Song facts: “Like a Rolling Stone” was written by Bob Dylan in 1965 after he returned from a particularly exhausting tour of England. It originated from a 10 page long extended piece of verse that Dylan wrote  and it wasn’t intended to become a song.

Harmonica type: diatonic

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Once upon a time you dressed so fine
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You threw the bums a dime in your prime
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Didn't you?
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People'd call, say,
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"Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
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You thought they were all kiddin' you
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You used to laugh about
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Everybody that was hangin' out
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Now you don't talk so loud
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Now you don't seem so proud
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About having to be scrounging for your next meal

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How does it feel
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How does it feel
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To be without a home
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Like a complete unknown
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Like a rolling stone?

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