I WISH I KNEW HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO BE FREE

I wish

I knew how

it would feel to be free

I wish

I could break all these chains holding me

I wish

I could say

all the things that I should say

Say 'em loud say 'em clear

I wish

I could share

for the whole wide world to hear

all the love that's in my heart

Re-move all the bars that keep us a-part

And I wish you could know

what it means to be me

Then you'd see and a-gree that every man should be free

p.2 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

I wish

I could give

all I'm longing to give

I wish

I could live like I'm longing to live

I wish

I could do

all the things that I can do

Though I'm way over - due, I'd be start-ing a-new

I wish

I could be

like a bird in the sky

How sweet it would be if I found I could fly

Well I'd soar to the sun

and look down at the sea

Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yes I'd sing 'cause I'd know

Oh I'd sing 'cause I'd know

how it feels

to be free

I WISH I KNEW HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO BE FREE

Bb D7
Gm Bb7
Eb
Bb Eb F7
I wish I knew how
it would feel to be free
Bb Eb
Bb
C7
F7sus F7
I wish I could break all these chains holding me
Bb D7
Gm Bb7
Eb
Bb
I wish I could say
all the things that I should say
Edim Bb D7
Gm Em7b5
F7sus
Bb
Say 'em loud say 'em clear
for the whole wide world to hear
Bb D7
Gm Bb7
Eb
Bb
I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart
Bb Eb
Bb
C7
F7sus F7
Re-move all the bars that keep us a-part
Bb D7
Gm Bb7
Eb
Bb
And I wish you could know what it means to be me
Edim
Bb D7 Gm Edim
F7sus
Bb G7
Then you'd see and a-gree that every man should be free
C E7
Am C7
F
C
I wish I could give all I'm longing to give
C F
C
D7
G7sus G7
I wish I could live like I'm longing to live
C E7
Am C7
F
C
I wish I could do
all the things that I can do
F#dim
C E7 Am F#dim G7sus
C A7
Though I'm way over - due, I'd be start-ing a-new
D F#7
Bm D7
G
D
I wish I could be
like a bird in the sky
D G
D
E7
A7sus A7
How sweet it would be if I found I could fly
D F#7 Bm D7
G
D
Well I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea
G#dim D F#7
Bm G#dim D F#7
Bm
Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yes I'd sing 'cause I'd know
G#dim D F#7
Bm Bm6
Em EbMA7 D
Oh I'd sing 'cause I'd know
how it feels to be free

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