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Intro
Ebm Db B Bbm
EbmOnce in a house on a Dbhill
A boy got Bangry
He Bbmbroke into my heart
EbmFor a day and a Dbnight
I stayed beside Bhim
BbmUntil I had no hope
AbmSo I came down the Eb7Mhill
GbOf course I was hurt
EBut then I started to think
Ebm
It shouldn't hurt me to be free
It's what I really need
DbTo pull myself togeBtherAbm  
EbmBut if it's so good being free
Would you mind telling me
DbWhy I don't know what to Bdo with AbmmyselfBb  
Ebm Db B Bbm
EbmThere's a bar by the Dbdock
Where I found Bmyself
BbmDrinking with this man
EbmHe offered me a cigareDbtte
And I Baccepted
A#m'Cause it's been a very long time
AbmAs it burned 'till the eEb7Mnd
GbI thought of the boy
ENo one could ever forget
EbmIt shouldn't hurt me to be free
It's what I really need
DbTo pull myself togeBtherAbm  
EbmBut if it's so good being free
Would you mind telling me
DbWhy I don't know what to Bdo with myseAbmlf
DbTo pull myself togeBtherAbm  
But if it's Ebmso good being free
Would you mind telling me
DbWhy I don't know what to Bdo with myseAbmlf
EbmIt shouldn't hurt me to be free
It's what I really need
DbTo pull myself togeBtherAbm  
But if it's Ebmso good being free
Would you mind telling me
DbWhy I don't know what to Bdo with myseAbmlfBb  
Outro
Ebm          Db      B
Ebm          Db      Emaj

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To Be Free

by Emilíana Torrini

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

Bbm

Abm

Eb7M

A#m

Emaj

Intro

Ebm Db B Bbm

Ebm Db

Once in a house on a hill

A boy got angry

Bbm

He broke into my heart

Ebm Db

For a day and a night

I stayed beside him

Bbm

Until I had no hope

Abm Eb7M

So I came down the hill

Of course I was hurt

But then I started to think

Ebm

It shouldn't hurt me to be free

It's what I really need

Db B Abm

To pull myself together

Ebm

But if it's so good being free

Would you mind telling me

Db B Abm Bb

Why I don't know what to do with myself

Ebm Db B Bbm

Ebm Db

There's a bar by the dock

Where I found myself

Bbm

Drinking with this man

Ebm Db

He offered me a cigarette

And I accepted

A#m

'Cause it's been a very long time

Abm Eb7M

As it burned 'till the end

I thought of the boy

No one could ever forget

Ebm

It shouldn't hurt me to be free

It's what I really need

Db B Abm

To pull myself together

Ebm

But if it's so good being free

Would you mind telling me

Db B Abm

Why I don't know what to do with myself

Db B Abm

To pull myself together

Ebm

But if it's so good being free

Would you mind telling me

Db B Abm

Why I don't know what to do with myself

Ebm

It shouldn't hurt me to be free

It's what I really need

Db B Abm

To pull myself together

Ebm

But if it's so good being free

Would you mind telling me

Db B Abm Bb

Why I don't know what to do with myself

Outro

Ebm Db B

Ebm Db Emaj

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