I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][B][Em][G][C][G][Em][G][D][A][D][Dsus4]
[G][B][Em][C][G]
[C#dim][G][B][Em][C#dim][G][Dsus4][G]

[Verse 1]
I [G]wish [B]I knew h[Em]ow
[G]It would [C]feel [Dsus4]to be free[G]
I wish [C]I could b[G]reak
All [D]the chains holding me
I [G]wish [Em]I cou[B]ld say[Em]
All [G]the thing[C] s that I[Dsus4]
should [D]say[G]
[C#dim]Say 'em loud,
[G]say[B] 'em clear[Em]
[C#dim]For the whole[Dsus4]
[G]round [Dsus4]world to hea[G]r

[Verse 2]
I [G]wish [B]I c[Em]ould share
[G]All the lov[C]e that's in [Dsus4]my heart[G]
[C]Re [G]move all[C] the bar[G]s
That [D]keep [A]us [D]apart
[Em]I wish you[B] could kno[Em]w
[G]What it [C]means [Dsus4]to be me[G]
[C#dim]Then you'd see [G]and [B]agre[Em]e
That [C#dim]every man[Dsus4] should be free[G]

[Verse 3]
I [G]wish [B]I could g[Em]ive
[G]All I'm lon[C]gin'[Dsus4] to give[G]
[C]I w[G]ish I[C] could li[G]ve
Like I'm [D]longin' to live
[Dsus4]I wish I [G]could[B] do[Em]
[G]All the [C]things that [Dsus4]I can do[G]
And [C#dim]though I'm wa[G]y ov[B]er du[Em]e
[C#dim]I'd be start[Dsus4] ing anew[G][Dsus4][G]

[Verse 4]
Well I [G]wish [B]I could b[Em]e
[G]Like a [C]bird [Dsus4]in the sky[G]
How sweet [C]it would [G]be
If I [D]found [A]I could fly[D]
Oh I'd [G]soar [B]to [Em]the sun
[G]An d look [C]down [Dsus4]at the sea[G]
Then I'd [C]sing

[Verse 5]
[G]'ca[B]use I kno[Em]w, yeah
[C]Then I'd sin[Dsus4]g 'cause [G]I k[B]now,
[Em]yeah
[C]Then I'd [G]sing [B]'cause I know
[Em]I'd know[C] how it feel[G]s[B]
[Em]Oh, I [C]know how it [G]feels [B]to be free
[Em]Yeah, yeah, oh, [C]I know[Dsus4] how it fe[D]el[B]s[Em]
[G]Yes, I kno[C]w,

[Verse 6]
[G]oh,[B] I kno[Em]w
How [C]it [G]feels
[B]How it fee[Em]ls
[C]To be fre[G]e, Lor[B]d, Lord, Lord