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[Intro]
G C G C G C G C
[Verse 1]
There's a Gcarnival lady in a Cten gallon hat
 GShe pulls a rabbit Cout of the hat
 GAnd sets it Cfree, Gshe sets it CfreeG  C  G  C  
There's a Gpigeon in my chimney and it's Cpowdering up the air
GPowdering up the air and making it Chard to breathe
 GGonna set it Cfree, Git's free or Cfried
[Chorus]
ToDgether again, and aAmgain
 DFree again, and aAmgainC  G  C  G  C  
[Verse 2]
The Glady wants you to dance to the Csound of the castanets
 GYou're trying hard to forCget
 GWhat she'd mean to Cyou, Gif she should set you Cfree
When you Gwalk in the rain up to your Cankles in water
FiGxated on the vision of the Changman's daughter
 GAnd what she'd mean to Cyou, Gwhen she'd set you Cfree
[Chorus]
 DFree again, and aAmgain
ToDgether again, and aAmgainC  G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C  
[Verse 3]
You Ghear a noise in the distance and you Csee the sun go down
The Gstreets are full of junkies, there's a Clot of them about
You Gfeel them getting closer, they're Cbreathing down your neck
You're the Gonly one left, you're the Conly one left
[Chorus]
 GWho doesn't wanna be Cfree, Gyou don't wanna be Cfree
 GYou never asked to be free aCgain
[Outro]
G C G C G C G C G

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Set Me Free

by John Cale

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G C G C G C

[Verse 1]

G C

There's a carnival lady in a ten gallon hat

G C

She pulls a rabbit out of the hat

G C G C G C G C

And sets it free, she sets it free

G C

There's a pigeon in my chimney and it's powdering up the air

G C

Powdering up the air and making it hard to breathe

G C G C

Gonna set it free, it's free or fried

[Chorus]

D Am

Together again, and again

D Am C G C G C

Free again, and again

[Verse 2]

G C

The lady wants you to dance to the sound of the castanets

G C

You're trying hard to forget

G C G C

What she'd mean to you, if she should set you free

G C

When you walk in the rain up to your ankles in water

G C

Fixated on the vision of the hangman's daughter

G C G C

And what she'd mean to you, when she'd set you free

[Chorus]

D Am

Free again, and again

D Am C G C G C G C G C

Together again, and again

[Verse 3]

G C

You hear a noise in the distance and you see the sun go down

G C

The streets are full of junkies, there's a lot of them about

G C

You feel them getting closer, they're breathing down your neck

G C

You're the only one left, you're the only one left

[Chorus]

G C G C

Who doesn't wanna be free, you don't wanna be free

G C

You never asked to be free again

[Outro]

G C G C G C G C G

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