Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

There's plenty of room to fix these chords, so feel free to comment or edit! This is based on the 1975 live version at the nightclub "The Other End" (now called "The Bitter End"), which you can find on YouTube. The song was not released officially until 1985, in the album Biograph, and performed in a much different way than in this live acoustic version. The strumming pattern is easy to learn by listening to the song: the first strum is heavier on the low string and the following one on the high strings, for the first 1 & 2 & 3 beats; then all the strums are full for beats & 4 &. With C/G I mean: --3-- --1-- --0-- --2-- --x-- --3-- Sometimes he does a hammer-on instead of a normal switch between G and C/G. The sequence Em - D - C - Bm is played as barre chords, then regular C and G chords: Em D C Bm -7---5---3---2- -8---7---5---3- -9---7---5---4- -9---7---5---4- -7---5---3---2- -x---x---x---x- [intro] G C/G x4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G Em D C Bm C/G G C/G G Bm Em G C/G 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

^GI can hear the ^Bmturning of the ^Emkey I've been de-^Cceived by the ^Gclown inside of ^Dme I ^Bmthought that he was righteous but ^Che's vain Some^Emthing's ^Dtel^Clin' ^Bmme--- I wear t^Che ball a^Gnd chain ^C/G ^G

My ^Gpatron saint is ^Bmfightin' with a ^Emghost He's ^Calways off some^Gwhere when I need him ^Dmost The ^BmSpanish moon is rising on the ^Chill But my heart ^Emis ^Dtell^Cin' ^Bmme--- I ^Clove you ^Gstill ^C/G ^G

I ^Gcome back to the ^Bmtown from the flaming ^Emmoon I ^Csee you in the ^Gstreets, I begin to ^Dswoon I ^Bmlove to see you dress before the ^Cmirror Won't you let ^Emme ^Din your ^Croom one ^Bmtime before I ^Cdisap^Gpear? ^C/G ^G

^GEverybody's ^Bmwearing a dis^Emguise To ^Chide what they've got ^Gleft behind their ^Deyes But ^Bmme, I can't cover what I ^Cam Wherever ^Emthe ^Dchil^Cdren ^Bmgo--- I'll ^Cfollow ^Gthem ^C/G ^G ^C/G ^G

I ^Gcan't play the game no ^Bmmore, I can't ^Emabide By ^Ctheir stupid rules, ^Bmwhich get me sick ^Dinside They've been^Bm made by men who've given up the ^Csearch Whose guards ^Emare ^Ddead ^Cand whose^Bm queens are ^Cin the ^Gchurch ^C/G ^G

I ^Gmarch in the pa^Bmrade of liber^Emty But as ^Clong as I ^Bmlove you I'm not ^Dfree How ^Bmlong must I suffer such ^Cabuse Won't you let ^Emme ^Dsee y^Cou s^Bmmile, before I ^Ccut you ^Gloose? ^C/G ^G

^GSend out for St. ^BmJohn the Evange^Emlist All ^Cmy friends are ^Bmdrunk, they can be dis^Dmissed My ^Bmhead says that it's time to make a ^Cchange But my heart ^Emis ^Dtelli^Cng ^Bmme I love you ^Cbut you're ^Gstrange ^C/G ^G

So ^Gstep lightly ^Bmdarling, near the ^Emwall Put ^Con your heavy ^Bmmakeup, wear your ^Dshawl Won't you ^Bmdescend from the throne, from where you ^Csit? Let me feel your ^Emlove ^Done ^Cmore ^Bmtime before I ^Cabandon ^Git ^C/G ^G

[outro] G C/G G C/G Bm Em C G Bm Em C Em D C Bm C G

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