Tonart: Bb major•
Verse 1
Bb
Standing on the waters casting your bread
Cm
F
While the eyes of the idol with the
Bb
iron head are glowing
Bb
Distant ships sailing into the mist
Cm
You were born with a snake
Bb
while a hurricane was blowing
Cm
F
Bb
Freedom just around the corner for you
Cm
But with truth so far off,
F
Bb
Eb
what good will it do?
Chorus 1
F
Eb
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bb
F
Gm
Eb
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Dm
Eb
F
Bb
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman
Verse 2
Bb
So swiftly the sun sets in the sky,
F
Bb
and say goodbye to no one
Bb
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Cm
Both of their futures,
F
Bb
so full of dread, you don't show why
Cm
F
Bb
Shedding off one more layer of skin
Cm
Keeping one step ahead
F
Bb
Eb
of the persecutor within
Chorus 2
F
Eb
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bb
F
Gm
Eb
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Dm
Eb
F
Bb
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman
Verse 3
Bb
You're a man of the mountains,
you can walk on the clouds
Cm
Manipulator of crowds,
F
Bb
you're a dream twister
Bb
You're going to Sodom and Gomorrah
But what do you care?
F
Bb
would want to marry your sister
Cm
Friend to the martyr,
F
Bb
a friend to the woman of shame
Cm
You look into the fiery furnace,
F
Bb
Eb
see the rich man without any name
Chorus 3
F
Eb
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bb
F
Gm
Eb
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Dm
Eb
F
Bb
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman
Solo 1
Bb
Cm
F
Bb
Verse 4
Bb
Well, the Book of Leviticus
and Deuteronomy
Cm
The law of the jungle
F
Bb
and the sea are your only teachers
Bb
In the smoke of the twilight
on a milk-white steed,
Cm
F
Michelangelo indeed could've
Bb
carved out your features
Cm
Resting in the fields
F
Bb
far from the turbulent space
Cm
Half asleep near the stars
F
Bb
Eb
with a small dog licking your face
Chorus 4
F
Eb
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bb
F
Gm
Eb
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Dm
Eb
F
Bb
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman
Solo 2
Bb
Cm
F
Bb
Verse 5
Bb
Well, the rifle man's stalking the sick
and the lame,
Cm
Preacherman seeks the same,
F
Bb
who'll get there first is uncertain
Bb
Nightsticks and water cannons,
tear gas, padlocks,
Cm
F
Molotov cocktails and rocks
Bb
behind every curtain
Cm
F
False- hearted judges dying
Bb
in the webs that they spin
Cm
Only a matter of time
F
Bb
Eb
'til night comes steppin' in
Chorus 5
F
Eb
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bb
F
Gm
Eb
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Dm
Eb
F
Bb
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman
Solo 3
Bb
Cm
F
Bb
Verse 6
Bb
It's a shadowy world,
skies are slippery gray
Cm
F
A woman just gave birth to a prince today
Bb
and dressed him in scarlet
Bb
He'll put the priest in his pocket,
put the blade to the heat
Cm
F
Take the motherless children off the street
Bb
And place them at the feet of a harlot
F
Bb
you know what he wants
F
Bb
Eb
you don't show any response
Chorus 6
F
Eb
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bb
F
Gm
Eb
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Dm
Eb
F
Bb
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman
Outro 1
Bb
Cm
F
Bb
Bb
Cm
F
Bb
Cm
F
Bb
Cm
F
Bb
[Fade out]
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