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Liberty

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Song: Liberty
Artist: Switchfoot
Album: The Edge of the Earth 
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The bridge is in 3-bar phrases, not the regular 4-bar phrases.
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Intro:  F#m/A   D/A   A(x2)
Verse 1:
     F#m/AThe feeling cD/Aomes to me in Awaves
     F#m/AThe darkest sD/Aeas I’ve ever Aknown
     F#m/AMine is an D/Aodyssey Aof grace
     F#m/AMine is a D/Astory headed Ahome
     F#m/AI tie myseD/Alf up to the maAst
     F#m/AGive up the D/Asemblance of coAntrol
     F#m/AThe sirens sD/Aing but I lAet them pass
     F#m/ACuz only yD/Aou could free my sAoul
Chorus (first):
Only you can free my F#msoulD/E  A  
Yeah, only you can free my F#msoulD/E,  yAeah
Verse 2:
   F#m/ASet these broD/Aken bones to Acast
   F#m/AStitch my woD/Aunds with holy Asutures
   F#m/AEvery saiD/Ant has got a pAast
YeahF#m/A, but every sinD/Aner’s got a fAuture
Chorus (second):
And only you can free my F#msoulD  A  
Yeah, only you can free my F#msoulD, yAeah
Bridge:
   F#mShow me the A/Efreedom from these chDains
   F#mShow me a A/Ebattlefield that’s sDafe
   F#mThat waters E/G#still roll awAay
But you are my liberty
Tag:
Bm D A E
F#m D A E
Free my souF#ml, free my souDl
And let lAiberty flowE  
Like a floF#mod, let it grDow
And I’ll lAet the past gEo
I’ve come homF#me, back homDe
And I’ll mAake it I knowE  
All my lF#move, all my hDope
Only yAou could free my soEul
Free my soulA  
Come on and free my sDoul (only you could free my Asoul)
Only you could free my sDoul (only you could free my Asoul)
I tied myself up to the mast
I tied myDself up to the mast and let it go (only you could free my Asoul)
Yeah yeaDh
Only you could free my Asoul

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Liberty

by Switchfoot

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m/A

D/A

F#m

D/E

A/E

E/G#

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Song: Liberty

Artist: Switchfoot

Album: The Edge of the Earth

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The bridge is in 3-bar phrases, not the regular 4-bar phrases.

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F#m/A D/A A

Intro: (x2)

Verse 1:

F#m/A D/A A

The feeling comes to me in waves

F#m/A D/A A

The darkest seas I’ve ever known

F#m/A D/A A

Mine is an odyssey of grace

F#m/A D/A A

Mine is a story headed home

F#m/A D/A A

I tie myself up to the mast

F#m/A D/A A

Give up the semblance of control

F#m/A D/A A

The sirens sing but I let them pass

F#m/A D/A A

Cuz only you could free my soul

Chorus (first):

F#m D/E A

Only you can free my soul

F#m D/E A

Yeah, only you can free my soul, yeah

Verse 2:

F#m/A D/A A

Set these broken bones to cast

F#m/A D/A A

Stitch my wounds with holy sutures

F#m/A D/A A

Every saint has got a past

F#m/A D/A A

Yeah, but every sinner’s got a future

Chorus (second):

F#m D A

And only you can free my soul

F#m D A

Yeah, only you can free my soul, yeah

Bridge:

F#m A/E D

Show me the freedom from these chains

F#m A/E D

Show me a battlefield that’s safe

F#m E/G# A

That waters still roll away

But you are my liberty

Tag:

Bm D A E

F#m D A E

F#m D

Free my soul, free my soul

A E

And let liberty flow

F#m D

Like a flood, let it grow

A E

And I’ll let the past go

F#m D

I’ve come home, back home

A E

And I’ll make it I know

F#m D

All my love, all my hope

A E

Only you could free my soul

Free my soul

D A

Come on and free my soul (only you could free my soul)

D A

Only you could free my soul (only you could free my soul)

I tied myself up to the mast

D A

I tied myself up to the mast and let it go (only you could free my soul)

Yeah yeah

Only you could free my soul

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