Bb
       
D/F#
   
Gm
  
I wish I knew how 
  
Bb
      
Eb
    
Eb/F
     
Bb
  
It would feel to be free 
 
Bb
     
Eb
   
Bb
  
I wish I could break 
 
F
                
C7
    
F
  
All the chains holding me 
 
Bb
    
D/F#
        
Gm
  
I wish I could say 
 
Bb7
       
Eb
     
Eb/F
     
Bb
  
All the things that I should say 
  
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Bb/F
  
D7/F#
  
Gm
  
Say 'em loud say 'em clear 
 
Bb/F
                
Eb/F
      
Bb
 
Bb/F
  
For the whole round world to hear 
 
 
Bb
        
D/F#
    
Gm
  
I wish I could share 
 
Bb
       
Eb
     
Eb/F
      
Bb
  
All the love that's in my heart 
 
Bb
   
Eb
      
Bb
  
Remove all the bars 
 
F
          
C7
      
F
  
That keeps us apart 
 
Bb
   
D/F#
     
Gm
  
And I wish you could know 
 
Bb7
       
Eb
   
Eb/F
    
Bb
  
What it means to be me 
 
E
°7        
Bb/F
    
D7/F#
  
Gm
  
Then you'd see and agree 
 
Bb/F
         
Eb/F
    
Bb
  
Bb/F
  
Every man should be free 
 
[solo] 
 
 
Bb
        
D/F#
     
Gm
  
I wish I could give 
 
Bb
       
Eb
     
Eb/F
   
Bb
  
All I'm longin' to give 
 
Bb
      
Eb
     
Bb
  
I wish I could give 
 
F
           
C7
      
F
  
Like I'm longin' to give 
 
Bb
   
D/F#
        
Gm
  
And I wish I could do 
 
Bb7
      
Eb
     
Eb/F
      
Bb
  
All the things that I can do 
 
E
°7      
Bb/F
        
D7/F#
  
Gm
  
Though I'm way over due 
 
Bb/F
              
Eb/F
  
Bb
  
Bb/F
  
I'd be startin' a new! 
 
 
Bb
      
D/F#
     
Gm
     
Bb
    
Eb
    
Eb/F
   
Bb
  
I wish I could be like a bird up in the sky 
 
Bb
     
Eb
     
Bb
  
How sweet it would be 
 
F7
          
C7
        
F7
  
If I found out I could fly 
 
Bb
   
D/F#
       
Gm
  
So I'd soar to the sun 
 
Bb7
     
Eb
    
Eb/F
      
Bb
  
And look down upon the sea 
 
E
°7         
Bb/F
       
D7/F#
  
Gm
  
And I sing 'cause I know 
 
E
°7          
Bb/F
    
D7/F#
  
Gm
  
I sing because I know 
 
E
°7       
Bb/F
      
D7/F#
  
Gm
  
And we sing'cause we know 
 
F
  
How it feels 
 
F7
  
to be 
 
Bb
  
Bbmaj7
  
free.