I Shall Be Free
Intro and between verses:
Intro and between verses:
G C/g G C/g G Well, I'm walkin' down the line, C/g G I'm walkin' down the line C/g G An' I'm walkin' down the line. C/g G My feet'll be a-flyin' D7sus4 C/g G To tell about my troubled mind. I got a heavy-headed gal I got a heavy-headed gal I got a heavy-headed gal She ain't feelin' well When she's better only time will tell
Bb The trail is dark and dusty Eb F The road is kind of rough, Bb But the good road is a-waiting Eb F And boys it ain't far off. Bb Trails of troubles, Eb F Roads of battles, Bb Paths of victory, F Bb We shall walk. I walked down to the valley, I turned my head up high. I seen that silver linin' That was hangin' in the sky. Trails of troubles, Roads of battles, Paths of victory,
Em I can't wait A Em Wait for you to change your mind It's late A Em I'm tryin to walk the line Well it's way past midnight And there's people all around A Some on their way up Some on their way down Em A The air burns and I'm tryin to think straight C B7 Em And I don't know how much longer I can wait
E7 Well my heart's in The Highlands, gentle and fair Honeysuckle blooming in the wildwood air A E7 Bluebells blazing where the Aberdeen waters flow B7 Well my heart's in The Highlands A E7 I'm gonna go there when I feel good enough to go Windows were shaking all night in my dreams Everything was exactly the way that it seems
Capo 5th fret (original key A)
D G D D G D Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? D A And where have you been, my darling young one? G/d A/d D I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains, G/d A/d D I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways, G/d A/d D I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests, G/d A/d D I've been out in front of a dozen dead oceans,
Written by Dan Bern
Released on Smartie Mine (1998)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
[intro & riff]
Written by Billy Cross
Released on Life is Good (2004)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
By Warner/Lomax/Lomax
Played by Bob Dylan on Self Portrait (1970)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
The lyrics differ quite substantially from the official lyrics. Thanks to UltimoDraq for the actual sung lyrics.