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