I Will Love Him
Written by Bob Dylan
Performed live by Dylan in Toronto, April 19, 1980
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem. Lyric transcription leans heavily on discussions
at [pool.dylantree.com pool.dylantree.com]
Capo 1st fret (sounding key Db major)
It varies somewhat what is the first bass tone in each bar in the refrain, C or D. In the introduction, it leans more towards C, but after the verses, where it is prepared by the A chord, it is more unequivocally a D, as the root in a Dm7 chord. The second measure of the tab below is a suggestion of how to get both, without loosing too much of any of them.
I welcome corrections additions and suggestions to the lyrics.
C F C F C G11 C F
: . . . : . . . : . . . : .
|-0-----1-----1---|-0-----1-----1---|-0-----1-----1---|-0-----1--
|-1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-- etc., repeat
|-0-----2-----2---|-0-----2-----2---|-0-----2-----2---|-0-----2--
|-2-2---3-----3---|-0-2---3-----3---|-0-2---3-----3---|-2-2---3--
|-3-----3-----3---|(3)----3-----3---|-3-----x---------|-3-----3--
|-------1-----1---|(0)----1-----1---|-0-----3-----3---|-------1--
I will love him, I will serve him I will glorify his name,
I will love... etc.
I will love him
I will serve him
I will glorify His name repeat
C
He came [on East out of] Galilee
F G C
And disappeared [like when he taught]
Dm7 C/e
He came down onto his own
F G
His own knew him not
A
But as for me,
Dm7 C F C F C G11 C F
: . . . : . . . : . . . . .
|-1-0---1-----1---|-0-----1-----1---|-0-----1-----1---0-----1-|
|-1-1---1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-| repeat
|-2-0---2-----2---|-0-----2-----2---|-0-----2-----2---0-----2-|
|-0-2---3-----3---|-0-2---3-----3---|-0-2---3-----3---2-2---3-|
|-------3-----3---|(3)----3-----3---|-3-----x---------3-----3-|
|-------1-----1---|(0)----1-----1---|-0-----3-----3---------1-|
I will love him, I will serve him I will glorify his name,
I will love... etc.
I will love him
I will serve him
I will glorify His name repeat
[He said when the fig tree was blooming]
He would be at the gate
He was talking 'bout the state of Israel
From nineteen fourty-eight
And the time is near, and
I will love him
I will serve him
I will glorify His name repeat
When He was down conceived [here]
His mother didn't know what she carried
Took an angel of the lord
to tell her what she done carry
Carry for all mankind, that
I will love him
I will serve him
I will glorify His name repeat
Last time:
Eb
I will glorify His name
F C
Did anybody say it was gonna be easy?
Eb F G
Nobody said, [but you] couldn't complain
Eb F C
The God of the world tried to drive me crazy
A
Even Peter denied Him
Standin' right beside Him
took Him out and falsely tried Him
Eventually crucified him
C E
Who am I to say I wouldn't do the same?
[....] who repaired the roof
[tried to tilt] against the grain
When Herod found out that he was born
He had every boy child slain
Hey, let's all pray
I will love him
I will serve him
I will glorify His name repeat