Is This Freedom Chords by Lucky Dube
Tempo:
125 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#m
A
E
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[A]
[G#m] [C#m]
[A] [E]
[C#m]
[G#m] [A] [B]
[C#m]
[B] [A] [B]
We [C#m] got outside one morning [B] [A] to see [E] what's [B] going on.
[C#m] Cause you heard all the noises in the night.
[A] It's a [B] celebration.
[C#m]
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m] Even though she was old and grey,
it [A] didn't mean she [E] was [B] deaf and blind.
[C#m] She took one look at the [E] [A] man.
Though [B] they're in here, they say,
[C#m] God help us all.
[B] [A] [B]
Too [C#m] much power in one man's hand is [A] dangerous.
[B]
She has [C#m] never tasted freedom.
[G#m] And [A] all [E] the things you [B] take for what.
Then [C#m] she looked at me and said,
[G#m] Son, [A] is this [E] the end of our time for life?
It [C#m] is freedom.
It [A] is freedom.
[B]
It [C#m] is freedom.
It [E] [A] is freedom.
[B]
It [C#m] is freedom.
It [A] is freedom.
[B]
[C#m]
[A] [E] [B]
[G#m] [C#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[B] [C#m]
[E] [A] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [C#m]
[A] [E]
[B] [C#m]
[A] [E]
We [C#m] are just women.
[A] Change of power.
[B]
From [C#m] one fool, one liar to [A] another.
A [B] liar down the line of [C#m] greed.
[E] [A] [B]
She [C#m] has lived through the war.
[B] [A] She didn't want to go [B] through it all [C#m] again.
Oh God.
[A] [B]
She [C#m] has seen injustice.
[G#m] She [A] has seen corruption.
[B]
She [C#m] has seen racism.
[G#m] [A] And in what [B] kind of suffering you [C#m] compete about.
Oh God.
[G#m] [A] [B]
Then [C#m] she said to me,
Son, [A] is this the end [E] of our suffering?
[C#m]
[G#m] It [A] is freedom.
[B]
It [C#m] is freedom.
[B] It [A] is freedom.
[B]
It [C#m] is freedom.
We [B] [A] are just women.
[B]
[E]
[A] [B]
[C#m]
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m] [E]
[B]
[F]
[E]
[C#m]
[E] [A] [B]
[C#m]
[A] [B]
[C#m]
[A] [E] Freedom.
[G#m] [C#m]
[B] It [A] is freedom.
[B]
It is freedom.
It [C#m] is freedom.
[B] [A] Freedom.
[B]
Its freedom.
[C#m]
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m]
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m] It's
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m] freedom.
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m]
Freedom.
[A] [B] THANK YOU!!
[C#m]
[N]
[A]
[G#m] [C#m]
[A] [E]
[C#m]
[G#m] [A] [B]
[C#m]
[B] [A] [B]
We [C#m] got outside one morning [B] [A] to see [E] what's [B] going on.
[C#m] Cause you heard all the noises in the night.
[A] It's a [B] celebration.
[C#m]
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m] Even though she was old and grey,
it [A] didn't mean she [E] was [B] deaf and blind.
[C#m] She took one look at the [E] [A] man.
Though [B] they're in here, they say,
[C#m] God help us all.
[B] [A] [B]
Too [C#m] much power in one man's hand is [A] dangerous.
[B]
She has [C#m] never tasted freedom.
[G#m] And [A] all [E] the things you [B] take for what.
Then [C#m] she looked at me and said,
[G#m] Son, [A] is this [E] the end of our time for life?
It [C#m] is freedom.
It [A] is freedom.
[B]
It [C#m] is freedom.
It [E] [A] is freedom.
[B]
It [C#m] is freedom.
It [A] is freedom.
[B]
[C#m]
[A] [E] [B]
[G#m] [C#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[B] [C#m]
[E] [A] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [C#m]
[A] [E]
[B] [C#m]
[A] [E]
We [C#m] are just women.
[A] Change of power.
[B]
From [C#m] one fool, one liar to [A] another.
A [B] liar down the line of [C#m] greed.
[E] [A] [B]
She [C#m] has lived through the war.
[B] [A] She didn't want to go [B] through it all [C#m] again.
Oh God.
[A] [B]
She [C#m] has seen injustice.
[G#m] She [A] has seen corruption.
[B]
She [C#m] has seen racism.
[G#m] [A] And in what [B] kind of suffering you [C#m] compete about.
Oh God.
[G#m] [A] [B]
Then [C#m] she said to me,
Son, [A] is this the end [E] of our suffering?
[C#m]
[G#m] It [A] is freedom.
[B]
It [C#m] is freedom.
[B] It [A] is freedom.
[B]
It [C#m] is freedom.
We [B] [A] are just women.
[B]
[E]
[A] [B]
[C#m]
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m] [E]
[B]
[F]
[E]
[C#m]
[E] [A] [B]
[C#m]
[A] [B]
[C#m]
[A] [E] Freedom.
[G#m] [C#m]
[B] It [A] is freedom.
[B]
It is freedom.
It [C#m] is freedom.
[B] [A] Freedom.
[B]
Its freedom.
[C#m]
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m]
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m] It's
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m] freedom.
[B] [A] [B]
[C#m]
Freedom.
[A] [B] THANK YOU!!
[C#m]
[N]
Key:
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C#m
A
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G#m
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C#m
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[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
We [C#m] got outside one morning _ [B] [A] to see [E] what's [B] going on.
[C#m] Cause you heard all the noises in the night.
[A] _ _ It's a [B] celebration.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#m] Even though she was old and grey,
it [A] didn't mean she [E] was [B] deaf and blind.
[C#m] She _ took one look at the [E] [A] man.
_ Though [B] they're in here, they say,
[C#m] God help us all.
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Too [C#m] much power in one man's hand is [A] _ dangerous.
_ [B] _ _
She has [C#m] never tasted _ freedom.
[G#m] And [A] all [E] the things you [B] take for what.
Then [C#m] she looked at me and said,
[G#m] Son, [A] is this [E] the end of our time for life?
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _
It [A] is freedom.
_ [B] _ _
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _
It [E] [A] is freedom.
_ [B] _ _
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _
It [A] is freedom.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
We [C#m] are just women. _ _
_ [A] Change of power.
[B] _ _
From [C#m] one fool, one liar to [A] another.
_ A [B] liar down the line of [C#m] greed. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
She [C#m] has lived through the war.
_ [B] [A] She didn't want to go [B] through it all _ [C#m] again.
_ Oh God.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
She [C#m] has seen injustice. _ _
[G#m] She [A] has seen corruption.
[B] _ _
She [C#m] has seen racism. _ _
_ [G#m] _ [A] And in what [B] kind of suffering you [C#m] compete about.
_ Oh God.
[G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Then [C#m] she said to me, _
Son, _ [A] is this the end [E] of our _ suffering?
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] It [A] is freedom.
_ [B] _ _
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _ _
[B] It [A] is _ freedom.
[B] _
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _
We [B] [A] are just women.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Freedom. _
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] It [A] is freedom.
_ [B] _
It is freedom.
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ Freedom.
_ [B] _
Its freedom.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ It's _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#m] freedom. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
Freedom.
[A] _ _ [B] _ THANK YOU!!
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
We [C#m] got outside one morning _ [B] [A] to see [E] what's [B] going on.
[C#m] Cause you heard all the noises in the night.
[A] _ _ It's a [B] celebration.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#m] Even though she was old and grey,
it [A] didn't mean she [E] was [B] deaf and blind.
[C#m] She _ took one look at the [E] [A] man.
_ Though [B] they're in here, they say,
[C#m] God help us all.
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Too [C#m] much power in one man's hand is [A] _ dangerous.
_ [B] _ _
She has [C#m] never tasted _ freedom.
[G#m] And [A] all [E] the things you [B] take for what.
Then [C#m] she looked at me and said,
[G#m] Son, [A] is this [E] the end of our time for life?
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _
It [A] is freedom.
_ [B] _ _
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _
It [E] [A] is freedom.
_ [B] _ _
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _
It [A] is freedom.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
We [C#m] are just women. _ _
_ [A] Change of power.
[B] _ _
From [C#m] one fool, one liar to [A] another.
_ A [B] liar down the line of [C#m] greed. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
She [C#m] has lived through the war.
_ [B] [A] She didn't want to go [B] through it all _ [C#m] again.
_ Oh God.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
She [C#m] has seen injustice. _ _
[G#m] She [A] has seen corruption.
[B] _ _
She [C#m] has seen racism. _ _
_ [G#m] _ [A] And in what [B] kind of suffering you [C#m] compete about.
_ Oh God.
[G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Then [C#m] she said to me, _
Son, _ [A] is this the end [E] of our _ suffering?
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] It [A] is freedom.
_ [B] _ _
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _ _
[B] It [A] is _ freedom.
[B] _
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _
We [B] [A] are just women.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Freedom. _
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] It [A] is freedom.
_ [B] _
It is freedom.
It [C#m] is freedom. _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ Freedom.
_ [B] _
Its freedom.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ It's _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#m] freedom. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
Freedom.
[A] _ _ [B] _ THANK YOU!!
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _