Chords for Ballad of a Thin Man
Tempo:
73.05 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
F
D
Bb
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Dm]
[D]
You walk into the room [Db] with your pencil in your hand
[F] See somebody naked and you [B] say who is that man?
[Bb] You try so hard, but you [Gm] just can't understand
[F] Just what you [A] gonna say when you [Dm] get home
Oh, [Dm]
[F] cause you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] You [D] miss your choice
[Dm] You raise up your head [Db] and ask is this where it is
[F] And somebody points to you [B] and says that it's his
[Bb] And you say what's mine and [Gm] somebody else says well what is
And you [F] say oh my god [A] am I here all [Dm] alone
[F] Cause you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] Do you [Dm] miss your choice
You hand in your ticket [Db] and go watch the geek
[F] Who merely walks up to you [B] yeah when he hears you speak
[Bb] Says how does it feel to [Gm] be such a freak
And you [F] say impossible [A] as he hands you [Dm] a phone
And
[F] [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] Do you [D] miss [Dm]
your choice
[F] Among the lumberjacks
[Bb] To get your facts what's going to tax your [Dm] imagination
But nobody has any [F] respect
Anyway they already [Bb] expect you
A check to [Gm] some tax deductible charity [C] organization
[Dm]
[Db] [F]
[B] [Bb] And you say
[Gm] [F] [A]
[Dm] [F] [Am] what's mine [Dm] and somebody says [Bb]
[Dm] [D] [Dm]
well what is
You've been with professors
[Db] And they don't like your looks
[F] With great lawyers you've [B] discussed
Lambers and crooks
[Bb] You've been through all that [Gm] scoffing, shirrel, and books
[F] You're very well [A] read, it's [Dm] well known
Yeah
[F] but [Am] something is happening [Dm] here and you don't know what it is
[Bb] Do you [D] miss your choice
Well there's some swallow he comes [Db] up to you and then he kneels
[F] He crosses himself and [B] then he grips his high heels
[Bb] Well my brother noticed [Gm] he asked you how it feels
And he [F] says it's impossible [A] now thanks for [Dm] the long walk
[F] And you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it [Bb] is
Do you [D] miss your [Dm] choice
[D] [Am]
[D] [Dm]
[F]
[Dm]
[D]
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[Dm] [D] [Am]
[Dm] [F]
[Dm]
[D] [F]
[Dm] [C] [D] [Dm]
[D]
You walk into the room [Db] with your pencil in your hand
[F] See somebody naked and you [B] say who is that man?
[Bb] You try so hard, but you [Gm] just can't understand
[F] Just what you [A] gonna say when you [Dm] get home
Oh, [Dm]
[F] cause you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] You [D] miss your choice
[Dm] You raise up your head [Db] and ask is this where it is
[F] And somebody points to you [B] and says that it's his
[Bb] And you say what's mine and [Gm] somebody else says well what is
And you [F] say oh my god [A] am I here all [Dm] alone
[F] Cause you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] Do you [Dm] miss your choice
You hand in your ticket [Db] and go watch the geek
[F] Who merely walks up to you [B] yeah when he hears you speak
[Bb] Says how does it feel to [Gm] be such a freak
And you [F] say impossible [A] as he hands you [Dm] a phone
And
[F] [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] Do you [D] miss [Dm]
your choice
[F] Among the lumberjacks
[Bb] To get your facts what's going to tax your [Dm] imagination
But nobody has any [F] respect
Anyway they already [Bb] expect you
A check to [Gm] some tax deductible charity [C] organization
[Dm]
[Db] [F]
[B] [Bb] And you say
[Gm] [F] [A]
[Dm] [F] [Am] what's mine [Dm] and somebody says [Bb]
[Dm] [D] [Dm]
well what is
You've been with professors
[Db] And they don't like your looks
[F] With great lawyers you've [B] discussed
Lambers and crooks
[Bb] You've been through all that [Gm] scoffing, shirrel, and books
[F] You're very well [A] read, it's [Dm] well known
Yeah
[F] but [Am] something is happening [Dm] here and you don't know what it is
[Bb] Do you [D] miss your choice
Well there's some swallow he comes [Db] up to you and then he kneels
[F] He crosses himself and [B] then he grips his high heels
[Bb] Well my brother noticed [Gm] he asked you how it feels
And he [F] says it's impossible [A] now thanks for [Dm] the long walk
[F] And you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it [Bb] is
Do you [D] miss your [Dm] choice
[D] [Am]
[D] [Dm]
[F]
[Dm]
[D]
[A]
[Dm] [D] [Am]
[Dm] [F]
[Dm]
[D] [F]
[Dm] [C] [D] [Dm]
Key:
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You walk into the room [Db] with your pencil in your hand
[F] See somebody naked and you [B] say who is that man?
