Freedom Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Wit[Dbsus4]h blisters [C]on her feet,
she walked the road each [Dbsus4]day
[C]Montgomery, Ala[Dbsus4]bama '55
[C]Singing, "Justice is going to flow
[Dbsus4]down like [C]a rive[Dbsus4]r
[C]Our children would no longer be
deprived"
[Dbsus4][C]

[Verse 2]
Rosa's heart was [Db]heavy,
[Dbsus4]but she would [Db]never cry[C][Dbsus4]
[C]For her people she would [Dbsus4]stand
and hold the [C]line[Dbsus4][C]
Armed with the power of songs
and simply dignity
[Dbsus4]She swore,[C] "The voice that would
surrender [Dbsus4]won't be m[Db]ine"
[C]

[Verse 3]
[Dbsus4]
[C]Wom[Bb]an sin[F]ging a freedom song,[C]
[Bb]Woman [F]showing us the[G] way

[Verse 4]
[G]
Rosa [C]never took [Db]that bus,
but [C]walked on through the rain
She prayed for the power to make
her [Dbsus4]stand alon[C]e[Dbsus4]
[C]Soon voices filled the streets from the
county's back [Dbsus4]rooms
[C]Spirits raised by the courage
of just [Dbsus4]one[C]

[Verse 5]
Rosa Parks had [Dbsus4]a dream
and it [C]lifted [Dbsus4]her
[Db]Of s[C]imply how much better
life could [Dbsus4]be
[C]She lit the flame and the fire is
still [Dbsus4]burning
Inside [C]every heart that's longing
to be free
[Dbsus4][C]

[Verse 6]
[Bb]Woman [F]singing a freedom [C]song,[Db]
[Bb]Woman [F]showing us the way[G]
[Bb]Woman [F]singing a freedom son[C]g,
I'd [Bb]love to hear that [F]voice [C]today

[Interlude 1]
[Db][Dbsus4][Db][C]
[Db][Dbsus4][Db][C][Db][Dbsus4][Db][C][Dbsus4]

[Verse 7]
With [Db]blister[C] s on her feet,
she moved from place to [Dbsus4]place[C]
Outside Dublin [Db]city [Dbsus4]'81
Sick and [C]tired of [Db]being a stranger
[C]in her own [Dbsus4]home
[Db]Where othe[C]rs had their comfort[Dbsus4]s,
[Db]she had [C]none

[Verse 8]
[C]
They gave Nan Joyce's people
[Dbsus4]48 hours[Db][C][Db][Dbsus4]
[Db]To leave[C] with their belo[Dbsus4]ngings
[Db]once [C]aga[Db]ing[Dbsus4]
But [C]Nan Joyce had seen [Dbsus4]enough of
[Db]these evic[C]tions[Db][Dbsus4]
[Db]She [C]dreaded facing the winter's wi[Db]nd a[C]nd

[Interlude 2]
rain
[C][Db][Dbsus4][C][Bb][F][C][Db][B][Bb][F]
[G]

[Verse 9]
[Db]All her life Nan faced f[C]ear
and [Dbsus4]ignorance
Saw [C]her loved ones turned away
from countless [Dbsus4]doors
With ancient [C]songs and tales around
the warm [Dbsus4]fire
[Db]Spirit[C]s raised by the wealth of
the travellers lore
[Dbsus4][Db]

[Verse 10]
[C]
Nan Joyce had [Db]a dream
[C]and it lifted her[Dbsus4]
[C]She stood her ground and held
her head on [Dbsus4]high
[C]She found her voice and spoke [Db]out
[C]So her children could
[Db]be loved[Dbsus4]
As [Db]Ir ish brothers a[C]nd sisters b[Db]y and by

[Outro 1]
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[Ab]
[G][Bb][C][F][C][C][Bb][F]
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