Day of the Locusts chords by Bob Dylan
Verse 1
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Oh, the benches were stained
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with tears and perspiration
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The birdies were flying
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from tree to tree
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There was little to say,
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there was no conversation
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As I stepped to the stage to pick
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up my degree
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And the locusts sang off in the distance
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Yeah, the locusts sang
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such a sweet melody
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Oh, the locusts sang off
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in the distance
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Yeah, the locusts sang and they were
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singing for me
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Verse 2
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I glanced into the chamber where the
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judges were talking
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Darkness was everywhere,
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it smelled like a tomb
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I was ready to leave,
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I was already walkin'
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But the next time I looked
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there was light in the room
And the locusts sang, yeah,
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it give me a chill
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Oh, the locusts sang such
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a sweet melody
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Oh, the locusts sang their
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high whining trill
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Yeah, the locusts sang and they were
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singing for me
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Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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Outside of the gates the trucks
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were unloadin'
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The weather was hot,
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a-nearly ninety ninety degrees
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The man standin' next to me,
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his head was ex ploding
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Well, I was prayin' the pieces
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wouldn't fall on me
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Yeah, the locusts sang
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off in the distance
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Yeah, the locusts sang such
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a sweet melody
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Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance
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And the locusts sang and they were singing
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for me
Interlude 2
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Verse 4
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I put down my robe,
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picked up my diploma
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Took hold of my sweetheart
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and away we did drive
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Straight for the hills,
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the black hills of Dakota
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Sure was glad to get out
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of there alive
Dsus4
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And the locusts sang, well,
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it give me a chill
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Dsus4
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Yeah, the locusts sang
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such a sweet melody
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And the locusts sang with
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a high whinin' trill
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Yeah, the locusts sang and they
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was singing for me
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Singing for me, well, singing for me
Outro 1
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Day of the Locusts
Bob Dylan
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