Free chords by Doug Adkins

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Freedom rings,
the 4th of July
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Barbecue beer, me and the guys
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My kids are growing fast
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Hopes and dreams of their own
Right then and there,
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I realized why men had fought
and men had died
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Keeping hopes and dreams alive
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the way it should be
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I  want to thank you
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for keeping me free
I see the wars in other places,
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fear in the eyes on people's faces,
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can't help but get a little tear in my eye.
I think we ought to take the time,
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thank the ones who took the time,
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keep the red, white and blue
flying proud and high.
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Yes, I do.
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I want to thank you
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For keeping me Free
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Yeah!
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I  want to thank you
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for keeping me free
If that day should ever come
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I pick up that freedom gun,
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I pray the Lord,
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my soul to keep, yes I do,
cause freedom has a price to pay,
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and if that bullet finds its way,
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maybe someday, somewhere,
someone, might
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I want to thank you
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for keeping me free
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Yeah, I want to thank you
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for keeping me free
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