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I Want To Break Free

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[Intro 1] (fade in)
|      C#m|  F#4    F#|
|    A     B|    C#m   B|
|    A     B|    C#m   B|
|    A     B|        E|        E|
[Intro 2]
|    E|    E|    A|    A|
|    E|    E|    B|    A|
| E   | E N.C.
[Verse 1]
I want to break Efree
I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
You're so self satisfied, I don't Aneed you
I've got to break Efree
God Bknows, AGod knows I want to breaEk free
[Verse 2]
N.C.           E  
I've fallen in love
I've fallen in Elove for the first time
This time I know it's for Areal 
I've fallen in lEove, yeah
God Bknows, AGod knows I've fallen in EloveA  E  A  E  
[Bridge]
It's Bstrange but it's Atrue
 BI can't get over the way you Alove me like you do
But I C#mhave to be sure
When I F#sus4walk out that F#door
 AOh, how I Bwant to be C#mfree, babyB  
 AOh, how I Bwant to be C#mfreeB  
         A             B        EN.C.
Oh, how I want to break free
[Solo]
|    E|    E|    E|    E|
|    A|    A|    E|    E|
|    B|    A|    E|  EN.C.|
[Interlude]
|    E|    E|    E|    E|
|    A|    A|    E|    E|
|    B|    A|    E|    E|
|    B|    A|    E|  EN.C.
[Verse 3]
But life still goes Eon
I can't get used to Eliving without, living without
Living without you by my sAide
I don't want to live aElone, hey
God Bknows   Agot to make it on my Eown
[Outro]
So baby, can't you Bsee
  AI've got to breaEk free
N.C.              E  
I've got to break free
I want to brEeak free, yeah
E
EI want, I want, I want, I want to break free...
(fade out)

All chords in this song (7)

The story behind the song

This song, written by bassist John Deacon, was inspired by the women's liberation movement. It expresses a deep desire for freedom, for breaking away from constraints. The music video, where the band members dressed in drag to parody a British soap opera, became widely known, though it caused controversy in the United States. In Europe and South America, the song was well-received and became an anthem for the fight against oppression. At its heart, it's a powerful declaration of yearning to be free.

AI-written from these sources:I Want to Break Free — Wikipedia ↗Queen (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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I Want To Break Free

by Queen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#4

F#sus4

[Intro 1] (fade in)

C#m F#4 F#

| | |

A B C#m B

| | |

A B C#m B

| | |

A B E E

| | | |

[Intro 2]

E E A A

| | | | |

E E B A

| | | | |

| E | E N.C.

[Verse 1]

I want to break free

I want to break free from your lies

You're so self satisfied, I don't need you

I've got to break free

B A E

God knows, God knows I want to break free

[Verse 2]

N.C.

I've fallen in love

I've fallen in love for the first time

This time I know it's for real

I've fallen in love, yeah

B A E A E A E

God knows, God knows I've fallen in love

[Bridge]

B A

It's strange but it's true

B A

I can't get over the way you love me like you do

C#m

But I have to be sure

F#sus4 F#

When I walk out that door

A B C#m B

Oh, how I want to be free, baby

A B C#m B

Oh, how I want to be free

A B E

N.C.

Oh, how I want to break free

[Solo]

E E E E

| | | | |

A A E E

| | | | |

B A E E

| | | | N.C.|

[Interlude]

E E E E

| | | | |

A A E E

| | | | |

B A E E

| | | | |

B A E E

| | | | N.C.

[Verse 3]

But life still goes on

I can't get used to living without, living without

Living without you by my side

I don't want to live alone, hey

B A E

God knows got to make it on my own

[Outro]

So baby, can't you see

A E

I've got to break free

N.C.

I've got to break free

I want to break free, yeah

I want, I want, I want, I want to break free...

(fade out)

About I Want To Break Free Chords by Queen

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