Bob Dylan - Lenny Bruce: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lenny Bruce" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Lenny Bruce Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Dylan

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Lenny Bruce" smoothly on your guitar.

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 G#    C#  G#/C# G#           C#   G#/C# D#/A#  G#
Lenny Bruce is  dead but his ghost lives on and on
G#         D#             C#     G#          C#    G#/C# A#m G# D#
Never did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to  Syna-non.
C#            G# C#           G#
He was an outlaw, that's for sure,
C#          G#         C# G#/C# A#m G# D#/G C#/F
More of an outlaw than you e - ver were.
G#      C# G#/C# G#           C# G#/C# D#7 C#/D#   G#
Lenny Bruce is  gone but his spiri and on.

Maybe he had some problems,
maybe some things that he couldn't work out
But he sure was funny and he sure told the truth
and he knew what he was talkin' about.
Never robbed any churches
nor cut off any babies' heads,
He just took the folks in high places
and he shined a light in their beds.
He's on some other shore,
he didn't wanna live anymore.

Lenny Bruce is dead but he didn't commit any crime
He just had the insight to rip off the lid before its time.
I rode with him in a taxi once, only for a mile and a half,
Seemed like it took a couple of months.
Lenny Bruce moved on and like the ones that killed him, gone.

They said that he was sick 'cause he didn't play by the rules
He just showed the wise men of his day to be nothing more than fools.
They stamped him and they labeled him like they do with pants and shirts,
He fought a war on a battlefield where every victory hurts.
Lenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Lenny Bruce" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lenny Bruce" by Bob Dylan.

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