E Am x-0-2-2-1-0 Asus4addb13 x-0-2-2-3-1 INTRO / OUTRO Asus4addb13 Asus4addb13 Am Am Am Am 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----0-0-1-0-----|----0-0-1-0-----| B|----1-1-3-1-----|----1-1-3-1-----| G|2---2-2-2-2-----|2---2-2-2-2-----| D|2-------2-------|2-------2-------| A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| E|--------------0-|--------------03| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS (capo 2nd fret) E-A-D-G-B-E Abaug 4-x-2-1-1-x C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0 D9[/F#] [2]x-0-1-2-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- capo 2nd fret INTRO | Am | % | % | % | (see above) Am You walk into the room Abaug With your pencil in your hand C/G You see somebody naked D9[/F#] And you say, “Who is that man?” F You try so hard Dm But you don’t understand C Em Just what you’ll say Am When you get home C Em Because something is happening here Am C/G And you don't know what it is, F [Am] Do you, Mister Jones INTRO | Am | % | (see above) Am You raise up your head Abaug And you ask, “Is this where it is?” C/G And somebody points to you and says D9[/F#] “It’s his” F And you say, “What’s mine?” Dm And somebody else says, “Where what is?” C And you say, “Oh my God Em Am Am I here all alone?” C Em But something is happening Am C/G But you don’t know what it is F [Am] Do you, Mister Jones INTRO | Am | % | (see above) Am You hand in your ticket Abaug And you go watch the geek C/G Who immediately walks up to you D9[/F#] When he hears you speak F And says, “How does it feel Dm To be such a freak?” C And you say, “Impossible” Em Am As he hands you a bone C Em And something is happening here Am C/G But you don’t know what it is F [Am] Do you, Mister Jones INTRO | Am | % | (see above) Am You have many contacts C Among the lumberjacks F To get you facts Am When someone attacks your imagination Am But nobody has any respect C Anyway they already expect you F To just give a check Dm G [G7] To tax-deductible charity organizations Am You’ve been with the professors Abaug And they’ve all liked your looks C/G With great lawyers you have D9[/F#] Discussed lepers and crooks F You’ve been through all of Dm F. Scott Fitzgerald’s books C Em You’re very well read Am It’s well known C Em But something is happening here Am C/G But you don’t know what it is F [Am] Do you, Mister Jones INTRO | Am | % | (see above) Am Abaug Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you [Abaug] And then he kneels C/G He crosses himself D9[/F#] And then he clicks his high heels F And without further notice Dm He asks you how it feels C Em And he says, “Here is your throat back Am Thanks for the loan” C Em And you know something is happening Am C But you don’t know what it is F [Am] Do you, Mister Jones INTRO | Am | % | (see above) Am Now you see this one-eyed midget Abaug Shouting the word “NOW” C/G And you say, “For what reason?” D9[/F#] And he says, “How?” F And you say, “What does this mean?” Dm And he screams back, “You’re a cow C Em Give me some milk Am Or else go home” C Em And you know something is happening Am C But you don’t know what it is F [Am] Do you, Mister Jones INTRO | Am | % | (see above) Am Well, you walk into the room Abaug Like a camel and then you frown C/G You put your eyes in your pocket D9[/F#] And your nose on the ground F There ought to be a law Dm Against you comin’ around C You should be made Em Am To wear earphones C Em ‘Cause something is happening Am But you don’t know what it is F [Am] Do you, Mister Jones OUTRO | Am | % | (see above) (repeat and fade)