Drifter's Escape
Bob DylanVersion1
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"Oh, help me in my weakness,"
I heard the drifter say,
As they carried him from the courtroom
And were taking him away.
"My trip hasn't been a pleasant one
And my time it isn't long,
And I still do not know
What it was that I've done wrong."
Well, the judge, he cast his robe aside,
A tear came to his eye,
"You fail to understand," he said,
"Why must you even try?"
Outside, the crowd was stirring,
You could hear it from the door.
Inside, the judge was stepping down,
While the jury cried for more.
"Oh, stop that cursed jury,"
Cried the attendant and the nurse,
"The trial was bad enough,
But this is ten times worse."
Just then a bolt of lightning
Struck the courthouse out of shape,
And while ev'rybody knelt to pray
The drifter did escape.
Cheers
Jack of Hearts
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Readable chord sheet for Drifter's Escape by Bob Dylan
"Oh, [G]help me in my weakness," I heard the [C/G]drifter [G]say, As they [G]carried him from the courtroom And were taking [C/G]him a[G]way. "My [G]trip hasn't been a pleasant one And my time it [C/G]isn't [G]long, And I still do not know What it was that [C/G]I've done [G]wrong." Well, [G]the judge, he cast his robe aside, A tear came [C/G]to his [G]eye, "You [G]fail to understand," he said, "Why must you [C/G]even [G]try?" Out[G]side, the crowd was stirring, You could hear it [C/G]from the [G]door. Inside, the judge was stepping down, While the jury [C/G]cried for [G]more. "Oh, [G]stop that cursed jury," Cried the att[C/G]endant and the [G]nurse, "The [G]trial was bad enough, But this is [C/G]ten times [G]worse." Just [G]then a bolt of lightning Struck the courthouse [C/G]out of [G]shape, And while ev'rybody knelt to pray The drifter [C/G]did e[G]scape. Cheers Jack of Hearts