Chords for Bob Dylan - Jokerman (Official HD Video)

Tempo:
135.65 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Cm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Dylan - Jokerman (Official HD Video) chords
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[Bb] Standing on the water, casting [Dm] your breath, while [Eb] the river [F] iron head, I [Bb] blow it.
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[Eb] [Bb] Distant ships sailing [Dm] through the mist, [Cm] you were born with a snake above [F] your fist, while a hurricane [Bb] was blowing.
.
[Eb] Freedom, .
[F] just around the corner [Bb] please.
.
Well [Cm] we've trued so far [F] on, what good will [Bb] it do?
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[Eb] [F] You're coming this [Eb] through the night and get to [Bb] the birds [F] flying high by [Eb] the light of the moon.
[Bb] Oh, .
[Cm] [F] [Bb] you're coming.
.
So swiftly the sun sets in the sky, [Eb] you rise up and [F] say goodbye to no [Bb] one.
.
Bulls are rusting, [Dm] when angels fear to tread, [Eb] both of their futures [F] sold for the dead.
You [Bb] don't show up, [Cm] shedding off [F] one more [Bb] layer of your skin.
.
[Eb] Even winds never hit, [F] for the persecution [Bb] within.
[Eb] [F] You're coming this through [Eb] the night and get to [Bb] the [F] birds flying high by [Eb] the light of the moon.
[Dm] Oh, [Cm] [F] [Bb] you're coming.
You're a man of my strength, [Dm] you can walk on clouds, but [Cm] in the middle of the crowd, [F] you're a dream [Bb] twister.
.
You're gonna start a ring and roar, but what do you care?.
[Eb] Ain't nobody there, [F] but one too [Bb] many years to start.
[Cm] A friend to the martyr, [F] a friend to the woman of [Bb] shame.
You look [Cm] into the fire and blood and [F] see the rich man [Bb] without any name.
[Eb] [F] You're coming this [Eb] through the night and get to [Bb] the birds [F] flying high [Eb] by the light of the moon.
[Bb] Oh, oh, [Cm] oh.
[F] [Bb] .
[Eb] .
[F] [Bb] .
[Eb] [Bb] Well, the book of love litigates and did it right on me.
[Eb] The law of the jungle and [F] the sea are you and [Bb] me, teacher.
In the smoke of the twilight, on a milk-white sea, [Eb] .
Nicolangelo, [F] indeed, could have carved [Bb] out your future.
[Cm] .
Resting in the fields [F] far from the [Bb] turbulent space, [Cm] half asleep needs a star with a small star [Bb] licking your face.
[Eb] [F] You're coming [Eb] this through the night and get [Bb] to the [F] birds flying high [Eb] by the light of the moon.
[Dm] .
Oh, [Cm] [F] [Bb] oh, oh.
.
[Eb] .
[F] [Bb] .
Well, the ramblin' man is [Dm] stalking the sick and the lame.
[Cm] Preacher man seeks the [F] fame.
Who'll get there first [Bb] is uncertain.
[Eb] [Bb] A match sticks and war [F] cannons, two-gas headlocks, [Cm] .
Molotov cocktails [F] and rocks behind [Bb] every curtain.
[Cm] False-hearted judges [F] dying in a well [Bb]-lit basement.
Only [Cm] a matter of time till [F] night comes a [Bb]-steppin' in.
[Eb] [F] You're coming this [Eb] through the night and get to [Bb] the birds [F] flying [Eb] high by the light of the moon.
[Bb] Oh, [Cm] oh, [F] oh.
[Bb] The jungle man.
.
[Eb] .
[F] [Bb] .
[Eb] It's [Bb] a shadowy world, [Dm] skies are sweetly gray.
[Eb] A woman just gave birth to [F] a prince today and dust him [Bb] in scarlet.
He'll put the priest in his pocket, put the blade to the heat.
[Eb] He can murder his children [F] off the street and place [Bb] them at the feet of a harlot.
[Gm] [Cm] Oh, jungle man, you know what [Bb] he wants.
[Cm] Oh, jungle man, you [F] don't show any [Bb] .
response.
[Eb] [F] Jungle man, this [Eb] through the night and get to [Bb] the birds [F] flying high.
[Eb] [Bb] .
[Eb] [F] Oh, [Bb] jungle man.
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[Eb] .
[Bb] .
[Dm] [Cm] .
[F] [Bb] .
[Cm] .
[F] [Bb] .
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Bb
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F
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Eb
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Cm
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Dm
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Bb
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F
134211111
Eb
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Learn the basic chords of Bob Dylan - Jokerman chords, with this master sequence: Bb, Eb, F, Bb, Cm, F, Bb, F and Eb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 67 BPM and then match the original tempo of 136 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ [Bb] Standing on the water, casting [Dm] your breath, while [Eb] _ _ the river [F] iron head, I [Bb] blow it.
_ _ .
