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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 72Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Electric Guitar 1 (Dolores) - verse and chorus (clean)
E|--G3-3-3--3-3-33--|--C0-0-0--0-0-00--|--Am0-0-0--0-0-00--|--Am0-0-0--0-0-00--|
B|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|--1-1-1--0-0-00--|--1-1-1--0-0-00--|--1-1-1--0-0-00--|
G|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--2-2-2--2-2-22--|--2-2-2--2-2-22--|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--2-2-2--0-0-00--|--2-2-2--0-0-00--|--2-2-2--0-0-00--|
A|--2-2-2--0-0-00--|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|
E|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Electic Guitar 1 (Dolores) - solo (mild distortion)
E|--G---------------|--C-------3-3-55--|--Am7-7-7--5-5-55--|--Am7-7-7--5-5-3---|
B|-------------33--|--5-5-5----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--4-4-4--5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Electric Guitar 2 (Noel) - verse and solo (clean), chorus (distortion)
E|--G3-3-3--3-3-33--|--C0-0-0--0-0-00--|--Am5-5-5--5-5-55--|--Am5-5-5--5-5-55--|
B|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|
G|--4-4-4--4-4-44--|--7-7-7--7-7-77--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|
D|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--7-7-7--7-7-77--|--7-7-7--7-7-77--|
A|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--7-7-7--7-7-77--|--7-7-7--7-7-77--|
E|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|--8-8-8--8-8-88--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|
                      ~~~~~~,~~~~~~
                      0's are 10's
Intro:
--G--------------C--------------Am--------------Am--------------
------------------------------1-1-1-0--1--1-1-1-1-3--1--1-
--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-   2X
--0-0-0-0--0--0-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-
--2-2-2-0--2--2-3-3-3-3--3--3-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-
--3-3-3-3--3--3-------------------------------------------
Verse:
It's Gnot worth anything Cmore than this at Amall
I'll Glive as I choose or I Cwill not live at Amall
So reGturn to where you C/Gcome from, reAmturn to where you dwell
Because harGassment's not my Cforte, but you Amdo it very well
Chorus:
But I'm Gfree to C/Gdecide, I'm Amfree to decide,
And I'm Gnot so suiCcidal after Amall.
I'm Gfree to C/Gdecide, I'm Amfree to decide
And I'm Gnot so suiCcidal after Amall.
You must have nothing more with your time to do
There's a war in Russia and Sarajevo too
So to hell with what you're thinking
And to hell with your narrow mind
Your so distracted from the real things
You should leave your life behind
(chorus)
(Bridge:  Same chords as verse, with some vocal wailing)
(chorus)
Solo:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-0-0-0-1--3--3-5-5-5-8--8--10-10h12-12-10--12--10-10h12-12-10--12--10-
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------12-12-12-10--12--10-
|-0-0-0-1--3--3-5-5-5-8--8-8-10-10h12-12-10--12--10-12-12-12-10--12--10-
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-12-12-12-10--12--10-
|-12-12-12-10--12--10-
|---------------------  4X
|---------------------
|---------------------
|---------------------
|---------------------------------------------------12-12-12-10--10--10-10-
|-0-0-0-1--3--3-5-5-5-8--8-8-10-10h12-12-10--12--10-12-12-12-10--10--10--0-
|------------------------------------------------------------------------0-
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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The story behind the song

"Free To Decide" is a song from The Cranberries' third studio album, To the Faithful Departed, released in 1996. The music video for the song shows Dolores O'Riordan escaping the press, driving through a desert, and singing in a birdcage, suggesting a desire for liberation and personal space. The imagery of reversing the video at the end hints at a longing to undo or revisit moments, perhaps in search of that freedom. Playing this song can evoke a feeling of wanting to break away and reclaim one's own path.

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C/G

Electric Guitar 1 (Dolores) - verse and chorus (clean)

G C Am Am

E|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|

B|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|--1-1-1--0-0-00--|--1-1-1--0-0-00--|--1-1-1--0-0-00--|

G|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--2-2-2--2-2-22--|--2-2-2--2-2-22--|

D|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--2-2-2--0-0-00--|--2-2-2--0-0-00--|--2-2-2--0-0-00--|

A|--2-2-2--0-0-00--|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|

E|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Electic Guitar 1 (Dolores) - solo (mild distortion)

G C Am Am

E|-----------------|---------3-3-55--|--7-7-7--5-5-55--|--7-7-7--5-5-3---|

B|-------------33--|--5-5-5----------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|--4-4-4--5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Electric Guitar 2 (Noel) - verse and solo (clean), chorus (distortion)

G C Am Am

E|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|

B|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|

G|--4-4-4--4-4-44--|--7-7-7--7-7-77--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|

D|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--7-7-7--7-7-77--|--7-7-7--7-7-77--|

A|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|--0-0-0--0-0-00--|--7-7-7--7-7-77--|--7-7-7--7-7-77--|

E|--3-3-3--3-3-33--|--8-8-8--8-8-88--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|--5-5-5--5-5-55--|

~~~~~~,~~~~~~

0's are 10's

Intro:

G C Am Am

----------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------1-1-1-0--1--1-1-1-1-3--1--1-

--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2- 2X

--0-0-0-0--0--0-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-

--2-2-2-0--2--2-3-3-3-3--3--3-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-

--3-3-3-3--3--3-------------------------------------------

Verse:

G C Am

It's not worth anything more than this at all

G C Am

I'll live as I choose or I will not live at all

G C/G Am

So return to where you come from, return to where you dwell

G C Am

Because harassment's not my forte, but you do it very well

Chorus:

G C/G Am

But I'm free to decide, I'm free to decide,

G C Am

And I'm not so suicidal after all.

G C/G Am

I'm free to decide, I'm free to decide

G C Am

And I'm not so suicidal after all.

You must have nothing more with your time to do

There's a war in Russia and Sarajevo too

So to hell with what you're thinking

And to hell with your narrow mind

Your so distracted from the real things

You should leave your life behind

(chorus)

(Bridge: Same chords as verse, with some vocal wailing)

(chorus)

Solo:

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|-0-0-0-1--3--3-5-5-5-8--8--10-10h12-12-10--12--10-10h12-12-10--12--10-

|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|---------------------------------------------------12-12-12-10--12--10-

|-0-0-0-1--3--3-5-5-5-8--8-8-10-10h12-12-10--12--10-12-12-12-10--12--10-

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

|-12-12-12-10--12--10-

|--------------------- 4X

|---------------------

|---------------------------------------------------12-12-12-10--10--10-10-

|-0-0-0-1--3--3-5-5-5-8--8-8-10-10h12-12-10--12--10-12-12-12-10--10--10--0-

|------------------------------------------------------------------------0-

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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