Chords for Bob Dylan - Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Official Audio)

Tempo:
128.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

F#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Dylan - Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (Official Audio) chords
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[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D] [G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
The festival was over and [G] the boys were all planning for [D] a ball.
The cabaret was quiet [G] except for the drilling in the [D] wall.
The [G] curfew had [D] been lifted and [A] the gambling wheel [D] shut down.
[G] Anyone [D] with any [A] sense had already left town.
[D] He was standing in the doorway [G] looking [A] like the jack [D] of hearts.
He moved across the mirrored room and set it up for everyone he [D] said.
Then everyone commenced to do [G] what they were doing before he turned [D] their heads.
[G] Then he walked up [D] to a stranger [A] and he asked him [D] with a grin,
[G] Could you kindly tell me friend [A] what time the show begins?
[D] Then he moved into [F#m] the corner, [Bm] face down [A] like the jack of [D] hearts.
Backstage the girls were playing [G] five cards stood by the stairs.
Lily had two queens she was hoping for a third to match her fare.
Outside the [D] streets were filling [A] up the window [D] was open wide.
The gentle breeze was blowing [A] you could feel it from inside.
[D] Lily called [F#m] another bet [G] and drew up [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Big Jim was no one's fool he [G] owned the town's only diamond [D]
mine.
He made his usual entrance [G] looking so dandy and [D] so fine.
[G] With his [D] bodyguards and silver [A] cane in every hiring place.
[G] He took [D] whatever he wanted [A] to and he laid it all to waste.
[D] But his [F#m] bodyguards and silver cane [G] were no match for [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Rosemary combed her hair [G] and took a cabbage into [D] town.
She slipped into the side door [G] looking like a queen without a crown.
[G] She fluttered her [D] false eyelashes and whispered in his ear.
[G] Sorry [D] darling that I'm [A] late but he didn't seem to hear.
[D] He was staring into space over [A] at the jack of [D] hearts.
I know I've seen that face somewhere Big Jim was thinking to [D] himself.
Maybe down in Mexico or [G] a picture up on [D] somebody's shelf.
But then [G] the crowd began to stamp their feet [A] and the house lights [D] did dim.
[G] And in the [D] darkness of the room [A] there was only Jim and him.
[D] Staring at the butterfly [G] who just [A] drew the jack of [D] hearts.
Lily was a princess she [G] was fair skinned and precious as a child.
She did whatever she had to do she [G] had that certain flash every time she [D] smiled.
She had [G] come away from [D] a broken home [A] and lots of strange [D] affairs.
[G] With men in [D] every walk of life [A] which took her everywhere.
But she never [D] met anyone [G] quite like [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
The hanging judge came in [G] unnoticed and was being [D] whined and dined.
The drilling in the wall kept [G] up but no one seemed to pay it [D] any mind.
It was known all around [A] that Lily had [D] Jim's ring.
[G] And nothing [D] would ever come [A] between Lily and the king.
[D] No nothing ever would [G] except maybe [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Rosemary started drinking hard and [G] seeing her reflection in the [D] night.
She was tired of the attention [G] tired of playing the role of big [D] Jim's wife.
She [G] had done a lot [D] of bad things even [A] once tried [D] suicide.
[G] Was looking to do just one good [A] deed before she died.
She [D] was gazing to the future [G] riding on [A] a jack of [D] hearts.
Lily took her dress off [G] and buried it [D]
away.
As your luck ran out she laughed at him [G] well I guess you must have known it would [D]
someday.
[G] Be careful now [D] if you touch the [A] wall there's a brand new coat of paint.
[G] I'm glad to see [D] you're still [A] alive you're looking like a saint.
[D] Down the [F#m] hallway footsteps [G] were coming for [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
The backstage manager [G] was pacing all around by [D] his chair.
There's something funny going on [G] he said I can just feel it in [D] the air.
[G] He went to get [D] the hanging judge [A] but the hanging judge [D] was drunk.
[G] As the leading [D] actor hurried by [A] in the costume of a monk.
There [D] was no actor anywhere [G] better than [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
No one knew the circumstance [G] but they say that it happened [D] pretty quick.
The door to the dressing [G] room burst open and a cold [D] revolver clicked.
[G] And Big Jim [D] was standing [A] there you couldn't say [D] surprised.
[G]
Rosemary right [D] beside him [A] studying her eyes.
She [D] was with Big Jim but she [G] was leaning to [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Two doors down [G] the boys finally made it through [D] the wall.
And cleaned out the bank safe [G] it said they got off with [D] quite a haul.
[G] In the darkness [D] by the riverbed [A] they waited [D] on the ground.
[G] For one more [D] member who [A] had business back in town.
For [D] they couldn't go no further [G] without [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
The next day was hanging [G] day the sky was [D] overcast and black.
Big Jim lay covered [G] up killed by a penknife [D] in the back.
[G] And Rosemary [D] on the gallows [A] she didn't [D] even blink.
[G] The hanging [D] judge was sober [A] he hadn't had a drink.
[D] The only [F#m] person on the [G] scene missing [A] was the jack of [D] hearts.
The cabaret was empty [G] now a sign said close [D] for repair.
Lily had already [G] taken all of the dye out [D] of her hair.
She [G] was thinking [D] about her father [A] who she very [D] rarely saw.
[G]
Thinking [D] about Rosemary [A] and thinking about the law.
[D] But most [F#m] of all [G] she was thinking [A] about the jack of [D] hearts.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [A] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[F#m] [G] [A] [D]
[G]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Bob Dylan - Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, A, D, G and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. Given the song's key of D# Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
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_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ The festival was over and [G] the boys were all planning for [D] a ball. _ _ _ _ _ _
The cabaret was quiet [G] except for the drilling in the [D] wall. _ _ _ _ _
The [G] curfew had [D] been lifted and [A] the gambling wheel [D] shut down.
