Anche in Italia la canzone ha avuto delle cover, gli Articolo 31 hanno usato il ritornello del brano per "Come una pietra scalciata" nell'album Nessuno, mentre Franco Battiato cita il titolo del pezzo in Cuccurucucù.
Ecco gli accordi per chitarra:
Intro: Do Dosus4 (x4) Do Rem Once upon a time you dressed so fine Mim Fa Sol You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you? Do Rem People'd call, say, "Beware doll, Mim Fa Sol you're bound to fall" You thought they were all kiddin' you Fa Sol You used to laugh about Fa Sol Everybody that was hangin' out Fa Mim Rem Do Now you don't talk so loud Fa Mim Rem Do Now you don't seem so proud Fa Do Sol About having to be scrounging for your next meal. Do Fa Sol How does it feel Do Fa Sol How does it feel Do Fa Sol To be without a home Do Fa Sol Like a complete unknown Do Fa Sol Like a rolling stone Do Fa Sol Do Rem Mim Aww, You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely Fa Sol But you know you only used to get juiced in it Do Rem Mim Nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street Fa Sol And now you're gonna have to get used to it Fa Sol You said you'd never compromise Fa Sol With the mystery tramp, but now you realize Fa Mim Rem Do He's not selling any alibis Fa Mim Rem Do As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes Fa Do Sol And say do you want to make a deal? Do Fa Sol How does it feel Do Fa Sol How does it feel Do Fa Sol To be on your own Do Fa Sol With no direction home Do Fa Sol Like a complete unknown Do Fa Sol Like a rolling stone Do Fa Sol Do Rem Mim Aww, You never turned around to see the frowns Fa Sol On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you Do Rem You never understood that it ain't no good Mim Fa Sol You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you Fa Sol You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat Fa Sol Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat Fa Mim Rem Do Ain't it hard when you discover that Fa Mim Rem Do He really wasn't where it's at Fa Do Sol After he took from you everything he could steal. Do Fa Sol How does it feel Do Fa SolHow does it feelDo Fa SolTo be on your ownDo Fa SolWith no direction homeDo Fa SolLike a complete unknownDo Fa SolLike a rolling stoneDo Fa SolDo Rem MimAww, Princess on the steeple and all the pretty peopleFa SolThey're all drinkin', thinkin' that they got it madeDo Rem MimExchanging all precious giftsFa SolBut you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babeFa SolYou used to be so amusedFa SolAt Napoleon in rags and the language that he usedFa Mim Rem DoGo to him now, he calls you, you can't refuseFa Mim Rem DoWhen you got nothing, you got nothing to loseFa Do SolYou're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.Do Fa SolHow does it feelDo Fa SolHow does it feelDo Fa SolTo be on your ownDo Fa SolWith no direction homeDo Fa SolLike a complete unknownDo Fa SolLike a rolling stoneDo Fa Sol
