Jokerman Uke tab by Bob Dylan (Baritone Chords)

6 Chords used in the song: A, Asus4, Bm, E7, D, F#m

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3.67
(Intermediate)
Key: AChords
A baritone chordA                      Asus4 baritone chordAsus4        A baritone chordA
Standing on the waters casting your bread
Bm baritone chordBm E7 baritone chordE7 A baritone chordA
While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing
A baritone chordA Asus4 baritone chordAsus4 A baritone chordA
Distant ships sailing into the mist,
Bm baritone chordBm E7 baritone chordE7 A baritone chordA
You were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing
Bm baritone chordBm E7 baritone chordE7 A baritone chordA
Freedom just around the corner for you
Bm baritone chordBm E7 baritone chordE7 A baritone chordA Asus4 baritone chordAsus4 D baritone chordD
But with the truth so far off, what good will it do?
E7 baritone chordE7 D baritone chordD
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
A baritone chordA F#m baritone chordF#m D baritone chordD
Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
A baritone chordA D baritone chordD E7 baritone chordE7 A baritone chordA
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman


So swiftly the sun sets in the sky,
You rise up and say goodbye to no one.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread,
Both of their futures, so full of dread, you don't show one.
Shedding off one more layer of skin,
Keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within.
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman.

You're a man of the mountains, you can walk on the clouds,
Manipulator of crowds, you're a dream twister.
You're going to Sodom and Gomorrah,
But what do you care? Ain't nobody there would want to marry your sister.
Friend to the martyr, a friend to the woman of shame,
You look into the fiery furnace, see the rich man without any name.
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman.

Well, the Book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy,
The law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachers.
In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed,
Michelangelo indeed could've carved out your features.
Resting in the fields, far from the turbulent space,
Half asleep near the stars with a small dog licking your face.
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
Oh. oh. oh. Jokerman.

Well, the rifleman's stalking the sick and the lame,
Preacherman seeks the same, who'll get there first is uncertain.
Nightsticks and water cannons, tear gas, padlocks,
Molotov cocktails and rocks behind every curtain,
False-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin,
Only a matter of time 'til night comes steppin' in.
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman.

It's a shadowy world, skies are slippery gray,
A baritone chordA woman just gave birth to a prince today and dressed him in scarlet.
He'll put the priest in his pocket, put the blade to the heat,
Take the motherless children off the street
And place them at the feet of a harlot.
Oh, Jokerman, you know what he wants,
Oh, Jokerman, you don't show any response.
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune,
Bird fly high by the light of the moon,
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman.

Uke tab by , 16 May 2020

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About this song: Jokerman

“Jokerman” from the 1983 album Infidels is one of Dylan’s most analysed songs. It is perhaps a culmination of all the grand themes Dylan was wrestling with at the time – labelled his post-evangelical period by some commentators. Intentionally or unintentionally, Dylan perpetuated the confusion with the image of the Joker. The Joker is a special card found in most modern decks of playing cards that has its origins in the court jester of the middle ages and the Fool of the Tarot card deck. Read more on Last.fm.

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