The Band - I Shall Be Released Released on the album "Music From Big Pink" Same as Bob Dylan's version but in the key of E. --Capo on 4-- v = downstroke ^ = upstroke Intro ----- 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 + 3 4 + e-------------|--------------| B-1-1-1---1---|--------------| G-------0-----|-0--------0---| D-----------2-|---0-2------2-| A-3-3-3---3---|-3-3---3------| E-------------|--------------| Verse (Each line of words = 2 bars) ----- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 + 4 + | | | | | v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v ^ v ^ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 + 4 + | | | | rest | v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v They say everything can be replaced They say every distance is not near So I remember every face Of every man who put me here Chorus ------ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | | | | | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4+ 1234 | | | rest | rest | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v v I see my light come shinin' From the west unto the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released Verse ----- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 + a | | | | | v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v ^ v 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | | | | | v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v They say ev'ry man needs protection They say that ev'ry man must fall Yet I swear I see my reflection Somewhere so high above this wall Chorus ------ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | | | | | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4+ 1234 | | | rest | rest | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v v Verse ----- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 + 4 + | | | | | v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v ^ v ^ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 + 4 + | | | | rest | v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v Now yonder standing there in this lonely crowd A man who swears he's not to blame All day long I hear him shouting so loud Just crying out that he was framed Chorus ------ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | | | | | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4+ 1234 | | | rest | rest || ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v v