Roll on John
Bob Dylan / Bob Dylan: Tempest (2012)
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| Doctor, doctor, tell me the time of | day. |
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| Another bottle's empty, another penny | spent. |
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| He turned around and he slowly walked | away. |
| A | |
| They shot him in the back and down he | went. |
| D | E | D | A | |
| Shine your | light, move it | on, You burn so | bright, roll on | John. |
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| From the | Liverpool docks to the red light Hamburg | streets, |
| A | |
| Down in the quarry with the Quarrymen. |
| D | |
| Playing to the big crowds, playing to the cheap | seats. |
| A | |
| Another day in your life on your way ‘til your journey's | end. |
| Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. |
| Sailing through the tradewinds bound for the south, |
| Rags on your back just like any other slave. |
| They tied your hands and they clamped your mouth, |
| Wasn't no way out of that deep dark cave. |
| Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. |
| I heard the news today, oh boy: |
| They hauled your ship up on the shore. |
| Now the city's gone dark, there is no more joy; |
| They tore the heart right out and cut it to the core. |
| Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. |
| Put on your bags and get 'em packed. |
| Leave right now you won't be far from wrong. |
| The sooner you go, the quicker you'll be back. |
| You've been cooped up on an island far too long. |
| Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. |
| Slow down, you're moving way too fast. |
| Come together - right now over me. |
| Your bones are weary, you're about to breathe your last. |
| Lord, you know how hard that it can be. |
| Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. |
| Roll on John, roll through the rain and snow. |
| Take the righthand road and go where the buffalo roam. |
| They'll trap you in an ambush before you know, |
| Too late now to sail back home. |
| Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. |
| Tyger, Tyger burning bright - I pray the lord my soul to keep. |
| In the forest of the night - Cover him over and let him sleep. |
| Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. |