Difficulty
Intermediate
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
π€ Intro:
A
π€ Verse 1:
A
Oooh there used to be a time when I thought I had the answers
D D C
Answers to the questions that nobody knew
A F#
Used to be a time when I had some time
E D
But when I had the time I didn't know what to do
A
Wasted all those years never gettin any younger
D D C
Times kept a-changin but I still got the hunger
A F#
Only trouble is the walls are closin in
E D
Sometimes I wanna give it all away
π€ Chorus:
D7 D6 D A
I just wanna be free
E
Ah free like the wind
E D C#m
And if the wind fills my sails
D E
Then I'm never coming back again
π€ Verse 2:
A
Maybe I'll head down south to New Orleans
D D C
Wouldn't have no taxes cause I wouldn't have the means
A F#
Looking for a genie that could fill my dreams
E D
But dreams become reality and real ain't what it seems to be
π€ Chorus:
D7 D6 D A
I just wanna be free
E
Oh free like the wind
E D C#m
And if the wind fills my sails
D E
Then I'm never coming back again
D7 D6 D A
I just wanna be free
E
Oh free like the wind
E D C#m
And if the wind fills my sails
D E
Then I'm never coming back again
π€ Bridge:
D Dm
Sick for the cure on this roller coaster ride
A F#
It can take you real low and it can get you real high
D E
Just passin time, but time ain't on my side
E7
Oh, guitar
π€ Solo:
C#m D A
C#m D E
A
π€ Chorus:
D7 D6 D A
I just wanna be free
E
Oh free like the wind
E D C#m
And if the wind fills my sails
D E
Then I'm never coming back again
D7 D6 D A
I just wanna be free
E
Oh free like the wind
E D C#m
And if the wind fills my sails
D E
Then I'm never coming back again
D7 D6 D A
I just wanna be free
E
Free free like the wind
E D C#m
And if the wind fills my sails
D E D
Then I'm never coming back again
π€ Outro:
A
A E C#m D E
A E
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Published: July 16, 2021
Last Updated: February 17, 2026