Freedom Song chords by Thin Lizzy

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
A  D  E

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

Chorus:
A

I believe in the freedom song
F#m            E
Long live liberty!
A                Bm
I believe in the freedom song
F#m                    E
And I'll choose my own destiny

Interlude:
D  A  D  A

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

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

Guitar Solo:
A  D  A  D
A  D  A  D
A    Bm  A
Bm F#m E A
F#m E A  F#m
A  Bm F#m E D

Interlude:
A  D A

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

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

Outro:
D A D A D A
D E A D E
D A