Subterranean Homesick Blues --- Bob Dylan
[A7]Johnny’s
in the basement mixin’ up the medicine.
I’m on the pavement thinkin’
‘bout the government.
Man in a trenchcoat --
badge out -- laid off,
Says he’s got a bad cough,
wants to get it paid off.
[D7]Look
out kid, it’s somethin’ you did,
[A7]God
knows when, but you’re doin’ it again.
Better duck down the
alleyway lookin’ for a new friend.
[E7]Man
in a coonskin cap and a pigpen
Wants [A7]eleven
dollar bills and you’ve only got ten.
[A7]Maggie
comes fleet-foot, face full of black soot.
Talkin’ that the heat put
plants in the bed, but
Phone’s tapped anyway,
Maggie says that many say
Must bust in early May,
orders from the DA.
[D7]Look
out kid, you’re gonna get hit,
By [A7]losers,
cheaters, six-time users.
Hangin’ ‘round the
theatres.
[E7]Girl
by the whirlpool, lookin’ for a new fool.
[A7]Don’t
follow leaders, watch the parkin’ meters.
[A7]Get
sick, get well, hang around the inkwell
Hang bell, hard to tell if
anything is gonna sell.
Try hard, get barred, get
back, ride rail,
Get jailed, jump bail, join
the army if you fail.
[D7]Look
out kid, don’t matter what you did.
Better [A7]walk
on your tip-toes, don’t tie no bows,
Better stay away from those
who carry ‘round a fire hose.
[E7]Keep
a clean nose, watch the plainclothes.
You [A7]don’t
need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
[A7]Get
born, keep warm, short pants, romance,
Learn to dance, get
dressed, get blessed, try to be a succes.
Please her, please him, buy
gifts, don’t steal,don’t lift,
Twenty years of schoolin’
and they put you on the day shift.
[D7]Look
out kid, they keep it all hid,
Better [A7]jump
down a manhole, light yourself a candle,
Don’t wear sandals, try to
avoid the scandals.
[E7]Don’t
wanna be a bum, ya better chew gum.
The [A7]pump
don’t work ‘cause the vandals took the handle.