Freedom Song chords by Thin Lizzy

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE

Verse 1:
A augmentedA           B minorBm       A augmentedA
Let somebody tell the hard luck story
F# minorF#m          E MajorE
About a man named Jack McDuff
A augmentedA           B minorBm
He believed in the God and the glory
F# minorF#m           E MajorE
But he just wasn't tough enough

Chorus:
A augmentedA
I believe in the freedom song
F# minorF#m      E MajorE
Long live liberty!
A augmentedA        B minorBm
I believe in the freedom song
F# minorF#m          E MajorE
And I'll choose my own destiny

Interlude:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA

Verse 2:
A augmentedA           B minorBm
Well they took him and they beat him
F# minorF#m          E MajorE
Underneath the old hanging tree
A augmentedA       B minorBm
Saying, "Jack, you must die"
F# minorF#m           E MajorE
"What will your last words be?"

Verse 3:
A augmentedA             B minorBm
Jack, he hung his head back
F# minorF#m        E MajorE
"Long live liberty!"
A augmentedA         B minorBm
"I believe in the freedom song"
F# minorF#m               E MajorE
"Doesn't matter what you do to me"

Guitar Solo:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
A augmentedA  B minorBm A augmentedA
B minorBm F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA
F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m
A augmentedA B minorBm F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD

Interlude:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA

Verse 4:
A augmentedA           B minorBm
With a rope around his neck they left him hanging
F# minorF#m     E MajorE
High on that old hanging tree
A augmentedA        B minorBm
On her knees his wife was screaming
F# minorF#m        E MajorE
"Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy"

Chorus:
A augmentedA
I believe in the freedom song
F# minorF#m     E MajorE
Long live liberty!
A augmentedA
I believe in the freedom song
F# minorF#m           E MajorE
Doesn't matter what you do to me

Outro:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
D MajorD A augmentedA

Other versions of Freedom Song

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