Billy Strings

Freedom

Billy Strings


Tom: E

INTRO:

   E              E            B     E   E
E|-----------0--|------------|---------|-----------|
B|---------0----|----------9-|-9-9-7-5-|-----------|
G|-------1------|--------9---|---------|-----------|
D|-----2--------|-9-9h11-----|---------|-2-2-------|
A|---2----------|------------|---------|-----0-2---|
E|-0------------|------------|---------|---------0-|


VERSE:
 E
All white as snow  (All white as snow)
 E
And black as night (And black as night)
 E
You know you can't (You know you can't)
             B7
Give up the fight

                 E
There with the stars (There with the stars)
           A
Up in the sky   (Up in the sky)
           E
The angel band  (The angel band)
      B      E         A      E
Sings By and By (Sings By and By)

   E             B     E   E
E|-------------|---------|-----------|
B|-----------9-|-9-9-7-5-|-----------|
G|---------9---|---------|-----------|
D|-9-9h11------|---------|-2-2-------|
A|-------------|---------|-----0-2---|
E|-------------|---------|---------0-|


VERSE:
E
I want to walk   (I want to walk)
E
I can't sit down (I can't sit down)
E
I want the robe  (I want the robe)
            B7
I want the crown

              E
Fear not the day     (Fear not the day)
             A
When all is lost     (When all is lost)
               E
This Earthly wealth  (This Earthly wealth)
        B        E            A        E
Ain't worth the cost (Ain't worth the cost)


    (VARIATION ON THIS - IMPROVISE)
   E             B     E   E
E|-------------|---------|-----------|
B|-----------9-|-9-9-7-5-|-----------|
G|---------9---|---------|-----------|
D|-9-9h11------|---------|-2-2-------|
A|-------------|---------|-----0-2---|
E|-------------|---------|---------0-|


VERSE:
   E
Shadows and light   (Shadows and light)
E
In pairs that cling (In pairs that cling)
  E
Allow your soul     (Allow your soul)
              B7
The right to sing

                  E
All through the night (All through the night)
                A
The moon will shine  (The moon will shine)
               E
The whispers heard   (The whispers heard)
   B        E            A        E
Defeat the time      (Defeat the time)

   E             B     E   E
E|-------------|---------|-----------|
B|-----------9-|-9-9-7-5-|-----------|
G|---------9---|---------|-----------|
D|-9-9h11------|---------|-2-2-------|
A|-------------|---------|-----0-2---|
E|-------------|---------|---------0-|


VERSE:
  E
Allowed to be      (Allowed to be)
 E
With feasting eyes (With feasting eyes)
 E
And life alone     (And life alone)
           B7
It is the prize

              E
And all the things   (And all the things)
                 A
You thought you knew (You thought you knew)
            E
Accuse the sky       (Accuse the sky)
    B     E               A     E
Of being blue        (Of being blue)


OUTRO:

   E     A
E|-------5-|
B|--------5-|
G|--------6-|
D|-------7-|
A|-------7-|
E -0-2-4-5-
        Freedom freedom freedom freedom
             E
From these trials in this troubled world below

E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-2-2-------|
A|-----0-2---|
E|---------0-|


   E     A
E|-------5-|
B|--------5-|
G|--------6-|
D|-------7-|
A|-------7-|
E -0-2-4-5-
        Freedom freedom freedom freedom
             E                                E    B E
From these trials in this troubled world below