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Liam Clancy - I'm A Freeborn Man
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[INTRO:]     G    F  G  
[VERSE 1:]
I'm a freeborn man of the Ctravelling peoDple 
Got no fixed abode, with nomads I am Gnumbered 
Country Dlanes and byGways were always Cmy Gways
I Cnever Gfancied Cbeing FlumGberedF  G  
[VERSE 2:]
Oh, we knew the woods and the Cresting plaDces
And the small bird sang when winter days were Gover 
DThen we'd pack our load Gand be on the Croad
GThose were Cgood old Gtimes Cfor a FroGverF  G  
[VERSE 3:]
Now I've known life hard and I've Cknown it eaDsy 
And I've cursed the life when winter days were Gdawning 
DBut I've laughed and sung Gthrough the whole night Clong 
GSeen the Csummer Gsun rise Cin the FmorGning
[VERSE 4:]
There was open ground where a Cman could linDger
For a week or two, for time was not our Gmaster 
DThen away you'd jog a-Gwith your horse and Cdog 
A-Gnice and Ceasy, Gno need Cto go FfasGterF  G  
[VERSE 5:]
All you freeborn men of the Ctravelling peoDple 
Every tinker, rolling stone and gypsy Grover 
A-Dwinds of change are Gblowing, old ways are CgoGing
Your Ctravelling Gdays will Csoon be FovGerF  G  

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Im A Freeborn Man

by Liam Clancy

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

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Liam Clancy - I'm A Freeborn Man

CAPO: 3rd Fret

G F G

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C D

I'm a freeborn man of the travelling people

Got no fixed abode, with nomads I am numbered

D G C G

Country lanes and byways were always my ways

C G C F G F G

I never fancied being lumbered

[VERSE 2:]

C D

Oh, we knew the woods and the resting places

And the small bird sang when winter days were over

D G C

Then we'd pack our load and be on the road

G C G C F G F G

Those were good old times for a rover

[VERSE 3:]

C D

Now I've known life hard and I've known it easy

And I've cursed the life when winter days were dawning

D G C

But I've laughed and sung through the whole night long

G C G C F G

Seen the summer sun rise in the morning

[VERSE 4:]

C D

There was open ground where a man could linger

For a week or two, for time was not our master

D G C

Then away you'd jog a-with your horse and dog

G C G C F G F G

A-nice and easy, no need to go faster

[VERSE 5:]

C D

All you freeborn men of the travelling people

Every tinker, rolling stone and gypsy rover

D G C G

A-winds of change are blowing, old ways are going

C G C F G F G

Your travelling days will soon be over

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