Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts Chords by Bob Dylan
Tempo:
128.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[G] [A] [D]
The festival was over [G] and the boys were all planning [D] for a fall.
The cabaret was quiet [G] except for the drilling in the [D] wall.
[G] The curfew had [D] been lifted and [A] the gambling wheel [D] shut down.
[G]
Anyone [D] with any [A] sense had already left town.
[D] He was standing in the doorway [G] looking like [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
He moved across the mirrored room, set it up for everyone, he [D] said.
Then everyone commenced to do [G] what they were doing before he turned [D] their heads.
[G] Then he walked up [D] to a stranger [A] and he asked him [D] with a grin,
could [G] you kindly tell me, friend, [A] what time the show begins?
Then he [D] moved into [F#m] the corner, [G] face down [A] like the jack of hearts.
Backstage the girls were playing [G] five cards stood by the [D] stair.
Lily had two queens, she [G] was hoping for a third to match her fare.
Outside the streets were filling [A] up, the window was open [D] wide.
[G] A gentle breeze [D] was blowing, you [A] could feel it from inside.
[D] Lily called [F#m] another bet [G] and drew up [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Big Jim was no old school, [G] he owned the town's only diamond [D] mine.
He made his usual entrance [G] looking so dandy and [D] so fine.
[G] With his [D] bodyguards and silver [A] cane in every hiring place.
[G] He took [D] whatever he wanted [A] to and he laid it all to waste.
[D] But his bodyguards [F#m] and silver cane [G] were no match for [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Rosemary combed her hair [G] and took a carriage into [D]
town.
She slipped into the side door [G] looking like a queen without [D] a crown.
[G] She fluttered [D] her false [A] eyelashes and whispered [D] in his ear,
[G]
sorry [D] darling that I'm [A] late, but he didn't seem to hear.
[D] He was staring into space [G] over at the jack of hearts.
I know I've seen that face somewhere, Big Jim was thinking to [D] himself.
Maybe down in Mexico or [G] a picture upon somebody's shell.
But then [G] the crowd began to stamp their feet [A] and the house lights [D] lit dim.
[G] And in the [D] darkness of the [A] room there was only Jim and him.
[D] Staring at the [G] butterfly who just [A] drew the jack of [D] hearts.
Lily was a princess, she [G] was fair-skinned and precious as a [D] child.
She did whatever she had to do, she [G] had that certain flash every time she [D] smiled.
She had [G] come away from [D] a broken home [A] and lots of strange [D] affairs.
[G] With men in every walk of life [A] which took her everywhere.
But [D] she never met anyone [G] quite like [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
The hanging judge came in [G]
unnoticed and was being [D] whined and dined.
The drilling in the wall kept [G] up but no one seemed to pay [D] it any mind.
It was known all around [A] that Lily had [D] Jim's ring.
[G] And nothing [D] would ever come [A] between Lily and the king.
[D] No nothing ever [F#m] would [G] except maybe [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Rosemary started drinking hard and seeing her reflection in the [D] night.
She was tired of the attention, [G] tired of playing the role of big [D] Jim's wife.
She [G] had done a lot of [D] bad things, even [A] once tried suicide.
[D] [G] Was looking to do just one good [A] deed before she died.
She [D] was gazing to the future [G] riding on [A] a jack of hearts.
[D]
Lily took her dress off, [G] buried it [D] away.
As your luck ran out she laughed at him, [G] well I guess you must have known it would [D] someday.
[G] Be careful not [D] to touch the wall, [A] there's a brand new coat of paint.
[G] I'm glad to see [D] you're still alive, [A] you're looking like a saint.
[D] Down the [C#] hallway footsteps [G] were coming for [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
The backstage manager [G] was pacing all around [D] by his chair.
There's something funny going on [G] he said I can just feel it in [D] the air.
[G] He went to get [D] the hanging judge [A] but the hanging judge [D] was drunk.
[G] As the leading [D] actor hurrying by [A] in the costume of a monk.
There [D] was no actor anywhere [G] better than [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
No one knew the circumstance [G] but they say that it happened pretty [D] quick.
The door to the dressing room [G] burst open and a cold [D] revolver clicked.
[G] And Big Jim [D] was standing there [A] you couldn't say [D] surprised.
[G] Rosemary right [D] beside him [A] studying her eyes.
She [D] was with Big Jim but she [G] was leaning to [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Two doors down [G] the boys finally made it through [D] the wall.
And cleaned out the bank safe it [G] said they got off with quite [D] a haul.
In [G] the darkness [D] by the riverbed [A] they waited [D] on the ground.
[G] For one more [D] member who [A] had business back in town.
