Chords for TRACY CHAPMAN:"BORN TO FIGHT" & "FREEDOM NOW" LIVE
Tempo:
89.3 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
C
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Ab]
[N] [E]
[D]
[C] One, two, [E] three.
[A]
[E] Take away [B] my pride
[C] Stripping me [A] of everything I [E] own
Trying to hurt [B] me inside
[C] Make me [A] into a white man's [Em] girl
No, no, no, [B] no, no
This was [E] not the same
[C] [B]
I [E] was born to fight
I [B] should have been knocked down, yeah
[E] I was born to fight
[B] I did you want the truest bed
[C] Ain't no man, no woman, no [A] peace alive
[B] That can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to fight
Trying [D]
[E] to dig into [B] my soul
[C] Take away [A] the spirit of my [E] God
Trying to take [B] control
[C] And [A] monitor my every [C] life
No, no, no, no, [B] no
I [Em] [C]
[B] was [E] born to [Em] fight
I [B] should have been knocked down, yeah
[Em] I was born to fight
I [B] did you want the truest bed
[Em] Ain't [C] no man, no woman, [A] no peace alive
That [B] can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to fight
[E] Trying to take away my [B] pride
[C] Stripping [A] me of everything I own
[E] Trying to [B] hurt me inside
[C]
Make me [A] into a white man's [C] girl
No, no, no, [A] no, no
This was [E] not the same
[C]
[B] I [E] was born to [Em] fight
[B] I should have been knocked down, yeah
[Em] I was born to fight
[B] I did you want the truest bed
[Em] Ain't [C] no man, no [A] woman, no peace alive
That [B] can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to [A] fight
[A] [E]
[N]
[E] [A]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
It is a [A] great honor for me to be able to dedicate this next song to Nelson Mandela in person.
[Dbm] The [Ab] song is called Freedom Now.
[E] [Bbm] [Ab] [C] [Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Fm] Throw them in jail and get them [Db] back
Things [Ab] to be
Let his [Bbm] body and his [Ab] spirit go to waste [Db] away soon
After [Ab] that he is mine
[Db] But every day is [Ab] wonderful
[Db] The one who thinks [Ab] they can rule
[Db] The one who says [Ab] tomorrow's mine
The [Db] one who wakes one [Eb] beat of five
[Ab] The prison doors open, the shackles [Db] broken, and the house [Ab] in the street
[Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
[Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
[Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Throw them in jail and they get them [Db] back
Moving his [Ab] memory back
Let the people forget how he once [Db] led
He fought for justice [Ab] in their lives
[Db] But every day his [Ab] phone ain't back
[Db] He's what he can't [Ab] understand
[Db] He thinks he answers [Ab] if you kill
He [Db] thinks his actions [Eb] are God's will
And he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Yes he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Oh he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, free, [Ab] free
[Db] It soon has come the [Ab] day
When the righteous [Fm] have their way
And doesn't try to [C] breathe
When people live in [Db] peace I say
Feel the man [Ab] release
Go on and set your [Fm] conscience free
Right the wrong to [C] me
Even a fool can [Db] have his day
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let [Gb] us all be free, [Eb] free, [Ab] free, free
Free [Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] our bodies, [Ab] free our minds
Free our [Fm] hearts, freedom for [C] everyone Freedom now
[Db] [Ab]
[Fm] Oh freedom now Freedom [C] now
[Db] Let [Ab]
[Db] us [Ab]
[Gb] all be free, [Eb] free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
It is [Db] so pretty.
It is [Ab] so pretty.
And it's [Db] so pretty.
It is so pretty.
[Ab] And it's so pretty.
[N]
Tracy
[N] [E]
[D]
[C] One, two, [E] three.
[A]
[E] Take away [B] my pride
[C] Stripping me [A] of everything I [E] own
Trying to hurt [B] me inside
[C] Make me [A] into a white man's [Em] girl
No, no, no, [B] no, no
This was [E] not the same
[C] [B]
I [E] was born to fight
I [B] should have been knocked down, yeah
[E] I was born to fight
[B] I did you want the truest bed
[C] Ain't no man, no woman, no [A] peace alive
[B] That can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to fight
Trying [D]
[E] to dig into [B] my soul
[C] Take away [A] the spirit of my [E] God
Trying to take [B] control
[C] And [A] monitor my every [C] life
No, no, no, no, [B] no
I [Em] [C]
[B] was [E] born to [Em] fight
I [B] should have been knocked down, yeah
[Em] I was born to fight
I [B] did you want the truest bed
[Em] Ain't [C] no man, no woman, [A] no peace alive
That [B] can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to fight
[E] Trying to take away my [B] pride
[C] Stripping [A] me of everything I own
[E] Trying to [B] hurt me inside
[C]
Make me [A] into a white man's [C] girl
No, no, no, [A] no, no
This was [E] not the same
[C]
[B] I [E] was born to [Em] fight
[B] I should have been knocked down, yeah
[Em] I was born to fight
[B] I did you want the truest bed
[Em] Ain't [C] no man, no [A] woman, no peace alive
That [B] can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to [A] fight
[A] [E]
[N]
[E] [A]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
It is a [A] great honor for me to be able to dedicate this next song to Nelson Mandela in person.
[Dbm] The [Ab] song is called Freedom Now.
[E] [Bbm] [Ab] [C] [Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Fm] Throw them in jail and get them [Db] back
Things [Ab] to be
Let his [Bbm] body and his [Ab] spirit go to waste [Db] away soon
After [Ab] that he is mine
[Db] But every day is [Ab] wonderful
[Db] The one who thinks [Ab] they can rule
[Db] The one who says [Ab] tomorrow's mine
The [Db] one who wakes one [Eb] beat of five
[Ab] The prison doors open, the shackles [Db] broken, and the house [Ab] in the street
[Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
[Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
[Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Throw them in jail and they get them [Db] back
Moving his [Ab] memory back
Let the people forget how he once [Db] led
He fought for justice [Ab] in their lives
[Db] But every day his [Ab] phone ain't back
[Db] He's what he can't [Ab] understand
[Db] He thinks he answers [Ab] if you kill
He [Db] thinks his actions [Eb] are God's will
And he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Yes he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Oh he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, free, [Ab] free
[Db] It soon has come the [Ab] day
When the righteous [Fm] have their way
And doesn't try to [C] breathe
When people live in [Db] peace I say
Feel the man [Ab] release
Go on and set your [Fm] conscience free
Right the wrong to [C] me
Even a fool can [Db] have his day
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let [Gb] us all be free, [Eb] free, [Ab] free, free
Free [Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] our bodies, [Ab] free our minds
Free our [Fm] hearts, freedom for [C] everyone Freedom now
[Db] [Ab]
[Fm] Oh freedom now Freedom [C] now
[Db] Let [Ab]
[Db] us [Ab]
[Gb] all be free, [Eb] free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
It is [Db] so pretty.
It is [Ab] so pretty.
And it's [Db] so pretty.
It is so pretty.
[Ab] And it's so pretty.
[N]
Tracy
Key:
Ab
Db
C
B
E
Ab
Db
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ One, two, [E] three. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] Take away [B] my pride
_ [C] _ Stripping me [A] of everything I [E] own
Trying to hurt [B] me inside
[C] Make me [A] into a white man's [Em] girl
No, no, no, [B] no, no
This was [E] not the same
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
I [E] was born to fight
_ I [B] should have been knocked down, yeah
[E] I was born to fight _
[B] I did you want the truest bed
[C] Ain't no man, no woman, no [A] peace alive
[B] That can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to fight
_ Trying _ _ _ [D] _
[E] to dig into [B] my soul
[C] Take away [A] the spirit of my [E] God
Trying to take [B] control
[C] And [A] monitor my every [C] life
No, no, no, no, [B] no
I [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[B] was [E] born to [Em] fight
I [B] should have been knocked down, yeah
[Em] I was born to fight
I [B] did you want the truest bed
[Em] Ain't [C] no man, no woman, [A] no peace alive
That [B] can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to fight _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Trying to take away my [B] pride
[C] Stripping [A] me of everything I own
[E] Trying to [B] hurt me inside
[C]
Make me [A] into a white man's [C] girl
No, no, no, [A] no, no
This was [E] not the same
_ _ _ [C] _
[B] I _ [E] was born to [Em] fight
[B] I should have been knocked down, yeah
[Em] I was born to fight
[B] I did you want the truest bed
[Em] Ain't [C] no man, no [A] woman, no peace alive
That [B] can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to [A] fight
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
It is a [A] great honor for me to be able to dedicate this next song to Nelson Mandela in person.
[Dbm] The _ [Ab] _ song is called Freedom Now.
