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Bob Dylan – I Shall Be Released (1971 Version) (1971) | Track profile | Dork

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I Shall Be Released (1971 Version)

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I Shall Be Released (1971 Version)

Release date: 17th November 1971

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"I Shall Be Released (1971 Version)" is a track by Bob Dylan, from the album Biograph, released 17th November 1971. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Bob Dylan.

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I Shall Be Released (1971 Version)

[Verse 1]

They say every man must need protection

They say every man must fall

Yet I swear I see my reflection

Some place so high above the wall

[Chorus]

I see my light come shining

From the west down to the east

Any day now, any day now

I shall be released

[Harmonica Solo]

[Verse 2]

Down here next to me in this lonely crowd

There's a man who swears he's not to blame

All day long I hear him cry so loud

Calling out that he's been framed

Yeah

[Chorus]

I see my light come shining

From the west down to the east

Any day now, any day now

I shall be released

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From Biograph

1971

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1971

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Bass: Happy Traum
Guitar: Bob Dylan, Happy Traum
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