If I Were Free chords by The Kingston Trio

Chords with lyrics

🎸 Intro:

BB A augmentedA E MajorE


🎸 Chorus:
     BB        E MajorE
If I were free to speak my mind
      A augmentedA       BB
I'd tell a tale to all mankind
      E MajorE        A augmentedA
Of how the flowers bloom and fade
     E MajorE  BB     E MajorE
Of how we loved and how we gained

🎸 Verse :
      BB        E MajorE
This weary world has had its fill
      A augmentedA      BB
Of words of war on every hill
       E MajorE        A augmentedA
The time has come for peaceful days
       E MajorE BB      E MajorE
And peaceful men of peaceful ways

🎸 Chorus:
     BB        E MajorE
If I were free to speak my mind
      A augmentedA       BB
I'd tell a tale to all mankind
      E MajorE        A augmentedA
Of how the flowers bloom and fade
     E MajorE  BB     E MajorE
Of how we loved and how we gained


🎸 Verse :
      BB         E MajorE
When all mankind has ceased to fight
       A augmentedA         BB
I'll raise my head in thanks each night
       E MajorE        A augmentedA
For this rich earth and all it means
      E MajorE BB      E MajorE
For golden days and peaceful dreams

🎸 Chorus:
     BB        E MajorE
If I were free to speak my mind
      A augmentedA       BB
I'd tell a tale to all mankind
      E MajorE        A augmentedA
Of how the flowers bloom and fade
     E MajorE  BB     E MajorE
Of how we fought and how we failed