Bob Dylan - Every Grain Of Sand

the best way to play this song is as follows :

capo on the third fret :

intro | C F | C F | C F | C F | |

C F C F
in the time of my confession , in the hour of my deepest need
C F G Gsus4 G
when the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed
C F C F
there’s a dyin’ voice within me reaching out somewhere ,
C F G Gsus4 G
toiling in the danger and in the morals of despair .

G G7 C G
don’t have the inclination to look back on any mistake ,
G7 C G F
like cain , i now behold this chain of events that i must break .
C Fmaj9 C Fmaj9
in the fury of the moment i can see the master’s hand
C Fmaj9 G G7 C
in every leaf that trembles , in every grain of sand .

C F C F
oh , the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear ,
C F G Gsus4 G
like criminals , they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer .
C F C F
the sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way
C F G Gsus4 G
to ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay .

G G7 C G
i gaze into the doorway of temptation’s angry flame
G7 C G F
and every time i pass that way i always hear my name .
C Fmaj9 C Fmaj9
then onward in my journey i come to understand
C Fmaj9 G G7 C
that every hair is numbered like every grain of sand .

solo | | : C F | C F | C F | G Gsus4 G : | |
| G G7 | C G | G G7 | C G F |
| C Fmaj9 | C Fmaj9 | C Fmaj9 | G G7 C | |

C F C F
i have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night
C F G Gsus4 G
in the violence of a summer’s dream , in the chill of a wintry light ,
C F C F
in the bitter dance of loneliness fading into space ,
C F G Gsus4 G
in the broken mirror of innocence on each forgotten face .

G G7 C G
i hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea
G7 C G F
sometimes i turn , there’s someone there , other times it’s only me .
C Fmaj9 C Fmaj9
i Am hanging in the balance of the reality of man
C Fmaj9 G G7 C
like every sparrow falling , like every grain of sand .

coda | | : C F | C F | C F | G Gsus4 G : | |
| G G7 | C G | G G7 | C G F |
| C Fmaj9 | C Fmaj9 | C Fmaj9 | G G7 C | |

songs finished .

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