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FREE ME
As recorded by Otis Redding
(From the 1969 Album LOVE MAN)
[Intro]
A  E  F#m  Em  D
[Verse 1]
DTurn me lAoose
AThere Eain't no use
F#mFree me darling
F#mDon't hang me up
F#mLet me go from your Alove, nowE  
EJust like a Aprisoner
AYou got me Echained and bound
AUnlock 'Eem, Let me go, F#mlet me gEo
EGet 'em frDom around
[Verse 2]
DTurn me Aloose
AThere Eain't no use
F#mFree me baby, Let me go, Turn me loose
F#mFrom your lAove, nowE  
EYou know I did love Ayou, yeah
ADo anyEthing in the world for you
AI try my best, G#mI try my very F#mbest, Eyeah, Dplease
AThe way your treating me
EKeep me in misery
[Bridge]
EI'm so Aweak, EI'm so weak, I'm so weak
Em7To walk aDway
[Verse 3]
DIt's Aup to you
ATo Esay we're through
F#mOh, free me baby, let me go, turn me loose baby
F#mFrom your Alove
AI got to tell you, E7Listen this
E7I know sAometime
AI wonder Edo you really love me
AAnd if you don't, G#mif you F#mdon't
EYou got to let Dme know
[Bridge]
DLet me Ago
AYour love Eis not shown
EBreak these cAhains
EBreak them, tear them F#mapart
EmLet me loDve again
[Outro]
DTurn me Aloose
AThere ain't Eno use
ELet me go, darling
EIf you don't want F#mme
F#mFree me
F#mLet me go
F#mUnchain me
EFrom your loAve

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Free Me

by Otis Redding

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F#m

G#m

Em7

FREE ME

As recorded by Otis Redding

(From the 1969 Album LOVE MAN)

[Intro]

A E F#m Em D

[Verse 1]

D A

Turn me loose

A E

There ain't no use

F#m

Free me darling

F#m

Don't hang me up

F#m A E

Let me go from your love, now

E A

Just like a prisoner

A E

You got me chained and bound

A E F#m E

Unlock 'em, Let me go, let me go

E D

Get 'em from around

[Verse 2]

D A

Turn me loose

A E

There ain't no use

F#m

Free me baby, Let me go, Turn me loose

F#m A E

From your love, now

E A

You know I did love you, yeah

A E

Do anything in the world for you

A G#m F#m E D

I try my best, I try my very best, yeah, please

The way your treating me

Keep me in misery

[Bridge]

E A E

I'm so weak, I'm so weak, I'm so weak

Em7 D

To walk away

[Verse 3]

D A

It's up to you

A E

To say we're through

F#m

Oh, free me baby, let me go, turn me loose baby

F#m A

From your love

A E7

I got to tell you, Listen this

E7 A

I know sometime

A E

I wonder do you really love me

A G#m F#m

And if you don't, if you don't

E D

You got to let me know

[Bridge]

D A

Let me go

A E

Your love is not shown

E A

Break these chains

E F#m

Break them, tear them apart

Em D

Let me love again

[Outro]

D A

Turn me loose

A E

There ain't no use

Let me go, darling

E F#m

If you don't want me

F#m

Free me

F#m

Let me go

F#m

Unchain me

E A

From your love

About Free Me Chords by Otis Redding

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