Mr. Tambourine Man Chords by Abbey Lincoln

Tempo:
148.5 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

F#m

Bm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mr. Tambourine Man chords
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[E]
[F#m] [G#]
[A] Hey, Mr.
Tambourine Man, play a song for me.
I'm not sleepy and there is no [E] place I'm going to.
[A] Hey, Mr.
Tambourine Man, play a song for me.
In the jingle jangle morning [E] I'll come [Bm] following [A]
you.
Though I know that evening's empire has returned into sand,
vanished from my hand, left me blindly here to stand,
but [E] still not [Bm] sleeping.
[A] My weariness amazes me, I'm stranded on my feet,
and I have no one to meet, and the ancient empty streets
still dead [E] for dreaming.
[Bm]
[A] Hey, Mr.
Tambourine, play a song for me.
In the jingle jangle morning [E] I'll come [B] following [A]
you.
Though you might hear laughing, spinning, swinging madly
across the sun, it's not aimed at anyone.
It's just escaping on the run, and before the sky
[E] no fence is facing.
[G#m] [A] And if you hear me chasing, I'm skipping reels of rhyme
to your tambourine and dime.
It's just a ragged clown behind, I wouldn't pay it any mind.
It's just a shadow you're seeing that [E] she's [A] chasing.
[E] [A]
Hey, Mr.
Tambourine, play a song for me.
In the jingle jangle morning
[E] I'll come [A] following you.
Take me on a trip upon your magic swirling ship.
[Bm] [A] My senses [F#m] have [A] been stripped, [E] my [A] hands can't feel to grip,
my toes too numb to [F#m] [A] step.
Wait only for my [D]
foothills [E] to be [Bm] wandering.
[A] I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for the faith
into [D#] my [D] own [A] parade.
Cast your dance and spell my way, I promise [E] you'll go under it.
[Bm] [A] Hey, [E] Mr.
Tambourine, [A] man, play a song for me.
In the jingle jangle morning I'll [E] come following
[A]
[E] [Bm]
[A]
you.
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Then take me disappearing through the smoke rings of my mind
down the foggy [F#m] ruins of [A] time, far past [F#m] the frozen [A]
leaves,
the haunted frightened tree, out to the windy beach,
[Bm] far from the [C#m] twisted [E] reach of crazy sorrow.
[A] Yes, the dance beneath the diamond sky, one-hand waving sea,
silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sand,
with all memory and [C#m] faith, [A] driven deep beneath the waves,
we forget about today until [E] tomorrow.
[Bm]
[E] [F#m] Hey, Mr.
[A] Tambourine, man, play a song for me.
I'm not sleepy and there is no [E] place I'm going [Bm] to.
[A] [D] Hey, Mr.
[A] Tambourine, man, play [D] a song for [A] me.
In the jingle [D] [F#m] jangle morning [E] I'll come
[A] following you.
[D]
[A]
In the [D] jingle [A] jangle [F#m] morning [E] I'll come [Bm]
[A] following [F#m] you.
[D]
[A] In the jingle [F#m]
[A] jangle morning I'll come [E]
following you.
[A]
[E]
[F#m]
[C#m]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
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Learn the basic chords of Abbey Lincoln - Mr. Tambourine Man chords, with this master sequence: Bm, A, E and A. Ease into the song by practicing at 74 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 148 BPM. With the song's key of A Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Hey, Mr. _
_ Tambourine Man, play a song for me.
I'm not sleepy and there is no [E] place I'm going to.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Hey, Mr.
_ _ Tambourine Man, _ play a song for me.
In the jingle jangle _ morning [E] I'll come _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ following [A] _
_ _ you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Though I know that evening's empire has _ returned into sand, _
_ vanished from my hand, left me blindly here to stand,
but [E] still not [Bm] sleeping. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ My weariness amazes me, I'm stranded on my feet,
and I have no one to meet, _ and the ancient empty streets
still dead [E] for dreaming.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Hey, Mr. _ _
Tambourine, _ play a song for me.
_ In the jingle jangle _ morning [E] I'll come _ _ _ [B] following _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ you.
Though you might hear laughing, spinning, swinging _ madly
across the sun, it's not aimed at anyone.
_ It's just escaping on the run, _ and before the sky
_ _ [E] no fence is facing.
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] [A] And if you hear me chasing, _ _ I'm skipping reels of rhyme
to your _ _ tambourine and dime.
It's just a ragged clown behind, _ I wouldn't pay it any mind.
_ It's just a shadow you're seeing that [E] she's [A] chasing.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Hey, Mr.
_ _ Tambourine, play a song for me.
In the jingle jangle morning _ _
[E] I'll come _ _ _ _ [A] following _ you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Take me on a trip _ upon your magic swirling ship. _
[Bm] _ [A] My senses [F#m] have [A] been stripped, [E] my [A] hands can't feel to grip,
my toes too numb to [F#m] [A] step.
_ Wait only for my [D]
foothills [E] to be [Bm] wandering. _ _ _
_ [A] I'm ready to go anywhere, _ _ I'm ready for the faith _
_ into [D#] my [D] own [A] parade.
_ Cast your dance and spell my way, I promise [E] you'll go under it. _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] Hey, _ [E] Mr. _
Tambourine, [A] man, play a song for me.
In the jingle jangle morning I'll [E] come _ following _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Then take me disappearing _ through the smoke rings of my mind
_ down the foggy [F#m] ruins of [A] time, far past [F#m] the frozen [A] _
leaves,
the haunted frightened tree, _ out to the windy _ beach,
[Bm] far from the [C#m] twisted [E] reach of crazy _ sorrow. _
_ _ [A] Yes, the dance beneath the diamond sky, _ one-hand waving sea,
_ _ silhouetted _ by the sea, _ circled by the circus sand,
with all memory and [C#m] faith, [A] driven deep beneath the waves,
we forget _ about today until [E] tomorrow.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] Hey, Mr. _
_ [A] Tambourine, man, play a song for me.
I'm not sleepy and there is no [E] place I'm going [Bm] to. _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] Hey, Mr.
[A] _ Tambourine, man, play [D] a song for [A] me.
In the jingle [D] [F#m] jangle morning [E] I'll come _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ following you.
[D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In the [D] jingle [A] jangle [F#m] morning [E] I'll come _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] following _ _ [F#m] you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ In the jingle _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] jangle _ morning _ _ _ I'll come _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ following _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ you. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song is part of Who Used To Dance album.

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