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To Be Free-Jeffrey Gaines
Capo: 3rd Fret
Tab by Christopher Gardner
Intro   D    A    Cadd9   Em(x2)
          Asus4  A
DEver sAince I was a Cadd9childEm  
DI was haAvin’ fun and rCadd9unnin’ wiEmld
DBut now AI’m older anCadd9d the world is growEmin’ colder
DI hoApe I don’t run oCadd9ut of timEme
Chorus:   ADll AI want is to Cadd9be free Em  
                BDe Awho I’m supposCadd9ed to beEm  
                TDake thAese chains right Cadd9off of me Em  
                ADll I wAant is to be fCadd9ree              Em  Asus4Yeah      YAeah
DSomewheAre I must have goCadd9t off traEmck
DNow my Aonly aim is geCadd9tting bacEmk
DI can’At suppreCadd9ss or deny mEmy happiness
DSomedaAy we all gotta facCadd9e the facEmt
Chorus
Asus4I must get out of my head, I mAust get out of this bed
Cadd9I want the sun on my skin, 
Asus4I’m tired of layAing around, I’m tired of feeling down, 
EmI want so badly to win
Chorus
DAlAl I want is Cadd9to be freEme,      
DI said aAll I want is Cadd9to be frEmee
DAlAl I want is Cadd9to be freEme,     
I Dsaid Aall I want is to Cadd9be free 	Em  
Asus4Yeah   AYeah    D  

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To Be Free

by Jeffrey Gaines

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Asus4

To Be Free-Jeffrey Gaines

Capo: 3rd Fret

Tab by Christopher Gardner

D A Cadd9 Em

Intro (x2)

Asus4 A

D A Cadd9 Em

Ever since I was a child

D A Cadd9 Em

I was havin’ fun and runnin’ wild

D A Cadd9 Em

But now I’m older and the world is growin’ colder

D A Cadd9 Em

I hope I don’t run out of time

D A Cadd9 Em

Chorus: All I want is to be free

D A Cadd9 Em

Be who I’m supposed to be

D A Cadd9 Em

Take these chains right off of me

D A Cadd9 Em Asus4 A

All I want is to be free Yeah Yeah

D A Cadd9 Em

Somewhere I must have got off track

D A Cadd9 Em

Now my only aim is getting back

D A Cadd9 Em

I can’t suppress or deny my happiness

D A Cadd9 Em

Someday we all gotta face the fact

Chorus

Asus4 A

I must get out of my head, I must get out of this bed

Cadd9

I want the sun on my skin,

Asus4 A

I’m tired of laying around, I’m tired of feeling down,

I want so badly to win

Chorus

D A Cadd9 Em

All I want is to be free,

D A Cadd9 Em

I said all I want is to be free

D A Cadd9 Em

All I want is to be free,

D A Cadd9 Em

I said all I want is to be free

Asus4 A D

Yeah Yeah

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