Freedom Now
Tracy ChapmanVersion1
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Chords in this song
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They throwed him in jail and they kept him there hoping soon he'd die
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That his body and spirit would waste away and soon after that his mind
But every day is born a fool, one who thinks that he can rule
One who says tomorrow's mine, one who wakes one day to find
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The prison doors open, the shackles broken and chaos in the street
CHORUS 1:
Everybody sing we're free, free, free, free
Everybody sing we're free, free, free, free
Everybody sing we're free, free, free, free
They throwed him in jail and they kept him there hoping his memory'd die
That the people forget how he once led and fought for justice in their lives
But every day is born a man who hates what he can't understand
Who thinks the answer is to kill, who thinks his actions are God's will
CHORUS 2:
And he thinks he's free, free, free, free
Yes he thinks he's free, free, free, free
Oh he thinks he's free, free, free, free
Soon must come the day oh when the righteous have their way
Unjustly tried are free oh and people live in peace I say
Give the man release, oh go on and set your conscience free
Right the wrongs you made, oh even a fool can have his day
CHORUS 3:
Let us all be free, free, free, free
Let us all be free, free, free, free
Let us all be free, free, free, free C G C G
BRIDGE 2:
Free our bodies, free our minds, free our hearts
Freedom for everyone, and freedom now
Oh freedom now, freedom now, freedom now
CHORUS 3:
Let us all be free, free, free, free
Let us all be free, free, free, free
Let us all be free, free, free, free
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Let us all be free Let us all be free
CHORDS:
G(2): x x 5 4 3 3 G6+9: x x 5 4 5 5 G6: x x 5 4 5 0
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Readable chord sheet for Freedom Now by Tracy Chapman
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[G6] [G]
[G]
[C] [G]
[G]
[G6]+9
[G]
[G6] [G] [G/C] [G]
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[G] [C]
T[G]hey throwed him in jail and they kept him there hoping soon he'd die
[G]
[G6]+9
[G]
[G6] [G]
[G] [C]
T[G]hat his body and spirit would waste away and soon after that his mind
B[C]ut every day is born a foo[G]l, on[C]e who thinks that he can rule [G]
O[C]ne who says tomorrow's min[G]e, on[C]e who wakes one day to find [D]
[G]
[G6]+9
[G]
[G6] [G]
[G] [C]
T[G]he prison doors open, the shackles broken and chaos in the street
CHORUS
E[F]verybo[D]dy sing we're[G] fre[G/C]e, fr[G]ee, free, free
E[F]verybo[D]dy sing we're[G] fre[G/C]e, fr[G]ee, free, free
E[F]verybo[D]dy sing we're[G] fre[G/C]e, fr[G]ee, free, free
They throwed him in jail and they kept him there hoping his memory'd die
That the people forget how he once led and fought for justice in their lives
But every day is born a man who hates what he can't understand
Who thinks the answer is to kill, who thinks his actions are God's will
CHORUS
And he thinks he's free, free, free, free
Yes he thinks he's free, free, free, free
Oh he thinks he's free, free, free, free
S[C]oon must come the day oh[G] when the righteous have their way
U[Em]njustly tried are free oh[B] and people live in peace I say
G[C]ive the man release, oh[G] go on and set your conscience free
R[Em]ight the wrongs you made, oh[B] even a fool can have his day [C] [G] [C] [G]
CHORUS
Let us all be free, free, free, free
Let us all be free, free, free, free
Let us all be free, free, free, free C G C G
BRIDGE
F[C]ree our bodies, free our mi[G]nds, free our hearts
F[Em]reedom for everyone,[B] and freedom now
[C] [G] Oh freedom now,[Em] freedom now, [B]freedom now [C] [G] [C] [G]
CHORUS
Let us all be free, free, free, free
Let us all be free, free, free, free
Let us all be free, free, free, free
[G]
[G6]+9
[G]
[G6] [G]
[G]
[C] [G]
[G]
[G6]+9
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L[G6]et u[G]s a[G/C]ll be[G] free Let us all be free
CHORDS:
G(2): x x 5 4 3 3 G6+9: x x 5 4 5 5 G6: x x 5 4 5 0