Verse 1Em
Clipped wings, I was a broken thing
C
Had a voice, had a voice but I could not sing
G
You would wind me down
DB
I struggled on the ground, oh
Em
So lost, the line had been crossed
C
Had a voice, had a voice but I could not talk
G
You held me down
DB
I struggle to fly now, oh
Pre-Chorus 1EmBm
But there's a scream inside that we all try to hide
C
We hold on so tight, we cannot deny
GDB
Eats us alive, oh it eats us alive, oh
EmBm
Yes there's a scream inside that we all try to hide
CG
We hold on so tight, but I don't wanna die, no
D
I don't wanna die, I don't wanna die
Chorus 1BEm
Well I don't care if I sing off key
BmC
I find myself in my melodies
G
I sing for love, I sing for me
D
I shout it out like a bird set free
BEm
No I don't care if I sing off key
BmC
I find myself in my melodies
G
I sing for love, I sing for me
D
I'll shout it out like a bird set free
DBEmEmBmCCCG
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
GD
I'll shout it out like a bird set free
DBEmEmBmCCCG
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
GDB
I'll shout it out like a bird set free
Verse 2Em
Now I fly hit the high notes, I
C
Have a voice, have a voice, hear me roar tonight
G
You held me down
DB
But I fought back loud, oh
Pre-Chorus 2EmBm
But there's a scream inside that we all try to hide
C
We hold on so tight, we cannot deny
GDB
Eats us alive, oh it eats us alive, oh
EmBm
Yes there's a scream inside that we all try to hide
CG
We hold on so tight, but I don't wanna die, no
D
I don't wanna die, I don't wanna die, yeah
Chorus 2BEm
Well I don't care if I sing off key
BmC
I find myself in my melodies
G
I sing for love, I sing for me
D
I shout it out like a bird set free
BEm
No I don't care if I sing off key
BmC
I find myself in my melodies
G
I sing for love, I sing for me
D
I'll shout it out like a bird set free
DBEmEmBmCCCG
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
GD
I'll shout it out like a bird set free
DBEmEmBmCCCG
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
GD
I'll shout it out like a bird set free
Coda
DBEmEmBmCCCG
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
GD
I'll shout it out like a bird set free
DBEmEmBmCCCG
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
GD
I'll shout it out like a bird set free
DBEmEmBmCCCG
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
GDBEm
I'll shout it out like a bird set free
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.