For [D] they couldn't go no further [G] without [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
The next day was hanging day [G] the sky was [D] overcast and black.
Big Jim lay covered [G] up killed by a penknife [D] in his back.
And [G] Rosemary [D] on the gallows [A] she didn't [D] even blink.
[G] The hanging judge [D] was sober [A] he hadn't had a drink.
[D] The only [F#m] person on the [G] scene missing [A] was the jack of [D] hearts.
The cabaret was empty now [G] a sign said close for [D] repair.
Lily had already [G] taken all of the dye out of [D] her hair.
She [G] was thinking [D] about her father whom [A] she very [D] rarely saw.
[G] Thinking about [D]
Rosemary [A] and thinking about the law.
[D] But most [F#m] of all she [G] was thinking about [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D] [G] [D]
[A] [D] [F#m]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[G] [A] [D]
The festival was over [G] and the boys were all planning [D] for a fall.
The cabaret was quiet [G] except for the drilling in the [D] wall.
[G] The curfew had [D] been lifted and [A] the gambling wheel [D] shut down.
[G]
Anyone [D] with any [A] sense had already left town.
[D] He was standing in the doorway [G] looking like [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
He moved across the mirrored room, set it up for everyone, he [D] said.
Then everyone commenced to do [G] what they were doing before he turned [D] their heads.
[G] Then he walked up [D] to a stranger [A] and he asked him [D] with a grin,
could [G] you kindly tell me, friend, [A] what time the show begins?
Then he [D] moved into [F#m] the corner, [G] face down [A] like the jack of hearts.
Backstage the girls were playing [G] five cards stood by the [D] stair.
Lily had two queens, she [G] was hoping for a third to match her fare.
Outside the streets were filling [A] up, the window was open [D] wide.
[G] A gentle breeze [D] was blowing, you [A] could feel it from inside.
[D] Lily called [F#m] another bet [G] and drew up [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Big Jim was no old school, [G] he owned the town's only diamond [D] mine.
He made his usual entrance [G] looking so dandy and [D] so fine.
[G] With his [D] bodyguards and silver [A] cane in every hiring place.
[G] He took [D] whatever he wanted [A] to and he laid it all to waste.
[D] But his bodyguards [F#m] and silver cane [G] were no match for [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Rosemary combed her hair [G] and took a carriage into [D]
town.
She slipped into the side door [G] looking like a queen without [D] a crown.
[G] She fluttered [D] her false [A] eyelashes and whispered [D] in his ear,
[G]
sorry [D] darling that I'm [A] late, but he didn't seem to hear.
[D] He was staring into space [G] over at the jack of hearts.
I know I've seen that face somewhere, Big Jim was thinking to [D] himself.
Maybe down in Mexico or [G] a picture upon somebody's shell.
But then [G] the crowd began to stamp their feet [A] and the house lights [D] lit dim.
[G] And in the [D] darkness of the [A] room there was only Jim and him.
[D] Staring at the [G] butterfly who just [A] drew the jack of [D] hearts.
Lily was a princess, she [G] was fair-skinned and precious as a [D] child.
She did whatever she had to do, she [G] had that certain flash every time she [D] smiled.
She had [G] come away from [D] a broken home [A] and lots of strange [D] affairs.
[G] With men in every walk of life [A] which took her everywhere.
But [D] she never met anyone [G] quite like [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
The hanging judge came in [G]
unnoticed and was being [D] whined and dined.
The drilling in the wall kept [G] up but no one seemed to pay [D] it any mind.
It was known all around [A] that Lily had [D] Jim's ring.
[G] And nothing [D] would ever come [A] between Lily and the king.
[D] No nothing ever [F#m] would [G] except maybe [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Rosemary started drinking hard and seeing her reflection in the [D] night.
She was tired of the attention, [G] tired of playing the role of big [D] Jim's wife.
She [G] had done a lot of [D] bad things, even [A] once tried suicide.
[D] [G] Was looking to do just one good [A] deed before she died.
She [D] was gazing to the future [G] riding on [A] a jack of hearts.
[D]
Lily took her dress off, [G] buried it [D] away.
As your luck ran out she laughed at him, [G] well I guess you must have known it would [D] someday.
[G] Be careful not [D] to touch the wall, [A] there's a brand new coat of paint.
[G] I'm glad to see [D] you're still alive, [A] you're looking like a saint.
[D] Down the [C#] hallway footsteps [G] were coming for [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
The backstage manager [G] was pacing all around [D] by his chair.
There's something funny going on [G] he said I can just feel it in [D] the air.
