Ballad Of A Thin Man Chords by Kenny Wayne Shepherd

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You walk into the room [Db] with your pencil in your [A] hand
[F] See somebody naked and you [B] say
Who is that [A] 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 _
[F] Cause you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] _ You, [D] Mr.
[Dm] Jones
[Gm] [Dm] You _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ raise up your head [Db] and ask yourself 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?
[C] And you [F] say oh my god [A] am I here all [Dm] along
_ [F] Cause you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] _ Do you, [Dm] Mr.
Jones?
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You hand in your ticket [Db] and go watch the geek
[F] Who merely walks up to [B] you, 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 _ _ _
[F] And [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] Do you, [D] Mr.
[Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Jones?
You have many contacts [F] among the lumberjacks
[Bb] To get your facts when someone attacks your [Dm] imagination
But _ nobody has any [F] respect
And you say yes, anyway they already [Bb] expect you to give a check
To [Gm] some tax deductible charity [C] organization _ _
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[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ [D] _ [Dm] _ John
You've been with professors [A] and they've all liked your looks
[F] With great lawyers you've [B] discussed, lampers and crooks
[Bb] You've been to all our [Gm] scavenger's books
[F] You're very [A] well read, it's [Dm] well known _ _
[F] But [Am] something is happening [Dm] here and you don't know what it is
[Bb] _ Do you, [D] Mr.
Jones? _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ [D] Well there's so much water he comes [Db] up to you [D] and then he kneels
[F] He crosses himself and [B] then he clips his high heels
[Bb] Without mother notice [Gm] he asks you how it feels
And he [F] says it's horrible, [A] man thanks for [Dm] the love
And [F] you know [Am] something is happening here [Dm] but you don't know what it is
[Bb] _ Do you, [D] Mr.
Jones?
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Yes
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