I Shall Be Released

Lyrics: Bob Dylan
Music: Bob Dylan

Played by Jerry Garcia with JGB but never by the Grateful Dead themselves.

They say every man can be replaced
They say every distance is not near
But I remember every face
Of every man who put me here

Chorus
I see my light come shining
From the west down to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

They say every man needs protection
They say that every man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Somewhere so high above this wall

[chorus]

Yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd (note 1)
A man who swears he's not to blame
All day long you hear him crying out so loud (note 2)
Crying out that he was framed

[chorus]
[chorus]
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

Notes
(1) John Ammons has researched the many variants Garcia made as his version developed. Early versions of this line include "standing here in this lonely crowd"
(2) John points to many variations of these two lines. These include "I hear him shout so loud", "I hear him shouting out so loud", "Calling out that he was framed" and "Shouting out that he's been framed".

Jerry Garcia Recordings
	Date	Album
	29 Aug 1987	Electric On The Eel	Jerry Garcia Band
	31 Oct 1987	Pure Jerry 2: Lunt-Fontanne	Jerry Garcia Band
	28 Nov 1987	Jerry Garcia Plays Dylan	Jerry Garcia Band
	10 Jun 1989	Electric On The Eel	Jerry Garcia Band
	6 Sep 1989	Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound	Jerry Garcia Band
	16 Sep 1989	Garcia Live Volume 13	Jerry Garcia Band
	8 Aug 1990	Jerry Garcia Band	Jerry Garcia Band
	1 Sep 1990	Live At Shoreline (DVD)	Jerry Garcia Band
	2 Mar 1991	Live At The Warfield	Jerry Garcia Band
	9 Nov 1991	Pure Jerry 7: Hampton Coliseum	Jerry Garcia Band

Other Related Recordings
	Date	Album	Recorded By
	1998	Welcome To Our World	JGB (without Jerry)

Further Information
For more information on recordings see Matt Schofield's Grateful Dead Family Discography
For online chords and TAB see www.rukind.com
For details of every time played by the Jerry Garcia Band, see Chris Edwards JGB Sets site
For sheet music, see:
Jerry Garcia Songbook (vocal line and chords)