Mr. Tambourine Man Uke tab by The Byrds

3 Chords used in the song: G, A, D

10/10
PrintAdd tab to your SongBook

Tablature / Chords (Full Song)

Font size: A- A A+

Artist: 
Year:  1965
Difficulty: 
3.33
(Beginner)
Key: D, BmChords and Tablature
# This version is with The Byrds sound but all of Bob Dylans original verses.


Main riff - Play twice as intro and then twice after each chorus.

A|----0---2p0-----------------------------|
E|------------3-2-0---0-----0-------------|
C|--2---2-----------2---2-2---------------|
G|----------------------------------------|

G G A A D D G G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me
D D G G A A
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
G G A A D D G G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me
D D G G A A D D
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you


G G A A D D G G
Though I know that evening's empire has returned into sand
D D G G
Vanished from my hand
D D G G A A
Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping
G G A A D D G G
My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet
D D G G
I have no one to meet
D D G G A A
And the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming


G G A A D D G G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me
D D G G A A
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
G G A A D D G G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me
D D G G A A D D
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you

G G A A D D G G
Take me on a trip upon your magic swirling ship
D D G G
My senses have been stripped
D D G G
My hands can't feel to grip
D D G G
My toes too numb to step
D D G G A A
Wait only for my boot heels to be wandering
G G A A D D G G
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
D D G G
Into my own parade
D D G G A A
Cast your dancing spell my way, I promise to go under it


G G A A D D G G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me
D D G G A A
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
G G A A D D G G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me
D D G G A A D D
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you


G G A A D D G G
Though you might hear laughing, spinning, swinging madly across the sun
D D G G
It's not aimed at anyone
D D G G
It's just escaping on the run
D D G G A A
And but for the sky there are no fences facing
G G A A D D G G
And if you hear vague traces of skipping reels of rhyme
D D G G
To your tambourine in time
D D G G
It's just a ragged clown behind
D D G G
I wouldn't pay it any mind
D D G G A A
It's just a shadow you're seeing that he's chasing


G G A A D D G G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me
D D G G A A
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
G G A A D D G G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me
D D G G A A D D
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you


G G A A D D G G
And take me disappearing through the smoke rings of my mind
D D G G
Down the foggy ruins of time
D D G G
Far past the frozen leaves
D D G G
The haunted frightened trees
D D G G
Out to the windy beach
D D G G A A
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow
G G A A D D G G
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free
D D G G
Silhouetted by the sea
D D G G
Circled by the circus sands
D D G G
With all memory and fate
D D G G
Driven deep beneath the waves
D D G G A A
Let me forget about today until tomorrow


G G A A D D G G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me
D D G G A A
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
G G A A D D G G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine man, play a song for me
D D G G A A D D
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you

⇢ Not happy with this tab? View 1 other version(s)

Uke tab by , 18 Jan 2018

Tab comments (0)

No comment yet :(
Need help, a tip to share, or simply want to talk about this song? Start the discussion!

Something to say?
Share your strumming patterns, chords or tips to play this tab! ;)

Top Tabs & Chords by The Byrds, don't miss these songs!

About this song: Mr. Tambourine Man

Perhaps the popular favorite from The Byrds, this classic folk-pop tune penned by Bob Dylan, was both a hit for Dylan and the Byrds, and was later covered again by Melanie Safka. Read more on Last.fm.

Did you cover Mr. Tambourine Man on your Ukulele? Share your work!
Submit a cover