[Bb] You try so hard, but you [Gm] just can't understand _
[F] Just what you [A] gonna say when you [Dm] get home
Oh, [Dm] _
[F] cause you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] _ _ You [D] miss your choice _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ You raise up your head [Db] and ask is this where it is
[F] And somebody points to you [B] and says that it's his
_ [Bb] And you say what's mine and [Gm] somebody else says well what is
And you [F] say oh my god [A] am I here all [Dm] alone
_ [F] Cause you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] _ Do you [Dm] miss your choice _ _ _ _ _ _
You hand in your ticket [Db] and go watch the geek
[F] Who merely walks up to you [B] yeah when he hears you speak
[Bb] Says how does it feel to [Gm] be such a freak
And you [F] say impossible [A] as he hands you [Dm] a phone
And _
[F] _ [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] Do you [D] miss [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ your choice
[F] Among the lumberjacks
[Bb] To get your facts what's going to tax your [Dm] imagination
_ _ But nobody has any [F] respect
Anyway they already [Bb] expect you
A check to [Gm] some tax deductible charity [C] organization _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Bb] And you say _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] what's mine [Dm] _ and somebody says [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm]
well what is
You've been with professors
[Db] And they don't like your looks
[F] With great lawyers you've [B] discussed
Lambers and crooks
[Bb] You've been through all that [Gm] scoffing, shirrel, and books
[F] You're very well [A] read, it's [Dm] well known
Yeah _
[F] but [Am] something is happening [Dm] here and you don't know what it is
[Bb] _ Do you [D] miss your choice _ _
_ _ _ _ Well there's some swallow he comes [Db] up to you and then he kneels
[F] He crosses himself and [B] then he grips his high heels
[Bb] Well my brother noticed [Gm] he asked you how it feels
And he [F] says it's impossible [A] now thanks for [Dm] the long walk
[F] And you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it [Bb] is
Do you [D] miss your [Dm] choice _ _ _ _ _ _
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You walk into the room [Db] with your pencil in your hand
[F] See somebody naked and you [B] say who is that man?
[Bb] You try so hard, but you [Gm] just can't understand _
[F] Just what you [A] gonna say when you [Dm] get home
Oh, [Dm] _
[F] cause you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] _ _ You [D] miss your choice _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ You raise up your head [Db] and ask is this where it is
[F] And somebody points to you [B] and says that it's his
_ [Bb] And you say what's mine and [Gm] somebody else says well what is
And you [F] say oh my god [A] am I here all [Dm] alone
_ [F] Cause you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] _ Do you [Dm] miss your choice _ _ _ _ _ _
You hand in your ticket [Db] and go watch the geek
[F] Who merely walks up to you [B] yeah when he hears you speak
[Bb] Says how does it feel to [Gm] be such a freak
And you [F] say impossible [A] as he hands you [Dm] a phone
And _
[F] _ [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] Do you [D] miss [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ your choice
[F] Among the lumberjacks
[Bb] To get your facts what's going to tax your [Dm] imagination
_ _ But nobody has any [F] respect
Anyway they already [Bb] expect you
A check to [Gm] some tax deductible charity [C] organization _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Bb] And you say _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] what's mine [Dm] _ and somebody says [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm]
well what is
You've been with professors
[Db] And they don't like your looks
[F] With great lawyers you've [B] discussed
Lambers and crooks
[Bb] You've been through all that [Gm] scoffing, shirrel, and books
[F] You're very well [A] read, it's [Dm] well known
Yeah _
[F] but [Am] something is happening [Dm] here and you don't know what it is
[Bb] _ Do you [D] miss your choice _ _
_ _ _ _ Well there's some swallow he comes [Db] up to you and then he kneels
[F] He crosses himself and [B] then he grips his high heels
[Bb] Well my brother noticed [Gm] he asked you how it feels
And he [F] says it's impossible [A] now thanks for [Dm] the long walk
[F] And you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it [Bb] is
Do you [D] miss your [Dm] choice _ _ _ _ _ _
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