Chords for Björn Afzelius - Född fri

[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ I found the bird [C] by the well on the farm, [A] a roaring spring [Dm] winter night.
_ _ It lay there on the ground [C] with a useless wing [A] and with eyes blank [Dm] of fear.
_ [F] I gently put my hands [C] _ around the body and [Gm] carried it into [Dm] my house.
It [F]
ate and drank [C] and slept all night [A] long in front of the fire until [Dm] the fire burned out. _
_ _ _ In the crying I woke [C] up because the bird had [A] taken up my [Dm] chest.
_ _ It sat there and sang the [C] most joyful tones with [A] its pure and clear [Dm] voice.
_ _ [F] And the tones filled [C] my deathly house to the most [Gm] distant angles [Dm] and ravens.
The [F] song made me happy [C] and my mind became clear [A] because I knew that now [Dm] we were together.
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
I bought my bird [C] a golden cage and [A] put it in the middle [Dm] of my farm. _
It was with me when I wrote, it was [C] with me when I ate and it [A] was also with me when I [Dm] slept. _
[F] I talked to the bird, I [C] played for the bird and [Gm] it became like a dear [Dm] old friend. _ _
[F] And in my moments [C] of sleep and doubt [A] it gave me joy.
[Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ We traveled together [C] to remote places [A] and experienced other [Dm] cultures.
_ And when we met I [C] had the question in my hand in [A] its golden [Am] conclusion.
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] We went to museums, [C] we went to concerts [Gm] and we saw every famous [Dm] monument.
_ _ [F] We ate at the [C] finest restaurants [A] and we slept in the best [Dm] hotels.
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
And the month came [C] and the month went by [A] and soon the summer had [Dm] become autumn. _
And the bird became quieter [C] every day [A] until it finally lost [Dm] its voice. _
[F] It sat in its cage [C] and looked out through the window [Gm] at a sky so pale [Dm] and grey. _
[F] And only in October [C] I finally understood _ [A] that it was sitting and looking.
[Dm] _ _ _
Towards _ _ _ _ the clouds you saw [C] them fly on their way [A] to their real [Dm] home.
_ They traveled by instinct, [C] they followed the laws [A] of nature, the beast has so wise.
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] I looked at my bird [C] that sat there in the cage [Gm] so frightened and sad [Dm] and quiet.
_ [F] So I opened the window [C] and I opened the cage and [A] I saw how my bird [Dm] flew [F] out.
_ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And I saw the bird fly out of the cage.
It's springtime, soon [C] the trees will fall down.
Now [A] it's dark and the cold [Dm] is gone.
_ I walk around in my garden [C] and look up at the sky.
Because [A] I know that soon they [Dm] will come here.
[F] And I think that one of [C] them will make [Gm] an extra turn [Dm] home.
_ And [F] so happy to show [C] his appreciation for [A] being able to live in freedom [Dm] again.
[F] Yes, I think that one of [C] them will make [Gm] an extra turn [Dm] home.
_ [F] And so happy to show [C] his appreciation for [A] being able to live in [Dm] freedom again.
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _