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Its A Free World Baby

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1/43

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 43Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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IT'S A FREE WORLD BABY  (2 Versions...File Last Modified:  8/8/96)
RIFF A:
(this is played by a string arrangement)
     *               `
e|---7---7---7---7---5---|
B|---7---7---7---7---5---|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
     q   q   q   q   w
RIFF B:
(electric guitar clean)
e|---7---------------|
B|--------7----------|
G|-------------7-----|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
   \____________/
          3
RIFF C:
(electric guitar clean)
e|D-------2---------------2------------|
B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----|
G|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|G-------3---------------3------------|
B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----|
G|-4---4-------4---4---4-------4------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
   s s s e   s s s s s s e   s s s
RIFF D:
(played by bass or strings when noted)
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|---0-----0-2-----2-3-----3-0--|
     H.     E  H.     E  H.     E  H.
INTRO: (RIFF A, RIFF B, RIFF A)
VERSE
I was hungry when I said
I never got to sleep
You go ahead
You can get whatever you want
          *             `
There's a feeling in my belly
It's the new tomorrow scene
        *           `
It's an interesting job
It's the fireworks
CHORUS
(RIFF C)
I don't need it (I don't need it)
I hit my head (he hit his head)
I can't feel anything
                         Em(RIFF D, bass)
You gave too much away
You came to sayG  
                        Em(RIFF D, bass)
It's a free world baby
And you gave too much awayG  
*                `    (RIFF B)
get whatever you want
*                `    (RIFF B)
get whatever you want
Me, I'm tired of this candy
My teeth ache my head
Boys in bed, girls in bed
All now go to sleep
*            `
Sleep, sweet dreams
Wake to a new today tomorrow
CHORUS
It's a free world baby
*                `
get whatever you want
*                `
get whatever you want
Boys in bed, girls in bed
All now go to sleep
Sleep, sweet dreams
Wake to a new today tomorrow
*            `
Sleep, sweet dreams
*                   `
Wake to a new today tomorrow
CHORUS
It's a free world baby
(RIFF D by strings twice)
It's a free world baby
(RIFF A)(RIFF B)
(RIFF A)
*                     `   (RIFF B)
Boys in bed, girls in bed
*             `
All now go to sleep
*            `      (RIFF B)
Sleep, sweet dreams
*                   `
Wake to a new today tomorrow
*            `      (RIFF B)
Sleep, sweet dreams
*                   `
Wake to a new today tomorrow
(RIFF A)(RIFF B)
(RIFF A)
(RIFF A)(RIFF B)
(FADE)
----
it's a free world baby
lick:
E7-
b--7-
g----7-
(lick)
i was hungry when i said
i never got to sleep
you go ahead
you can get whatever you want
there's a feeling in my belly
it's the new tommorow scene
it's an interesting job
it's the fireworks
chorus:
Di don't need it ( i don't need it)
Gi hit my head (he hit his head)
Di can't feel anything
                                                        G   Em|  Em/F#| Em/G  
you gave too much away
Gyou came to say
Emit's a free world babyG  
Emand you gave too much away
(do lick a few times while "get whatever you want" is said two or three times)
me, i'm tired of this candy
my teeth ache my head
boys in bed, girls in bed
all now go to sleep
sleep, sweet dreams
wake to a new today tommorow
chorus
(then repeat second verse and chorus; on chorus, do Em - G - Em  - G thing 3x)

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Its A Free World Baby

by R.E.M.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/F#

Em/G

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

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IT'S A FREE WORLD BABY (2 Versions...File Last Modified: 8/8/96)

RIFF :

(this is played by a string arrangement)

* `

e|---7---7---7---7---5---|

B|---7---7---7---7---5---|

G|-----------------------|

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

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

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

q q q q w

RIFF :

(electric guitar clean)

e|---7---------------|

B|--------7----------|

G|-------------7-----|

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

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

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

\____________/

RIFF :

(electric guitar clean)

e|-------2---------------2------------|

B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----|

G|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2------|

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

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

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

e|-------3---------------3------------|

B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----|

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

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

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

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

s s s e s s s s s s e s s s

RIFF :

(played by bass or strings when noted)

G|------------------------------|

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

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

E|---0-----0-2-----2-3-----3-0--|

H E H E H E H

. . . .

A B A

INTRO: (RIFF , RIFF , RIFF )

VERSE

I was hungry when I said

I never got to sleep

You go ahead

You can get whatever you want

* `

There's a feeling in my belly

It's the new tomorrow scene

* `

It's an interesting job

It's the fireworks

CHORUS

(RIFF )

I don't need it (I don't need it)

I hit my head (he hit his head)

I can't feel anything

Em D

(RIFF , bass)

You gave too much away

You came to say

Em D

(RIFF , bass)

It's a free world baby

And you gave too much away

* ` (RIFF )

get whatever you want

* ` (RIFF )

get whatever you want

Me, I'm tired of this candy

My teeth ache my head

Boys in bed, girls in bed

All now go to sleep

* `

Sleep, sweet dreams

Wake to a new today tomorrow

CHORUS

It's a free world baby

* `

get whatever you want

* `

get whatever you want

Boys in bed, girls in bed

All now go to sleep

Sleep, sweet dreams

Wake to a new today tomorrow

* `

Sleep, sweet dreams

* `

Wake to a new today tomorrow

CHORUS

It's a free world baby

(RIFF D by strings twice)

It's a free world baby

A B

(RIFF )(RIFF )

(RIFF )

* ` (RIFF )

Boys in bed, girls in bed

* `

All now go to sleep

* ` (RIFF )

Sleep, sweet dreams

* `

Wake to a new today tomorrow

* ` (RIFF )

Sleep, sweet dreams

* `

Wake to a new today tomorrow

A B

(RIFF )(RIFF )

(RIFF )

A B

(RIFF )(RIFF )

(FADE)

----

it's a free world baby

lick:

b--7-

g----7-

(lick)

i was hungry when i said

i never got to sleep

you go ahead

you can get whatever you want

there's a feeling in my belly

it's the new tommorow scene

it's an interesting job

it's the fireworks

chorus:

i don't need it ( i don't need it)

i hit my head (he hit his head)

i can't feel anything

G Em Em/F# Em/G

| |

you gave too much away

you came to say

Em G

it's a free world baby

and you gave too much away

(do lick a few times while "get whatever you want" is said two or three times)

me, i'm tired of this candy

my teeth ache my head

boys in bed, girls in bed

all now go to sleep

sleep, sweet dreams

wake to a new today tommorow

chorus

(then repeat second verse and chorus; on chorus, do Em - G - Em - G thing 3x)

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