I Shall Be Released Lyrics

"I Shall Be Released" is a 1967 Bob Dylan song that the Girls have  
been doing on occasion for several years now.  It usually functions  
as an encore, and features numerous guests.  The version that I'm  
transcribing is from the lyric sheet the girls used at the Fox  
theater, on October 30th, 1989.  There are subtle variations from  
Dylan's lyrics - gender references, such as "They say every man  
needs..."  are changed to the non-specific "They say everyONE  
needs..."  In fact, in the third verse, Amy had already written  
Dylan's "Is a man who swears he's not to blame," but she crossed it  
out, and amended it to "Is someone who...."  It's a minor difference,  
but it's kinda significant... like the way the Girls change Robert  
Hunter's "Goddamn, well, I declare" to "Sister, well, I declare" in  
their version of "Uncle John's Band."
(By the way, I'm transcribing the lyric sheet exactly as I see it,  
including performance notes...  "Michelle" refers to Michelle  
Malone.)

			I Shall Be Released		Key: A

Michelle ---> 1

They say everything can be replaced		(A Bm)
Yet every distance is not near			(C#min D A)
So, I remember every face			(A Bm)
Of everyone who put me here.			(C#min D A)

Everyone ---> Chorus

I see my light come shining			(A Bm)
From the west unto the east			(C#min D A)
Anyday now, any day now, 			(A Bm)
I shall be released.

Emily ---> 2

They say everyone needs protection,
They say everyone must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall

Everyone ---> Chorus

I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east		
Anyday now, any day now
I shall be released.

Solos / jams

Amy ---> 3

Standing next to me in this lonely crowd,
Is someone who swears he's not to blame.
All day long I hear him shout so loud
Crying out that he's been framed.

Everyone ---> Chorus

I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east		
Anyday now, anyday now
I shall be released

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