Freedom chords by Anthony Ramos

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: BB

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
Cm7Cm7 C minorCm DbDb AbAb


Verse 1:
Eb MajorEb                    G minorGm
I was told that a life has no price, you see
Bb majorBb                Eb MajorEb   C minorCm
But the hate in your eyes put a price on me
Eb MajorEb                   G minorGm
If the natives were slain for your liberty
Bb majorBb                  Eb MajorEb     C minorCm
Please explain what you mean by "The Land of the Free"

Pre-Chorus:
        AbAb
Oh say can you see

But can you really see?


Chorus:
       AbAb        Eb MajorEb
What does freedom really mean?
            F minorFm       DbDb    AbAb C minorCm
'Cause what I've been sold, ain't what I believe
    AbAb       Eb MajorEb
Maybe freedom ain't for me
            F minorFm      DbDb     AbAb
'Cause what I've been shown, ain't what I can see


Verse 2:
 Bb majorBb
Uh
Eb MajorEb
Been darker days since election day (election day)
G minorGm
The rose colors seem to fade away (fade away)
Bb majorBb
The white sheet's coming out to play

This is backwards oh
Eb MajorEb                  Bb majorBb
'63 I thought the chains were broken and released
G minorGm
But what about all my brothers in penitentiaries
Bb majorBb
We'll be floatin' in oceans before we notice

We're headed for disaster

Pre-Chorus:
        AbAb
Oh say can you see
   Bb majorBb      F minorFm  C minorCm
But can you really see?


Chorus:
              Eb MajorEb
What does freedom really mean?
            F minorFm      DbDb     AbAb B minorBm C minorCm
'Cause what I've been sold, ain't what I believe
     AbAb       Eb MajorEb
Maybe freedom ain't for me
            F minorFm      DbDb
'Cause what I've been shown, ain't what I can see


Bridge:
Bb majorBb  C minorCm
Weâ??ve got
      AbAb Eb MajorEb
One nation
     DbDb
Under God
  F minorFm   AbAb
Indivisible
            C minorCm
It will be washed away
       Bb majorBb   AbAb     Eb MajorEb
If we're complacent (if we're complacent)
         DbDb
And divided (And divided)
      F minorFm   GbGb
If we're invisible
      FF     C minorCm
We have to ask ourselves


Chorus:
       AbAb      Eb MajorEb
What does freedom mean to me?
          F minorFm   DbDb   AbAb C minorCm
Is what I've been sold what I believe?
    Eb MajorEb
Maybe freedom ain't for me
            F minorFm      DbDb     AbAb
'Cause what I've been shown, ain't what I can see
                     Bb majorBb  Eb MajorEb
(Our brothers are bleeding, sisters are weepin' oh)

Maybe freedom ain't for me (Don't you want better)
            F minorFm
'Cause what I've been shown (I know we want better)
     DbDb      AbAb
Ain't what I can see (whoa)
          C minorCm  AbAb Eb MajorEb
It ain't what I can see (whoa)
          F minorFm
It ain't what I can see
DbDb         AbAb Bb majorBb
It ain't what I can see