Chords for Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom (1974) With Lyrics!
Tempo:
126 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Cm
C
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb] I used to be a rolling stone, you know, never caused a write.
I'd [C] leave to [Db] find an answer [C]
on the road.
[Bb]
I used to be a hard beat for someone, but the times have changed.
[C] The less I say [Db] it, the more [C] my work gets [Bb] done.
[Eb] Cause I live in Philadelphia [Bb] freedom.
[Eb] From the day that I [Ab] walked [Eb]
away from [Bb] the flag.
[Ab] Philadelphia freedom [G] took me knee high to [Cm] a man.
[Ab] Yeah, [G] give me peace all my life, my [Gb] daddy never [Eb] had.
[Bb] Oh, Philadelphia freedom, shine [Eb] on me.
[Bb] I love it, shine [Cm] a light through [Bb] the eyes of [C] the [F] one left behind.
[D]
[Gm] Shine a light, [Cm] shine a light.
[Bb] Shine a light, [Ab] oh shine a light.
[Eb] [Dm] [Eb] Philadelphia [F] freedom, [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] it.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
If it's you, you can live your life.
Some people choose the city, some [C] of them choose [Db] a good [C] old family [Bb] home.
I get a little easy with our family ties.
So my willpower will unfreeze on [C] its side, [Db] right [C]
between [Bb] the eyes.
Cause [Eb] I live in Philadelphia
[Bb] freedom.
From [Eb] the day that I walked away [Bb] from the flag.
[Ab] Philadelphia [G] freedom took me knee high to [Cm] a man.
[Ab]
Yeah, [G] give me peace all my life, [Gb] my daddy never [Eb] had.
[Bb] Oh, Philadelphia freedom, [Eb] shine on me.
[Bb] I love it, [Cm] shine a light [Bb] through the eyes [C] of the one [F] left behind.
[D]
[Gm] Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light.
[Bb] Shine a [Ab] light, oh shine a [Eb] light.
[Dm]
[Eb] Philadelphia [F] freedom, [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] it.
[Bb] Yes I do.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
Philadelphia freedom, [Eb] shine on me.
[Bb] I love it, [Cm] shine a light [Bb] through the eyes [C] of the one [F] left behind.
[D]
[Gm] Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light.
[Bb] Shine a [Ab] light, oh shine a [Eb] [Cm] light.
[Eb]
Philadelphia [F] freedom, [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] it.
[Eb] No I [Bb] [Eb] love it, yeah.
No I [Bb]
[Cm] love it,
[Bb] I love you.
Philadelphia freedom, I love [Cm] it.
[Bb] Philadelphia freedom, [Cm]
I [Bb] love it.
I'm just all around [Cm] you.
You're [Bb] all I want to be.
Just all [Eb] around [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] you.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb] I used to be a rolling stone, you know, never caused a write.
I'd [C] leave to [Db] find an answer [C]
on the road.
[Bb]
I used to be a hard beat for someone, but the times have changed.
[C] The less I say [Db] it, the more [C] my work gets [Bb] done.
[Eb] Cause I live in Philadelphia [Bb] freedom.
[Eb] From the day that I [Ab] walked [Eb]
away from [Bb] the flag.
[Ab] Philadelphia freedom [G] took me knee high to [Cm] a man.
[Ab] Yeah, [G] give me peace all my life, my [Gb] daddy never [Eb] had.
[Bb] Oh, Philadelphia freedom, shine [Eb] on me.
[Bb] I love it, shine [Cm] a light through [Bb] the eyes of [C] the [F] one left behind.
[D]
[Gm] Shine a light, [Cm] shine a light.
[Bb] Shine a light, [Ab] oh shine a light.
[Eb] [Dm] [Eb] Philadelphia [F] freedom, [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] it.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
If it's you, you can live your life.
Some people choose the city, some [C] of them choose [Db] a good [C] old family [Bb] home.
I get a little easy with our family ties.
So my willpower will unfreeze on [C] its side, [Db] right [C]
between [Bb] the eyes.
Cause [Eb] I live in Philadelphia
[Bb] freedom.
From [Eb] the day that I walked away [Bb] from the flag.
[Ab] Philadelphia [G] freedom took me knee high to [Cm] a man.
[Ab]
Yeah, [G] give me peace all my life, [Gb] my daddy never [Eb] had.
[Bb] Oh, Philadelphia freedom, [Eb] shine on me.
[Bb] I love it, [Cm] shine a light [Bb] through the eyes [C] of the one [F] left behind.
[D]
[Gm] Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light.
[Bb] Shine a [Ab] light, oh shine a [Eb] light.
[Dm]
[Eb] Philadelphia [F] freedom, [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] it.
[Bb] Yes I do.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
Philadelphia freedom, [Eb] shine on me.
[Bb] I love it, [Cm] shine a light [Bb] through the eyes [C] of the one [F] left behind.
[D]
[Gm] Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light.
[Bb] Shine a [Ab] light, oh shine a [Eb] [Cm] light.
[Eb]
Philadelphia [F] freedom, [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] it.
[Eb] No I [Bb] [Eb] love it, yeah.
No I [Bb]
[Cm] love it,
[Bb] I love you.
Philadelphia freedom, I love [Cm] it.
[Bb] Philadelphia freedom, [Cm]
I [Bb] love it.
I'm just all around [Cm] you.
You're [Bb] all I want to be.
Just all [Eb] around [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] you.
