I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Chords by Nina Simone

Tempo:
122.15 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Gm

Eb

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How it would Feel to be Free chords
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[Bb] [D] [Gm]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[Bb] [D] [Gm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bbm] [Bb]
[Em] [Bb] [D] [Gm]
[E] [Bb]
I [D] wish I [Gm] knew how [Bb] it [Eb] would feel [Bb] to be free.
I wish [Eb] [Bb] I could break [F] all the chains [C] [F] holding me.
[Gm] I [D] wish [Gm] I could say [Bb] [Eb] all the things [F] that I [Bb] should say.
Say them loud, [D] [Gm] say them clear [Bb] for the whole [Eb] round [Bb] world to hear.
I [D] wish [Gm] I could share [Eb] all the [Bb] love that's in my heart.
Remove [Eb] [Bb] all the bars [F] that keep [C] [F] us apart.
I [Bb] [D] wish you [Gm] could know [Bb] what it [Eb] means [Bb] to be me.
[E] Then you'd [Bb] see [D] [Gm] and agree [E] that [Bb] every man should be free.
I [D] wish [Gm] I could [Bb] give [Eb] all I'm longing [Bb] to give.
I wish [Eb] I [Bb] could live like [F] I'm [C] longing [F] to live.
[Bb] I [D] wish [Gm] I could do [Bb] [Eb] all the things that [Bb] I can do.
[E] Though [Bb] I'm [D] way [Gm]
overdue, [E] I'd [Bb] be starting anew.
Well, I [D] wish [Gm] I could be [Bb] like [Eb] a bird [Bb] in the sky, how sweet [Eb] [Bb] it would be.
[Gm] If I, [F] my [C] [F] heart,
[Bb] [D] soar up [Gm] to the sun and [Eb] look down [Bb] at the sea.
[Eb] Then [F] I'd sing, [Bb] [D] cause [Gm] I know, [Eb] yeah!
[F] Then I'd sing, [D] cause [Gm] I know, [Eb] yeah!
Then [Bb] I'd sing, [D] cause [Gm] I know, [Bb] I [Eb] [Am] know [Bb] how it [D] feels.
[Gm] I [F]
[Eb] know [Bb] how it [Gb] feels to be [Gm] free.
[G] Yeah, [Eb] yeah, I [Bb] know [D] [Gm] how it [Bb] feels.
[Eb] That's [Bb] how it [D] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [D] feels, [Gm] how it [Eb]
feels.
[Bb] [D] [Gm] [Eb]
Key:  
Bb
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Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
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To learn Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bb, D, Gm, Bb, Eb, Bb, Gm and Eb. Start with a comfortable 61 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 122. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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[Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ [D] wish I [Gm] knew how [Bb] it [Eb] would feel [Bb] to be free.
_ I wish [Eb] [Bb] I could break [F] all the chains [C] [F] holding me.
_ [Gm] I _ [D] wish [Gm] I could say _ [Bb] [Eb] all the things [F] that I [Bb] should say.
Say them loud, [D] [Gm] say them clear [Bb] for the whole [Eb] round [Bb] world to hear.
_ I [D] wish [Gm] I could share _ [Eb] all the [Bb] love that's in my heart.
_ _ Remove [Eb] [Bb] all the bars [F] that _ keep [C] [F] us _ apart.
I [Bb] _ [D] wish you [Gm] could know [Bb] what it [Eb] means [Bb] to be me.
[E] Then you'd [Bb] see _ [D] [Gm] and agree [E] that [Bb] every man should be free.
I _ _ [D] wish [Gm] I could [Bb] give [Eb] all I'm longing [Bb] to give.
I wish [Eb] I [Bb] could live like [F] I'm [C] longing [F] to live.
[Bb] I _ [D] wish [Gm] I could do [Bb] [Eb] all the things that [Bb] I can do.
[E] Though [Bb] I'm [D] way [Gm] _
overdue, [E] I'd [Bb] be starting _ anew.
Well, I [D] wish [Gm] I could be [Bb] like [Eb] a bird [Bb] in the sky, _ how sweet [Eb] [Bb] it would be.
[Gm] If I, [F] my _ [C] [F] heart, _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] soar up [Gm] to the sun and [Eb] look down [Bb] at the sea.
[Eb] Then [F] I'd sing, [Bb] [D] cause [Gm] I know, [Eb] yeah!
[F] Then I'd sing, [D] cause [Gm] I know, [Eb] yeah!
Then [Bb] I'd sing, [D] cause [Gm] I know, [Bb] I [Eb] [Am] know [Bb] how it [D] feels.
[Gm] I [F]
[Eb] know [Bb] how it [Gb] feels to be [Gm] free.
[G] Yeah, [Eb] yeah, I [Bb] know [D] [Gm] how it [Bb] feels.
[Eb] That's [Bb] how it [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [D] feels, [Gm] how it [Eb]
feels.
[Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _

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