Jokerman chords by Bob Dylan (Ver. 3)

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Standin' on the water casting your bread,
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While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing.
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Distant ships sailin' into the mist,
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You were born with a snake in both of your fists,
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While a hurricane was blowing.
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Freedom, just around the corner for you.
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But with truth so far off, what good would it do?

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Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune.
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Bird fly high by the light of the moon.
 D    E    A
Oh, oh, oh   Jokerman.

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So swiftly the sun sets in the sky,
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You rise up and say goodbye to no one.
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread,
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Both of their futures so full of dread,
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You don't show one.
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Shedding off one more layer of skin.
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Keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within.

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Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune.
 A    E/G#     F#m     E
Bird fly high by the light of the moon.
 D    E    A
Oh, oh, oh   Jokerman.

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You're a man of the mountains, you can walk on the clouds,
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Manipulator of crowds, you're a dream twister.
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You go to Sodom and Gomorrah, but what do you care?
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Ain't nobody there
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Would want to marry your sister.
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A friend to the martyr, a friend to the woman of shame.
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You look into the fiery furnace - see the rich man without any name.

 E           D
Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune.
 A    E/G#     F#m     E
Bird fly high by the light of the moon.
 D    E    A
Oh, oh, oh   Jokerman.

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Well the book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy,
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The law of the jungle and the sea, are your only teachers.
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In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed,
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Michelangelo indeed could have carved out your features.
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Resting in the fields far from the turbulent space.
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Half asleep neath the stars with a small dog licking your face.

 E           D
Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune.
 A    E/G#     F#m     E
Bird fly high by the light of the moon.
 D    E    A
Oh, oh, oh   Jokerman.

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Well the mafia man stalkin' the sick and the lame,
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Preacher man seeks the same, Who'll get there first is uncertain.
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Matchsticks and water cannons teargas, padlocks,
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Molotav cocktails and rocks, Behind every curtain.
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False-hearted judges dyin' in the webs that they spin.
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Only a matter of time til night comes steppin' in.

E           D
Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune.
 A    E/G#     F#m     E
Bird fly high by the light of the moon.
 D    E    A
Oh, oh, oh   Jokerman.

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It's a shadowy world - skies are slippery grey,
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A woman just gave birth to a prince today, and dressed him in scarlet.
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He'll put the priest in his pocket - put the blade to the heat,
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Take the motherless children off the street, And place them at the feet of a harlot.
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Oh Jokerman you know what he wants.
Bm      E          A
Oh Jokerman you don't show any response.

E           D
Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune.
 A    E/G#     F#m     E
Bird fly high by the light of the moon.
 D    E    A
Oh, oh, oh   Jokerman.