Bob Dylan - Every Grain Of Sand Acoustic

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every grain of sand chords acoustic
bob dylan 1981

capo i

D G 4

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

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

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

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

break

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

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

break

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