Murder Most Foul
Bob Dylan
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C F [Verse 1]C It was a dark day in Dallas,F November '63C F A day that will live on in infamyC President Kennedy was a-ridin' highF Good day to be livin' and a good day to dieC Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lambF He said, "Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?"G "Of course we do, we know who you are!"F Then they blew off his head while he was still in the carC Shot down like a dog in broad daylightF Was a matter of timing and the timing was rightC You got unpaid debts, we've comeF to collectC We're gonna kill you with hatred,F without any respectG We'll mock you and shock you and we'll put it in your faceF We've already got someone here to take your placeC The day they blew out the brains of the kingF Thousands were watching, no one saw a thingC It happened so quickly, so quick, by surpriseF Right there in front of everyone's eyesG Greatest magic trick ever under the sunF Perfectly executed, skillfully doneC Wolfman, oh wolfman, oh wolfman howlF Rub-a-dub-dub, it's a murder most foul [Interlude]C F [Verse 2]C Hush, little children, you'll understandF The Beatles are comin', they're gonna hold your handC Slide down the banister, go get your coatF Ferry 'cross the Mersey and goC for the throatG There's three bums comin' all dressed in ragsF Pick up the pieces and lower the flagsG I'm goin' to Woodstock, it's the Aquarian AgeF Then I'll go to Altamont and sit near the stageC Put your head out the window, let the good times rollF There's a party going on behindC the Grassy KnollF Stack up the bricks, pour the cementC Don't say Dallas don't love you,F Mr. PresidentG Put your foot in the tank and then step on the gasF Try to make it to the triple underpassG Blackface singer, whiteface clownF Better not show your faces after the sun goes downC Up in the red light district,F they've got cop on the beatC Living in a nightmare on ElmF StreetC When you're down on Deep Ellum, putF your money in your shoeC Don't ask what your country canF do for youG Cash on the barrel head, money toF burnG Dealey Plaza, make a left-handF turnC I'm going down to the crossroads,F gonna flag a rideC The place where faith, hope, andF charity lieG Shoot him while he runs, boy,F shoot him while you canG See if you can shoot theF invisible manC Goodbye, Charlie! Goodbye, UncleF Sam!C Frankly, Miss Scarlett, I don'tF give a damnG What is the truth, and where didF it go?G Ask Oswald and Ruby, they oughtaF knowC "Shut your mouth," said a wiseF old owlC Business is business, and it's aF murder most foulContinúa después del anuncio[Interlude]C F C F [Verse 3]C Tommy, can you hear me? I'm theF Acid QueenC I'm riding in a long, blackF Lincoln limousineC Ridin' in the backseat next to myF wifeC Headed straight on in to theF afterlifeG I'm leaning to the left, I got myF head in her lapG Hold on, I've been led into someF kind of a trapC Where we ask no quarter, and noF quarter do we giveC F We're right down the street, from the street where you liveC They mutilated his body and theyF took out his brainC What more could they do? They piledF on the painC But his soul was not there where itF was supposed to be atC For the last fifty years they'veF been searchin' for thatG Freedom, oh freedom, freedom overF meG I hate to tell you, mister, butF only dead men are freeC Send me some lovin', then tell meF no lieC Throw the gun in the gutter andF walk on byC Wake up, little Susie, let's goF for a driveC Cross the Trinity River, let's keepF hope aliveC Turn the radio on, don't touch the dialsF C Parkland hospital, only six more milesF You got me dizzy, Miss Lizzy, youC filled me with leadF That magic bullet of yours hasC gone to my headG F I'm just a patsy like Patsy ClineG Never shot anyone from in frontF or behindG F I've blood in my eye, got blood in my earG I'm never gonna make it to theF new frontierC Zapruder's film I seen (right?) beforeF C Seen it thirty-three times, maybe more Ff It's vile and deceitful, it's cruel and it's meanC Ugliest thing that you ever haveF seenC They killed him once and theyF killed him twiceC F Killed him like a human sacrificeG The day that they killed him,F someone said to me, "SonG The age of the Antichrist hasF just only begun"C Air Force One comin' in throughF the gateC F Johnson sworn in at 2:38C Let me know when you decide toF throw in the towelC It is what it is, and it's murderF most foul [Interlude]C F C F [Verse 4]C What's new, pussycat? What'd I say?FC I said the soul of a nation beenF torn awayC And it's beginning to go into aF slow decayC And that it's thirty-six hours pastF Judgment DayG Wolfman Jack, he's speaking inF tonguesG He's going on and on at the top ofF his lungsC Play me a song, Mr. Wolfman JackF Play it for me in my long CadillacC Play me that "Only the Good DieF Young"C Take me to the place Tom DooleyF was hungC Play "St. James Infirmary" and theF Court of King JamesC If you want to remember, you betterF write down the namesC Play Etta James, too, play "I'dF Rather Go Blind"C Play it for the man with theF telepathic mindG Play John Lee Hooker, playF "Scratch My Back"G Play it for that strip club ownerF named JackG F Guitar Slim going down slow Play it for me and for MarilynC F C F Monroe [Verse 5]C Play "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"F Play it for the First Lady, she ain't feeling too goodC Play Don Henley, play Glenn FreyF Take it to the limit and let it go byC Play it for Carl Wilson, tooF Looking far, far away down Gower AvenueC Play tragedy, play "Twilight Time"F Take me back to Tulsa to the scene of the crimeG Play another one and "Another One Bites the Dust"F Play "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In God We Trust"G Ride the pink horse down that long, lonesome roadF Stand there and wait for his head to explodeC Play "Mystery Train" for Mr. MysteryF C The man who fell down dead like a rootless treeF Play it for the reverend, play it for the pastorC Play it for the dog that got noF masterC F Play Oscar Peterson, play Stan GetzC F Play "Blue Sky," play Dickey BettsG F Play Art Pepper, Thelonious MonkG Charlie Parker and all that junkF All that junk and "All That Jazz"C Play something for the Birdman ofF AlcatrazC F Play Buster Keaton, play Harold LloydC Play Bugsy Siegel, play Pretty BoyF FloydG F Play the numbers, play the oddsG Play "Cry Me A River" for theF Lord of the godsC F Play Number nine, play Number sixC Play it for Lindsey and StevieF NicksC Play Nat King Cole, play "NatureF Boy"C Play "Down In The Boondocks" forF Terry MalloyG Play "It Happened One Night" andF "One Night of Sin"G There's twelve million souls thatF are listening inG Play "Merchant of Venice", playF "Merchants of Death"G Play "Stella by Starlight" for LadyF MacbethC F Don't worry, Mr. President, help's on the wayC Your brothers are comin', there'llF be hell to payC Brothers? What brothers? What'sF this about hell? Tell them, "We're waiting, keepC coming," we'll get them as wellFG Love Field is where his planeF touched downG But it never did get back up offF the groundG Was a hard act to follow, second toF noneG They killed him on the altar of theF rising sunC F Play "Misty" for me and "That Old Devil Moon"C Play "Anything Goes" and "MemphisF in June"C Play "Lonely At the Top" andF "Lonely Are the Brave"C Play it for Houdini spinningF around his graveC Play Jelly Roll Morton, playF "Lucille"C Play "Deep In a Dream", and playF "Driving Wheel"G F Play "Moonlight Sonata" in F-sharpG And "A Key to the Highway" for theF king on the harpC Play "Marching Through Georgia" andF "Dumbarton's Drums"C Play darkness and death will comeF when it comesC Play "Love Me Or Leave Me" by theF great Bud PowellC Play "The Blood-stained Banner",F play "Murder Most Foul"