Chords for If I Were Free (Live at the Lewes Stopover 2013)
Tempo:
89.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
C
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, well, well, well, if I were free, all right, there's a new song.
This is a nice festival, is it not?
[F] I love these
gentlemen of the road [Fm] things.
[F]
Really?
[A] Look [F] around.
Nothing.
Nothing even says Coca-Cola on it.
When are you at a [G] festival that doesn't say Coca-Cola somewhere?
[B] [E]
[G] I mean, seriously.
Yeah, get going.
My manager's saying to get going.
Speaking of Coca [F]-Cola.
[G] [Am]
[C] [F]
[G] [Am]
[G] [F]
[Am]
[G]
[Am] If I were free, if [G] it [F] were me,
I would yell out, I love you [Am] to all our fans.
I would disrobe in [G] disco and rip off my mask.
If I [C] were free, I'd be [G] the you that [Am] crossed the eye to simply [G] be
finding our reflections at the bottom [C] of the sea.
What [G] did you see?
[C] I [G] saw that you and I [E]
forever [Am] have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy and I fell into [C] a dream.
What [E] did you dream?
I.
[C] [Am] [F]
[G] [Am] Oh.
[C] [F]
[G] [Am]
I [G] dreamed [F] of when
they would sweep every castle [Am] made of sand
out across the [G] open only land.
Oh, if this [Am] were free,
if [G] this [F] were free,
we'd be free of the terror [Am] of the grave
and fear masquerading [G] as the brave.
Oh, if [C] this were free.
[Am] [G]
[Am] [C] I woke [F#] up on a [Am] peak of red, white and [G] blue
the surface got too heavy, [F] so the rain flew [C] faster.
What [G] did you feel?
[C] I felt [G] the fear [E] that every queer does in his [Am] head.
First [G] thing, the starting over.
[F] I made [Dm] sure I [C] was dead.
What did you dream?
[Dm]
[C]
[G]
[E]
[Dm]
[C]
[Am] [E]
[C]
Swimming with anxious, [Am] laughing, tired to get lost.
[G]
We took our left, remember, [F] we leaned upon [C] the cross.
What did [G] you see?
I saw that you and I [Am] forever have been [G] free.
The light became too heavy [F] and we fell into a dream.
[C] [Am] [G] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C]
[C] [Am]
This is a nice festival, is it not?
[F] I love these
gentlemen of the road [Fm] things.
[F]
Really?
[A] Look [F] around.
Nothing.
Nothing even says Coca-Cola on it.
When are you at a [G] festival that doesn't say Coca-Cola somewhere?
[B] [E]
[G] I mean, seriously.
Yeah, get going.
My manager's saying to get going.
Speaking of Coca [F]-Cola.
[G] [Am]
[C] [F]
[G] [Am]
[G] [F]
[Am]
[G]
[Am] If I were free, if [G] it [F] were me,
I would yell out, I love you [Am] to all our fans.
I would disrobe in [G] disco and rip off my mask.
If I [C] were free, I'd be [G] the you that [Am] crossed the eye to simply [G] be
finding our reflections at the bottom [C] of the sea.
What [G] did you see?
[C] I [G] saw that you and I [E]
forever [Am] have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy and I fell into [C] a dream.
What [E] did you dream?
I.
[C] [Am] [F]
[G] [Am] Oh.
[C] [F]
[G] [Am]
I [G] dreamed [F] of when
they would sweep every castle [Am] made of sand
out across the [G] open only land.
Oh, if this [Am] were free,
if [G] this [F] were free,
we'd be free of the terror [Am] of the grave
and fear masquerading [G] as the brave.
Oh, if [C] this were free.
[Am] [G]
[Am] [C] I woke [F#] up on a [Am] peak of red, white and [G] blue
the surface got too heavy, [F] so the rain flew [C] faster.
What [G] did you feel?
[C] I felt [G] the fear [E] that every queer does in his [Am] head.
First [G] thing, the starting over.
[F] I made [Dm] sure I [C] was dead.
What did you dream?
[Dm]
[C]
[G]
[E]
[Dm]
[C]
[Am] [E]
[C]
Swimming with anxious, [Am] laughing, tired to get lost.
