Freedom 90 Acoustic chords by George Michael

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

(This is just a basic chord progression. An advanced players can spice it up by adding melodic bass passages,)
(such as runs or alternating bass lines. A augmentedA detailed explanation on it is at the bottom.)

(The original key is C. But it's easier to utilize the open strings when played in A augmentedA with a capo on the 3rd.)


(Here are the simple chord voicings)


Chorus chords:
  A augmentedA   G+G   D MajorD
e|--0--|--3--|--2--|
BB|--2--|--0--|--3--|
G+G|--2--|--0--|--2--|
D MajorD|--2--|--0--|--0--|
A augmentedA|--0--|--2--|-----|
E MajorE|-----|--3--|-----|

Verse chords:
  E MajorE   D MajorD  Asus4Asus4  A augmentedA
e|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|
BB|--0--|--3--|--3--|--2--|
G+G|--1--|--2--|--2--|--2--|
D MajorD|--2--|--0--|--2--|--2--|
A augmentedA|--2--|-----|--0--|--0--|
E MajorE|--0--|-----|-----|-----|

Pre-chorus chords:
  A minorAm AmMaj7Ammaj7 Am7Am7  D MajorD
e|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|
BB|--1--|--1--|--1--|--3--|
G+G|--2--|--1--|--0--|--2--|
D MajorD|--2--|--2--|--2--|--0--|
A augmentedA|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|
E MajorE|-----|-----|-----|-----|





Chorus 0:

A augmentedA          G+G
  I won't let you down
            D MajorD
  I will not give you up
                A augmentedA
Gotta have some faith in the sound
                 A augmentedA
It's the one good thing that I've got
         G+G
I won't let you down
            D MajorD
So please don't give me up
             A augmentedA
Because I would really, really love to stick around, oh yeah!

Interlude:
A augmentedA    G+G    D MajorD    A augmentedA

Verse 1:
E MajorE             D MajorD
Heaven knows I was just a young boy
              Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA               Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Didn't know what I wanted to be (Didn't know what I wanted to be)
   E MajorE                D MajorD
I was every little hungry schoolgirls pride and joy
               Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA             Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
And I guess it was enough for me (And I guess it was enough for me)
  E MajorE                D MajorD
To win the race? A augmentedA prettier face! Brand new clothes and a big fat place
    Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA       Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
On your rock and roll tv (rock and roll tv)
  E MajorE                   D MajorD
But today the way I play the game is not the same. No way!
            Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA          Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Think I'm gonna get me some happy

Pre-Chorus:
A minorAm
I think there's something you should know
AmMaj7Ammaj7
I think it's time I told you so
Am7Am7
There's something deep inside of me
D MajorD
There's someone else I've got to be
A minorAm
Take back your picture in a frame
AmMaj7Ammaj7
Take back your singing in the rain
Am7Am7
I just hope you understand
D MajorD
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man

Chorus 1:
A augmentedA       G+G
All we have to do now
  D MajorD          A augmentedA
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
A augmentedA        G+G
All we have to see
     D MajorD
Is that I don't belong to you
    A augmentedA
And you don't belong to me yeah yeah-ah
A augmentedA
(Freedom) I won't let you down
G+G
(Freedom) I will not give you up
D MajorD
(Freedom) Gotta have some faith in the sound
A augmentedA
(You've gotta give for what you take) It's the one good thing that I've got
A augmentedA
(Freedom) I won't let you down
G+G
(Freedom) So please don't give me up
D MajorD
(Freedom) Because I would really, really love)
A augmentedA
(You've gotta give for what you take) to stick around

verse 2:
E MajorE               D MajorD
Heaven knows we sure had some fun boy
              Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA               Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
What a kick, just a buddy and me (What a kick, just a buddy and me)
    E MajorE                  D MajorD
We had every big-shot goodtime band on the run boy
          Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA            Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
We were living in a fantasy (We were living in a fantasy)
  E MajorE                   D MajorD
We won the race. Got out of the place. I went back home, got a brand new face
    Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA    Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
For the boys on MTV (boys on MTV)
   E MajorE                    D MajorD
But today the way I play the game has got to change, oh yeah (oh yeah)
           Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA          Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Now I'm gonna get myself happy

Pre-Chorus:
A minorAm
I think there's something you should know
AmMaj7Ammaj7
I think it's time I told you so
Am7Am7
There's something deep inside of me
D MajorD
There's someone else I've got to be
A minorAm
Take back your picture in a frame
AmMaj7Ammaj7
Take back your singing in the rain
Am7Am7
I just hope you understand
D MajorD
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man

