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I Want To Be Free

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Elvis Presley - I want to be free
Tabbed by: anderssoncaro
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No capo
[Intro]
F C7 F C7
[Verse 1]
There's no Fjoy in my C7heart, only Fsorrow,C7  
And I'm Fsad as a C7man can Fbe.C7  
I sit Falone in the F7darkness of my Bblonely Bdim7room,
And this Froom is a C7prison to Fme.Bb  F  
[Chorus]
I look out my C7window, and what do I FseBbe?               F  
I see a C7bird, way up in a FtrBbee.F  
I wanna be Ffree, C7free Bbfree-ee-Dmee.
I wanna be G7free, C7like the bird in the tFreBbe.F  
[Verse 2]
What Fgood are my C7eyes, they can't Fsee you.C7  
And my Farms, they can't C7hold you so Ftight.C7  
I have two Flips that are F7yearning,
But Bbthey're no good to Bdim7me,
'Cause I Fknow I can't C7kiss you FtoBbnigFht.
[Chorus]
I look out my C7window, and what do I FseBbe?               F  
I see a C7bird, way up in a FtrBbee.F  
I wanna be Ffree, C7free fBbree-ee-Dmee.
I wanna be G7free, C7like the bird in the Ftree.Bb  F  
I wanna be G7free, C7like the bird in the Ftree. (BbwanF/At to Gm7-5be frFee)

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I Want To Be Free

by Elvis Presley

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Elvis Presley - I want to be free

Tabbed by: anderssoncaro

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No capo

[Intro]

F C7 F C7

[Verse 1]

F C7 F C7

There's no joy in my heart, only sorrow,

F C7 F C7

And I'm sad as a man can be.

F F7 Bb Bdim7

I sit alone in the darkness of my lonely room,

F C7 F Bb F

And this room is a prison to me.

[Chorus]

C7 F Bb F

I look out my window, and what do I see?

C7 F Bb F

I see a bird, way up in a tree.

F C7 Bb Dm

I wanna be free, free free-ee-ee.

G7 C7 F Bb F

I wanna be free, like the bird in the tree.

[Verse 2]

F C7 F C7

What good are my eyes, they can't see you.

F C7 F C7

And my arms, they can't hold you so tight.

F F7

I have two lips that are yearning,

Bb Bdim7

But they're no good to me,

F C7 F Bb F

'Cause I know I can't kiss you tonight.

[Chorus]

C7 F Bb F

I look out my window, and what do I see?

C7 F Bb F

I see a bird, way up in a tree.

F C7 Bb Dm

I wanna be free, free free-ee-ee.

G7 C7 F Bb F

I wanna be free, like the bird in the tree.

G7 C7 F Bb F/A Gm7-5 F

I wanna be free, like the bird in the tree. (want to be free)

About I Want To Be Free Chords by Elvis Presley

Learn how to play I Want To Be Free by Elvis Presley with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Want To Be Free chords”, “I Want To Be Free guitar chords”, or “Elvis Presley I Want To Be Free chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy I Want To Be Free chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Want To Be Free lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, C7, F7, Bb, Bdim7, Dm.

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The chords for "I Want To Be Free" show the original chord names (including F, C7, F7, Bb, Bdim7, Dm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.