Philadelphia Freedom chords by Elton John (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(B flat major) (B flat major) (E flat major) (D flat major) (C minor) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (B flat major) (E flat major) (D flat major) (C minor) (B flat major)
Verse 1
I (B flat major) used to be a rolling stone you know
If the cause was right
I'd leave (C major) to find (B flat minor/Db) the answer
on (C minor7) the road (B flat major) (F7sus4)
I (B flat major) used to be a heart beating for someone
But the times have changed
(C major) The less I say the (B flat minor/Db) more
my (C minor7) work gets done (B flat major)
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Pre-chorus 1
'Cause I (E flat major) live and breathe
this (A flat/Eb) Phila (E flat major) delphia free (B flat major) dom
From the (E flat major) day that I was born (A flat/Eb)
I've (E flat major) waved the flag (B flat major)
(A flat7) Philadelphia freedom took me
(G7) knee- high to a man, (C minor7) (A flat7) yeah!
Gave me (G7) peace of mind
my dad (G flat7) dy never had (E flat major)
Chorus 1
Oh, (B flat major) Philadelphia freedom
Shine on me, (E flat major) I (B flat/D) love you
Shine the (C minor7) light, through the (B flat/D) eyes
of the (C7/E) ones left be (F7) hind (A minor) (D7)
(G minor) Shine the light, (C minor7) shine the light
(B flat/D) Shine the light, won't you
(A flat/Eb) shine the light (E flat major)
(C minor7) Phi (D minor7) la (E flat major) del phi (C7/E) a (F7) freedom
(G minor/F) (Fdim7) (F7) I (E flat major) love (B flat/D) (C minor7) you
Interlude 1
Yes, I do
(B flat major) (B flat major) (E flat major) (D flat major) (C minor) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (B flat major) (E flat major) (D flat major) (C minor) (B flat major)
Verse 2
(B flat major) If you choose to
you can live your life alone
Some people choose the city
(some people choose...)
Some oth (C major) ers
choose the (B flat minor/Db) good old fam (C minor7) ly home (B flat major)
(some others choose a good old fam (F7sus4) ily home)
(B flat major) I like living easy
without family ties (livin' easy)
Till the whippoorwill of freedom zapped (C major) me
(B flat minor/Db) Right be (C minor7) tween the eyes (B flat major)
Pre-chorus 2
'Cause I (E flat major) live and breathe
this (A flat/Eb) Phila (E flat major) delphia free (B flat major) dom
From the (E flat major) day that I was born (A flat/Eb)
I've (E flat major) waved the flag (B flat major)
(A flat7) Philadelphia freedom took me
(G7) knee- high to a man, (C minor7) (A flat7) mm- hmm
Gave me (G7) peace of mind
my dad (G flat7) dy never had (E flat major)
Chorus 2
Oh, (B flat major) Philadelphia freedom
Shine on me, (E flat major) I (B flat/D) love you
Shine the (C minor7) light, through the (B flat/D) eyes
of the (C7/E) ones left be (F7) hind (A minor) (D7)
(G minor) Shine the light, (C minor7) shine the light
(B flat/D) Shine the light, won't you
(A flat/Eb) shine the light (E flat major)
(C minor7) Phi (D minor7) la (E flat major) del phi (C7/E) a (F7) freedom
(G minor/F) (Fdim7) (F7) I (E flat major) love (B flat/D) (C minor7) you
Interlude 2
Yes, I do
(B flat major) (B flat major) (E flat major) (D flat major) (C minor) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (B flat major) (E flat major) (D flat major) (C minor) (B flat major)
Chorus 3
Oh, (B flat major) Philadelphia freedom
Shine on me, (E flat major) I (B flat/D) love you
Shine the (C minor7) light, through the (B flat/D) eyes
of the (C7/E) ones left be (F7) hind (A minor) (D7)
(G minor) Shine the light, (C minor7) shine the light
(B flat/D) Shine the light, won't you
(A flat/Eb) shine the light (E flat major)
(C minor7) Phi (D minor7) la (E flat major) del phi (C7/E) a (F7) freedom
(G minor/F) (Fdim7) (F7) I (E flat major) love (B flat/D) (C minor7) you
Outro 1
You know I (E flat major) love (B flat/D) (C minor7) you, yeah
You know I (E flat major) love (B flat/D) (C minor7) you
Yes, I do (B flat major) (Philadelphia freedom)
I (E flat major) love (B flat/D) (C minor7) you
Yes, I do (B flat major) (Philadelphia freedom)
Don't you know that I (E flat major) love (B flat/D) (C minor7) you
Yes, I do
[Repeat and fade]
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John
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