[G] He went to get [D] the hanging judge [A] but the hanging judge [D] was drunk.
[G] As the leading [D] actor hurrying by [A] in the costume of a monk.
There [D] was no actor anywhere [G] better than [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
No one knew the circumstance [G] but they say that it happened pretty [D] quick.
The door to the dressing room [G] burst open and a cold [D] revolver clicked.
[G] And Big Jim [D] was standing there [A] you couldn't say [D] surprised.
[G] Rosemary right [D] beside him [A] studying her eyes.
She [D] was with Big Jim but she [G] was leaning to [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
Two doors down [G] the boys finally made it through [D] the wall.
And cleaned out the bank safe it [G] said they got off with quite [D] a haul.
In [G] the darkness [D] by the riverbed [A] they waited [D] on the ground.
[G] For one more [D] member who [A] had business back in town.
For [D] they couldn't go no further [G] without [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
The next day was hanging day [G] the sky was [D] overcast and black.
Big Jim lay covered [G] up killed by a penknife [D] in his back.
And [G] Rosemary [D] on the gallows [A] she didn't [D] even blink.
[G] The hanging judge [D] was sober [A] he hadn't had a drink.
[D] The only [F#m] person on the [G] scene missing [A] was the jack of [D] hearts.
The cabaret was empty now [G] a sign said close for [D] repair.
Lily had already [G] taken all of the dye out of [D] her hair.
She [G] was thinking [D] about her father whom [A] she very [D] rarely saw.
[G] Thinking about [D]
Rosemary [A] and thinking about the law.
[D] But most [F#m] of all she [G] was thinking about [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D] [G] [D]
[A] [D] [F#m]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ The festival was over [G] and the boys were all planning [D] for a fall. _
_ _ _ _ _ The cabaret was quiet [G] except for the drilling in the [D] wall.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] The curfew had [D] been lifted and [A] the gambling wheel [D] shut down.
[G]
Anyone [D] with any [A] sense had already left town.
[D] He was standing in the doorway [G] looking like [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _ _ _ _
He moved across the mirrored room, set it up for everyone, he [D] said. _ _ _ _ _
Then everyone commenced to do [G] what they were doing before he turned [D] their heads. _ _ _ _
[G] Then he walked up [D] to a stranger [A] and he asked him [D] with a grin,
could [G] you kindly tell me, friend, [A] what time the show begins?
Then he [D] moved into [F#m] the corner, [G] face down [A] like the jack of hearts. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Backstage the girls were playing [G] five cards stood by the [D] stair. _ _ _ _
_ _ Lily had two queens, she [G] was hoping for a third to match her fare. _ _ _
_ _ _ Outside the streets were filling [A] up, the window was open [D] wide.
[G] A gentle breeze [D] was blowing, you [A] could feel it from inside.
[D] Lily called [F#m] another bet [G] and drew up [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
_ _ _ _ Big Jim was no old school, [G] he owned the town's only diamond [D] mine. _ _
_ _ _ _ He made his usual entrance [G] looking so dandy and [D] so fine. _
_ _ _ _ [G] With his [D] bodyguards and silver [A] cane in every hiring place.
[G] He took [D] whatever he wanted [A] to and he laid it all to waste.
[D] But his bodyguards [F#m] and silver cane [G] were no match for [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Rosemary combed her hair [G] and took a carriage into [D]
town.
_ _ _ _ She slipped into the side door [G] looking like a queen without [D] a crown.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] She fluttered [D] her false [A] eyelashes and whispered [D] in his ear,
[G]
sorry [D] darling that I'm [A] late, but he didn't seem to hear.
[D] He was staring into space [G] over at the jack of hearts.
I _ _ _ _ know I've seen that face somewhere, Big Jim was thinking to [D] himself. _ _ _ _ _ _
Maybe down in Mexico or [G] a picture upon somebody's shell. _ _ _ _
But then [G] the crowd began to stamp their feet [A] and the house lights [D] lit dim.
[G] And in the [D] darkness of the [A] room there was only Jim and him.
[D] Staring at the [G] butterfly who just [A] drew the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _ _ _
_ Lily was a princess, she [G] was fair-skinned and precious as a [D] child. _ _ _
_ She did whatever she had to do, she [G] had that certain flash every time she [D] smiled. _ _ _
_ She had [G] come away from [D] a broken home [A] and lots of strange [D] affairs.
[G] With men in every walk of life [A] which took her everywhere.
But [D] she never met anyone [G] quite like [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _ _
_ _ The hanging judge came in [G]
unnoticed and was being [D] whined and dined. _ _
_ _ The drilling in the wall kept [G] up but no one seemed to pay [D] it any mind. _ _ _
_ _ It was known all around [A] that Lily had [D] Jim's ring.
