Chords for songsJokermanJokerman chordsby Bob DylanYear: 1983Genre: RockGuitarSimplifiedOriginalTabsTuning E A D G B ECapo Fret 3TransposeEADGBECapoGAmDCEmBm2LearnSmart scrollChord HighlightVerse 1G Standing on the waters casting your bread While the Am eyes of the idol with the D iron head are glowG ing G Distant ships sailing into the mist You were Am born with a snake in both of your D fists while a hurricane was G blowing Am Freedom just D around the corner G for you But with truth Am so far off, D what good will G it do? C Chorus 1JokerD man dance to the C nightingale tune G Bird fly D high by the Em light of C the moon Bm Oh, oh, C oh, D G Jokerman Verse 2G So swiftly the sun sets in the sky, Am You rise up and say D goodbye to G no one G Fools rush in where angels fear to tread Both Am of their futures, so D full of dread, you G don't show why Am Shedding off D one more layer G of skin Keeping one Am step ahead of D the persecutor G within C Chorus 2JokerD man dance to the C nightingale tune G Bird fly D high by the Em light of C the moon Bm Oh, oh, C oh, D G Jokerman Verse 3You're a G man of the mountains, you can walk on the clouds ManipuAm lator of crowds, you're D a dream G twister You're going to G Sodom and Gomorrah But what do you care? Ain't Am nobody there would D want to marry your G sister Am Friend to the martyr, a D friend to the woman of G shame You look into Am the fiery furnace, see D the rich man without anG y name C Chorus 3JokerD man dance to the C nightingale tune G Bird fly D high by the Em light of C the moon Bm Oh, oh, C oh, D G Jokerman Solo 1G Am D G Verse 4Well, the Book G of Leviticus and Deuteronomy The law Am of the jungle and the sea D are your only G teachers In the smoke G of the twilight on a milk-white steed, Am Michelangelo indeed D could've carved out your G features Am Resting in the fields D far from the turbulent G space Half asleep Am near the stars with a D small dog licking G your face C Chorus 4JokerD man dance to the C nightingale tune G Bird fly D high by the Em light of C the moon Bm Oh, oh, C oh, D G Jokerman Solo 2G Am D G Verse 5Well, the riG fleman's stalking the sick and the lame, PreacherAm man seeks the same, who'll D get there first is uncerG tain NightG sticks and water cannons, tear gas, padlocks, Molotov Am cocktails and D rocks behind every G curtain False- Am hearted judges D dying in the webs G that they spin Only a Am matter of time 'til D night comes steppin' G in C Chorus 5JokerD man dance to the C nightingale tune G Bird fly D high by the Em light of C the moon Bm Oh, oh, C oh, D G Jokerman Solo 3G Am D G Verse 6It's a shadowG y world, skies are slippery gray A Am woman just gave birth to a prince D today and dressed him G in scarlet He'll put the G priest in his pocket, put the blade to the heat Take the Am motherless children off the D street And place them at the feet G of a harlot Oh, Am Jokerman, D you know what he G wants Am Oh, Jokerman, you D don't show any G response C Chorus 6JokerD man dance to the C nightingale tune G Bird fly D high by the Em light of C the moon Bm Oh, oh, C oh, D G Jokerman Outro 1G Am D G G Am D G Am D G Am D G [Fade out]
