Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan


Intro:  |C  F  |G   (2x)

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Once upon a time, you dressed so fine,
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Threw the bums a dime, in your prime, didn't you?
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 People call, say, "Beware, doll, you're bound to fall"
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You thought they were all kiddin' you
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 You used to laugh about everybody that was hangin' out,
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 Now you don't talk so loud,  Now you don't seem so proud
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About havin' to be scrounging your next meal

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How does it feel?      How does it feel?
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To be on your own       with no direction home
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A complete unknown     like a rollin' stone

You've gone to the finest school, alright, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street
And now you're gonna have to get used to it
You say you'd never compromise
With the Mystery Tramp but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis as you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And he says, "Do you want to make a deal?"

You never turned around to see the frowns
On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you
Never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You used to ride on a chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that he really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything he could steal

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they've got it made
Exchanging all precious gifts,
But you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it, babe
You used to be so amused
At Napolean in rags and the language that he used
Go to him now he calls you you can't refuse
When you got nothin' you got nothin' to lose
You're invisible now, you've got no secrets to conceal

Outro:  |C  F  |C  F  |C  F  |C (sustain)