[G] And nothing [D] would ever come [A] between Lily and the king.
[D] No nothing ever [F#m] would [G] except maybe [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Rosemary started drinking hard and seeing her reflection in the [D] night. _ _
_ _ _ She was tired of the attention, [G] tired of playing the role of big [D] Jim's wife. _ _
_ _ She [G] had done a lot of [D] bad things, even [A] once tried suicide.
[D] _ [G] Was looking to do just one good [A] deed before she died.
She [D] was gazing to the future _ [G] riding on [A] a jack of hearts.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Lily took her dress off, [G] buried it [D] away. _
_ _ _ As your luck ran out she laughed at him, [G] well I guess you must have known it would [D] someday. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Be careful not [D] to touch the wall, [A] there's a brand new coat of paint.
[G] I'm glad to see [D] you're still alive, [A] you're looking like a saint.
[D] Down the [C#] hallway footsteps [G] were coming for [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
_ _ _ _ The backstage manager [G] was pacing all around [D] by his chair. _
_ _ _ _ There's something funny going on [G] he said I can just feel it in [D] the air. _
_ _ _ _ [G] He went to get [D] the hanging judge [A] but the hanging judge [D] was drunk.
[G] As the leading [D] actor hurrying by [A] in the costume of a monk.
There [D] was no actor anywhere [G] better than [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
_ _ _ _ No one knew the circumstance [G] but they say that it happened pretty [D] quick. _ _
_ _ _ _ The door to the dressing room [G] burst open and a cold [D] revolver clicked.
_ _ _ _ [G] And Big Jim [D] was standing there [A] you couldn't say [D] surprised.
[G] Rosemary right [D] beside him [A] studying her eyes.
She [D] was with Big Jim but she [G] was leaning to [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
_ _ _ _ Two doors down [G] the boys finally made it through [D] the wall. _
_ _ _ _ And cleaned out the bank safe it [G] said they got off with quite [D] a haul. _
_ _ _ In [G] the darkness [D] by the riverbed [A] they waited [D] on the ground.
[G] For one more [D] member who [A] had business back in town.
For [D] they couldn't go no further [G] without [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
_ _ _ _ The next day was hanging day [G] the sky was [D] overcast and black. _
_ _ _ _ _ Big Jim lay covered [G] up killed by a penknife [D] in his back. _
_ _ _ And [G] Rosemary [D] on the gallows [A] she didn't [D] even blink.
[G] The hanging judge [D] was sober [A] he hadn't had a drink.
[D] The only [F#m] person on the [G] scene missing [A] was the jack of [D] hearts. _
_ _ _ _ The cabaret was empty now [G] a sign said close for [D] repair. _
_ _ _ _ Lily had already [G] taken all of the dye out of [D] her hair. _
_ _ _ She [G] was thinking [D] about her father whom [A] she very [D] rarely saw.
[G] Thinking about [D]
Rosemary [A] and thinking about the law.
[D] But most [F#m] of all she [G] was thinking about [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
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_ _ _ _ The festival was over [G] and the boys were all planning [D] for a fall. _
_ _ _ _ _ The cabaret was quiet [G] except for the drilling in the [D] wall.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] The curfew had [D] been lifted and [A] the gambling wheel [D] shut down.
[G]
Anyone [D] with any [A] sense had already left town.
[D] He was standing in the doorway [G] looking like [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _ _ _ _
He moved across the mirrored room, set it up for everyone, he [D] said. _ _ _ _ _
Then everyone commenced to do [G] what they were doing before he turned [D] their heads. _ _ _ _
[G] Then he walked up [D] to a stranger [A] and he asked him [D] with a grin,
could [G] you kindly tell me, friend, [A] what time the show begins?
Then he [D] moved into [F#m] the corner, [G] face down [A] like the jack of hearts. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Backstage the girls were playing [G] five cards stood by the [D] stair. _ _ _ _
_ _ Lily had two queens, she [G] was hoping for a third to match her fare. _ _ _
_ _ _ Outside the streets were filling [A] up, the window was open [D] wide.
[G] A gentle breeze [D] was blowing, you [A] could feel it from inside.
[D] Lily called [F#m] another bet [G] and drew up [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
_ _ _ _ Big Jim was no old school, [G] he owned the town's only diamond [D] mine. _ _
_ _ _ _ He made his usual entrance [G] looking so dandy and [D] so fine. _
_ _ _ _ [G] With his [D] bodyguards and silver [A] cane in every hiring place.
[G] He took [D] whatever he wanted [A] to and he laid it all to waste.
