Bob Dylan - Roll On John

great song , off of dylan’s new album tempest written as a tribute to john lennon .

key : G#

chords :
i : G# ( maj7 )
ii : A#m ( in7 )
iii : Cm ( in7 )
iv : C# ( maj7 )
v : D# ( 7 )
vi : Fm ( in7 )
vii : Gdim ( 7b5 )

for easy playing you can play it with a capo on the 4th fret ( just take it down 4 half steps ) .

opening :

G# C# G# C# D# C# G#
E | – 4 – – – – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 6 – 9 – 8 – 6 – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – 8 – 9 – 8 – 4 – – – 8 – 9 – 8 – 6 – – – 8 – 9 – 11 – 4 – – – 4 – 4 – |
B | – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – 6 – – – – 9 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 8 – 9 – 8 – 6 – 8 – 4 – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – 8 – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – 4 – |
G | – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – 8 – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – 5 – |
D | – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – 8 – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – 6 – |
A | – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – 6 – |
E | – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – |

C#
doctor , doctor , tell me the time of day

another bottle’s empty

G#
another penny spent

C#
he turned around and he slowly walked away

G#
they shot him in the back and down he went

C# D# C# G#
shine your light , move it on , you burn so bright , roll on john

C#
from the liverpool docks to the red light hamburg streets

G#
down in the quarry with the quarrymen .

C#
playing to the big crowds playing to the cheap seats

G#
another day in your life until your journey’s end

C# D# C# G#
shine your light , move it on , you burn so bright , roll on john

sailing through the tradewinds

C#
bound for the sun

G#
rags on your back just like any other slave

C#
they tied your hands and they clamped your mouth

G#
wasn’t no way out of that deep dark cave

C# D# C# G#
shine your light , move it on , you burn so bright , roll on john

C#
i heard the news today , oh boy

G#
they hauled your ship up on the shore

now the city’s gone dark

C#
there is no more joy

G#
they tore the heart right out and cut it to the core

C# D# C# G#
shine your light , move it on , you burn so bright , roll on john

C#
put on your bags and get ’em packed .

G#
leave right now you won’t be far from hine

C#
the sooner you go , the quicker you’ll be back

G#
you’ve been cooped up on an island far too long

C# D# C# G#
shine your light , move it on , you burn so bright , roll on john

C#
slow down you’re moving too fast

G#
come together right now over me

your bones are weary

C#
you’re about to breathe your last

G#
lord , you know how hard that it can be

C# D# C# G#
shine your light , move it on , you burn so bright , roll on john

C#
roll on john , roll through the rain and snow

G#
take the righthand road and go where the buffalo roam

G#
they’ll trap you in an ambush before you know

C#
too late now to sail back home

C# D# C# G#
shine your light , move it on , you burn so bright , roll on john

C#
tyger , tyger burning bright

G# C#
i pray the lord my soul to keep in the forest of the night

G#
cover him over and let him sleep

C# D# C# G#
shine your light , move it on , you burn so bright , roll on john .

outro : C# G# C# G# C# G# . . . ( fade out )

thanks songmeanings . net for the lyrics .