Roll on John
Bob Dylan
Capo 1
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3 4 G: 3x0003 |
32 1
C: x32010 |
132
D: xx0232 |
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D D UD D UDU
Strum: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Intro: / G - - - / - - - - / C - - - / - - - - / G - - - /
/ C - - - / D - - - / C - - - / G - - - /
G
Doctor, doctor, tell me the time of
C (2)
day Another bottle's empty, another penny
G (2)
spent He turned around and he slowly walked
C (2)
away They shot him in the back and down he
G
went
Chorus:
C D
Shine your light, move it on,
C G
you burn so bright, roll on John
G
From the Liverpool docks to the red light Hamburg
C (2)
streets Down in the quarry with the
G (2)
Quarrymen. Playing to the big crowds, playing to the cheap
C (2)
seats Another day in your life on your way ‘til your journey's
G
end
Chorus
G
Sailing through the tradewinds bound for the
C (2)
south Rags on your back just like any other
G (2)
slave They tied your hands and they clamped your
C (2)
mouth Wasn't no way out of that deep dark
G
cave
Chorus
G
I heard the news today, oh
C (2)
boy They hauled your ship up on the
G (2)
shore Now the city's gone dark there is no more
C (2)
joy They tore the heart right out and cut it to the
G
core
Chorus
G
Put on your bags and get 'em
C (2)
packed. Leave right now you won't be far from
G (2)
wrong The sooner you go, the quicker you'll be
C (2)
back You've been cooped up on an island far too
G
long
Chorus
G
Slow down you're moving too
C (2)
fast Come together right now over
G (2)
me Your bones are weary you're about to breathe your
C (2)
last Lord, you know how hard that it can
G
be
Chorus
G
Roll on John, roll through the rain and
C (2)
snow Take the righthand road and go where the buffalo
G (2)
roam They'll trap you in an ambush before you
C (2)
know Too late now to sail back
G
home
Chorus
G
Tyger, Tyger burning
C (2)
bright I pray the lord my soul to
G (2)
keep In the forest of the
C (2)
night Cover him over and let him
G
sleep
Chorus
Instrumental Verse
End on G