G . . . C . G . | G . D . G . . . | G C G Wait for the light to shine D Wait for the light to shine G C G Pull yourself together and keep looking for the sign G D G Wait for the light to shine G C G When the road is rocky and you're carrying a load G D Wait for the light to shine G C G If you find you're friendless on that weary, lonesome road G D G Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Pull yourself together, keep looking for the sign Wait for the light to shine [instr. verse] Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Pull yourself together, keep looking for the sign Wait for the light to shine Don't forget your brother as you travel through the land Wait for the light to shine He may be in trouble, he may need a helping hand Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Pull yourself together and keep looking for the sign *) Wait for the light to shine [instr. verse] Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Pull yourself together and keep looking for the sign G C/d Wait for the light to G C/d Wait for the light to G D C (/d) G Wait for the light to shine
*) Hank Williams has: Never give up hope or cast your pearls before the swine
Additional verses, not sung by Bob Dylan
If your life is empty and you're on your last go-round Wait for the light to shine If you hear the chime-knells on the highway you have found Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine When your friends forsake you and you haven't got a dime Wait for the light to shine Don't let trouble fool you and your sins will all be gone Wait for the light to shine Don't forget it's darkest just before the break of dawn Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Wait for the light to shine Keep these words before you as you walk that narrow line Wait for the light to shine