Jokerman Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Standing on the waters casting your bread
While the [Am]eyes of the idol with [D]the
iron head are [G]glowing
[G]Distant ships sailing into the mist
You were [Am]born with a snake
in both of your [D]fists
while a hurricane [G]was blowing
[Am]Freedom [D]just around the corner for [G]you
But with [Am]truth so far off,
[D]what good will it do?[G][C]

[Chorus 1]
[D]Jokerman dance to the [C]nightingale tune
[G]Bird fly [D]high by the [Em]light of the [C]moon
[Bm]Oh, oh, [C]oh, [D]Joke[G]rman

[Verse 2]
[G]So swiftly the sun sets in the sky,
[Am]You rise up
and say [D]goodbye to no [G]one
[G]Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
[Am]Both of their futures,
so [D]full of dread, you don't [G]show why
[Am]Shedding off one m[D]ore layer of skin[G]
Keeping [Am]one step ahead
[D]of the persecutor [G]within[C]

[Chorus 2]
[D]Jokerman dance to the [C]nightingale tune
[G]Bird fly [D]high by the [Em]light of the [C]moon
[Bm]Oh, oh, [C]oh, [D]Joke[G]rman

[Verse 3]
You're a [G]man of the mountains,
you can walk on the clouds
Manipu[Am]lator of crowds,
[D]you're a dream twist[G]er
You're going to [G]Sodom and Gomorrah
But what do you care?
Ain't [Am]no body there
[D]would want to marry your [G]sister
[Am]Friend to the martyr,
a [D]friend to the woman of [G]shame
You look into [Am]the fiery furnace,
see [D]the rich man without an[G]y n[C]ame

[Chorus 3]
[D]Jokerman dance to the [C]nightingale tune
[G]Bird fly [D]high by the [Em]light of the [C]moon
[Bm]Oh, oh, [C]oh, [D]Joke[G]rman

[Solo 1]
[G][Am][D]
[G]

[Verse 4]
Well, the [G]Book of Leviticus
and Deuteronomy
The [Am]law of the jungle
and the [D]sea are your only [G]teachers
In the [G]smoke of the twilight
on a milk-white steed,
[Am]Michelangelo in[D]deed could've
carved out your [G]features
[Am]Resting in the fields
[D]far from the turbulent [G]space
Half a[Am]sleep near the stars
with a [D]small dog licking your [G]face[C]

[Chorus 4]
[D]Jokerman dance to the [C]nightingale tune
[G]Bird fly [D]high by the [Em]light of the [C]moon
[Bm]Oh, oh, [C]oh, [D]Joke[G]rman

[Solo 2]
[G][Am][D]
[G]

[Verse 5]
Well, the ri[G]fleman's stalking the sick
and the lame,
Preacher[Am]man seeks the same,
who'll [D]get there first is [G]uncertain
[G]Nightsticks and water cannons,
tear gas, padlocks,
[Am]Molotov cocktails and [D]rocks
behind every [G]curtain
[Am]False- hearted judges [D]dying
in the webs that [G]they spin
Only a [Am]matter of time
[D]'til night comes steppin' [G]in[C]

[Chorus 5]
[D]Jokerman dance to the [C]nightingale tune
[G]Bird fly [D]high by the [Em]light of the [C]moon
[Bm]Oh, oh, [C]oh, [D]Joke[G]rman

[Solo 3]
[G][Am][D]
[G]

[Verse 6]
It's a [G]shadowy world,
skies are slippery gray
A [Am]woman just gave birth to a [D]prince today
and dressed him in [G]scarlet
He'll put the [G]priest in his pocket,
put the blade to the heat
Take the [Am]motherless children off the [D]street
And place them at the feet [G]of a harlot
[Am]Oh, Jokerman,
[D]you know what he [G]wants
[Am]Oh, Jokerman,
[D]you don't show any re[G]sponse[C]

[Chorus 6]
[D]Jokerman dance to the [C]nightingale tune
[G]Bird fly [D]high by the [Em]light of the [C]moon
[Bm]Oh, oh, [C]oh, [D]Joke[G]rman

[Outro 1]
[G][Am][D]
[G]
[G][Am][D]
[G]
[Am][D][G]
[Am][D][G]
[Fade out]