Bob Dylan – The ballad of a thin man

From: Harlan L Thompson 
 
 THE BALLAD OF A THIN MAN- Bob Dylan
 
      Bm               Bm/Bb
 You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand
 Bm/A                    Bm/G#
 You see somebody naked and you say who is that man?
 G                 Em
 You try so hard but you just don't understand
 D                 F#                Bm
 Just what you will say when you get home
  D                      A    
 Because something is happening here
          Bm                  G                 Bm
 And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 
 You raise up your head and you ask is this where it is?
 And somebody points to you and says its his
 And you say what's mine? and somebody else says well WHAT is
 And you say oh my god - am i here all alone?
 But something is happening here
 And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 
 You hand in you ticket and you go watch the geek
 Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speak
 Saying how does it feel to be such a freak?
 And you say impossible as he hands you a bone
 And something is happening here
 But you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 
  Bm                      Bm/A
 You have many contacts among the lumberjacks
   G                                             Bm
 To get you facts when someone attacks your imagination
  Bm                          Bm/A
 But nobody has any respect, anyway they already expect you
  G                      Em                          A     A7
 To all give a check to tax-deductable charity organizations
 
 You've been with the professors, and they all liked your looks
 With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks
 You've read all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
 You're very well read, its well known
 But something is happening here
 And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 
 Well, the swordswallower comes up to you and then he kneels
 He crosses himself and he clicks his high heels
 And without further notice he asks you how it feels
 And he says here is your throat back, thanks for the loan
 And you know something is happening
 But you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 
 Now you see this one-eyed midget saying the word now
 And you say for what reason? and he says how?
 And you say what does this mean? and he screams back you're a cow!
 Give me some milk - or else go home!
 And you KNOW somethings happening here
 But you dont know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 
 Well, you walk into the room like a camel and then you frown
 You put your eyes in your pocket and your nose on the ground
 There oughtta be a law against you coming around
 You should be made to wear earphones
 Cause something is happening here
 And you don't know what it is, do you, Mister Jones
 
 
 Bm:   x 2 2 4 4 3 2  Bm/Bb: x 1 2 4 4 3 2
 Bm/A: x 0 2 4 4 3 2  Bm/G#: 4 2 2 4 4 3 2
 
 NOTE: I stole the lyrics from the lyrics database, thanks.  This song is 
 Perhaps not meant to be played on the guitar since itbased song, but 
 These are the chords anyways.  Maybe itmaybe not.  Also, the fingering of 
 Some of the above chords may be 
 Difficult.  Play only part of the chord if you can't reach the whole
 Thing, but the important thing is to keep the bass line going down.
 
 (from Highway 61 Revisited, 1965)
 (sent by Harlan at [email protected])