written by Bob Dylan
A D A E A D A E
A
I ain't looking to compete with you beat or cheat or mistreat
you
D A E A D A E A
Simplify you classify you deny defy or crucify you
D A F#m Bm D A
All I really wanna do is baby be friends with you
D A E A D A E
A
No and I ain't lookin to fight with you frighten you or tighten
you
D A E A D A E
A
Drag you down or bring you down chain you down or bring you down
D A F#m Bm D A
All I really wanna do is baby be friends with you
G Bm
I don't want to fake you out take or shake or forsake you out
Em A C F
D F D
I ain't looking for you to feel like me see like me or be like
me
D A E A D A E A
I don't want to meet your kin make you spin or do you in
D A E A D A E A
Or select you or dissect you or inspect you or reject you
D A F#m Bm D A
All I really wanna do is baby be friends with you
Copyright @ 1964 M. Witmark & Sons
From the "Mr Tambourine Man"
LP Columbia Records 1965