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Cordelia & The Buffalo - Free
Standard tuning
CAPO 1
[Verse 1]
GTurn your face to the Bb5sun
And shadows will faCll behindBb5  
You saGid there's no need to rBb5un
If I don't chaCnge my mindBb5  
[Pre-Chorus 1]
But you kGnow all too wellBb5  
That I can't hCelp myself
[Chorus]
I just want to be frGeeBb5  C  
I just want to be frGeeBb5  C  
I just want to be frGeeBb5  C  
I just want to be frGeeBb5  C  
I just want to be...
[Verse 2]
Free the stars from the skies
I wanted to as a child
Bird just wanted to fly
But it might as well have no wings
Metal or gold,
A cage is a cage
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And I'm a bFit claustrophobic
You kCnow...
[Chorus]
We all just want to be free
We all just want to be free
We all just want to be free
We all just want to be free
We all just want to be free
We all just want to be free
We all just want to be free
We all just want to be free
We just want to be free
I just want to be free

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Free

by Cordelia & The Buffalo

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb5

Cordelia & The Buffalo - Free

Standard tuning

CAPO 1

[Verse 1]

G Bb5

Turn your face to the sun

C Bb5

And shadows will fall behind

G Bb5

You said there's no need to run

C Bb5

If I don't change my mind

[Pre-Chorus 1]

G Bb5

But you know all too well

That I can't help myself

[Chorus]

G Bb5 C

I just want to be free

G Bb5 C

I just want to be free

G Bb5 C

I just want to be free

G Bb5 C

I just want to be free

I just want to be...

[Verse 2]

Free the stars from the skies

I wanted to as a child

Bird just wanted to fly

But it might as well have no wings

Metal or gold,

A cage is a cage

[Pre-Chorus 2]

And I'm a bit claustrophobic

You know...

[Chorus]

We all just want to be free

We just want to be free

I just want to be free

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