Freedom — Richie Havens
Chords and lyrics for Freedom by Richie Havens (key of B).
Verse 1
Bar 9th fret for Bm
2nd fret for Em
4th for F#m
This is how Richie plays it and it's easiest.
Richie will occasionally play open strings while playing Bm.
The open strumming is sporadic and somewhat random.
Verse 1
[Bm](Freedom, [Bm]Freedom) (x8) times
[Bm]Sometimes I feel like a Motherless [Bm]child
[Em]Sometimes I feel like a [Bm]Motherless child
[Bm]Sometimes I feel like a Motherless child
a [F#m]long long [F#]long....way......
[F#7]way-ayye from my [Bm]Home.... Yeah!
(continue the same way)
Bridge
(Freedom, Freedom) (x10)
(Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone) (x3)
Yeah , a long long long way
way-ayye from my Home.... Yeah!
Chorus
[Bm](Clap your hands) (x8)
[Bm](Yeah, Yeah) (x10)
[Bm](I got a telephone in my bossom and i can call him up from my heart) (x2)
[Bm]When I need my brother, I say Brother! (brother) Brother! (brother)...
.....[Mother (mother) Mother (mother)] (x2) times
Yeah...Yeah...
Yeah...Yeah.........to fade *phew*
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