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Standard tuning
I'm a pEoor, I'm a rE7ich, I'm a mAountain and a diBtch
I'm a Adagger and a shield,   BI'm impaAtient, I'm a yielBd
CHORUS                                                         E= 079900
                              E                              E7   E7= 076707
And I wanna be free, wind in my hair                        E/G#= 476454
Salt on my Askin, sun in thAme air
I have to feel Elove, holding on E7me
I'll give you Aeverything thaE/G#t you would ever Bneed
INTERLUDE
  E    E7    A                                               Am/C   Am/C= x32210
I'm the fiEght and the dE7ance, I am hAeartbreak and romanBce
   AThe feather and the sBtone, I feel cArowded and aloBne
CHORUS
And I wanna be Efree, wind in my E7hair
Salt on my Askin, sun in thAme air
I have to feel Elove, holding E7on me
I'll give you Aeverything thaE/G#t you will ever Bneed
BRIDGE
    F#mAnd every once in a Bwhile, I wannC#ma sit back and enjoy the F#mview
     G#m    AI'm feeling my senses, 
Bwoman my life has been surrounded by fences
But C#mI found some that I could see DthrougAh
I could see DthrougAh
CHORUS
And I wanna be Efree, wind in mE7y hair
Salt on mAy skin, suAmn in the air
I have to feel Elove, holding E7on me
I'll give you Aeverything that you    E/G#would ever nBeed
AEverything that you    E/G#would ever neeBd
AEverything that you    E/G#would ever   Bneed
OUTRO (fade-out)
  E    E7    A    Amx2

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by Gavin DeGraw

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E/G#

Am/C

F#m

C#m

G#m

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Standard tuning

E E7 A B

I'm a poor, I'm a rich, I'm a mountain and a ditch

A B A B

I'm a dagger and a shield, I'm impatient, I'm a yield

CHORUS = 079900

E E7 E7

= 076707

E/G#

And I wanna be free, wind in my hair = 476454

A Am

Salt on my skin, sun in the air

E E7

I have to feel love, holding on me

A E/G# B

I'll give you everything that you would ever need

INTERLUDE

E E7 A Am/C Am/C

= x32210

E E7 A B

I'm the fight and the dance, I am heartbreak and romance

A B A B

The feather and the stone, I feel crowded and alone

CHORUS

E E7

And I wanna be free, wind in my hair

A Am

Salt on my skin, sun in the air

E E7

I have to feel love, holding on me

A E/G# B

I'll give you everything that you will ever need

BRIDGE

F#m B C#m F#m

And every once in a while, I wanna sit back and enjoy the view

G#m A

I'm feeling my senses,

woman my life has been surrounded by fences

C#m D A

But I found some that I could see through

D A

I could see through

CHORUS

E E7

And I wanna be free, wind in my hair

A Am

Salt on my skin, sun in the air

E E7

I have to feel love, holding on me

A E/G# B

I'll give you everything that you would ever need

A E/G# B

Everything that you would ever need

A E/G# B

Everything that you would ever need

OUTRO (fade-out)

E E7 A Am

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