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Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues - Bob Dylan

Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues

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Intro D2 D D/C C

C/G G C/G G

G C

When you're lost in the rain in Juarez

D/C C G C/G G

And it's Eastertime too

And your gravity falls

C D/C C G C/G G

And negativity don't pull you through

C

Don't put on any airs

G

When you're down on Rue Morgue Avenue

D7

They got some hungry women there

G C/G G

And they really make a mess outa you

G

Now if you see Saint Annie

C D/C C G C/G G

Please tell her thanks a lot

I cannot move

C D/C C G C/G G

My fingers are all in a knot

C

I don't have the strength

G

To get up and take another shot

D7

And my best friend, my doctor

G C/G G

Won't even say what it is I've got

G

Sweet Melinda

C G C/G G

The peasants call her the goddess of gloom

She speaks good English

C D/C C G C/G G

And she invites you up into her room

C

And you're so kind

G C/G G

And careful not to go to her too soon

D7

And she takes your voice

G C/G G

And leaves you howling at the moon

G

Up on Housing Project Hill

C G

It's either fortune or fame

You must pick up one or the other

C D/C C G C/G G

Though neither of them are to be what they claim

C

If you're lookin' to get silly

G C/G G

You better go back to from where you came

D7

Because the cops don't need you

G C/G G

And man they expect the same

G

Now all the authorities

C D/C C G C/G G

They just stand around and boast

C

How they blackmailed the sergeant-at-arms

D/C C G C/G G

Into leaving his post

C

And picking up Angel who

G C/G G

Just arrived here from the coast

D7

Who looked so fine at first

G C/G G

But left looking just like a ghost

Solo G C D/C C G C/G G

G

I started out on burgundy

C D/C C G C/G G

But soon hit the harder stuff

C

Everybody said they'd stand behind me

D/C C G C/G G

When the game got rough

C

But the joke was on me

G C/G G

There was nobody even there to bluff

D7

I'm going back to New York City

G C/G G

I do believe I've had enough

How to play Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is D2. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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