Like a Rolling Stone — Bob Dylan
Chords and lyrics for Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan (key of C).
Intro
[C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [G]
Verse 1
[C]Once upon a time you dressed so fine
[Dm7]You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
[Em]People'd call, say, [F]"Beware doll,
[G]you're bound to fall" You thought they were all a kiddin' you
[F]You used to laugh about
[G]Everybody that was hangin' out
[F]Now you don't [Em]talk so [Dm7]loud
[C]Now you don't [F]seem so [Em]proud
[Dm7]About having to be scrounging your [F]next [G]meal
Chorus
[C]How does it [F]feel [G]
[C]How does it [F]feel [G]
[C]To be without a [F]home [G]
[C]Like a complete [F]unknown [G]
[C]Like a rolling [F]stone [G]
Instrumental
[C] [F] [G]
Verse 2
[C]Aww, you've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
[Dm7]But you know you only used to get juiced in it
[Em]Nobody has ever taught you how to live out on the street
[F]And now you're gonna have to get [G]used to it
[F]You said you'd never compromise
[G]With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
[F]He's not selling any [Em]alibis [Dm7]
[C]As you stare into the vacuum [F]of his [Em]eyes [Dm7]
[C]And say do you want to [Dm7]make a [F]deal [G]
Chorus
[C]How does it [F]feel [G]
[C]How does it [F]feel [G]
[C]To be on your [F]own [G]
[C]With no direction [F]home [G]
[C]A complete [F]unknown [G]
[C]Like a rolling [F]stone [G]
Instrumental
[C] [F] [G]
Verse 3
[C]Aww, you never turned around to see the frowns
[Dm7]On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you
[Em]You never understood that it ain't no good
[F]You shouldn't let other people get your [G]kicks for you
[F]You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat
[G]Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
[F]Ain't it hard [Em]when you discover [Dm7]that
[C]He really wasn't [F]where it's [Em]at [Dm7]
[C]After he took from you [Dm7]everything he [F]could [G]steal
Chorus
[C]How does it [F]feel [G]
[C]How does it [F]feel [G]
[C]To have you on your [F]own [G]
[C]With no direction [F]home [G]
[C]Like a complete [F]unknown [G]
[C]Like a rolling [F]stone [G]
Instrumental
[C] [F] [G]
Verse 4
[C]Aww, princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
[Dm7]They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made
[Em]Exchanging all precious gifts
[F]But you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better [G]pawn it babe
[F]You used to be so amused
[G]At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
[F]Go to him now, he [Em]calls you, you can't [Dm7]refuse
[C]When you ain't got [F]nothing, you got [Em]nothing to [Dm7]lose
[C]You're invisible now, you got [Dm7]no secrets to [F]conceal [G]
Chorus
[C]How does it [F]feel [G]
[C]How does it [F]feel [G]
[C]To be on your [F]own [G]
[C]With no direction [F]home [G]
[C]Like a complete [F]unknown [G]
[C]Like a rolling [F]stone [G]
Instrumental Outro
[C] [F] [G]