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False Prophet Chords by Bob Dylan

False Prophet chords by Bob Dylan

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
B|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|


Verse 1:

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

Intro:
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
B|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

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

Verse 2:

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

Intro:
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
B|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

   You girls mean business and I do too

Verse 3:

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

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

Intro:
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
B|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

  I go where only the lonely can go

Verse 4:

G7 C                     C F
    I'm first among equals
F C             C F
   Second to none
F F               F Bb
   Last of the best
Bb F               F Bb
You can bury the rest
Bb C            C F
   Bury 'em naked
F C                        C F
  With their silver and gold

Intro:
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
B|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

Put them six feet under and pray for their souls

Verse 5:

G7 C                      C F
    What are you lookin' at
F C                 C F
There's nothing to see
F F               F Bb
Just a cool breeze
Bb F               F Bb
That's encircling me
Bb C                           C F
Let's go for a walk in the garden
F C                  C F
   So far and so wide

Intro:
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
B|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

   We can sit in the shade by the fountain-side

Solo:
G7 C     C F
 F C     C F
 F C     C F
 F C     C F

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

Intro:
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
B|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

I climbed the mountains of swords on my bare feet

Verse 7:

G7 C                      C F
You don't know me darlin'
F C                 C F
You never would guess
F F               F Bb
I'm nothing like my ghostly
Bb F               F Bb
Appearance would suggest
Bb C                  C F
I ain't no false prophet
F C                   C F
I just said what I said

Intro:
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
B|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

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

Verse 8:

G7 C                C F
   Put out your hand
   F C                C F
There's nothing to hold
F F             F Bb
  Open your mouth
Bb F                  F Bb
I'll stuff it with gold
Bb C            C F
Oh you poor devil
F C                 C F
  Look up if you will

Intro:
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
B|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

    The city of God is there on the hill

Solo:
G7 C     C F
 F C     C F
 F C     C F
 F C     C F

Verse 9:

G7 C             C F
    Hello stranger
F C             C F
  A long goodbye
F F                F Bb
  You ruled the land
Bb F           F Bb
    But so do I
Bb C                C F
   You lost your mule
F C                     C F
   You got a poison brain

Intro:
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
B|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

   I'll marry you to a ball and chain

Verse 10:

G7 C             C F
   You know darlin'
     F C                   C F
The kind of life that I live
F F                          F Bb
When your smile meets my smile
Bb F                 F Bb
Something's got to give
Bb C                      C F
   I ain't no false prophet
F C                     C F
   No I'm nobody's bride

Intro:
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
B|-------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-------------------------|--------------------4--5--4--|
D|----1--3--1--3--1-b4--3--|-----1--3--1--------5--5--5--|
A|--3----------------------|--3-----------3--1--5--3--5--|
E|-------------------------|--------------------3--x--3--|

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

Solo:

G7 C     C F
 F C     C F
Fade:
 F C     C F
 F C     C F

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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