Number One chords by Portugal. The Man

Number One (feat. Richie Havens & Son Little) - Portugal. The Man

The bassline riff over the Cm chords is just a hammer on from Bb -> C so you can either
slide from Bb5 into
 Cm or play Cm7 and hammer on to Cm.
Listen to the song for the rhythm and timing.

Intro:
Cm
  Freedom
Cm
  Freedom
Cm
  Freedom
Cm
  Freedom

Cm
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Cm
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
  Bb   Bb/B        Cm
A long way from my home

Cm                     Bb        Ab
Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone
Cm                     Bb        Ab
Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone


Verse 1:
          Cm
When the morning came
       Cm
Like another's pain
            Bb
But didn't know to fade
          Ab
Like the sound it made

         Cm
Let's go down the drain
          Cm
With the falling rain
       Bb
Wash away the stains
        Ab
In the evening shade


Pre-Chorus:
          Cm
It's that sufferin'
       Eb
Don't know why it brings
            Bb
Such sweet memories
            Fm
Will be the end of me


Chorus:
                        Cm
But you'll come out all right
         Cm
(Yeah) I know it seems there's no end in sight
              Cm                              Fm
(Yeah) But it doesn't mean you can't put up a fight
       Gm
But ya don't, no, no
        Cm
But ya don't, no, no


Post-Chorus:
Cm
No, no, no
Cm
No, no, no
Cm           Cm
No, no, no


Verse 2:
        Cm
All the trails we blazed
          Cm
Have long since been paved
            Bb
Leadin' the modern age
           Ab
On down memory lane

      Cm
Can't turn the page
          Cm
Like it's just a phase
              Bb
Somehow still be amazed
          Ab
That the leaves had changed


Pre-Chorus:
          Cm
It's that sufferin'
       Eb
Don't know why it brings
            Bb
Such sweet memories
            Fm
Will be the end of me


Chorus:
                        Cm
But you'll come out all right
         Cm
(Yeah) I know it seems there's no end in sight
              Cm                              Fm
(Yeah) But it doesn't mean you can't put up a fight
       Gm
But ya don't, no, no
        Cm
But ya don't, no, no


                        Cm
But you'll come out all right
         Cm
(Yeah) I know it seems there's no end in sight
              Cm                              Fm
(Yeah) But it doesn't mean you can't put up a fight
       Gm
But ya don't, no, no
        Cm
But ya don't, no, no


interlude:

Cm                     Bb        Ab
Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone
Cm                     Bb        Ab
Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone
                Cm
When I need my brother (yeah)
Cm
Father (yeah)
Cm
Sister (yeah)
Cm
Mother (yeah)
Cm
Yeah yeah yeah yeah


Outro:

Db  Bbm  Fm  Ab

              Db
It's gonna be all right
        Bbm
Telling white lies
   Fm
Of late nights
         Ab
'Til the sunrise
      Db                           Bbm
Cause when we rise up we rise up above
           Fm
All of the chaos
   Ab
To get lost
                                 Db
Don't make me don't make me wake up
                          Bbm
Cause I'm gonna be like a drug
           Fm
That never gets old
    Ab
Or gives hope
                            Db     Bbm    Eb Fm      Ab
But baby you make me feel loved