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Distant ships sailing [Dm] through the mist, [Cm] you were born with a snake above [F] your fist, while a hurricane [Bb] was blowing.
_ .
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Freedom, _ _ .
[F] just around the corner [Bb] please.
_ _ .
_ _ Well [Cm] we've trued so far [F] on, what good will [Bb] it do?
_ _ .
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] You're coming this [Eb] through the night and get to [Bb] the birds [F] flying high by [Eb] the light of the moon.
[Bb] Oh, _ _ .
_ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] you're coming.
_ .
_ _ So _ _ swiftly the sun sets in the sky, [Eb] you rise up and [F] say goodbye to no [Bb] one.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ Bulls are rusting, [Dm] when angels fear to tread, [Eb] both of their futures [F] sold for the dead.
You [Bb] don't show up, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] shedding off [F] _ one more [Bb] layer of your skin.
_ .
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Even winds never hit, [F] for the persecution [Bb] _ within.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] You're coming this through [Eb] the night and get to [Bb] the [F] birds flying high by [Eb] _ the light of the moon.
_ [Dm] Oh, _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] you're coming.
_ _ _ _ _ You're a man of my strength, [Dm] you can walk on clouds, but [Cm] in the middle of the crowd, [F] you're a dream [Bb] twister.
_ .
_ _ _ _ You're gonna start a ring and roar, but what do you care?.
[Eb] Ain't nobody there, [F] but one too [Bb] many years to start.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] A friend to the martyr, [F] a friend to the woman of [Bb] shame.
_ _ _ _ You look [Cm] into the fire and blood and [F] see the rich man [Bb] without any _ name.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] You're coming this [Eb] through the night and get to [Bb] the birds [F] flying high [Eb] by the light of the moon.
[Bb] Oh, oh, _ _ [Cm] oh.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Well, the book of love litigates and did it right on me.
[Eb] The law of the jungle and [F] the sea are you and [Bb] me, teacher.
_ _ _ _ In the smoke of the twilight, on a milk-white sea, [Eb] _ _ .
Nicolangelo, [F] indeed, could have carved [Bb] out your future.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ .
Resting in the fields [F] far from the [Bb] turbulent space, _ _ _ _ [Cm] half asleep needs a star with a small star [Bb] licking your _ _ face.
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] You're coming [Eb] this through the night and get [Bb] to the [F] birds flying high [Eb] _ by the light of the moon.
[Dm] _ .
Oh, _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] oh, oh.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ Well, the ramblin' man is [Dm] stalking the sick and the lame.
[Cm] Preacher man seeks the [F] fame.
Who'll get there first [Bb] is uncertain.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] A match sticks and war [F] cannons, two-gas headlocks, [Cm] _ .
Molotov cocktails [F] and rocks behind [Bb] every curtain.
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] False-hearted judges [F] dying in a well [Bb]-lit basement.
_ _ _ _ Only [Cm] a matter of time till [F] night comes a [Bb]-steppin' in.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] You're coming this [Eb] through the night and get to [Bb] the birds [F] flying [Eb] high by the light of the moon.
[Bb] Oh, _ _ [Cm] oh, _ [F] oh.
[Bb] The jungle man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Eb] It's [Bb] a shadowy world, [Dm] skies are sweetly gray.
[Eb] A woman just gave birth to [F] a prince today and dust him [Bb] in scarlet.
_ _ _ He'll put the priest in his pocket, put the blade to the heat.
[Eb] He can murder his children [F] off the street and place [Bb] them at the feet of a harlot.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] Oh, jungle man, you know what [Bb] he wants.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Oh, jungle man, you [F] don't show any [Bb] _ _ .
response.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] Jungle man, this [Eb] through the night and get to [Bb] the birds [F] flying high.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] Oh, [Bb] jungle man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ .
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ .
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ .

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This song was written by Bob Dylan.

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