Chords for Grateful Dead, "Ballad of a Thin Man" 3/27/1988, Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA

[N] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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You walk into the room, _ _ [F#] you lift up your hand, _ _ [D] _
see somebody begging and you pray, [E]
who is that man?
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
You try so very hard, _ [Em] you don't understand.
_ I just [Bm] want you to say, _ [F#m] _ _ I'm [Bm] home. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ You think it's happening, but you [Bm] don't know what it is.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You raise up your hand, you pray, you don't understand.
You lift up your hand, _ you [F#] pray, is this what it is?
_ _ _ _ [D] _ When somebody points at you and says, [E] it's his, _ _ _ _ [G] _ you say what's wrong and then somebody
else [E] says, well what is? _
[A] And you say, oh [Bm] my God.
Then I yell out, _ _ _ _ _ _ they won't [D] know, something [F#] is happening, but you [Bm] don't know what it [D] is.
_ _ _ [G] Jesus. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ They throw your ticket and you, you don't know what it is.
You don't know what it is.
You don't know what it is.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He immediately walks up to _ you [E] when he heard you speaking, _
_ _ _ [G] _ ask you how it _ feels.
Maybe it's not your freak.
[A]
You say, [Bm] impossible.
_ Lift up their [B] hands, you abandon _ [Bm] them, _ _ _
_ [D] when he open them, something is happening, _ but
you don't know what it is. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Jesus. _ _
_ This is [Bm] Rachel.
_ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] You have many contacts.
_ [D] Among the lumberjacks who keep you supplied with [G] facts,
when somebody attacks your _ imagination.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And you will not expect _ [G] _ you to give a jack,
_ to [Em] attack the act of a dry _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ organization. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] You've been with the professors and _ _ [F#] they've all liked your looks. _
You've _ [D] _ been with the lawyers you've discussed,
_ _ [E] lovers and crooks. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ You've been through all of your stock picture reports,
_ you're all done [B] already.
_ _ It's well [Bm] known that _ _ _ [D] _
_ all something is [F#m] happening here,
but you [Bm] don't know what it is. _ _
_ [G] New Year's [Em] Eve,
it's [Bm] the show. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] So it's Lala comes up to you and,
_ [F#] and then he kneels.
_ He _ [D] _ _ crosses himself and then,
_ clicks his [E] high heels. _ _ _
_ [G] Without further notice, _ _
he [E] asks you how it feels.
[Em] _ _
He says, [Bm] yes, you're thrown back.
_ [F#] Thanks, Lala.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ And [D] you know that something is happening,
but you [Bm] don't know what it is. _ _
[G] New _ Year's _ Eve,
it's the [B] show.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] You see this one I mentioned and he's, _ _ _
[A#] shouting the word now.
_ _ [D]
You say what's the matter?
He [G#m] says, _ how?
_ _ _ _ [G]
You say what does this mean?
_ And he [Em] screams back, you're a cow.
Give me some [Bm] milk.
_ _ _ Welcome. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ You [D] know something is [F#m] happening,
_ but you [Bm] don't know what it is.
_ _ [G] New _ _ [Em] _ Year's Eve,
it's [Bm] the show.
_ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
have many contacts,
_ _ [D] _
among the lumberjacks,
who keep you supplied [G] with facts.
Nobody attracts your _ [Bm] imagination. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] And when they're already _ expecting you,
[G] you don't give a jack.
_ You're a [Em] jack,
jack of all jacks,
all in your [A] _ _
_ _ _ daydream. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Walk into the room,
_ like a [F#] camel and then you frown.
_ With _ _ _
[D] your eyes in your pockets
and your nose on the ground.
_ _ _ _ [G] There ought to be a law
_ _ [E] against you coming around.
You should be [B] made
to wear your freaking [Bm] phones. _
_ _ _ [D] You know something is [F#m] happening,
_ but you [Bm] don't know what it [A] is.
_ _ [G] New _ _ _ Year's Eve,
it's the [Bm] show. _ _
_ _ _ And [D] you know something is [F#m] happening,
_ but [Bm] you don't know what it is.
_ _ _ New Year's Eve.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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