(originally by Bob Dylan)

[Intro]
C D G C
G C D G
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C        D               G               C
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
        G                C               D
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
C        D               G               C
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
       G             C                 D         G
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you
 
 
[Verse]
 
  C                   D          G             C
I know that evening's empire has returned into sand
G                C
Vanished from my hand
        G               C
Left me blindly here to stand
              D
But still not sleeping
   C          D             G             c
My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet
  G              C
I have no one to meet
        G             C                     D
And the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
C        D               G               C
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
        G                C               D
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
C        D               G               C
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
       G             C                 D         G
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
C            D              G              C
Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship
   G                C
My senses have been stripped
   G                   C
My hands can't feel to grip
   G                C
My toes too numb to step
     G           C                D
Wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'
    C           D
I'm ready to go anywhere
    G            C
I'm ready for to fade
  G           C
Into my own parade
          G                C
Cast your dancing spell my way
  D
I promise to go under it
 
 
[Chorus 3]
 
C        D               G               C
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
        G                C               D
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
C        D               G               C
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
       G             C                 D         G
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
           C                    D                 G                C
Though you might hear laughin', spinnin' swingin' madly across the sun
         G           C
It's not aimed at anyone
            G             C
It's just escapin' on the run
        G                 C             D
And but for the sky there are no fences facin'
    C                 D         G                 C
And if you hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme
        G             C
To your tambourine in time
            G              C
It's just a ragged clown behind
           G          C
I wouldn't pay it any mind
            G             C                D
It's just a shadow you're seein' that he's chasing
 
 
[Chorus 4]
 
C        D               G               C
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
        G                C               D
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
C        D               G               C
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
       G             C                 D         G
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
    C            D                   G                 C
And take me disappearing through the smoke rings of my mind
         G              C
Down the foggy ruins of time
    G               C
Far past the frozen leaves
    G                   C
The haunted, frightened trees
    G            C
Out to the windy beach
    G                C
Far from the twisted reach
         D
Of crazy sorrow
       C                 D                G               C
Yes to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free
      G            C
Silhouetted by the sea
        G             C
Circled by the circus sands
         G          C
With all memory and fate
       G                C
Driven deep beneath the waves
          G           C
Let me forget about today
         D
Until tomorrow
 
 
[Chorus 5]
 
C        D               G               C
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
        G                C               D
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
C        D               G               C
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
       G             C                 D         G
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you
              (originally by Bob Dylan)

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come followin' you

I know that evening's empire has returned into sand
Vanished from my hand
Left me blindly here to stand, but still not sleeping
My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet
I have no one to meet
And the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come followin' you

Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship
My senses have been stripped
My hands can't feel to grip
My toes too numb to step
Wait only for my boot heels to be wandering

I'm ready to go anywhere
I'm ready for to fade
Into my own parade
Cast your dancing spell my way
I promise to go under it

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come followin' 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 but for the sky, there are no fences facing

And if you hear vague traces of skipping reels of rhyme
To your tambourine in time
It's just a ragged clown behind
I wouldn't pay it any mind
It's just a shadow you're seeing, that he's chasing

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come followin' you

Then take me disappearing through the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time
Far past the frozen leaves
The haunted, frightened trees
Out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow

Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky
With one hand waving free
Silhouetted by the sea
Circled by the circus sands
With all memory and fate, driven deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come followin' you              
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