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Bob Dylan - I Shall Be Released Ukulele Chords

Chord reference A, Bm, C#m, E7
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A]They say everything can be [Bm]replaced [C#m]Yet every [Bm]distance is not [A] [E7]near [A]So I remember every [Bm]face [C#m]Of every [Bm]man who put me [A] [E7]here.

[A]I see my light come [Bm]shining [C#m]From the [Bm]west unto the [A]east. [A]Any day now, [Bm]Any day now, [C#m]I [Bm]shall be [A]released

[A]They say every man needs [Bm]protection. [C#m]They say every [Bm]man must [A] [E7]fall. [A]Yet I swear I see my [Bm]reflection, [C#m]Somewhere so [Bm]high above the [A] [E7]wall.

[A]I see my light come [Bm]shining [C#m]From the [Bm]west unto the [A]east. [A]Any day now, [Bm]Any day now, [C#m]I [Bm]shall be [A]released

[A]Well yonder stands a man in this [Bm]lonely crowd, [C#m]A man who [Bm]swears he not to [A] [E7]blame. [A]All day long I hear him cry [Bm]shouting loud, [C#m]Calling out [Bm]that he’s been [A] [E7]framed.

[A]I see my light come [Bm]shining [C#m]From the [Bm]west unto the [A]east.

[A]Any day now, [Bm]Any day now, [C#m]I [Bm]shall be [A]released

Artist Bob Dylan
Album Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II
Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Rock
Year 1971
Key A

How to Play I Shall Be Released on Ukulele?

Bob Dylan - I Shall Be Released can be played in the key of A using the A, Bm, C#m, E7 chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.
  • For E7, To play E7, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I Shall Be Released with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.