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Visions Of Johanna

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 A   D   E7   A*
Ain't it Ajust like the night to play Dtricks when you're E7trying to be so Aquiet?
We sit here stranded, though we're Dall doing our E7best to deAny it
And LouiEse holds a handful of rain, tempting E7you to deAfy it
Lights Dflicker from the opposite Aloft,
in Dthis room the heat pipes just Acough,
the Dcountry music station plays Asoft,
but there's nothing, really nothing to turn E7off
Just LouiAse and her Dlover E7so enAtwined,
and these Dvisions of JohAanna that E7conquer my Amind.D  E7  A  
In the empty Alot where the ladies play Dblind man's E7bluff with the Akey chain
And the all night girls, they Dwhisper of escaE7pades out on the "AD" train
We can Ehear the night watchman click his flashlight,
ask himself if it's him or them that's really inAsane
LouDise, she's all right, she's just Anear
She's Ddelicate and seems like the Amirror
But she just Dmakes it all too concise and too Aclear,
that Johanna's not E7here
The Aghost of electricity Dhowls in the E7bones of her Aface,
where these Dvisions of JohAanna have now E7taken my Aplace.D  E7  A  
Now, Alittle boy lost, he Dtakes himself so E7seriousAly
He brags of his misery, he Dlikes to live E7dangerousAly
And when Ebringing her name up he speaks of a farewell kiss to Ame
He's Dsure got a lotta Agall,
to Dbe so useless and Aall,
Dmuttering small talk at the Awall,
while I'm in the E7hall
Oh, Ahow can I explain, it's so Dhard to E7get Aon?
And these Dvisions of JohAanna, they kept me E7up past the Adawn.D  E7  A  
Inside the Amuseums, Dinfinity E7goes up on Atrial
Voices echo this is what salDvation must be E7like after a Awhile
But Mona ELisa must have had the highway blues, you can tell by the way she Asmiles
See the Dprimitive wallflower Afreeze,
when the Djelly faced women all Asneeze,
hear the Done with the mustache say, "AJeeze, I can't find my E7knees"
Oh, Ajewels and binoculars Dhang from the E7head of the Amule
But these Dvisions of JoAhanna they make it E7all seem so AcruelD.E7  A  
The Apeddler now speaks to the Dcountess who's preE7tending to care for Ahim
Saying' "AName me someone that's not a parasite,
and I'll go Dout and say a E7prayer for Ahim." But like Louise
Ealways says, "Ya can't look at much, can ya man?" as she, herself, 
preApares for him
And MaDdonna, she still has not Ashowed
We see this Dempty cage now corArode
Where her Dcape of the stage once had Aflowed
The Dfiddler, he now steps to the Aroad,
he writes Deverything s been returned which was Aowed,
on the Dback of the fish truck that Aloads while my conscience exE7plodes
The harAmonicas play the Dskeleton Ekeys and the Arain,
and these Dvisions of JohAanna are now E7all that reAmain.
D E7 A
Capo II
  A= G  
  D= C  
 E7= D7  

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The story behind the song

"Visions of Johanna" explores the enigmatic space between two lovers: the physical presence of Louise and the elusive, spiritual ideal of Johanna. The song is often seen as a reflection on the artist's relentless pursuit of an unattainable vision of perfection. It captures inchoate feelings in a vivid way, making it difficult to strictly decipher yet forever teetering on the brink of lucidity. At its heart, the song plays like a meditation on longing and the search for something just out of reach.

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Visions Of Johanna

by Bob Dylan

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Visions of Johanna chords

A D E7 A

Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're trying to be so quiet?

D E7 A

We sit here stranded, though we're all doing our best to deny it

E E7 A

And Louise holds a handful of rain, tempting you to defy it

D A

Lights flicker from the opposite loft,

D A

in this room the heat pipes just cough,

D A

the country music station plays soft,

but there's nothing, really nothing to turn off

A D E7 A

Just Louise and her lover so entwined,

D A E7 A D E7 A

and these visions of Johanna that conquer my mind.

A D E7 A

In the empty lot where the ladies play blind man's bluff with the key chain

D E7 A

And the all night girls, they whisper of escapades out on the "D" train

We can hear the night watchman click his flashlight,

ask himself if it's him or them that's really insane

D A

Louise, she's all right, she's just near

D A

She's delicate and seems like the mirror

D A

But she just makes it all too concise and too clear,

that Johanna's not here

A D E7 A

The ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face,

D A E7 A D E7 A

where these visions of Johanna have now taken my place.

A D E7 A

Now, little boy lost, he takes himself so seriously

D E7 A

He brags of his misery, he likes to live dangerously

E A

And when bringing her name up he speaks of a farewell kiss to me

D A

He's sure got a lotta gall,

D A

to be so useless and all,

D A

muttering small talk at the wall,

while I'm in the hall

A D E7 A

Oh, how can I explain, it's so hard to get on?

D A E7 A D E7 A

And these visions of Johanna, they kept me up past the dawn.

A D E7 A

Inside the museums, infinity goes up on trial

D E7 A

Voices echo this is what salvation must be like after a while

E A

But Mona Lisa must have had the highway blues, you can tell by the way she smiles

D A

See the primitive wallflower freeze,

D A

when the jelly faced women all sneeze,

D A E7

hear the one with the mustache say, "Jeeze, I can't find my knees"

A D E7 A

Oh, jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule

D A E7 A D E7 A

But these visions of Johanna they make it all seem so cruel.

A D E7 A

The peddler now speaks to the countess who's pretending to care for him

Saying' "Name me someone that's not a parasite,

D E7 A

and I'll go out and say a prayer for him." But like Louise

always says, "Ya can't look at much, can ya man?" as she, herself,

prepares for him

D A

And Madonna, she still has not showed

D A

We see this empty cage now corrode

D A

Where her cape of the stage once had flowed

D A

The fiddler, he now steps to the road,

D A

he writes everything s been returned which was owed,

D A E7

on the back of the fish truck that loads while my conscience explodes

A D E A

The harmonicas play the skeleton keys and the rain,

D A E7 A

and these visions of Johanna are now all that remain.

D E7 A

Capo II

A G

D C

E7 D7

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