[D] But his bodyguards [F#m] and silver cane [G] were no match for [A] the jack of [D] hearts.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Rosemary combed her hair [G] and took a carriage into [D]
town.
_ _ _ _ She slipped into the side door [G] looking like a queen without [D] a crown.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] She fluttered [D] her false [A] eyelashes and whispered [D] in his ear,
[G]
sorry [D] darling that I'm [A] late, but he didn't seem to hear.
[D] He was staring into space [G] over at the jack of hearts.
I _ _ _ _ know I've seen that face somewhere, Big Jim was thinking to [D] himself. _ _ _ _ _ _
Maybe down in Mexico or [G] a picture upon somebody's shell. _ _ _ _
But then [G] the crowd began to stamp their feet [A] and the house lights [D] lit dim.
[G] And in the [D] darkness of the [A] room there was only Jim and him.
[D] Staring at the [G] butterfly who just [A] drew the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _ _ _
_ Lily was a princess, she [G] was fair-skinned and precious as a [D] child. _ _ _
_ She did whatever she had to do, she [G] had that certain flash every time she [D] smiled. _ _ _
_ She had [G] come away from [D] a broken home [A] and lots of strange [D] affairs.
[G] With men in every walk of life [A] which took her everywhere.
But [D] she never met anyone [G] quite like [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _ _
_ _ The hanging judge came in [G]
unnoticed and was being [D] whined and dined. _ _
_ _ The drilling in the wall kept [G] up but no one seemed to pay [D] it any mind. _ _ _
_ _ It was known all around [A] that Lily had [D] Jim's ring.
[G] And nothing [D] would ever come [A] between Lily and the king.
[D] No nothing ever [F#m] would [G] except maybe [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Rosemary started drinking hard and seeing her reflection in the [D] night. _ _
_ _ _ She was tired of the attention, [G] tired of playing the role of big [D] Jim's wife. _ _
_ _ She [G] had done a lot of [D] bad things, even [A] once tried suicide.
[D] _ [G] Was looking to do just one good [A] deed before she died.
She [D] was gazing to the future _ [G] riding on [A] a jack of hearts.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Lily took her dress off, [G] buried it [D] away. _
_ _ _ As your luck ran out she laughed at him, [G] well I guess you must have known it would [D] someday. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Be careful not [D] to touch the wall, [A] there's a brand new coat of paint.
[G] I'm glad to see [D] you're still alive, [A] you're looking like a saint.
[D] Down the [C#] hallway footsteps [G] were coming for [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
_ _ _ _ The backstage manager [G] was pacing all around [D] by his chair. _
_ _ _ _ There's something funny going on [G] he said I can just feel it in [D] the air. _
_ _ _ _ [G] He went to get [D] the hanging judge [A] but the hanging judge [D] was drunk.
[G] As the leading [D] actor hurrying by [A] in the costume of a monk.
There [D] was no actor anywhere [G] better than [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
_ _ _ _ No one knew the circumstance [G] but they say that it happened pretty [D] quick. _ _
_ _ _ _ The door to the dressing room [G] burst open and a cold [D] revolver clicked.
_ _ _ _ [G] And Big Jim [D] was standing there [A] you couldn't say [D] surprised.
[G] Rosemary right [D] beside him [A] studying her eyes.
She [D] was with Big Jim but she [G] was leaning to [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
_ _ _ _ Two doors down [G] the boys finally made it through [D] the wall. _
_ _ _ _ And cleaned out the bank safe it [G] said they got off with quite [D] a haul. _
_ _ _ In [G] the darkness [D] by the riverbed [A] they waited [D] on the ground.
[G] For one more [D] member who [A] had business back in town.
For [D] they couldn't go no further [G] without [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
_ _ _ _ The next day was hanging day [G] the sky was [D] overcast and black. _
_ _ _ _ _ Big Jim lay covered [G] up killed by a penknife [D] in his back. _
_ _ _ And [G] Rosemary [D] on the gallows [A] she didn't [D] even blink.
[G] The hanging judge [D] was sober [A] he hadn't had a drink.
[D] The only [F#m] person on the [G] scene missing [A] was the jack of [D] hearts. _
_ _ _ _ The cabaret was empty now [G] a sign said close for [D] repair. _
_ _ _ _ Lily had already [G] taken all of the dye out of [D] her hair. _
_ _ _ She [G] was thinking [D] about her father whom [A] she very [D] rarely saw.
[G] Thinking about [D]
Rosemary [A] and thinking about the law.
[D] But most [F#m] of all she [G] was thinking about [A] the jack of [D] hearts. _ _
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