Chords for Freedom

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[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] From Senegal, West [Eb] Africa to St.
Louis, [Fm] Missouri, thanks to Catherine [Db] Dunham for giving my pops his [Ab] glory.
He came down with [Eb] his drum and a dream to change [Db] the world [Ab] in a free uplifting world.
That's all he ever want.
Mom came a little [Eb] after, gave birth to my [Fm] brother.
Then all of the [Db] pressure, made them fight one [Ab] another.
See the pain will never [Eb] last, did the best with what [Bb] they had.
He knew the world was out for grabs, and he searched to [Ab] find him.
Freedom, _
_ [Eb] freedom, _ _ [Fm] freedom. _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] Everything I have, everything I own, all [Eb] my mistakes girl you already know.
I wanna [Bb] be free, [Ab] I wanna be free.
So I searched to find my, find my, _
_ [Eb] freedom.
_ _ [Fm] Freedom, freedom, _
_ [Db] freedom.
_ [Ab] Everything I have, everything I own, all [Eb] my mistakes girl you already know.
I wanna [Cm] be free, [Ab] I wanna be free.
Yeah.
As a kid I never [Eb] knew, I'd have to hustle just to make [Fm] it through.
So I found myself skipping [Db] school, cause the girls don't think [Ab] I'm cool.
And because of that I [Eb] didn't care, whether or not I went to jail.
[Ab] I just wanna be treated fair, cause that's all I ever knew.
Telling me I need to slow [Eb] down, cause everybody in the whole [Fm] town.
Cause they know how I'll [Db] get down, far enough from another [Ab] town.
Can you believe we still [Eb] around, after so many hit [Db] the ground.
[Bb] And we ain't gonna stop now, until we [Ab] get that freedom. _
[Eb] Oh, _ _ [Fm] oh, _ _ [Db] oh, freedom.
_ _ [Ab] Everything I have, everything I own, all [Eb] my mistakes girl you already know.
I wanna [Bb] be free, [Ab] I wanna be free.
Won't stop till I find my, _ my [Eb] freedom.
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Oh, [Db] freedom.
_ [Ab] Everything I have, everything I own, all [Eb] my mistakes girl you already know.
I wanna [Ab] be free, I wanna be free.
If you wanna be free in the land that's drug free, [Eb] put your hands up, put your hands up.
[Fm] If you wanna be free from all your misery, [Db] put your hands up, put your hands up.
[Ab] If you wanna be free with plenty money, [Eb] put your hands up, put your hands up.
[Bb] If you wanna be free just praise G-O-D, put your hands up, put your hands up. [Ab] Oh, freedom. _
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_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] Everything I have, everything I own, all [Eb] my mistakes girl you already know.
I wanna [Cm] be free, [Ab] I wanna be free.
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