"Free" INTRO: (picked) Cadd9 G x4 G C D Anneliese: C F All my life I've always wanted C F To have one day just for me G C F G Nothing to do and for once nowhere I need to be
C F With no lessons, lords, or lunches C F Or to-do list in the way G C F G No one to say when to eat or read or leave or stay That would be the day Erika: C F All my life I've always wanted C F To have one day for myself G C F G Not waking up with a pile of work on every shelf C F With no hems in need of pressing C F And no sleeves in disarray G C F G No wedding gown with a thousand stitches to crochet And no debt to pay Erika: F What would it be like to be Anneliese: G What would it be like to be B (both:) Free Annelise: C D G Free to try crazy things Erika: C D G Free from endless iou's Anneliese: C D Free to fly Erika: D G Free to sing Anneliese: D A And marry whom I choose D G You would think that I'm so lucky D G That I have so many things A D G A I'm realizing that every present comes with strings Erika: D G Though I know I have so little C F My determination's strong A D G A People will gather around the world to hear my song Woman: A Can I come along? Anneliese: G Now I fear I'll never be Erika: A Soon I will forever be Both: B Free Am F G Am I close my eyes and feel myself fly a thousand miles away Am F I could take flight but would it be right? G E My conscience tells me stay Anneliese: G C I'll remain forever royal Erika: G C I'll repay my parent's debt Both: D G C D Duty means doing the things your heart may well regret Anneliese: G C But I'll never stop believing Erika: G C She can never stop my schemes Both: D G C D There's more to living than gloves and gowns and threads and seams In my dreams G I'll be free