Freedom Time Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[F]Fre[C]edom Time by Joseph Hill

[Verse 2]
Talking about [C]freedom for the young and old,
Youthman and [F]babies,
old [C]ladies [F]an d gen[Am]tlemen
[F]Onc[C]e we were w[F]orking
in the [C]rain[F][C]
Working all [F]days [C]in [F]vain[C]
But one [F]day my way
freedom [C]came[F][C]
And I got [F]to stand up and see
for my[C]self[F]
[C]Freedom time [F]again, [C]freedom again,
[F]freedom tim[C]e, fre[F]edom time[C][F]
Freedom [C]time [F]again, good God, [C]freedom time,
[F]freedom tim[C]e[F]
[C][F][C]

[Verse 3]
Look at the [F]size of a sledgehammer[C],
[F][C]
Everyday we got to [F]bear
it in our [C]hands[F][C]
Look at the [F]size of a pick[C]axe,[F]
[C]They got to work dai[F]ly on the pla[C]ntation,
good [F]God
Freedom [C]time [F]again, [C]freedom again,
[F]freedom tim[C]e, fre[F]edom time[C][F]
Freedom [C]time [F]again, Lord,
freedom [C]time,[F]
Freedom [C]time [F]again,
freedom [C]time[F]

[Interlude 1]
[C][F][C][F][C][F][C]
[F]Talking

[Verse 4]
about freedom,
[C]a l[F]ot [C]of people do[F]n't wanna hear this[C][F][C][F][C]
Some say their [F]country is well developed,
[C]And[F] ye[C]t there is a quarter
[F]that they shrub
An[C]d I[F] an[C]d I spring
[F]from the aisle of [C]springs
[F]And [C]I and I want reggae
[F]and I run thi[C]ngs
[F]Come, [C]freedom [F]time again,
[C]fre[F]edo[C]m t[F]ime[C][F][C]
[F]Lord,
Freedom [C]time [F]again,
freedom [C]time[F]
[C][F][C]

[Verse 5]
When I come to [F]think of about [C]slavery,
[F]It [C]slaves from old [F]man even to ba[C]bies[F]
[C]And when I take a stock they wan[F]t
everybody to [C]live in [F]shack
[C]But our knowledge excee[F]d
us way [C]above that
What are you [F]talking about?
[C]Freedom time [F]again, freedom [C]again,
freedom [F]time, [C]freedom [F]time[C][F]
Freedom [C]time [F]at last God,
[C]freedom [F]time,
Freedom [C]time [F]again, freedom [C]time[F]
[C]

[Verse 6]
It's time [F]for everyone to [C]be free[F]
[C]Talking about everyone[F]
even you [C]and [F]me[C]
There is no more [F]years and days
to spend [C]crying[F][C]
About the [F]things that you don't [C]know
We want to be [F]free
[C]Freedom

[Verse 7]
time [F]again, freedom [C]time,[F]
Freedom [C]time [F]again, freedom [C]time
[F]Shout it, freedom [C]time [F]again,
[C]freedom [F]time,
[C]Freedom again, freedom time