[G]
We took our left, remember, [F] we leaned upon [C] the cross.
What did [G] you see?
I saw that you and I [Am] forever have been [G] free.
The light became too heavy [F] and we fell into a dream.
[C] [Am] [G] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C]
[C] [Am]
Key:
G
Am
C
F
E
G
Am
C
_ _ _ _ _ Well, well, well, well, if _ _ I were free, all right, there's a new song.
_ _ _ _ This is a nice festival, is it not? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ I love these
gentlemen of the road [Fm] things.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
Really?
_ [A] Look [F] around. _
Nothing.
Nothing even says Coca-Cola on it.
When are you at a [G] festival that doesn't say Coca-Cola somewhere?
[B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ I mean, seriously.
Yeah, get going.
My manager's saying to get going. _ _ _
_ _ Speaking of Coca [F]-Cola. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] If I were free, _ _ _ _ if [G] it [F] were me,
I would yell out, I love you [Am] to all our fans.
I would disrobe in [G] disco and rip off my mask.
_ If I [C] were free, I'd be [G] the you that [Am] crossed the eye to simply [G] be
finding our reflections at the bottom [C] of the sea.
What [G] did you see?
_ _ [C] I [G] saw that you and I [E]
forever [Am] have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy and I fell into [C] a dream.
What [E] did you dream?
I.
[C] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] Oh. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ I [G] dreamed [F] of when
they would sweep every castle [Am] made of sand
out _ across the [G] open only land. _
Oh, if this [Am] were free, _ _
_ if [G] this [F] were free,
_ we'd be free of the terror [Am] of the grave _
and fear masquerading [G] as the brave. _
Oh, if [C] this were free. _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] I woke [F#] up on a [Am] peak of red, white and [G] blue
the surface got too heavy, [F] so the rain flew [C] faster.
What [G] did you feel? _
_ [C] I felt [G] the fear [E] that every queer does in his [Am] head.
First [G] thing, the starting over.
[F] I made [Dm] sure I [C] was dead.
What did you dream? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Swimming with anxious, [Am] laughing, tired to get lost.
[G]
We took our left, remember, [F] we leaned upon [C] the cross.
What did [G] you see?
_ _ I saw that you and I [Am] forever have been [G] free.
The light became too heavy [F] and we fell into a dream.
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This is a nice festival, is it not? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ I love these
gentlemen of the road [Fm] things.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
Really?
_ [A] Look [F] around. _
Nothing.
Nothing even says Coca-Cola on it.
When are you at a [G] festival that doesn't say Coca-Cola somewhere?
[B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ I mean, seriously.
Yeah, get going.
My manager's saying to get going. _ _ _
_ _ Speaking of Coca [F]-Cola. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] If I were free, _ _ _ _ if [G] it [F] were me,
I would yell out, I love you [Am] to all our fans.
I would disrobe in [G] disco and rip off my mask.
_ If I [C] were free, I'd be [G] the you that [Am] crossed the eye to simply [G] be
finding our reflections at the bottom [C] of the sea.
What [G] did you see?
_ _ [C] I [G] saw that you and I [E]
forever [Am] have been free.
[G] The light became too heavy and I fell into [C] a dream.
What [E] did you dream?
I.
[C] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] Oh. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ I [G] dreamed [F] of when
they would sweep every castle [Am] made of sand
out _ across the [G] open only land. _
Oh, if this [Am] were free, _ _
_ if [G] this [F] were free,
_ we'd be free of the terror [Am] of the grave _
and fear masquerading [G] as the brave. _
Oh, if [C] this were free. _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] I woke [F#] up on a [Am] peak of red, white and [G] blue
the surface got too heavy, [F] so the rain flew [C] faster.
What [G] did you feel? _
_ [C] I felt [G] the fear [E] that every queer does in his [Am] head.
First [G] thing, the starting over.
[F] I made [Dm] sure I [C] was dead.
What did you dream? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Swimming with anxious, [Am] laughing, tired to get lost.
[G]
We took our left, remember, [F] we leaned upon [C] the cross.
What did [G] you see?
_ _ I saw that you and I [Am] forever have been [G] free.
The light became too heavy [F] and we fell into a dream.
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _