Chords for Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Audio)
Tempo:
122.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
D
Gm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Bb]
[Gm] [F] [C]
[Bb] [D]
[Gm] [F] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Em] [D]
[Gm] [E] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] I [Bb] wish [D] I knew [Gm] how [Bb] it would [Eb] feel to be free.
I wish [Eb]
I could [Bb] break all [F] the chains [C]
holding me.
[Bb] I [D] wish I could [Dm] say all [Eb] the things [F] that I should [Bb] say.
Say them loud, [D]
say them [Gm] clear [Bb] for the whole [Eb] round world [Bb] to hear.
I [D] wish I [Dm] could share [Eb] all the [F] love that's in my heart.
[Bb] Remove [Eb]
all [Bb] the bars [G] that keep [C]
us [F] apart.
I [Bb] [D] wish you could [Gm] know [Bb] what it [Eb] means [Bb]
to be me.
Then you'd see [D]
and [Gm] agree [E] that every [Bb] man should be free.
I [D] wish I [Gm] could [Bb] give all [Eb] I'm [Bb]
longing to give.
I wish [Eb]
I could [Bb] live like [F] I'm [C] longing [F] to live.
[Bb] I [D] wish I [Gm] could do [Bb] all [Eb] the [F] things that I [Bb] can do.
Though I'm way [D]
[Gm] overdue, [E] [Bb] I'd be starting anew.
Well, I [D] wish I [Gm] could be [Eb] like a [Bb] bird in the sky.
How sweet [Eb]
it [Bb] would be if [F] out my [C] heart [F] I could fly.
[Bb] I'd [D]
soar to [Gm] the sun [Bb] and [Eb] look [F] down at [Bb] the sea.
Then I'd sing, [D]
cause [Gm] I know, yeah.
[Eb] I'd [F] sing, [D]
cause I [Gm] know, yeah.
Then I'd [Bb] sing, [D]
cause I know, I [Eb] know [Bb] it [D] feels.
I [Eb] know it [Bb] [Gb] feels to be [Gm] free.
Yeah, [Eb] yeah, [F] I know [D] how it [Bb] feels.
It certainly [Gb]
[Gm] [Bb] feels, [Gm]
it [Eb] feels to be free.
[Bb] [Gm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Bb]
[Gm] [F] [C]
[Bb] [D]
[Gm] [F] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Em] [D]
[Gm] [E] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] I [Bb] wish [D] I knew [Gm] how [Bb] it would [Eb] feel to be free.
I wish [Eb]
I could [Bb] break all [F] the chains [C]
holding me.
[Bb] I [D] wish I could [Dm] say all [Eb] the things [F] that I should [Bb] say.
Say them loud, [D]
say them [Gm] clear [Bb] for the whole [Eb] round world [Bb] to hear.
I [D] wish I [Dm] could share [Eb] all the [F] love that's in my heart.
[Bb] Remove [Eb]
all [Bb] the bars [G] that keep [C]
us [F] apart.
I [Bb] [D] wish you could [Gm] know [Bb] what it [Eb] means [Bb]
to be me.
Then you'd see [D]
and [Gm] agree [E] that every [Bb] man should be free.
I [D] wish I [Gm] could [Bb] give all [Eb] I'm [Bb]
longing to give.
I wish [Eb]
I could [Bb] live like [F] I'm [C] longing [F] to live.
[Bb] I [D] wish I [Gm] could do [Bb] all [Eb] the [F] things that I [Bb] can do.
Though I'm way [D]
[Gm] overdue, [E] [Bb] I'd be starting anew.
Well, I [D] wish I [Gm] could be [Eb] like a [Bb] bird in the sky.
How sweet [Eb]
it [Bb] would be if [F] out my [C] heart [F] I could fly.
[Bb] I'd [D]
soar to [Gm] the sun [Bb] and [Eb] look [F] down at [Bb] the sea.
Then I'd sing, [D]
cause [Gm] I know, yeah.
[Eb] I'd [F] sing, [D]
cause I [Gm] know, yeah.
Then I'd [Bb] sing, [D]
cause I know, I [Eb] know [Bb] it [D] feels.
I [Eb] know it [Bb] [Gb] feels to be [Gm] free.
Yeah, [Eb] yeah, [F] I know [D] how it [Bb] feels.
It certainly [Gb]
[Gm] [Bb] feels, [Gm]
it [Eb] feels to be free.
