Intro
 
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Verse 1
 
E                 C#m  B      A 
Saw a bird with a tear in his eye 
E                      B     E 
Walking to New Orleans my oh my 
E                          C#m B  A 
Hey now Bird, wouldn't you rather die? 
E                                B       E 
Than walk this world when you're born to fly? 
 
             A                 B 
If I was the sun, I'd look for shade 
E                       E/F#   E/G#  A 
If I was a bed, I would stay   un    made 
C#m        B         A     E 
If I was a river I'd run uphill 
            A   B           E      A 
If you call me   you know I will 
   C#m      B               E 
If you call me   you know I will 
 
Chorus
 
E   B   E     E   D    A 
Ooo Freedom - Ooo Liberty 
E     B         E 
O. . .Leave me alone 
   C#m  B  A   B   E     A 
To find my own way home 
   C#m  B  A   B   E 
To find my own way home 
 
Verse 2
 
E                              C#m    B      A 
Say what I mean and I don't give a damn 
E                               B          E 
I do believe and I am who I am 
E                     C#m  B  A 
Hey now Mama come and take my hand 
E                                       B            E 
Whole lotta shakin' all over this land 
 
            A                      B 
If I was an eagle I'd dress like a duck 
E                       C#m   B      A 
Crawl like a lizard and honk like a truck 
C#m        B            A     E 
If I get a notion I'll climb this tree 
            A   B           E      A 
or chop it down and you can't stop me 
   C#m      B               E 
Chop it down and you can't stop me 
 
Chorus
 
E   B   E     E   D    A 
Ooo Freedom - Ooo Liberty 
E     B         E 
O. . .Leave me alone 
   C#m  B  A   B   E     A 
To find my own way home 
   C#m  B  A   B   E 
To find my own way home 
 
Verse 3
 
E                                 C#m   B    A 
Went to the well but the water was dry 
E                                    B        E 
Dipped my bucket in the clear blue sky 
E                        C#m   B     A 
Looked in the bottom and what did I see? 
E                                             B             E 
The whole damned world looking back at me 
 
            A                      B 
If I was a bottle I'd spill for love 
E                     C#m   B    A 
Sake of mercy I would k*ll for love 
C#m         B        A       E 
If I was a liar I'd lie for love 
            A   B           E      A 
Sake of my baby I'd die for love 
          C#m  B           E 
Sake of my baby I'd die for love 
 
Chorus
 
E   B   E     E   D    A 
Ooo Freedom - Ooo Liberty 
E     B         E 
O. . .Leave me alone 
   C#m  B  A   B   E     A 
To find my own way home 
   C#m  B  A   B   E 
To find my own way home