Bob Dylan – Murder Most Foul (Guitar)
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C F It was a dark day in Dallas, November '63 C F A day that will live on in infamy C President Kennedy was a-ridin' high F Good day to be livin' and a good day to die C Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb F He said, "Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?" G "Of course we do, we know who you are!" F Then they blew off his head while he was still in the car C Shot down like a dog in broad daylight F Was a matter of timing and the timing was right C F You got unpaid debts, we've come to collect C F We're gonna kill you with hatred, without any respect G We'll mock you and shock you and we'll put it in your face F We've already got someone here to take your place C The day they blew out the brains of the king F Thousands were watching, no one saw a thing C It happened so quickly, so quick, by surprise F Right there in front of everyone's eyes G Greatest magic trick ever under the sun F Perfectly executed, skillfully done C Wolfman, oh wolfman, oh wolfman howl F Rub-a-dub-dub, it's a murder most foul
[Interlude]
C F
[Verse 2]
C Hush, little children, you'll understand F The Beatles are comin', they're gonna hold your hand C Slide down the banister, go get your coat F C Ferry 'cross the Mersey and go for the throat G There's three bums comin' all dressed in rags F Pick up the pieces and lower the flags G I'm goin' to Woodstock, it's the Aquarian Age F Then I'll go to Altamont and sit near the stage C Put your head out the window, let the good times roll F C There's a party going on behind the Grassy Knoll F Stack up the bricks, pour the cement C F Don't say Dallas don't love you, Mr. President G Put your foot in the tank and then step on the gas F Try to make it to the triple underpass G Blackface singer, whiteface clown F Better not show your faces after the sun goes down C F Up in the red light district, they've got cop on the beat C F Living in a nightmare on Elm Street C F When you're down on Deep Ellum, put your money in your shoe C F Don't ask what your country can do for you G F Cash on the barrel head, money to burn G F Dealey Plaza, make a left-hand turn C F I'm going down to the crossroads, gonna flag a ride C F The place where faith, hope, and charity lie G F Shoot him while he runs, boy, shoot him while you can G F See if you can shoot the invisible man C F Goodbye, Charlie! Goodbye, Uncle Sam! C F Frankly, Miss Scarlett, I don't give a damn G F What is the truth, and where did it go? G F Ask Oswald and Ruby, they oughta know C F "Shut your mouth," said a wise old owl C F Business is business, and it's a murder most foul
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
C F Tommy, can you hear me? I'm the Acid Queen C F I'm riding in a long, black Lincoln limousine C F Ridin' in the backseat next to my wife C F Headed straight on in to the afterlife G F I'm leaning to the left, I got my head in her lap G F Hold on, I've been led into some kind of a trap C F Where we ask no quarter, and no quarter do we give C F We're right down the street, from the street where you live C F They mutilated his body and they took out his brain C F What more could they do? They piled on the pain C F But his soul was not there where it was supposed to be at C F For the last fifty years they've been searchin' for that G F Freedom, oh freedom, freedom over me G F I hate to tell you, mister, but only dead men are free C F Send me some lovin', then tell me no lie C F Throw the gun in the gutter and walk on by C F Wake up, little Susie, let's go for a drive C F Cross the Trinity River, let's keep hope alive C Turn the radio on, don't touch the dials F C Parkland hospital, only six more miles F C You got me dizzy, Miss Lizzy, you filled me with lead F C That magic bullet of yours has gone to my head G F I'm just a patsy like Patsy Cline G F Never shot anyone from in front or behind G F I've blood in my eye, got blood in my ear G F I'm never gonna make it to the new frontier C Zapruder's film I seen (right?) before F C Seen it thirty-three times, maybe more
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It's vile and deceitful, it's cruel and it's mean
C F Ugliest thing that you ever have seen C F They killed him once and they killed him twice C F Killed him like a human sacrifice G F The day that they killed him, someone said to me, "Son G F The age of the Antichrist has just only begun" C F Air Force One comin' in through the gate C F Johnson sworn in at 2:38 C F Let me know when you decide to throw in the towel C F It is what it is, and it's murder most foul
[Interlude]
C F C F
[Verse 4]
C F What's new, pussycat? What'd I say? C F I said the soul of a nation been torn away C F And it's beginning to go into a slow decay C F And that it's thirty-six hours past Judgment Day G F Wolfman Jack, he's speaking in tongues G F He's going on and on at the top of his lungs C Play me a song, Mr. Wolfman Jack F Play it for me in my long Cadillac C F Play me that "Only the Good Die Young" C F Take me to the place Tom Dooley was hung C F Play "St. James Infirmary" and the Court of King James C F If you want to remember, you better write down the names C F Play Etta James, too, play "I'd Rather Go Blind" C F Play it for the man with the telepathic mind G F Play John Lee Hooker, play "Scratch My Back" G F Play it for that strip club owner named Jack G F Guitar Slim going down slow C F C F Play it for me and for Marilyn Monroe
[Verse 5]
C Play "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" F Play it for the First Lady, she ain't feeling too good C Play Don Henley, play Glenn Frey F Take it to the limit and let it go by C Play it for Carl Wilson, too F Looking far, far away down Gower Avenue C Play tragedy, play "Twilight Time" F Take me back to Tulsa to the scene of the crime G Play another one and "Another One Bites the Dust" F Play "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In God We Trust" G Ride the pink horse down that long, lonesome road F Stand there and wait for his head to explode C Play "Mystery Train" for Mr. Mystery F C The man who fell down dead like a rootless tree F Play it for the reverend, play it for the pastor C F Play it for the dog that got no master C F Play Oscar Peterson, play Stan Getz C F Play "Blue Sky," play Dickey Betts G F Play Art Pepper, Thelonious Monk G Charlie Parker and all that junk F All that junk and "All That Jazz" C F Play something for the Birdman of Alcatraz C F Play Buster Keaton, play Harold Lloyd C F Play Bugsy Siegel, play Pretty Boy Floyd G F Play the numbers, play the odds G F Play "Cry Me A River" for the Lord of the gods C F Play Number nine, play Number six C F Play it for Lindsey and Stevie Nicks C F Play Nat King Cole, play "Nature Boy" C F Play "Down In The Boondocks" for Terry Malloy G F Play "It Happened One Night" and "One Night of Sin" G F There's twelve million souls that are listening in G F Play "Merchant of Venice", play "Merchants of Death" G F Play "Stella by Starlight" for Lady Macbeth C F Don't worry, Mr. President, help's on the way C F Your brothers are comin', there'll be hell to pay C F Brothers? What brothers? What's this about hell? C F Tell them, "We're waiting, keep coming," we'll get them as well G F Love Field is where his plane touched down G F But it never did get back up off the ground G F Was a hard act to follow, second to none G F They killed him on the altar of the rising sun C F Play "Misty" for me and "That Old Devil Moon" C F Play "Anything Goes" and "Memphis in June" C F Play "Lonely At the Top" and "Lonely Are the Brave" C F Play it for Houdini spinning around his grave C F Play Jelly Roll Morton, play "Lucille" C F Play "Deep In a Dream", and play "Driving Wheel" G F Play "Moonlight Sonata" in F-sharp G F And "A Key to the Highway" for the king on the harp C F Play "Marching Through Georgia" and "Dumbarton's Drums" C F Play darkness and death will come when it comes C F Play "Love Me Or Leave Me" by the great Bud Powell C F Play "The Blood-stained Banner", play "Murder Most Foul"
[Outro]
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