Free The People
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FREE THE PEOPLE - Olivia Newton-John
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Sung by: Olivia Newton-John
Written by: Barbara Keith
Album: Long Live Love (1974)
Key: D
NOTE: Only [Intro] and [Outro] are drop-D tuning.
[Intro]
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----2-----2-------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-|----3-----3-----3-------|----5-----5-----5-----5-|------------------------|
A|-------0-----------0h2--|-------3--------------5-|-3-----------3-----5/7--|-0-----0-----0--2--3--4-|
D|-0-----------0----------|-3-----------3-----5h7--|-------5----------------|------------------------|
Free the people... From the fire... Pull the boat out of the raging sea...
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|----0-----0-----0-----0-|------------------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-|----4---------4-------4-|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------0-----------0h2--|-------1-4-2------0-----|------------------------|-0--2--4----------------|
D|-0-----------0----------|-4----------------------|-5-----5-----5-----5----|----------0-------------|
Tell the Devil... He's a liar... Come and save the likes of me...
[Verse 1]
DSaw your light Efrom the street
GAs I passed by the oDther day
DI was scared, Emy knees were weak
GForgot what I had A/C#come Ato Dsay
[Chorus]
DFree the people Ffrom the fire
CPull the boat out of the Araging sea
DTell the DevilF#, he's a BmliaAr
GCome and save the Alikes of Dme
[Verse 2]
DSaw a man Ewalk on water
GEverybody looking onD
DI didn't know EI was His daughter
GTill both of us had A/C#come aAnd Dgone
[Chorus]
DFree the people Ffrom the fire
CPull the boat out of the Araging sea
DTell the DevilF#, he's a BmliaAr
GCome and save the Alikes of Dme
[Verse 3]
DIf you see me Ein the valley
GLooking like I don't beDlong
DYou can put me in Eyour greenest valley
GI'll still be singing this A/C#same oAld Dsong
[Chorus] (x2)
DFree the people Ffrom the fire
CPull the boat out of the Araging sea
DTell the DevilF#, he's a BmliaAr
GCome and save the Alikes of Dme
[Outro] (Fade out)
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----2-----2-------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-|----3-----3-----3-------|----5-----5-----5-----5-|------------------------|
A|-------0-----------0h2--|-------3--------------5-|-3-----------3-----5/7--|-0-----0-----0--2--3--4-|
D|-0-----------0----------|-3-----------3-----5h7--|-------5----------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|----0-----0-----0-----0-|------------------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-|----4---------4-------4-|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------0-----------0h2--|-------1-4-2------0-----|------------------------|-0--2--4----------------|
D|-0-----------0----------|-4----------------------|-5-----5-----5-----5----|----------0-------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
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Free The People
by Olivia Newton-John
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D
E
G
A/C#
A
F
C
F#
Bm
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FREE THE PEOPLE - Olivia Newton-John
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sung by: Olivia Newton-John
Written by: Barbara Keith
Album: Long Live Love (1974)
Key: D
NOTE: Only [Intro] and [Outro] are drop-D tuning.
[Intro]
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----2-----2-------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-|----3-----3-----3-------|----5-----5-----5-----5-|------------------------|
A|-------0-----------0h2--|-------3--------------5-|-3-----------3-----5/7--|-0-----0-----0--2--3--4-|
D|-0-----------0----------|-3-----------3-----5h7--|-------5----------------|------------------------|
Free the people... From the fire... Pull the boat out of the raging sea...
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|----0-----0-----0-----0-|------------------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-|----4---------4-------4-|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------0-----------0h2--|-------1-4-2------0-----|------------------------|-0--2--4----------------|
D|-0-----------0----------|-4----------------------|-5-----5-----5-----5----|----------0-------------|
Tell the Devil... He's a liar... Come and save the likes of me...
[Verse 1]
D E
Saw your light from the street
G D
As I passed by the other day
D E
I was scared, my knees were weak
G A/C# A D
Forgot what I had come to say
[Chorus]
D F
Free the people from the fire
C A
Pull the boat out of the raging sea
D F# Bm A
Tell the Devil, he's a liar
G A D
Come and save the likes of me
[Verse 2]
D E
Saw a man walk on water
G D
Everybody looking on
D E
I didn't know I was His daughter
G A/C# A D
Till both of us had come and gone
[Chorus]
D F
Free the people from the fire
C A
Pull the boat out of the raging sea
D F# Bm A
Tell the Devil, he's a liar
G A D
Come and save the likes of me
[Verse 3]
D E
If you see me in the valley
G D
Looking like I don't belong
D E
You can put me in your greenest valley
G A/C# A D
I'll still be singing this same old song
[Chorus] (x2)
D F
Free the people from the fire
C A
Pull the boat out of the raging sea
D F# Bm A
Tell the Devil, he's a liar
G A D
Come and save the likes of me
[Outro] (Fade out)
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----2-----2-------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-|----3-----3-----3-------|----5-----5-----5-----5-|------------------------|
A|-------0-----------0h2--|-------3--------------5-|-3-----------3-----5/7--|-0-----0-----0--2--3--4-|
D|-0-----------0----------|-3-----------3-----5h7--|-------5----------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|----0-----0-----0-----0-|------------------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-|----4---------4-------4-|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------0-----------0h2--|-------1-4-2------0-----|------------------------|-0--2--4----------------|
D|-0-----------0----------|-4----------------------|-5-----5-----5-----5----|----------0-------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
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