If I Were Free chords by The Kingston Trio

🎸 Intro:

B A E



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

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

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



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

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