Jokerman
Bob Dylan
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[Intro][Versetto]A Amaj7Standing on the water, casting your breadBm/A E/A AWhile the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowingA Amaj7Distant ships sailing into the mistBm/A E/A AYou were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowingBm E AFreedom just around the corner for youBm E A DBut with truth so far off, what good will it do.[Ritornello]E DJokerman dance to the nightingale tuneA E/G# F#m DBird fly high by the light of the moonC#m7 D6 E AOh, oh, oh, Jokerman.[Versetto]A Amaj7So swiftly the sun sets in the skyBm/A E/A A D/AYou rise up and say goodbye to no oneA Amaj7Fools rush in where angels fear to treadBm/A E/A ABoth of their futures, so full of dread, you don't show oneBm E AShedding off one more layer of skinBm E A DKeeping one step ahead of the persecutor within.[Ritornello]E DJokerman dance to the nightingale tuneA E/G# F#m DBird fly high by the light of the moonC#m7 D6 E AOh, oh, oh, Jokerman.[Versetto]A Ammaj7You're a man of the mountain, you can walk on the cloudsBm/A E/A A D/AManipulator of crowds, you're a dream twisterAYou're going to Sodom and GomorrahAmaj7 Bm/A E/A ABut what do you care ? Ain't nobody there would want marry your sisterBm E AFriend to the martyr, a friend to the woman of shameBm E A DYou look into the fiery furnace, see the rich man without any name.[Ritornello]E DJokerman dance to the nightingale tuneA E/G# F#m DBird fly high by the light of the moonC#m7 D6 E AOh, oh, oh, Jokerman.[Versetto]A Ammaj7Well, the Book of Leviticus and DeuteronomyBm/A E/A A D/AThe law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachersA Amaj7In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steedBm/A E/A AMichelangeo indeed could've carved out your featuresBm E AResting in the fields, far from the turbulent spaceBm E A DHalf asleep near the stars with a small dog licking your face.[Ritornello]E DJokerman dance to the nightingale tuneA E/G# F#m DBird fly high by the light of the moonC#m7 D6 E AOh, oh, oh, Jokerman.[Versetto]A Ammaj7Well, the rifleman's stalking the sick and the lameBm/A E/A A D/APreacherman seeks the same, who'll get there first is uncertainA Amaj7Nightsticks and water cannons, tear gas, padlocksBm/A E/A AMolotow cocktails and rocks behind every curtainBm E AFalse-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spinBm E A DOnly a matter of time 'til the night comes stepping in.[Ritornello]E DJokerman dance to the nightingale tuneA E/G# F#m DBird fly high by the light of the moonC#m7 D6 E AOh, oh, oh, Jokerman.[Versetto]A Amaj7It's a shadowy world, skies are slippery grayBm/A E/A A D/AA woman just gave birth to a prince today and dressed him in scarletA Amaj7He'll put the priest in his pocket, put the blade to the heatBm/A E/ATake the motherless children off the streetAAnd place them at the feet of a harlotBm E AOh, Jokerman, you know what he wantsBm E A DOh, Jokerman, you don't show any response.[Ritornello]E DJokerman dance to the nightingale tuneA E/G# F#m DBird fly high by the light of the moonC#m7 D6 E AOh, oh, oh, Jokerman.[Outro]| A | Amaj7 | Bm/A | E/A | A | D/A| Bm | E | A | A
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