Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mr. Tambourine Man" 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 Mr. Tambourine Man 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 "Mr. Tambourine Man" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
A#        C                F               A#
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
          F              A#               C      Csus4 C
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
A#        C                F             A#
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
        F             A#                C         F  Fsus4 F Fsus2 F
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

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

Chorus:
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 morning 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 wanderin'.
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.

Chorus:
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 morning I'll come followin' you.

Though you might hear laughin', spinnin', swingin' madly across the sun,
It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escapin' on the run
And but for the sky there are no fences facin'.
And if you hear vague traces of skippin' 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
Seein' that he's chasing.

Chorus:
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 morning I'll come followin' you.

Then take me disappearin' 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.

Chorus:
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 morning I'll come followin' you.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Csus4

Guitar chord Csus4

F

Guitar chord F

Fsus4

Guitar chord Fsus4

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 "Mr. Tambourine Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan.

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