To Be Free chords by
The Strawbs

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

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Verse 1

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The gilt- edged

invitation came

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And I said, "What can this mean,

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C

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To attend the coronation

As the first guest of the Queen,

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And sit upon her right hand

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Where the Prince is mostly seen?"

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The maids of honour stared at me

And register surprised

To see a man of such good taste

Appear before their eyes

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Now being rather humble

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I adopted a disguise

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As the Minister of State

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For Mass Environment Controls,

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Who condemn the working classes

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For inhabiting the holes

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That belong to Queen and Country,

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C

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But do not permit their souls

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C

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To be free like me.

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C

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Csus4

Csus4

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Csus4

Csus4

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The

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perspex chandelier

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Began to melt and slip away;

One million candle- powered

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It kept the night at bay.

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While the power station workers

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Were busy making hay,

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The workers in the fields

Were engaged in self- defence,

Which involved the use of barbed wire

As a self- containing fence,

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But as a means of self- protection

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It was needlessly immense.

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I stopped to ask them for a light,

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They pointed at the sun,

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Which raised their hopes of harvesting

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A better crop than guns

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Can ever mass- produce

At the expense of anyone

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Who is free like me.

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C

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Csus4

Csus4

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The

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Csus4

Csus4

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Csus4

Csus4

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solitary

peasant

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In his home above the lake,

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Raised high on woooden stilts,

Has made the singular mistake

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Of revolutionary conduct

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At the celebration wake.

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His urban counterpart,

Engaged in mundane occupation,

Enjoys the chance of laughing

At the Queen's humiliation

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At the hands of Ministers of State

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For Rehabilitation,

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Now the power station worker,

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Though his aim is too disjointed,

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Finds himself around the corner;

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While his gun is never pointed,

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He is ever at the ready,

He desires to be anointed

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And be free like me.

Outro 1

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Chords

C
F
G
Csus4

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of To Be Free by The Strawbs is C major.

The primary chords used in To Be Free are C, F, G, Csus4.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, G, Csus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of To Be Free is approximately 122 beats per minute.

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