[Ab]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Cm
C
Ab
Bb
Eb
Cm
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] I _ _ used to be a rolling stone, you _ know, never caused a write. _
I'd [C] leave to [Db] find an answer [C]
on the road.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
I used to be a hard beat for someone, _ _ but the times have changed. _
_ [C] The less I say [Db] it, the more [C] my work gets [Bb] _ done. _ _ _ _
[Eb] Cause I live in _ Philadelphia _ [Bb] freedom. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] From the day that I [Ab] walked _ [Eb]
away from [Bb] the flag. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Philadelphia freedom [G] took me knee high to [Cm] a man.
_ _ [Ab] Yeah, _ [G] give me peace all my life, my [Gb] daddy never [Eb] had. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Oh, Philadelphia _ freedom, shine [Eb] on me.
[Bb] I love it, shine [Cm] a light through [Bb] the eyes of [C] the [F] one left behind.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] Shine a light, [Cm] shine a light.
_ [Bb] _ Shine a light, [Ab] oh shine a light.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] [Eb] Philadelphia [F] _ freedom, _ [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] _ it. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ If it's you, you can live your life.
_ Some people choose the city, _ some [C] of them choose [Db] a good [C] old family [Bb] home.
_ _ I _ _ _ get a little easy with our family ties.
_ So my willpower will unfreeze on [C] its side, _ _ [Db] right [C]
between [Bb] the eyes. _ _ _ _
Cause [Eb] I live in Philadelphia _ _
_ [Bb] _ freedom. _ _ _ _
From [Eb] the day that I walked away [Bb] from the flag. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Philadelphia [G] freedom took me knee high to [Cm] a man.
_ [Ab] _ _ _
Yeah, [G] give me peace all my life, [Gb] my daddy never [Eb] had. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Oh, Philadelphia freedom, _ [Eb] shine on me.
_ [Bb] I love it, [Cm] shine a light _ [Bb] through the eyes [C] of the one [F] left behind.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light.
[Bb] _ Shine a [Ab] light, oh shine a [Eb] light.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
[Eb] Philadelphia [F] freedom, _ _ [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] it. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Yes I do. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Philadelphia freedom, [Eb] shine on me.
_ [Bb] I love it, [Cm] shine a light [Bb] through the eyes [C] of the one [F] left behind.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light.
[Bb] _ Shine a [Ab] light, oh shine a _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] light.
[Eb]
Philadelphia [F] freedom, _ _ [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] _ it. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] No I [Bb] _ [Eb] love it, _ yeah.
_ No I [Bb]
[Cm] love _ it, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ I love you.
Philadelphia freedom, _ _ I love _ [Cm] _ it.
[Bb] Philadelphia _ _ _ _ freedom, _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
I [Bb] love it.
_ _ _ I'm just all around _ _ _ [Cm] _ you.
You're [Bb] all _ I want to be.
Just all [Eb] around _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] you. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] I _ _ used to be a rolling stone, you _ know, never caused a write. _
I'd [C] leave to [Db] find an answer [C]
on the road.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
I used to be a hard beat for someone, _ _ but the times have changed. _
_ [C] The less I say [Db] it, the more [C] my work gets [Bb] _ done. _ _ _ _
[Eb] Cause I live in _ Philadelphia _ [Bb] freedom. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] From the day that I [Ab] walked _ [Eb]
away from [Bb] the flag. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Philadelphia freedom [G] took me knee high to [Cm] a man.
_ _ [Ab] Yeah, _ [G] give me peace all my life, my [Gb] daddy never [Eb] had. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Oh, Philadelphia _ freedom, shine [Eb] on me.
[Bb] I love it, shine [Cm] a light through [Bb] the eyes of [C] the [F] one left behind.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] Shine a light, [Cm] shine a light.
_ [Bb] _ Shine a light, [Ab] oh shine a light.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] [Eb] Philadelphia [F] _ freedom, _ [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] _ it. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ If it's you, you can live your life.
_ Some people choose the city, _ some [C] of them choose [Db] a good [C] old family [Bb] home.
_ _ I _ _ _ get a little easy with our family ties.
_ So my willpower will unfreeze on [C] its side, _ _ [Db] right [C]
between [Bb] the eyes. _ _ _ _
Cause [Eb] I live in Philadelphia _ _
_ [Bb] _ freedom. _ _ _ _
From [Eb] the day that I walked away [Bb] from the flag. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Philadelphia [G] freedom took me knee high to [Cm] a man.
_ [Ab] _ _ _
Yeah, [G] give me peace all my life, [Gb] my daddy never [Eb] had. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Oh, Philadelphia freedom, _ [Eb] shine on me.
_ [Bb] I love it, [Cm] shine a light _ [Bb] through the eyes [C] of the one [F] left behind.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light.
[Bb] _ Shine a [Ab] light, oh shine a [Eb] light.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
[Eb] Philadelphia [F] freedom, _ _ [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] it. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Yes I do. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Philadelphia freedom, [Eb] shine on me.
_ [Bb] I love it, [Cm] shine a light [Bb] through the eyes [C] of the one [F] left behind.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ Shine a [Cm] light, shine a light.
[Bb] _ Shine a [Ab] light, oh shine a _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] light.
[Eb]
Philadelphia [F] freedom, _ _ [Eb] I [Bb] love [Cm] _ it. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] No I [Bb] _ [Eb] love it, _ yeah.
_ No I [Bb]
[Cm] love _ it, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ I love you.
Philadelphia freedom, _ _ I love _ [Cm] _ it.
[Bb] Philadelphia _ _ _ _ freedom, _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
I [Bb] love it.
_ _ _ I'm just all around _ _ _ [Cm] _ you.
You're [Bb] all _ I want to be.
Just all [Eb] around _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] you. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _