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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

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CAPO 3
[Intro]
G B7 Em G7 C  D9  G  G
G C  G  G  D  A7 D7  D7
G B7 Em G7 C  D9 G   Edim
G B7 Em Edim G D9sus4 G G
[Verse 1]
CI Gwish B7I knew Emhow G7it would Cfeel D9to be Gfree
CI Gwish CI could Gbreak all the Dchains A7holding D7me
CI Gwish B7I could Emsay G7all the Cthings that D9I should Gsay
EdimSay 'em Gloud, B7say 'em Emclear, Edimfor the Cwhole D9sus4round world to Ghear
[Verse 2]
CI Gwish B7I could Emshare G7all the Clove that's D9in my Gheart
CReGmove Call the Gbars that Dkeep A7us aD7part
CI Gwish B7you could Emknow G7what it Cmeans D9to be Gme
EdimThen you'd Gsee B7and a-Emgree that Edimevery Cman D9sus4should be Gfree
[Verse 3]
CI Gwish B7I could Emgive G7all I'm ClongD9in' to Ggive
CI Gwish CI could Glive like I'm DlonA7gin' to D7live
CI Gwish B7I could Emdo G7all the Cthings that D9I can Gdo
EdimThough I'm Gway B7over Emdue EdimI'd be CstarD9sus4tin' a-Gnew
[Verse 4]
CI Gwish B7I could Embe G7like a Cbird D9in the Gsky
CHow Gsweet Cit would Gbe if I Dfound A7I could D7fly
CI'd Gsoar B7to the Emsun G7and look Cdown D9at the Gsea
EdimThen I'd Gsing B7'cos I Emknow, yeah 
Then I'd Gsing B7'cos I Emknow, yeah
Then I'd Gsing B7'cos I Emknow, I'd Cknow D9sus4how it Gfeels
This allows you to "end" the song, otherwise repeat to fade with G B7 Em Em

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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

by Nina Simone

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Edim

D9sus4

CAPO 3

[Intro]

G B7 Em G7 C D9 G G

G C G G D A7 D7 D7

G B7 Em G7 C D9 G Edim

G B7 Em Edim G D9sus4 G G

[Verse 1]

C G B7 Em G7 C D9 G

I wish I knew how it would feel to be free

C G C G D A7 D7

I wish I could break all the chains holding me

C G B7 Em G7 C D9 G

I wish I could say all the things that I should say

Edim G B7 Em Edim C D9sus4 G

Say 'em loud, say 'em clear, for the whole round world to hear

[Verse 2]

C G B7 Em G7 C D9 G

I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart

C G C G D A7 D7

Remove all the bars that keep us apart

C G B7 Em G7 C D9 G

I wish you could know what it means to be me

Edim G B7 Em Edim C D9sus4 G

Then you'd see and a-gree that every man should be free

[Verse 3]

C G B7 Em G7 C D9 G

I wish I could give all I'm longin' to give

C G C G D A7 D7

I wish I could live like I'm longin' to live

C G B7 Em G7 C D9 G

I wish I could do all the things that I can do

Edim G B7 Em Edim C D9sus4 G

Though I'm way over due I'd be startin' a-new

[Verse 4]

C G B7 Em G7 C D9 G

I wish I could be like a bird in the sky

C G C G D A7 D7

How sweet it would be if I found I could fly

C G B7 Em G7 C D9 G

I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea

Edim G B7 Em

Then I'd sing 'cos I know, yeah

G B7 Em

Then I'd sing 'cos I know, yeah

G B7 Em C D9sus4 G

Then I'd sing 'cos I know, I'd know how it feels

This allows you to "end" the song, otherwise repeat to fade with G B7 Em Em

About I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Chords by Nina Simone

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What key is "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" in?

The chords for "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" show the original chord names (including G, B7, Em, G7, C, D9). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.