Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - If I Were Free Chords
Tempo:
91.1 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
C
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [F] [F]
[G] [Am]
[F]
[G] [Am]
[Am] If I [F] walk free, I would run into [Am] battles with flowers and herbs, and buy the boots of [G] a
well-oiled gun.
If [Am] I walk free, if [G] it [F] were me, I would yell out I love you [Am] to all our past.
I would disrobe and [A] disco and rip [G] off my mask.
[D] If I walk [C] free, I'd be the [G] youth across [Am] the eye to simply be [G] lining our reflections at
[F] the bottom of [C] the sea.
What did you see?
I saw [G] that you and I [E] forever [Am] have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy, and I fell into [C] a dream.
What did [E] you dream?
I [Am] [F]
[G] [Am]
[C] [F]
dreamed [G] [Am]
[F] of wind, that would sweep every castle [Am] made of sand out across your [G] god-holy land.
Oh, if this were [Am] free, if this [F] were free, leave me free of the terror [Am] of the grave,
and fear masqueraded [G] as the brave.
Oh, if this [C] were free, [Em] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] I [G] woke upon a [Am] pig of red, white, and blue.
[G] The earth is gotten heavier, [F] so we fell [C] into the zoo.
What [G] did you feel?
[C] I felt the [Em] fear that every queer [Am] does in his head.
[G] First things started over, I'm pretty [C] sure I was dead.
What [G] do you dream?
[Dm]
[C]
[G]
[E]
[Dm]
[C]
[Am] [E]
[C] Swimming with [G] ancients, laughing [Am] tired to get lost,
[G] shook our left remember [F] when we leaned [C] upon the cross.
What [G] did you see?
[C] I saw [G] that you and I [Am] forever have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy, and we fell into [C] a dream.
[Bm]
[Am] [C] [Bm]
[Am] [C] [Bm]
[Am] [C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[Am] [C] Very [Am] much in your face.
[C] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C]
[N]
[G] [Am]
[F]
[G] [Am]
[Am] If I [F] walk free, I would run into [Am] battles with flowers and herbs, and buy the boots of [G] a
well-oiled gun.
If [Am] I walk free, if [G] it [F] were me, I would yell out I love you [Am] to all our past.
I would disrobe and [A] disco and rip [G] off my mask.
[D] If I walk [C] free, I'd be the [G] youth across [Am] the eye to simply be [G] lining our reflections at
[F] the bottom of [C] the sea.
What did you see?
I saw [G] that you and I [E] forever [Am] have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy, and I fell into [C] a dream.
What did [E] you dream?
I [Am] [F]
[G] [Am]
[C] [F]
dreamed [G] [Am]
[F] of wind, that would sweep every castle [Am] made of sand out across your [G] god-holy land.
Oh, if this were [Am] free, if this [F] were free, leave me free of the terror [Am] of the grave,
and fear masqueraded [G] as the brave.
Oh, if this [C] were free, [Em] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] I [G] woke upon a [Am] pig of red, white, and blue.
[G] The earth is gotten heavier, [F] so we fell [C] into the zoo.
What [G] did you feel?
[C] I felt the [Em] fear that every queer [Am] does in his head.
[G] First things started over, I'm pretty [C] sure I was dead.
What [G] do you dream?
[Dm]
[C]
[G]
[E]
[Dm]
[C]
[Am] [E]
[C] Swimming with [G] ancients, laughing [Am] tired to get lost,
[G] shook our left remember [F] when we leaned [C] upon the cross.
What [G] did you see?
[C] I saw [G] that you and I [Am] forever have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy, and we fell into [C] a dream.
[Bm]
[Am] [C] [Bm]
[Am] [C] [Bm]
[Am] [C] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[Am] [C] Very [Am] much in your face.
[C] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C]
[N]
Key:
Am
G
C
F
E
Am
G
C
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_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ If I [F] walk free, I would run into [Am] battles with flowers and herbs, and buy the boots of [G] a
well-oiled gun. _
_ If [Am] I walk free, _ _ _ _ if [G] it [F] were me, I would yell out I love you [Am] to all our past.
I would disrobe and [A] disco and rip [G] off my mask.
_ _ [D] If I walk [C] free, I'd be the [G] youth across [Am] the eye to simply be [G] lining our reflections at
[F] the bottom of [C] the sea.
What did you see?
_ _ I saw [G] that you and I [E] forever [Am] have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy, and I fell into [C] a dream.
What did [E] you dream?
I _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
dreamed _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] of wind, that would sweep every castle [Am] made of sand _ out across your [G] god-holy land.
_ _ Oh, if this were [Am] free, _ _ _ if this [F] were free, leave me free of the terror [Am] of the grave,
and fear masqueraded [G] as the brave.
_ Oh, if this [C] were free, [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] I [G] woke upon a [Am] pig of red, white, and blue.
[G] The earth is gotten heavier, [F] so we fell [C] into the zoo.
What [G] did you feel?
_ [C] I felt the [Em] fear that every queer [Am] does in his head.
[G] First things started over, I'm pretty [C] sure I was dead.
What [G] do you dream? _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Swimming with [G] ancients, laughing [Am] tired to get lost, _
[G] shook our left remember [F] when we leaned [C] upon the cross.
What [G] did you see?
_ _ [C] I saw [G] that you and I [Am] forever have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy, and we fell into [C] a dream.
[Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Very [Am] much in your face.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ If I [F] walk free, I would run into [Am] battles with flowers and herbs, and buy the boots of [G] a
well-oiled gun. _
_ If [Am] I walk free, _ _ _ _ if [G] it [F] were me, I would yell out I love you [Am] to all our past.
I would disrobe and [A] disco and rip [G] off my mask.
_ _ [D] If I walk [C] free, I'd be the [G] youth across [Am] the eye to simply be [G] lining our reflections at
[F] the bottom of [C] the sea.
What did you see?
_ _ I saw [G] that you and I [E] forever [Am] have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy, and I fell into [C] a dream.
What did [E] you dream?
I _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
dreamed _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] of wind, that would sweep every castle [Am] made of sand _ out across your [G] god-holy land.
_ _ Oh, if this were [Am] free, _ _ _ if this [F] were free, leave me free of the terror [Am] of the grave,
and fear masqueraded [G] as the brave.
_ Oh, if this [C] were free, [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] I [G] woke upon a [Am] pig of red, white, and blue.
[G] The earth is gotten heavier, [F] so we fell [C] into the zoo.
What [G] did you feel?
_ [C] I felt the [Em] fear that every queer [Am] does in his head.
[G] First things started over, I'm pretty [C] sure I was dead.
What [G] do you dream? _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Swimming with [G] ancients, laughing [Am] tired to get lost, _
[G] shook our left remember [F] when we leaned [C] upon the cross.
What [G] did you see?
_ _ [C] I saw [G] that you and I [Am] forever have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy, and we fell into [C] a dream.
[Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Very [Am] much in your face.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _