Intro
(x3) (x1)
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B | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
G | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
D | -------------2-----2-- | ------------------------------------ |
A | -------2--4-----4----- | --------4--2------------------------ |
E | --2^4----------------- | ---2^4--------0--------------------- |
Verse 1EC#mBA
Saw a bird with a tear in his eye
EBE
Walking to New Orleans my oh my
EC#mBA
Hey now Bird, wouldn't you rather die?
EBE
Than walk this world when you're born to fly?
AB
If I was the sun, I'd look for shade
EE/F#E/G#A
If I was a bed, I would stay un made
C#mBAE
If I was a river I'd run uphill
ABEA
If you call me you know I will
C#mBE
If you call me you know I will
ChorusEBEEDA
Ooo Freedom - Ooo Liberty
EBE
O. . .Leave me alone
C#mBABEA
To find my own way home
C#mBABE
To find my own way home
Verse 2EC#mBA
Say what I mean and I don't give a damn
EBE
I do believe and I am who I am
EC#mBA
Hey now Mama come and take my hand
EBE
Whole lotta shakin' all over this land
AB
If I was an eagle I'd dress like a duck
EC#mBA
Crawl like a lizard and honk like a truck
C#mBAE
If I get a notion I'll climb this tree
ABEA
or chop it down and you can't stop me
C#mBE
Chop it down and you can't stop me
ChorusEBEEDA
Ooo Freedom - Ooo Liberty
EBE
O. . .Leave me alone
C#mBABEA
To find my own way home
C#mBABE
To find my own way home
Verse 3EC#mBA
Went to the well but the water was dry
EBE
Dipped my bucket in the clear blue sky
EC#mBA
Looked in the bottom and what did I see?
EBE
The whole damned world looking back at me
AB
If I was a bottle I'd spill for love
EC#mBA
Sake of mercy I would kill for love
C#mBAE
If I was a liar I'd lie for love
ABEA
Sake of my baby I'd die for love
C#mBE
Sake of my baby I'd die for love
ChorusEBEEDA
Ooo Freedom - Ooo Liberty
EBE
O. . .Leave me alone
C#mBABEA
To find my own way home
C#mBABE
To find my own way home
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.