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I Wanna Be Free

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   [Intro]
G  Bm  Am
G  Bm  Am
   [Verse 1]
I Dwanna be Gfree
Like the Cbluebirds flying Gby me
Like the Cwaves out on the Gblue sea
CIf your love has to Bmtie me, don't Amtry me
Say good-FbyeD  Dsus4  
   [Verse 2]
D7I wanna be Gfree
Don't say you Clove me say you Glike me
But when CI need you besGide me
Stay Cclose enough to Bmguide me, conAmfide in me
Oh-oh-FohD  
   [Chorus]
I wanna Bmhold your hand
Walk Amalong the sand
Laughing Bmin the sun
Always Amhaving fun
Doing Bmall those things
WithAmout any strings
To tie me FdownD  Dsus4  
   [Verse 3]
D7I wanna be Gfree
Like the Cwarm September Gwind, babe
Say you'll Calways be my Gfriend, babe
We can Cmake it to the Bmend, babe
AmAgain, babe, I gotta Fsay:D  Dsus4  
   [Outro]
D7I wanna be Gfree
CI wanna be GfreeD7  
CI wanna be GfreeD7  
C    G

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I Wanna Be Free

by The Monkees

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

[Intro]

G Bm Am

[Verse 1]

D G

I wanna be free

C G

Like the bluebirds flying by me

C G

Like the waves out on the blue sea

C Bm Am

If your love has to tie me, don't try me

F D Dsus4

Say good-bye

[Verse 2]

D7 G

I wanna be free

C G

Don't say you love me say you like me

C G

But when I need you beside me

C Bm Am

Stay close enough to guide me, confide in me

F D

Oh-oh-oh

[Chorus]

I wanna hold your hand

Walk along the sand

Laughing in the sun

Always having fun

Doing all those things

Without any strings

F D Dsus4

To tie me down

[Verse 3]

D7 G

I wanna be free

C G

Like the warm September wind, babe

C G

Say you'll always be my friend, babe

C Bm

We can make it to the end, babe

Am F D Dsus4

Again, babe, I gotta say:

[Outro]

D7 G

I wanna be free

C G D7

I wanna be free

C G D7

I wanna be free

C G

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