[Bb] [Gm] [Eb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
D
Gm
F
Bb
Eb
D
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_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] I [Bb] wish [D] I knew [Gm] how [Bb] it would [Eb] feel to be free.
_ I wish [Eb]
I could [Bb] break all [F] the chains [C]
holding me.
[Bb] _ I [D] wish I could [Dm] say all [Eb] the things [F] that I should [Bb] say.
Say them loud, [D]
say them [Gm] clear [Bb] for the whole [Eb] round world [Bb] to hear.
_ I [D] wish I [Dm] could share _ [Eb] all the [F] love that's in my heart.
_ _ [Bb] Remove [Eb]
all [Bb] the bars [G] that keep _ [C]
us [F] apart.
I [Bb] _ [D] wish you could [Gm] know [Bb] what it [Eb] means [Bb]
to be me.
Then you'd see [D]
and [Gm] agree [E] that every [Bb] man should be free.
_ I [D] wish I [Gm] could [Bb] give all [Eb] I'm _ [Bb]
longing to give.
_ I wish [Eb]
I could [Bb] _ live like [F] I'm [C] longing [F] to live.
[Bb] I [D] wish I [Gm] could do [Bb] all [Eb] the [F] things that I [Bb] can do.
Though I'm way [D] _
_ [Gm] overdue, [E] _ [Bb] I'd be _ starting anew.
_ Well, I [D] wish I [Gm] could be _ [Eb] like a [Bb] bird in the sky.
_ How sweet [Eb]
it [Bb] would be if [F] out my [C] heart [F] I could fly.
_ [Bb] I'd [D]
soar to [Gm] the sun [Bb] and [Eb] look [F] down at [Bb] the sea.
Then I'd sing, [D]
cause [Gm] I know, yeah.
[Eb] I'd [F] sing, _ [D]
cause I [Gm] know, yeah.
Then I'd [Bb] sing, _ [D]
cause I know, I [Eb] know [Bb] it [D] feels.
I [Eb] know it [Bb] _ [Gb] feels to be [Gm] free.
Yeah, [Eb] yeah, [F] I know [D] how it [Bb] feels.
It certainly _ _ [Gb] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ feels, [Gm] _
it [Eb] feels to be free.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] I [Bb] wish [D] I knew [Gm] how [Bb] it would [Eb] feel to be free.
_ I wish [Eb]
I could [Bb] break all [F] the chains [C]
holding me.
[Bb] _ I [D] wish I could [Dm] say all [Eb] the things [F] that I should [Bb] say.
Say them loud, [D]
say them [Gm] clear [Bb] for the whole [Eb] round world [Bb] to hear.
_ I [D] wish I [Dm] could share _ [Eb] all the [F] love that's in my heart.
_ _ [Bb] Remove [Eb]
all [Bb] the bars [G] that keep _ [C]
us [F] apart.
I [Bb] _ [D] wish you could [Gm] know [Bb] what it [Eb] means [Bb]
to be me.
Then you'd see [D]
and [Gm] agree [E] that every [Bb] man should be free.
_ I [D] wish I [Gm] could [Bb] give all [Eb] I'm _ [Bb]
longing to give.
_ I wish [Eb]
I could [Bb] _ live like [F] I'm [C] longing [F] to live.
[Bb] I [D] wish I [Gm] could do [Bb] all [Eb] the [F] things that I [Bb] can do.
Though I'm way [D] _
_ [Gm] overdue, [E] _ [Bb] I'd be _ starting anew.
_ Well, I [D] wish I [Gm] could be _ [Eb] like a [Bb] bird in the sky.
_ How sweet [Eb]
it [Bb] would be if [F] out my [C] heart [F] I could fly.
_ [Bb] I'd [D]
soar to [Gm] the sun [Bb] and [Eb] look [F] down at [Bb] the sea.
Then I'd sing, [D]
cause [Gm] I know, yeah.
[Eb] I'd [F] sing, _ [D]
cause I [Gm] know, yeah.
Then I'd [Bb] sing, _ [D]
cause I know, I [Eb] know [Bb] it [D] feels.
I [Eb] know it [Bb] _ [Gb] feels to be [Gm] free.
Yeah, [Eb] yeah, [F] I know [D] how it [Bb] feels.
It certainly _ _ [Gb] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ feels, [Gm] _
it [Eb] feels to be free.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _