Chords for The Byrds - "Mr Tambourine Man" - 2/2/73

Tempo:
185.3 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

B

A#

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Byrds - "Mr Tambourine Man" - 2/2/73 chords
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[A#]
[F] Thank [A#]
[E] you [A] very much.
Thank you, Helen.
And Helen was on [A#] the first Midnight [G#] Special with me and the birds.
[F#]
[G] I'm not in the birds anymore, but [F#] this is a [A] two-year-old [G#] videotape of Mr.
[G] Tambourine Man
[F] and I Believe So You [F#m] Wanna Be a Rock [E] and Roll Star.
And so let's hear it.
Mr.
[A] [B] Tambourine Man, [E]
play a [A] song for me.
[E] I'm not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to.
[A] Hey, Mr.
[B] Tambourine [E] Man, play a [A] song for me.
In the [E] jingle [A] jangle morning, I'll come [B] [E] following you.
[A] I know that [B] evening's empire has [E] returned [A] into sand, [E] vanished from [A] my hand.
[E] Left me here [A] alone, [E] left me here to [A] stand but still [B] not [A] sleeping.
My weariness [B] amazes me and [E] I'm branded on [A] my feet.
[E] I have no [A] one to meet.
And the [E] ancient empty [A] streets too dead for dreaming.
[F#m]
[A] Hey, [Bm] Mr.
Tambourine [E] Man, play a song [A] for me.
I'm [E] not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to.
[A] Hey, [B] Mr.
[E] Tambourine Man, play a song for [A] me.
In [E] the jingle jangle [A] morning, I'll [B] come following [E]
you.
[A]
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [B] [A]
[E] [A] Hey, Mr.
[B] [E] Tambourine Man, play a song [A] for me.
I'm [E] not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to.
[A] Hey, [B] Mr.
Tambourine [E] Man, play a song [A] for me.
In the [E] jingle jangle [A] morning, [B] I'll come [E] following you.
American bands, [Fm] please welcome The Byrds.
[E] Hey,
[A] Mr.
[B] [E] Tambourine Man, play a song [A] for me.
I'm [E] not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to.
[A] Hey, Mr.
[B] Tambourine Man, [E] play a song [A] for me.
In the [E] jingle [A] jangle morning, I'll [B] come [E] following you.
Oh, [A] I know [B] the evening's empire [E] has returned [A] into sand.
[E] Vanished from [A] my hand.
[E] Left me here [A] alone.
[E] Left me [A] here to stand, but still [B] not [A] sleeping.
[Am] My weariness [B] amazes me and [E] I'm branded on [A] my feet.
[E] I have no one [A] to meet.
And the [E] ancient empty [A] streets too dead for dreaming.
[F#m] Hey, [A] [Bm] Mr.
Tambourine [E] Man, play a song [A] for me.
I'm [E] not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to.
[A] Hey, [B] Mr.
Tambourine [E] Man, play a song [A] for me.
In [E] the jingle [A] jangle morning, [B] I'll come [E] following you.
[A]
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [B] [A]
[E] [A] Hey, Mr.
[B] [E] Tambourine Man, play a song [A] for me.
I'm [E] not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to.
[A] Hey, [B] Mr.
[E] Tambourine Man, play a song [A] for me.
In the [E] jingle [A] jangle morning, I'll come following you.
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
A#
12341111
F#m
123111112
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
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To learn The Byrds - (Live) Mr. Tambourine Man chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - B, E, A, E, A and B of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 92 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 185 BPM. With the song's key of F Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ Thank _ [A#] _ _
_ [E] _ you [A] very much.
Thank you, Helen.
And _ Helen was on [A#] the first Midnight [G#] Special with me and the birds.
[F#] _
[G] I'm not in the birds anymore, but [F#] this is a _ [A] two-year-old [G#] videotape of Mr.
[G] Tambourine Man
[F] and I Believe So You [F#m] Wanna Be a Rock [E] and Roll Star.
And so let's hear it.
_ _ _ Mr. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ Tambourine Man, [E] _
play a [A] song for me.
[E] I'm not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to. _ _ _ _
[A] _ Hey, Mr.
[B] _ Tambourine [E] Man, play a [A] song for me.
In the [E] jingle [A] jangle morning, I'll come [B] _ _ [E] following _ you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I know that [B] evening's empire has [E] _ returned [A] into sand, _ _ [E] vanished from [A] my hand.
_ _ [E] Left me here [A] alone, _ _ [E] left me here to [A] stand but still [B] not _ [A] sleeping. _ _
_ My weariness _ _ [B] amazes me and [E] I'm branded on [A] my feet.
[E] I have no [A] one to meet.
And the [E] ancient empty [A] _ streets too dead for dreaming.
[F#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Hey, [Bm] Mr. _
Tambourine [E] Man, play a song [A] for me.
I'm [E] not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to. _ _ _
_ [A] _ Hey, [B] Mr. _
[E] Tambourine Man, play a song for [A] me.
In [E] the jingle jangle [A] morning, I'll [B] come _ following [E] _
you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ Hey, Mr.
[B] _ _ [E] Tambourine Man, play a song [A] for me.
I'm [E] not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Hey, [B] Mr.
_ Tambourine [E] Man, play a song [A] for me.
In the [E] jingle _ jangle [A] morning, [B] I'll come _ _ [E] following _ you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ American bands, [Fm] please welcome The Byrds.
_ [E] Hey, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Mr.
[B] _ _ [E] Tambourine Man, play a song [A] for me.
I'm [E] not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to. _ _ _ _
[A] Hey, Mr.
[B] _ Tambourine Man, [E] play a song [A] for me.
In the [E] jingle _ [A] jangle morning, I'll [B] come _ _ [E] following _ you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, [A] I know [B] the evening's empire [E] has returned [A] into sand.
_ _ [E] _ Vanished from [A] my hand.
_ _ [E] Left me here [A] alone.
_ [E] Left me [A] here to stand, but still [B] not [A] sleeping. _ _ _
[Am] _ My weariness _ _ [B] amazes me and [E] I'm branded on [A] my feet.
[E] I have no one [A] to meet.
And the [E] ancient empty [A] _ streets too dead for dreaming.
[F#m] _ Hey, _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] Mr. _
Tambourine [E] Man, play a song [A] for me.
I'm [E] not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Hey, [B] Mr. _
Tambourine [E] Man, play a song [A] for me.
In [E] the jingle [A] jangle morning, _ [B] I'll come _ _ [E] following _ you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] Hey, Mr.
[B] _ _ [E] Tambourine Man, play a song [A] for me.
I'm [E] not sleepy and [A] there's no place [B] I'm going to.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Hey, [B] Mr.
_ [E] Tambourine Man, play a song [A] for me.
In the [E] jingle [A] jangle morning, I'll come _ _ following _ you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Bob Dylan who authored this song.