Bob Dylan – I Shall Be Released (v3)★
Difficulty: intermediate Capo: None Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard)
Transpose
A
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Bm
x342
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C#m
x342
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E7
x2x1xx
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G
21xxx3
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Am
xx231x
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D7
xxx213
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F
342
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Gm
34
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C7
x3241x
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D
xxx132
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Em
x12xxx
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F#m
34
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A7
xx1x2x
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I Shall Be Released chords
Bob Dylan 1967 *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Shall_Be_Released
[Verse 1]
A Bm
They say everything can be replaced
C#m Bm A
Yet every distance is not near
A Bm
So I remember every face
C#m Bm A E7 *
Of every man who put me here.
[Chorus]
A Bm
I see my light come shining
C#m Bm A
From the west unto the east.
A
Any day now,
Bm
Any day now,
C#m Bm A
I shall be released
[Verse 2]
A Bm
They say every man needs protection.
C#m Bm A
They say every man must fall.
A Bm
Yet I swear I see my reflection,
C#m Bm A E7
Somewhere so high above the wall.
[Chorus]
A Bm
I see my light come shining
C#m Bm A
From the west unto the east.
A
Any day now,
Bm
Any day now,
C#m Bm A
I shall be released
[Verse 3]
A Bm
Well yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd,
C#m Bm A
A man who swears he not to blame.
A Bm
All day long I hear him cry shouting loud,
C#m Bm A E7
Calling out that he's been framed.
[Chorus]
A Bm
I see my light come shining
C#m Bm A
From the west unto the east.
A
Any day now,
Bm
Any day now,
C#m Bm A
I shall be released
* E7 is optional
** Alternates:
Capo II
A = G
Bm = Am
C#m = Bm
E7 = D7
Capo IV
A = F
Bm = Gm
C#m = Am
E7 = C7
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
A = D
Bm = Em
C#m = F#m
E7 = A7
Set8
Bob Dylan 1967 *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Shall_Be_Released
[Verse 1]
A Bm
They say everything can be replaced
C#m Bm A
Yet every distance is not near
A Bm
So I remember every face
C#m Bm A E7 *
Of every man who put me here.
[Chorus]
A Bm
I see my light come shining
C#m Bm A
From the west unto the east.
A
Any day now,
Bm
Any day now,
C#m Bm A
I shall be released
[Verse 2]
A Bm
They say every man needs protection.
C#m Bm A
They say every man must fall.
A Bm
Yet I swear I see my reflection,
C#m Bm A E7
Somewhere so high above the wall.
[Chorus]
A Bm
I see my light come shining
C#m Bm A
From the west unto the east.
A
Any day now,
Bm
Any day now,
C#m Bm A
I shall be released
[Verse 3]
A Bm
Well yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd,
C#m Bm A
A man who swears he not to blame.
A Bm
All day long I hear him cry shouting loud,
C#m Bm A E7
Calling out that he's been framed.
[Chorus]
A Bm
I see my light come shining
C#m Bm A
From the west unto the east.
A
Any day now,
Bm
Any day now,
C#m Bm A
I shall be released
* E7 is optional
** Alternates:
Capo II
A = G
Bm = Am
C#m = Bm
E7 = D7
Capo IV
A = F
Bm = Gm
C#m = Am
E7 = C7
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
A = D
Bm = Em
C#m = F#m
E7 = A7
Set8