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Like A Rolling Stone

Anberlin

RockMedium for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×
F
A×
E
G
Em
D××
Am×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: C F C F 
 
verse 1 
 C          C/A                 C/E 
Once upon a time you dressed so fine 
                      F             G 
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you? 
C                      C/A    C/E 
  People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall" 
F                        G 
  You thought they were all kiddin' you 
F             G 
  You used to   laugh about 
F                     G 
  Everybody that was    hangin' out 
F                 Em    D           C 
  Now you don't       talk so loud 
F                Em   D            C 
  Now you don't     seem so proud 
  Em                           F                G 
About having to be scrounging    for your next meal. 
 
Chorus 
             C   F   G               C   F   G 
How does it feel,       how does it feel 
                 Am   F   G                       Am    F   G 
To be without a home,           like a complete unknown 
                 C    F   G 
Like a rolling stone 
 
verse 2 
         C          C/A               C/E  
You've gone to the finest school all right,  
                     F                        G 
Miss Lonely but you know you only used to get   juiced in it                        
      C                               C/A           C/E 
And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street  
                        F                     G 
And now you find out you're gonna have to get    used to it 
F                  G               F                                       G 
  You said you'd never compromise,    with the mystery tramp, but know you   realize 
F                 Em        D     C    F               Em         D           C 
  He's not selling   any alibis,         as you stare into the vacuum of his eyes 
    Em                 F         G 
And say do you want to   make a deal?  
 
Chorus 2 
             C    F   G                 C    F G 
How does it feel,          how does it feel 
               Am   F G                        Am   F G 
To be on your own,          with no direction home 
                   Am    F G                      
Like a complete unknown,     like a rolling stone 
 
Bridge 
  Am                                                 F 
Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people they're drinkin',  
                    G 
Thinkin' that they got it made (that they got it made) 
     Am                                         F                                                   
Exchanging all precious gifts but you'd better take your diamond ring,  
              G 
you'd better,   oh you?d better pawn it babe 
            C       F                    G 
You used to be so amused at Napoleon in rags and the language that he used 
           Em                            C    F  G 
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse 
 
Chorus 2 (X2) 
          
 

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Chord set

C · F · A · E · G · Em · D · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.