False Prophet chords by Bob Dylan

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D MajorD|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|


Verse 1:

     C majorC       C majorC FF
Another day that don't end
     FF C majorC     C majorC FF
Another ship goin' out
    FF F     FF Bb majorBb
Another day of anger
   Bb majorBb FF     FF Bb majorBb
Bitterness  and doubt
Bb majorBb C majorC          C majorC FF
  I know how it happened
FF C majorC       C majorC FF
  I saw it begin

Intro:
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D MajorD|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

  I opened my heart to the world and the world came in

Verse 2:

G+G C majorC      C majorC FF
 Hello Mary Lou
FF C majorC       C majorC FF
 Hello Miss Pearl
FF F         FF Bb majorBb
 My fleet-footed guides
Bb majorBb C majorC        C majorC FF
 From the underworld
C majorC C        C majorC FF
 No stars in the sky
FF C majorC         C majorC FF
Shine brighter than you

Intro:
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D MajorD|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

  You girls mean business and I do too

Verse 3:

       C majorC       C majorC FF
Well I'm the enemy of treason
FF C majorC       C majorC FF
  Enemy of strife
FF F         FF Bb majorBb

 Enemy of the unlived
Bb majorBb FF       FF Bb majorBb
  Meaningless life
 Bb majorBb C majorC        C majorC FF
I ain't no false prophet
FF C majorC         C majorC FF
I just know what I know

Intro:
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D MajorD|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

 I go where only the lonely can go

Verse 4:

G7G7 C majorC           C majorC FF
  I'm first among equals
FF C majorC       C majorC FF
  Second to none
FF F        FF Bb majorBb
  Last of the best
Bb majorBb FF        FF Bb majorBb
You can bury the rest
Bb majorBb C majorC      C majorC FF
  Bury 'em naked
FF C majorC            C majorC FF
 With their silver and gold

Intro:
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D MajorD|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

Put them six feet under and pray for their souls

Verse 5:

G7G7 C majorC           C majorC FF
  What are you lookin' at
FF C majorC         C majorC FF
There's nothing to see
FF F        FF Bb majorBb
Just a cool breeze
Bb majorBb FF        FF Bb majorBb
That's encircling me
Bb majorBb C majorC              C majorC FF
Let's go for a walk in the garden
FF C majorC         C majorC FF
  So far and so wide

Intro:
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D MajorD|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

  We can sit in the shade by the fountain-side

Solo:
G7G7 C majorC   C majorC FF
 FF C majorC   C majorC FF
 FF C majorC   C majorC FF
 FF C majorC   C majorC FF

Verse 6:
  FF C majorC        C majorC FF
I search the world over
FF C majorC         C majorC FF
  For the Holy Grail
FF F        FF Bb majorBb
I sing songs of love
Bb majorBb FF        FF Bb majorBb
I sing songs of betrayal
Bb majorBb C majorC         C majorC FF
Don't care what I drink
FF C majorC          C majorC FF
I Don't care what I eat

Intro:
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D MajorD|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

I climbed the mountains of swords on my bare feet

Verse 7:

G7G7 C majorC           C majorC FF
You don't know me darlin'
FF C majorC         C majorC FF
You never would guess
FF F        FF Bb majorBb
I'm nothing like my ghostly
Bb majorBb FF        FF Bb majorBb
Appearance would suggest
Bb majorBb C majorC         C majorC FF
I ain't no false prophet
FF C majorC          C majorC FF
I just said what I said

Intro:
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D MajorD|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

I'm just here to bring vengeance on somebody's head

Verse 8:

G7G7 C majorC        C majorC FF
  Put out your hand
  FF C majorC        C majorC FF
There's nothing to hold
FF F       FF Bb majorBb
 Open your mouth
Bb majorBb FF         FF Bb majorBb
I'll stuff it with gold
Bb majorBb C majorC      C majorC FF
Oh you poor devil
FF C majorC         C majorC FF
 Look up if you will

Intro:
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D MajorD|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

  The city of God is there on the hill

Solo:
G7G7 C majorC   C majorC FF
 FF C majorC   C majorC FF
 FF C majorC   C majorC FF
 FF C majorC   C majorC FF

Verse 9:

G7G7 C majorC       C majorC FF
  Hello stranger
FF C majorC       C majorC FF
 A augmentedA long goodbye
FF F        FF Bb majorBb
 You ruled the land
Bb majorBb FF      FF Bb majorBb
  But so do I
Bb majorBb C majorC        C majorC FF
  You lost your mule
FF C majorC           C majorC FF
  You got a poison brain

Intro:
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D MajorD|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

  I'll marry you to a ball and chain

Verse 10:

G7G7 C majorC       C majorC FF
  You know darlin'
   FF C majorC          C majorC FF
The kind of life that I live
FF F             FF Bb majorBb
When your smile meets my smile
Bb majorBb FF         FF Bb majorBb
Something's got to give
Bb majorBb C majorC           C majorC FF
  I ain't no false prophet
FF C majorC           C majorC FF
  No I'm nobody's bride

Intro:
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
BB|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G+G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D MajorD|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

  Can't remember when I was born and I forgot when I died

Solo:

G7G7 C majorC   C majorC FF
 FF C majorC   C majorC FF
Fade:
 FF C majorC   C majorC FF
 FF C majorC   C majorC FF