Free As A Bird
Words and Music by John Lennon


A: x02220 F#m: 244222 Dm: xx0231 E: 022100
G: 320003 C: x32010 Esus4: 022200 Fmaj7: x32210
F#m7b5: 202210 A/G: 3x2220 Am: x02210 Fm: 133111


Intro w/slide

A F#m Dm E A F#m Dm E
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|-/5-------------|----------51/2-|----------------|-------------------|
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A F#m Dm G C Am Esus4 E
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|----------------|------5-85/6/8()5--------------|----------------|
|-/2-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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Verse 1

A F#m Dm E A F#m
Free as a bird
Dm E A F#m
It´s the next best thing to be
Dm G C Am Esus4 E
Free as a bird


A F#m Dm E A F#m
Home, home and dry
Dm E A F#m
Like a homing bird I¹ll fly
Dm G C Am Esus4 E
As a bird on wings


Bridge 1

Fmaj7 F#m7b5
What ever happened to the life that we once knew
G A A/G
Can we really live without each other
Fmaj7 F#m7b5
Where did we loose the touch, that seemed to mean so much
G E
It always made me feel so


Verse 1

A F#m Dm E A F#m
Free as a bird
Dm E A F#m
It´s the next best thing to be
Dm G C Am Esus4 E
Free as a bird


A F#m Dm E A F#m
Home, home and dry
Dm E A F#m
Like a homing bird I¹ll fly
Dm G C Am Esus4 E
As a bird on wings


Bridge 2

Fmaj7 F#m7b5
What ever happened to the life that we once knew
G E
Always made me feel so free


Guitar Solo w/slide

C Am Fm G C Am Fm G
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|-/17------------|--------18/20---|-2017----------|-13/1615--8/---|
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C Am Fm G A F#m ...
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|-12--12/1712-----|-8/1110---3--|---9-------------
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Free...

A F#m Dm E A F#m
Free as a bird
Dm E A F#m
It´s the next best thing to be


Coda w/slide

Dm G A F#m Dm E A F#m
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|---------------|-/5-----(1)/2--|---------------|-----5------/7-|
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Free as a bird Free as a bird

w/o slide
Dm E A F#m Dm G A
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|--/1-----------|--/5----(1)/2--|---------------|--2------------||
|---------------|---------------|-/2------------|--2------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--2------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--0------------||
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Free as a bird Oh______________.