Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Mr. Tambourine Man" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Mr. Tambourine Man ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Mr. Tambourine Man" smoothly on your ukulele.

Chorus:
A#        C                F               A#
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
          F              A#               C      Csus4 C
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
A#        C                F             A#
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
        F             A#                C         F  Fsus4 F Fsus2 F
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

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

Chorus:
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship,
My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip,
My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels
To be wanderin'.
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
Into my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way,
I promise to go under it.

Chorus:
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

Though you might hear laughin', spinnin', swingin' madly across the sun,
It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escapin' on the run
And but for the sky there are no fences facin'.
And if you hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme
To your tambourine in time, it's just a ragged clown behind,
I wouldn't pay it any mind, it's just a shadow you're
Seein' that he's chasing.

Chorus:
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind,
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves,
The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach,
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow.
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free,
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands,
With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves,
Let me forget about today until tomorrow.

Chorus:
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

Csus4

Ukulele chord Csus4

F

Ukulele chord F

Fsus4

Ukulele chord Fsus4

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mr. Tambourine Man" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan.

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