[G] Anyone [D] with any [A] sense had already left town.
[D] He was standing in the doorway [G] looking [A] like the jack [D] of hearts. _ _ _ _ _
_ He moved across the mirrored room and set it up for everyone he [D] said. _ _ _
_ _ Then everyone commenced to do [G] what they were doing before he turned [D] their heads. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Then he walked up [D] to a stranger [A] and he asked him [D] with a grin,
[G] Could you kindly tell me friend [A] what time the show begins?
[D] Then he moved into [F#m] the corner, [Bm] face down [A] like the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Backstage the girls were playing [G] five cards stood by the stairs. _ _
_ _ _ _ Lily had two queens she was hoping for a third to match her fare. _
_ _ _ _ _ Outside the [D] streets were filling [A] up the window [D] was open wide.
The gentle breeze was blowing [A] you could feel it from inside.
[D] Lily called [F#m] another bet [G] and drew up [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Big Jim was no one's fool he [G] owned the town's only diamond [D]
mine.
_ _ _ _ He made his usual entrance [G] looking so dandy and [D] so fine.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] With his [D] bodyguards and silver [A] cane in every hiring place.
[G] He took [D] whatever he wanted [A] to and he laid it all to waste.
[D] But his [F#m] bodyguards and silver cane [G] were no match for [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Rosemary combed her hair [G] and took a cabbage into [D] town. _ _ _ _ _
She slipped into the side door [G] looking like a queen without a crown. _ _ _ _ _
[G] She fluttered her [D] false eyelashes and whispered in his ear.
[G] Sorry [D] darling that I'm [A] late but he didn't seem to hear.
[D] He was staring into space over [A] at the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _ _ _
_ I know I've seen that face somewhere Big Jim was thinking to [D] himself. _ _ _ _
_ _ Maybe down in Mexico or [G] a picture up on [D] somebody's shelf. _ _ _
_ But then [G] the crowd began to stamp their feet [A] and the house lights [D] did dim.
[G] And in the [D] darkness of the room [A] there was only Jim and him.
[D] Staring at the butterfly [G] who just [A] drew the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _
_ _ _ Lily was a princess she [G] was fair skinned and precious as a child. _ _
_ _ _ She did whatever she had to do she [G] had that certain flash every time she [D] smiled. _
_ _ _ She had [G] come away from [D] a broken home [A] and lots of strange [D] affairs.
[G] With men in [D] every walk of life [A] which took her everywhere.
But she never [D] met anyone [G] quite like [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _
_ _ _ _ The hanging judge came in [G] unnoticed and was being [D] whined and dined.
_ _ _ _ The drilling in the wall kept [G] up but no one seemed to pay it [D] any mind.
_ _ _ _ It was known all around [A] that Lily had [D] Jim's ring.
[G] And nothing [D] would ever come [A] between Lily and the king.
[D] No nothing ever would [G] except maybe [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Rosemary started drinking hard and [G] seeing her reflection in the [D] night.
_ _ _ _ _ She was tired of the attention [G] tired of playing the role of big [D] Jim's wife.
_ _ _ _ _ She [G] had done a lot [D] of bad things even [A] once tried [D] suicide.
[G] Was looking to do just one good [A] deed before she died.
She [D] was gazing to the future [G] riding on [A] a jack of [D] hearts.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Lily took her dress off [G] and buried it [D]
away.
_ _ _ _ As your luck ran out she laughed at him [G] well I guess you must have known it would [D]
someday.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Be careful now [D] if you touch the [A] wall there's a brand new coat of paint.
[G] I'm glad to see [D] you're still [A] alive you're looking like a saint.
[D] Down the [F#m] hallway footsteps [G] were coming for [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
_ _ _ _ _ _ The backstage manager [G] was pacing all around by [D] his chair.
_ _ _ _ _ There's something funny going on [G] he said I can just feel it in [D] the air.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] He went to get [D] the hanging judge [A] but the hanging judge [D] was drunk.
[G] As the leading [D] actor hurried by [A] in the costume of a monk.
There [D] was no actor anywhere [G] better than [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
_ _ _ _ _ _ No one knew the circumstance [G] but they say that it happened [D] pretty quick.
_ _ _ _ The door to the dressing [G] room burst open and a cold [D] revolver clicked.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] And Big Jim [D] was standing [A] there you couldn't say [D] surprised.
[G]
Rosemary right [D] beside him [A] studying her eyes.
She [D] was with Big Jim but she [G] was leaning to [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Two doors down [G] the boys finally made it through [D] the wall.
_ _ _ _ _ And cleaned out the bank safe [G] it said they got off with [D] quite a haul.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] In the darkness [D] by the riverbed [A] they waited [D] on the ground.
[G] For one more [D] member who [A] had business back in town.
For [D] they couldn't go no further [G] without [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
_ _ _ _ _ _ The next day was hanging [G] day the sky was [D] overcast and black. _ _ _ _ _
Big Jim lay covered [G] up killed by a penknife [D] in the back.
_ _ _ _ [G] And Rosemary [D] on the gallows [A] she didn't [D] even blink.
[G] The hanging [D] judge was sober [A] he hadn't had a drink.
[D] The only [F#m] person on the [G] scene missing [A] was the jack of [D] hearts.
_ _ _ _ _ _ The cabaret was empty [G] now a sign said close [D] for repair. _ _ _ _ _ _
Lily had already [G] taken all of the dye out [D] of her hair.
_ _ _ _ She [G] was thinking [D] about her father [A] who she very [D] rarely saw.
[G]
Thinking [D] about Rosemary [A] and thinking about the law.
[D] But most [F#m] of all [G] she was thinking [A] about the jack of [D] hearts.
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