Intro: |
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 |
C Dm |
Once upon a time you dressed so fine, |
Em |
Threw the bums a dime |
F G C |
in your prime, didn't you? |
C Dm |
People'd call say, "Beware doll, |
Em |
you're bound to fall" |
F G F |
You thought they were all a'kiddin' you. |
F G F |
You used to laugh about |
F G F |
Everybody that was hangin' out. |
Em Dm C F |
Now you don't talk so loud, |
Em Dm C |
Now you don't seem so proud, |
Dm F |
About having to be scrounging |
G |
your next meal. |
C F G |
How does it feel? |
C F G |
how does it feel? |
C F G |
To be without a home? |
C F G |
like a complete unknown? |
C F G |
Like a rolling stone? |
Bridge: |
C F G G |
G C Dm |
Awww you've gone to the finest school |
Em |
all right, Miss Lonely, |
F G |
But you know you only used to get |
G |
"juiced" in it. |
C |
Nobody's ever taught you |
Dm Em |
how to live out on the street, |
F G |
And now you're gonna have to get |
F |
used to it. |
F G F |
You say you never compromise |
G F |
With a mystery tramp, but now you realize |
F Em Dm C |
He's not selling any alibis |
F Em Dm C |
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes |
Dm F G |
And say, "Do you want to make a deal? |
C F G C F G |
How does it feel? how does it feel? |
C F G |
To be on your own? |
C F G |
with no direction home? |
C F G |
A complete unknown? |
C F G |
like a rolling stone? |
Bridge: |
C F G G |
G C Dm Em |
Awww you never turned around to see the frowns |
F |
On the jugglers and the clowns |
G |
When they all did tricks for you. |
C Dm |
You never understood that it ain't no good, |
Em F G |
You shouldn't let other people get your |
F |
kicks for you. |
F G |
You used to ride on a chrome horse with your |
F |
diplomat |
G F |
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat. |
Em Dm C F |
Ain't it hard when you discover that |
Em Dm C |
He really wasn't where it's at |
Dm F |
After he took from you everything |
G |
he could steal? |
C F G |
How does it feel? |
C F G |
how does it feel? |
C F G |
To have ya' on your own? |
C F G |
With no direction home? |
C F G |
Like A complete unknown? |
C F G |
like a rolling stone? |
Bridge: |
C F G G |
G C Dm |
Awwww princess on the steeple |
Em |
and all the pretty people |
F G |
They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they've |
C |
got it made. |
C Dm Em |
Exchanging all precious gifts, |
F G |
But you'd better take your diamond ring, |
F |
you'd better pawn it babe. |
G F |
You used to be so amused |
F G |
At Napoleon in rags |
F |
and the language that he used. |
Em |
Go to him now, he calls you, |
Dm C F |
you can't refuse. |
Em Dm |
When you ain't got nothing, you've got |
C Dm |
nothing to lose |
Dm F |
You're invisible now, you've got no secrets |
G |
to conceal. |
Bridge: |
Em F C C x4 |
C F G |
How does it feel? |
C F G |
awww how does it feel? |
C F G |
To be on your own? |
C F G |
with no direction home? |
C F G |
Like a complete unknown? |
C F G |
Like a rolling stone? |
Bridge: |
Em F C C x4 |
Ending: |
C F G x4 |