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Cry Freedom

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[Verse 1]
EHow can I turn away
EBrother/Sister go dancing
EThrough my head
EHuman as to human
EThe future is no place
ATo place yG#mour F#mbetter Edays
[Chorus]
BmCry freedom, Acry
AFrom a crowd ten thousand C#mwide
Hope Bmlaid upon Ahope
AThat this crowd will not C#msubsideBm  
Let this flag Aburn to dust
And a new a fair C#mdesign be raisedBm  
While we wait head in Ahands,
AHands in prayer
AAnd fall into a dreamless sleep aC#mgain
And we Ewave our hands
AHands and feet are all Ealike
EBut gold between divide us
AHands and feet are all Ealike
EBut fear between divide us
AAll sG#mlip awayF#m  E  
[Verse 2]
BmThere was a window Aand by it stood
AA mirror in which
He could see C#mhimselfBm  
He thought of someAthing
ASomething he had never had but
C#mHoped would come alongBm  
[Chorus]
BmCry freedom, Acry
AFrom deep inside
AWhere we are all conC#mfinedBm  
While we wave Ahands in fireC#m  
EWave our hands
AHands and feet are all Ealike
EBut gold between divide us
AHands and feet are all Ealike
EBut fear between divide us,
ASlip G#mawayF#m  E  
[Verse 3]
BmIn this room stood a Alittle child
AAnd in this room this little child
She would C#mremainBm  
Until someone Amight decide
ATo dance this little child
Across this C#mhallBm  
BmInto a cold, dark, space
AWhere she might never trace her
Way across this crooked C#mmile
Across this crooked pageBm  
[Chorus]
BmCry freedom, Acry
AFrom deep inside where
We are all conC#mfined
ETill we wave our hands
AHow can I turn awayE  
Brother/Sister go BmdancingE  
Through my Ahead
Human as to Ehuman
The future is no Aplace
To Eplace your F#mbetter Edays
[Outro]
AHands and feet are all Ealike
But gold Bmbetween divide Eus
AHands and feet are all aElike
EBut fear between divide us
AHands and feet Eare all alike
Hear what I Asay
AHear what I say
EOh, so be itA  E  A  E  
AHow can I turn awayE  
EBrother/Sister go dancing through my Ahead
Human as to Ehuman
The future is no Aplace
To place Eyour F#mbetter Edays

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Cry Freedom

by Dave Matthews Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

C#m

[Verse 1]

How can I turn away

Brother/Sister go dancing

Through my head

Human as to human

The future is no place

A G#m F#m E

To place your better days

[Chorus]

Bm A

Cry freedom, cry

A C#m

From a crowd ten thousand wide

Bm A

Hope laid upon hope

A C#m Bm

That this crowd will not subside

Let this flag burn to dust

C#m Bm

And a new a fair design be raised

While we wait head in hands,

Hands in prayer

A C#m

And fall into a dreamless sleep again

And we wave our hands

A E

Hands and feet are all alike

But gold between divide us

A E

Hands and feet are all alike

But fear between divide us

A G#m F#m E

All slip away

[Verse 2]

Bm A

There was a window and by it stood

A mirror in which

C#m Bm

He could see himself

He thought of something

Something he had never had but

C#m Bm

Hoped would come along

[Chorus]

Bm A

Cry freedom, cry

From deep inside

A C#m Bm

Where we are all confined

A C#m

While we wave hands in fire

Wave our hands

A E

Hands and feet are all alike

But gold between divide us

A E

Hands and feet are all alike

But fear between divide us,

A G#m F#m E

Slip away

[Verse 3]

Bm A

In this room stood a little child

And in this room this little child

C#m Bm

She would remain

Until someone might decide

To dance this little child

C#m Bm

Across this hall

Into a cold, dark, space

Where she might never trace her

C#m

Way across this crooked mile

Across this crooked page

[Chorus]

Bm A

Cry freedom, cry

From deep inside where

C#m

We are all confined

Till we wave our hands

A E

How can I turn away

Bm E

Brother/Sister go dancing

Through my head

Human as to human

The future is no place

E F#m E

To place your better days

[Outro]

A E

Hands and feet are all alike

Bm E

But gold between divide us

A E

Hands and feet are all alike

But fear between divide us

A E

Hands and feet are all alike

Hear what I say

E A E A E

Oh, so be it

A E

How can I turn away

E A

Brother/Sister go dancing through my head

Human as to human

The future is no place

E F#m E

To place your better days

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