The Byrds – Mr Tambourine Man (Bass Tab)

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Written by Bob Dylan; released as a single with "I Knew I'd Want You" as the B-side, and on the album "Mr. Tambourine Man".
Intro:
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  Hey,            Mis  -  ter Tam    -    bourine     man,

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  play a      song        for me,                 I'm not     slee-

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      ping,   and             there ain't no      place   I'm

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  go- in'     to.

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  Hey,            Mis  -  ter Tam    -    bourine     man,

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  play a      song        for me,                 In  the     jin-

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      gle  -  jan    -    gle     mornin'         I'll    come

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  fol         -        lowin'     you.

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Verse:
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  Take me     for     a           trip up  -  on          your

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  ma- gic     swirling            ship,                   All my

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  senses      have    been        stripped,       and my      hands

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          can't   feel    to  grip,               And my      toes

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          too numb        to      step,           wait

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  on  -   ly  for             my  boot heels  to  be          wan-

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      derin'.                                             I'm

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  ready       to      go          a - ny  -   where,      I'm

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  ready       for     to      fade,               On    -     to

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      my      own         pa  -   rade,           cast    your

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  dancin'     spell       my      way,                    I

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  promise     to      go      un  -   der it.

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  Hey,            Mis  -  ter Tam    -    bourine     man,

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  play a      song        for me,                 I'm not     slee-

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      ping,   and             there ain't no      place   I'm

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  go- in'     to.

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  Hey,            Mis  -  ter Tam    -    bourine     man,

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  play a      song        for me,                 In  the     jin-

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      gle  -  jan    -    gle     mornin'         I'll    come

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  fol         -        lowin'     you.

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Outro:
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