I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free chords by Mavis Staples

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: G+G

♫ Intro:

G+G C# minorC#m A augmentedA G+G



♫ Verse 1:
    BB   E minorEm G+G    C majorC  D MajorD   G+G
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
    C majorC    G+G       D MajorD
I wish I could break all the chains holding me
 G+G  BB    E minorEm G+G    C majorC           G+G
I wish I could say all the things that I should say
       BB    E minorEm
Say 'em loud, say 'em clear
    G+G
For the whole round world to hear

♫ Verse 2:
    BB    E minorEm  G+G    C majorC      D MajorD   G+G
I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart
    C majorC    G+G       D MajorD    A augmentedA  D MajorD
Remove all the bars that keep holding us apart
 G+G  BB     E minorEm  G+G    C majorC      G+G
I wish you could know what it means to be me
        BB  E minorEm
Then you'd see and agree
      D MajorD       G+G  C# minorC#m G+G
That every man should be free


♫ Interlude:
G+G BB E minorEm G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G  C majorC G+G
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E minorEm C majorC G+G
E minorEm  G+G D MajorD G+G


♫ Verse 3:
G+G   BB    E minorEm  G+G    C majorC    G+G
I wish I could give all I'm longing to give
    C majorC    G+G       D MajorD
I wish I could live like I'm longing to live
 G+G  BB    E minorEm G+G    C majorC         G+G
I wish I could do all the things that I can do
        BB  E minorEm A augmentedA   D MajorD     G+G  C# minorC#m G+G
Though I'm way overdue I'd be starting anew.

♫ Verse 4:
G+G   BB    E minorEm G+G   C majorC      G+G
I wish I could be like a bird in the sky
     C majorC    G+G    D MajorD   A augmentedA D MajorD
How sweet it would be if I found I could fly
    G+G  BB   E minorEm  G+G    C majorC      G+G
Oh I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea
       BB     E minorEm
And I'd sing cause I'd know that
    D MajorD      G+G
How it feels to be free


♫ Outro:
E minorEm   G+G  BB     E minorEm
And I'd sing cause I'd know
    D MajorD  BB     E minorEm
And I'd sing cause I'd know
    G+G  BB     E minorEm
And I'd sing cause I'd know that
    D MajorD      G+G C# minorC#m
How it feels to be free
A augmentedA G+G
  Yeah hey!