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Chimes Of Freedom

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Step 1 / 3Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

The parts labeled [riff] in the chords are a little fancy transition between the D and G
and it goes like this:
eCsus2|-0-0-G60--|
B|-3-3-3--|
G|-0-0-0--|
D|-0-0-0--|
A|-3-3-2--|
E|--------|
Those are all eighth notes - the actual strumming pattern has more notes in it, but
that's easy enough to get on your own. Each chord lasts the duration of an eighth note.
[Verse 1]
GFar between sundown's Dfinish, and Gmidnight's broken Ctoll
We Gducked inside the Cdoorway, Dthunder Gcrashin'
As majestic bells of Dbolts struck Gshadows in the Csounds
                 G           D[riff]  G  
Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashin'
DFlashing for the warriors whose Gstrength is not to fight
CFlashing for the Grefugees in the Amunarmed road of Dflight
And for Geach and every Dunderdog Gsoldier in the Cnight
And we Ggazed upon the Cchimes of Dfreedom Gflashin'G  C  D  G  
[Verse 2]
In the city's melted Dfurnace, unexpGectedly we Cwatched
                 G       D[riff]                 G  D  
With faces hidden as the walls were tightening
As the Gecho of the Dwedding bells Gbefore the blowin' Crain
                  G      D[riff]  G  
Dissolved into the bells of the lightning
DTolling for the rebel, Gtolling for the rake
CTolling for the Gluckless, the aAmbandoned and forDsaked
GTolling for the Doutcast, burnin' Gconstantly at the Cstake
                     G           C         D          G[riff] G  
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashin'
[Verse 3] (The rest of the song follows the pattern of the second verse.)
Through the mad mystic hammering of the wild ripping hail
The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder
That the clinging of the church bells blew far into the night
Leaving only bells of lightning and its thunder
Striking for the gentle, striking for the kind
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
An' the poet and the painter, the loss of his rightful time
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
[Verse 4]
In the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales
For the disrobed faceless forms of no position
Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts
All down in taken-for-granted situations
Tolling for the deaf an' blind, tolling for the mute
For the mistreated, mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute
For the misdemeanor outlaw, chased an' cheated by pursuit
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
[Verse 5]
Even though a cloud's white curtain in a far-off corner flashed
An' the hypnotic splattered mist was slowly lifting
Electric light still struck like arrows, fired but for the ones
Condemned to drift or else be kept from drifting
Tolling for the searching ones, on their speechless, seeking trail
For the lonesome-hearted lovers with too personal a tale
An' for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing
[Verse 6]
Starry-eyed an' laughing as I recall when we were caught
Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended
As we listened one last time an' we watched with one last look
Spellbound an' swallowed 'til the tolling ended
Tolling for the aching ones whose wounds cannot be nursed
For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones an' worse
An' for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

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Chimes Of Freedom

by Bob Dylan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus2

The parts labeled [riff] in the chords are a little fancy transition between the D and G

and it goes like this:

Csus2 G6

e|-0-0-0--|

B|-3-3-3--|

G|-0-0-0--|

D|-0-0-0--|

A|-3-3-2--|

E|--------|

Those are all eighth notes - the actual strumming pattern has more notes in it, but

that's easy enough to get on your own. Each chord lasts the duration of an eighth note.

[Verse 1]

G D G C

Far between sundown's finish, and midnight's broken toll

G C D G

We ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashin'

D G C

As majestic bells of bolts struck shadows in the sounds

G D G

[riff]

Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashin'

D G

Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight

C G Am D

Flashing for the refugees in the unarmed road of flight

G D G C

And for each and every underdog soldier in the night

G C D G G C D G

And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashin'

[Verse 2]

D G C

In the city's melted furnace, unexpectedly we watched

G D G D

[riff]

With faces hidden as the walls were tightening

G D G C

As the echo of the wedding bells before the blowin' rain

G D G

[riff]

Dissolved into the bells of the lightning

D G

Tolling for the rebel, tolling for the rake

C G Am D

Tolling for the luckless, the abandoned and forsaked

G D G C

Tolling for the outcast, burnin' constantly at the stake

G C D G G

[riff]

And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashin'

[Verse 3] (The rest of the song follows the pattern of the second verse.)

Through the mad mystic hammering of the wild ripping hail

The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder

That the clinging of the church bells blew far into the night

Leaving only bells of lightning and its thunder

Striking for the gentle, striking for the kind

Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind

An' the poet and the painter, the loss of his rightful time

An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

[Verse 4]

In the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales

For the disrobed faceless forms of no position

Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts

All down in taken-for-granted situations

Tolling for the deaf an' blind, tolling for the mute

For the mistreated, mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute

For the misdemeanor outlaw, chased an' cheated by pursuit

An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

[Verse 5]

Even though a cloud's white curtain in a far-off corner flashed

An' the hypnotic splattered mist was slowly lifting

Electric light still struck like arrows, fired but for the ones

Condemned to drift or else be kept from drifting

Tolling for the searching ones, on their speechless, seeking trail

For the lonesome-hearted lovers with too personal a tale

An' for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail

An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

[Verse 6]

Starry-eyed an' laughing as I recall when we were caught

Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended

As we listened one last time an' we watched with one last look

Spellbound an' swallowed 'til the tolling ended

Tolling for the aching ones whose wounds cannot be nursed

For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones an' worse

An' for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe

An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

About Chimes Of Freedom Chords by Bob Dylan

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