Chords with lyrics
Intro:
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6
E minorEm E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6
E minorEm E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6
Verse 1:
D MajorD
Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6 D MajorD
He’s found the trigger to your heart
Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6 E minorEm
He‘s gonna pull it just as soon as he
E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6 E minorEm
Finds a switch to bring
E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6 D MajorD
He shuts you down
Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6 D MajorD
He’s making puppets with his right hand
Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6 E minorEm
So you don’t know what the left’s doing
E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6 E minorEm
He’s gonna shut you down
E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6
Before you know it
Chorus:
D MajorD
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
I don’t wanna be a slave
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
I don’t wanna just behave
A augmentedA G+G F#F# D MajorD
I wanna live my life my own way
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6
E minorEm E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6
E minorEm E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6
Verse 2:
D MajorD
Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6 D MajorD
I know you‘re tired of your Chinese goods
Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6 E minorEm
I’m the son of a patriot who would
E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6 E minorEm
Love to build you something good, but
E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6 D MajorD
My hands are tied with your bloodstained tape
Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6 D MajorD
It took you hundreds of years to wind
Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6 E minorEm
It took you thousands of men to die
E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6 E minorEm
So you could stand up on the graves and claim
E minor 7Em7 Em6Em6 D MajorD
It was all in vain
Chorus:
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
I don’t wanna be a slave
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
I don’t wanna just behave
A augmentedA G+G F#F#
I wanna live my life my own way
Instrumental:
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G x5
F#F#
Chorus:
D MajorD
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
I don’t wanna be a slave
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
I don’t wanna just behave
A augmentedA G+G F#F#
I wanna live my life my own way
Outro:
D MajorD G+G
fade until close