I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free chords by Nina Simone
Intro 1
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Dsus4
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Verse 1
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I wish I knew how
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It would feel to be free
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I wish I could break
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All the chains holding me
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I wish I could say
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All the things that I
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should say
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Say 'em loud,
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say 'em clear
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For the whole
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round world to hear
Verse 2
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I wish I could share
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All the love that's in my heart
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Remove all the bars
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That keep us apart
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I wish you could know
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What it means to be me
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Then you'd see and agree
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That every man should be free
Verse 3
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I wish I could give
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All I'm longin' to give
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I wish I could live
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Like I'm longin' to live
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I wish I could do
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All the things that I can do
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And though I'm way over due
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I'd be starting anew
Verse 4
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Well I wish I could be
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Like a bird in the sky
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How sweet it would be
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If I found I could fly
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Oh I'd soar to the sun
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And look down at the sea
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Then I'd sing
Verse 5
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'cause I know, yeah
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Then I'd sing 'cause I know,
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yeah
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Then I'd sing 'cause I know
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I'd know how it feels
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Oh, I know how it feels to be free
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Yeah, yeah, oh, I know how it feels
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Yes, I know,
Verse 6
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oh, I know
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How it feels
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How it feels
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To be free, Lord, Lord, Lord
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
Nina Simone
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