Chords for Freebird for John Whitley

Tempo:
147.7 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

F

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Freebird for John Whitley chords
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[D]
[E]
[F]
[C] [D]
[G] If I [D] leave here [E] tomorrow,
[Em] [F] would [C] you still remember [D] me?
[G]
I must [D] be traveling [E] on [Em] now, [F] there's just [C] too many places I've got [D] to see.
[G] If [D] I stay [B] with [E] you,
[F]
[C] things just couldn't be the [D]
same.
[G] Cause I'm [D] as free as [Em] for now, [F]
and this [C] bird you cannot [D]
change.
Oh, oh, [F] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[C] And this bird you cannot [D] change.
[F] And [C] this bird you cannot [D] change.
[F]
[C] Lord knows I [D]
[A] can't change.
[G] Bye, [D] bye, baby, Mr.
[E] Sweetheart.
[F] Oh, [C] Mr.
Sweetheart, I can't [D] change.
[G]
Please [D] don't take so [Bm] badly.
[Em]
Cause [F]
[C] Lord knows I'm [D] afraid.
[G]
If I [D] stay here with [E] you, girl,
[G] [F] things [C] just couldn't be [D] the same.
[G]
Cause I'm [D] as free as [Em] a bird now,
[F] [C] and this bird you'll never [D]
change.
Lord, [F]
[C] you [D] cannot change.
[C] This bird you [D] cannot change.
[F] [C]
Lord knows I [D]
can't change.
[F]
Lord, [C] help me, I [D] can't change.
[G] [Bb] Lord, [C] I can't change.
[G] Won't you fly, [Bb]
[C] free bird?
[G] [Bb]
[C]
[G] [Bb]
[C]
[Gm] [Bb]
[C]
[G] [Bb]
[D]
[G] [Bb]
[C]
[G] [Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[G] [Bb]
[D] [Gm]
[C] [G]
[Bb] [D]
[G] [D]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, D, F, C, G, Bb, D and C in sequence. Set your pace at 73 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 148. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ If I [D] leave _ here [E] tomorrow, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ would [C] you still _ remember [D] me?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I must [D] be traveling [E] _ on _ _ [Em] now, _ _ _ [F] _ there's just [C] too many _ places I've got [D] to see.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ If [D] I stay _ [B] with _ [E] you, _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] things just couldn't be the [D]
same. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Cause I'm [D] as free as [Em] for _ _ now, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
and this [C] bird you cannot _ [D] _
change.
_ Oh, oh, _ [F] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[C] And this bird you cannot [D] _ change. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ And [C] this bird you cannot [D] _ change. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] Lord _ knows I [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] can't change. _
[G] _ _ _ Bye, [D] bye, baby, Mr.
_ [E] _ _ _ Sweetheart.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ Oh, [C] Mr.
_ Sweetheart, I can't [D] change.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Please [D] don't _ take so [Bm] _ badly.
_ _ [Em] _
_ Cause _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] Lord knows _ I'm [D] afraid.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ If I [D] stay here with _ [E] you, girl, _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ things [C] just couldn't be [D] the same. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Cause I'm [D] as free _ as [Em] a bird _ now, _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] and this bird you'll never [D] _ _ _
change.
_ Lord, _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ you [D] cannot _ change. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] This bird you [D] cannot _ _ _ change.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C]
Lord knows I [D] _ _ _
can't change.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Lord, [C] _ help me, I [D] can't change. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ Lord, _ [C] I can't _ _ _ change.
[G] Won't you fly, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] free bird?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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