Chorus 1:
A augmentedA       G+G
All we have to do now
  D MajorD          A augmentedA
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
A augmentedA        G+G
All we have to see
     D MajorD
Is that I don't belong to you
    A augmentedA
And you don't belong to me yeah yeah-ah
A augmentedA
(Freedom) I won't let you down
G+G
(Freedom) I will not give you up
D MajorD
(Freedom) Gotta have some faith in the sound
A augmentedA
(You've gotta give for what you take) It's the one good thing that I've got
A augmentedA
(Freedom) I won't let you down
G+G
(Freedom) So please don't give me up
D MajorD
(Freedom) Because I would really, really love)
A augmentedA
(You've gotta give for what you take) to stick around


Interlude:
(Actually this part is Am-Am-Am-D. But when played acoustic, it flows better and feels less boring)
(to employ the pre-chorus chord pattern. And feel free to play just 4 bars without repeating.)

A minorAm    AmMaj7Ammaj7   Am7Am7   D MajorD
(x2)

Pre-chorus:
A minorAm
Well it looks like the road to heaven
AmMaj7Ammaj7
But it feels like the road to hell
Am7Am7
When I knew which side my bread was buttered
D MajorD
I took the knife as well
A minorAm
Posing for another picture
A minorAm
Everybody's got to sell
AmMaj7Ammaj7
But when you shake your ass
Am7Am7
They notice fast
D MajorD
And some mistakes were build to last
A minorAm
(That's what you get) That's what you get
AmMaj7Ammaj7
(That's what you get) I say that's what you get
Am7Am7
(That's what you get for changing your mind)
D MajorD
That's what you get for changing your mind
A minorAm
(That's what you get)
AmMaj7Ammaj7
(That's what you get) And after all this time
Am7Am7
(I just hope you understand)
D MajorD
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man

Chorus 3:

A augmentedA         G+G
(All we have to do now) oh hey and
  D MajorD          A augmentedA
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
  A augmentedA       G+G
All we have to see
     D MajorD
Is that I don't belong to you
     A augmentedA
And you don't belong to me yeah yeah-ah
A augmentedA
Freedom
  G+G
Oh freedom
  D MajorD
My freedom
       A augmentedA
You've gotta give for what you take
A augmentedA
Freedom
          G+G
Hold on to my freedom
  D MajorD
My freedom
        A augmentedA
(You've gotta give for what you take) Give it a what you give it a what
  A augmentedA
you take yeah

G+G    D MajorD
yeah
        A augmentedA
Yeah you gotta give it a what you give it a what you give
A augmentedA
May not be what you want from me
G+G
Just the way it's got to be
D MajorD
Lose the face now
A augmentedA
I've got to live I've got to live I've got to live


(fade out)

(End of song)



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(The chorus part uses alternating bass patterns heavily. Just incorporate these in your play.)
(This line is syncopated. Please refer to the stroke patterns and the actual song for the rhythm.)

Chorus pattern:

e|---0---0---0---0-x-x-|---3---3---3---3-x-x-|---2---2---2---2-x-x-|-----0---0---0-x-x-|
BB|---2---2---2---2-x-x-|---0---0---0---0-x-x-|---3---3---3---3-x-x-|-----2---2---2-x-x-|
G+G|---2---2---2---2-x-x-|---0---0---0---0-x-x-|---2---2---2---2-x-x-|-----2---2---2-x-x-|
D MajorD|---2---2---2---2-x-x-|---0---0---0---0-x-x-|---0---0---0---0-x-x-|-----2---2---2-x-x-|
A augmentedA|---0---0---0---0-x-x-|---2---2---2---2-x-x-|-4---4---4---4-------|-----0---0---0-x-x-|
E MajorE|-3---3---3---3-------|-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-----|---------------------|-3-3---3---3-------|
  = - = - = - = - - -  = - = - = - = - - -  = - = - = - = - - -  - - - = - = - - -
(=:16th, -:8th)

Verse bar 3 & 4 Asus4-A pattern:

e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|   |-x---x---x--x--x--x-x-|
BB|-3--3--2--2--2--2--|   |-2h3-2h3-2--2--2--x-x-|
G+G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--| or |-2---2---2--2--2--x-x-|
D MajorD|-2--2--2--2--2--2--|   |-2---2---2--2--2--x-x-|
A augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--|   |-0---0---0--0--0--x-x-|
E MajorE|-------------------|   |----------------------|
  -. -. 1 - - -     -. -. 1 - - = =
(-.:8th and half, 1:4th, -:8th, =:16th)

Other versions of Freedom 90 Acoustic

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Freedom 90 (Ver. 2) by George Michael