Written by Bob Dylan
Intro: C F 3x G C Dm Once upon a time you dressed so fine Em F G You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you? C Dm People'd call, say, "Beware doll, Em F G you're bound to fall" You thought they were all kiddin' you F G You used to laugh about F G Everybody that was hangin' out F Em Dm C Now you don't talk so loud F Em Dm C Now you don't seem so proud Dm F G G7 About having to be scrounging for your next meal. C F G How does it feel C F G How does it feel C F G To be without a home C F G Like a complete unknown C F G Like a rolling stone ( C F G ) C Dm Em Aww, You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely F G But you know you only used to get juiced in it C Dm Em Nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street F G And now you're gonna have to get used to it F G You said you'd never compromise F G With the mystery tramp, but now you realize F Em Dm C He's not selling any alibis F Em Dm C As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes Dm F G G7 And say do you want to make a deal? C F G How does it feel C F G How does it feel C F G To be on your own C F G With no direction home C F G Like a complete unknown C F G Like a rolling stone ( C F G ) C Dm Em Aww, You never turned around to see the frowns F G On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you C Dm You never understood that it ain't no good Em F G You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you F G You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat F G Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat F Em Dm C Ain't it hard when you discover that F Em Dm C He really wasn't where it's at Dm F G G7 After he took from you everything he could steal. C F G How does it feel C F G How does it feel C F G To be on your own C F G With no direction home C F G Like a complete unknown C F G Like a rolling stone ( C F G ) C Dm Em Aww, Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people F G They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made C Dm Em Exchanging all kind of precious gifts F G But you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe F G You used to be so amused F G At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used F Em Dm C Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse F Em Dm C When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose Dm F G G7 You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal. C F G How does it feel C F G How does it feel C F G To be on your own C F G With no direction home C F G Like a complete unknown C F G Like a rolling stone ( C F G )