Intro (picked) Cadd9 G x4 G C D Anneliese C F All my life I've always wanted C F To have one day just for me G C F G Nothing to do and for once nowhere I need to be C F With no lessons, lords, or lunches C F Or to-do list in the way G C F G No one to say when to eat or read or leave or stay That would be the day Erika C F All my life I've always wanted C F To have one day for myself G C F G Not waking up with a pile of work on every shelf C F With no hems in need of pressing C F And no sleeves in disarray G C F G No wedding gown with a thousand stitches to crochet And no debt to pay Erika F What would it be like to be Anneliese G What would it be like to be B (both) Free Annelise C D G Free to try crazy things Erika C D G Free from endless iou's Anneliese C D Free to fly Erika D G Free to sing Anneliese: C D And marry whom I choose Bridge Cadd9, G x4 D G You would think that I'm so lucky D G That I have so many things A D G A I'm realizing that every present comes with strings Erika D G Though I know I have so little D G My determination's strong A D G A People will gather around the world to hear my song Woman A Can I come along? Anneliese G Now I fear I'll never be Erika A Soon I will forever be Both B Free Am F G Am I close my eyes and feel myself fly a thousand miles away Am F I could take flight but would it be right? G E My conscience tells me stay Anneliese G C I'll remain forever royal Erika G C I'll repay my parent's debt Both D G C D Duty means doing the things your heart may well regret Anneliese G C But I'll never stop believing Erika G C She can never stop my schemes Both D G C D There's more to living than gloves and gowns and threads and seams In my dreams G I'll be free
