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Freedom

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Tuning: D-A-D-F-A-D
Bar 9th fret for Bm
2nd fret for Em
4th for F#m
F# is 444544
and F#7 is 4x4554 or 444574, I like the latter
This is how Richie plays it and it's easiest.
Richie will occasionally play open strings while playing Bm.
The open strumming is sporadic and somewhat random.
[Verse 1]
Bm(Freedom, FBmreedom) (x8) times
BmSometimes I feel like a Motherless chBmild
EmSometimes I feel like a MotherBmless child
BmSometimes I feel like a Motherless child
a F#mlong long long....waF#y......
wF#7ay-ayye from my HoBmme.... Yeah!
(continue the same way)
[Bridge]
(Freedom, Freedom) (x10)
(Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone) (x3)
Yeah , a long long long way
way-ayye from my Home.... Yeah!
[Chorus]
Bm(Clap your hands) (x8)
Bm(Yeah, Yeah) (x10)
Bm(I got a telephone in my bossom and i can call him up from my heart) (x2)
BmWhen I need my brother, I say Brother! (brother) Brother! (brother)...
.....[Mother (mother) Mother (mother)] (x2) times
Yeah...Yeah...
Yeah...Yeah.........to fade *phew*

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Freedom

by Richie Havens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

F#7

Tuning: D-A-D-F-A-D

Bar 9th fret for Bm

2nd fret for Em

4th for F#m

F# is 444544

and F#7 is 4x4554 or 444574, I like the latter

This is how Richie plays it and it's easiest.

Richie will occasionally play open strings while playing Bm.

The open strumming is sporadic and somewhat random.

[Verse 1]

Bm Bm

(Freedom, Freedom) (x8) times

Bm Bm

Sometimes I feel like a Motherless child

Em Bm

Sometimes I feel like a Motherless child

F#m F#

a long long long....way......

F#7 Bm

way-ayye from my Home.... Yeah!

(continue the same way)

[Bridge]

(Freedom, Freedom) (x10)

(Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone) (x3)

Yeah , a long long long way

way-ayye from my Home.... Yeah!

[Chorus]

(Clap your hands) (x8)

(Yeah, Yeah) (x10)

(I got a telephone in my bossom and i can call him up from my heart) (x2)

When I need my brother, I say Brother! (brother) Brother! (brother)...

.....[Mother (mother) Mother (mother)] (x2) times

Yeah...Yeah...

Yeah...Yeah.........to fade *phew*

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