[E] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [C] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] Throw them in jail and get them [Db] back
Things [Ab] to be
Let his [Bbm] body and his [Ab] spirit go to waste [Db] away soon
After [Ab] that he is mine
[Db] But every day is [Ab] wonderful
_ _ [Db] The one who thinks [Ab] they can rule
_ _ [Db] The one who says [Ab] tomorrow's mine
The _ [Db] _ one who wakes one [Eb] beat of five
_ _ [Ab] The prison doors open, the shackles [Db] broken, and the house [Ab] in the street
[Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
_ [Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
_ [Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
_ Throw them in jail and they get them [Db] back
Moving his [Ab] memory back
Let the people forget how he once [Db] led
He fought for justice [Ab] in their lives
[Db] But every day his [Ab] phone ain't back
_ [Db] _ He's what he can't [Ab] understand
_ _ [Db] He thinks he answers [Ab] if you kill
He [Db] _ thinks his actions [Eb] are God's will
And he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Yes he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Oh he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, free, [Ab] free _
_ _ [Db] _ It soon has come the [Ab] day
When the righteous [Fm] have their way
And doesn't try to [C] breathe
When people live in [Db] peace I say
Feel the man [Ab] release
Go on and set your [Fm] conscience free
Right the wrong to [C] me
Even a fool can [Db] have his day
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let [Gb] us all be free, [Eb] free, [Ab] free, free
Free [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ our bodies, [Ab] free our minds
Free our [Fm] hearts, freedom for [C] everyone Freedom now
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Fm] Oh freedom now Freedom [C] now
_ _ [Db] _ _ Let [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ us _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Gb] all be free, [Eb] free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free _
_ _ _ _ It is [Db] so pretty.
_ _ _ _ It is [Ab] so _ pretty.
_ _ And it's [Db] so pretty.
It is so pretty.
[Ab] And it's so pretty. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ Tracy
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ One, two, [E] three. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] Take away [B] my pride
_ [C] _ Stripping me [A] of everything I [E] own
Trying to hurt [B] me inside
[C] Make me [A] into a white man's [Em] girl
No, no, no, [B] no, no
This was [E] not the same
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
I [E] was born to fight
_ I [B] should have been knocked down, yeah
[E] I was born to fight _
[B] I did you want the truest bed
[C] Ain't no man, no woman, no [A] peace alive
[B] That can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to fight
_ Trying _ _ _ [D] _
[E] to dig into [B] my soul
[C] Take away [A] the spirit of my [E] God
Trying to take [B] control
[C] And [A] monitor my every [C] life
No, no, no, no, [B] no
I [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[B] was [E] born to [Em] fight
I [B] should have been knocked down, yeah
[Em] I was born to fight
I [B] did you want the truest bed
[Em] Ain't [C] no man, no woman, [A] no peace alive
That [B] can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to fight _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Trying to take away my [B] pride
[C] Stripping [A] me of everything I own
[E] Trying to [B] hurt me inside
[C]
Make me [A] into a white man's [C] girl
No, no, no, [A] no, no
This was [E] not the same
_ _ _ [C] _
[B] I _ [E] was born to [Em] fight
[B] I should have been knocked down, yeah
[Em] I was born to fight
[B] I did you want the truest bed
[Em] Ain't [C] no man, no [A] woman, no peace alive
That [B] can beat me
Cause I'm born [Em] to [A] fight
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
It is a [A] great honor for me to be able to dedicate this next song to Nelson Mandela in person.
[Dbm] The _ [Ab] _ song is called Freedom Now.
[E] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [C] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] Throw them in jail and get them [Db] back
Things [Ab] to be
Let his [Bbm] body and his [Ab] spirit go to waste [Db] away soon
After [Ab] that he is mine
[Db] But every day is [Ab] wonderful
_ _ [Db] The one who thinks [Ab] they can rule
_ _ [Db] The one who says [Ab] tomorrow's mine
The _ [Db] _ one who wakes one [Eb] beat of five
_ _ [Ab] The prison doors open, the shackles [Db] broken, and the house [Ab] in the street
[Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
_ [Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
_ [Gb] Everybody sing we're [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
_ Throw them in jail and they get them [Db] back
Moving his [Ab] memory back
Let the people forget how he once [Db] led
He fought for justice [Ab] in their lives
[Db] But every day his [Ab] phone ain't back
_ [Db] _ He's what he can't [Ab] understand
_ _ [Db] He thinks he answers [Ab] if you kill
He [Db] _ thinks his actions [Eb] are God's will
And he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Yes he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Oh he [Gb] thinks he's [Eb] free, free, free, [Ab] free _
_ _ [Db] _ It soon has come the [Ab] day
When the righteous [Fm] have their way
And doesn't try to [C] breathe
When people live in [Db] peace I say
Feel the man [Ab] release
Go on and set your [Fm] conscience free
Right the wrong to [C] me
Even a fool can [Db] have his day
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let [Gb] us all be free, [Eb] free, [Ab] free, free
Free [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ our bodies, [Ab] free our minds
Free our [Fm] hearts, freedom for [C] everyone Freedom now
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Fm] Oh freedom now Freedom [C] now
_ _ [Db] _ _ Let [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ us _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Gb] all be free, [Eb] free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free
Let us [Gb] all be [Eb] free, free, [Ab] free, free _
_ _ _ _ It is [Db] so pretty.
_ _ _ _ It is [Ab] so _ pretty.
_ _ And it's [Db] so pretty.
It is so pretty.
[Ab] And it's so pretty. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ Tracy