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D-DU-UDU
 2 bars --  intro
  D Staring at the dark again you C left you silho G uette upon my D pillow D C G D
  D Right inside the night I'm waiting C for the light seems G like I'm in the D middle D C G D
 2 bar break
  D Searching for some thing that I can't C touch or sometimes G can't even believe D in D C G D
  D Cradled by the hands of fate the C faith that sometimes G wraps around too D tight D so tight C G
 (chorus)
 They call me  free  eee, but  I call me  fool  (repeat)
 2 bar break, same rhythm and chords:
 Now I look back at April, but she won't look back at me, oh no no
 So I pray in May for June to stay, but she just came to wash into the sea, away
 (chorus)
 2 bar break.
 On this next part, the rhythm changes slightly, slowing down with no instrumental measures between lyrics.
  D Slipped down to Mexico C started messin' with her G yellow afro
  D Slipped down between the sheets C started talking 'bout G Pistol Pete
  D Slipped down to the African C started talking 'bout G what she can do
  D And here we are again C back where we G started
  D Slipped down to Mexico C you left your G silhouette on my D pillow D yeah, yeah C G
 Now I'm D right inside the night I'm waiting C for the light seems G I'm in the
  D seems like I'm C always in the G middle D
 They call me freeeeeeeeee
 freeeeeeeeeeee
 freeeeeeeeeeee
 but I call me a ..... (end on D)
 that's it, how're ya vocal chords?

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Readable chord sheet for Free by Train

2 bars [D]-[C]-[G] intro

 D  Staring at the dark again you  C  left you silho G uette upon my  D  pillow  D  C  G   D
 D  Right inside the night I'm waiting  C  for the light seems  G  like I'm in the  D  middle  D  C  G  D

2 bar break

 D  Searching for some thing that I can't  C  touch or sometimes  G  can't even believe  D in  D  C  G  D
 D  Cradled by the hands of fate the  C  faith that sometimes  G  wraps around too  D  tight  D so tight C  G

(chorus)
They call me  [D] free [C] eee, but  [G]  I call me [A]  [D]  fool  [D]  [C]  [G]  (repeat)

2 bar break, same rhythm and chords:

Now I look back at April, but she won't look back at me, oh no no
So I pray in May for June to stay, but she just came to wash into the sea, away

(chorus)

2 bar break.
On this next part, the rhythm changes slightly, slowing down with no instrumental measures between lyrics.

 D Slipped down to Mexico  C  started messin' with her  G  yellow afro
 D Slipped down between the sheets  C  started talking 'bout  G  Pistol Pete
 D Slipped down to the African  C  started talking 'bout  G  what she can do
 D And here we are again  C  back where we  G  started
 D Slipped down to Mexico  C  you left your  G  silhouette on my  D  pillow  D  yeah, yeah  C  G
Now I'm  D  right inside the night I'm waiting  C  for the light seems  G  I'm in the
 D seems like I'm  C  always in the  G  middle  D

They call me freeeeeeeeee
freeeeeeeeeeee
freeeeeeeeeeee
but I call me a ..... (end on D)

that's it, how're ya vocal chords?

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