I SHALL BE RELEASED

Words:
Verses Early Family Members
Chorus Bob Dylan

Music: Bob Dylan

Verse One:
(A)They say a man can't be a (Bm)Christian,
(C#m)They say a (Bm)man cannot live (A)free.
And so he suffers perse(Bm)cution. Jesus said,
(C#m)"They'll do it to (Bm)you, 'cause they did it to (A)Me."
But I don't care.

Chorus:
(A)I see my Lord come (Bm)shining,
(C#m)From the (Bm)West down to the (A)East.
And day now, (Bm)any way now,
(C#m)I (Bm)shall be re(A)leased.

Verse Two:
(A)And so they put me in a (Bm)prison,
(C#m)They told me (Bm)that I wasn't (A)well,
And all the time I'm in af(Bm)fliction;
(C#m)They keep me (Bm)locked up in a (A)cell,
But I don't care.

[Repeat Chorus]

Verse Three:
(A)Down the hall, there's a man, he's (Bm)crying so loud.
(C#m)They torture (Bm)him both day and (A)night.
All day long I hear him (Bm)cryin' to the Lord,
(C#m)But he won't de(Bm)ny the Lord Jesus (A)Christ,
'Cause he don't care.

[Repeat Chorus]

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