[Intro: Capo 3 - DO SING AT CAPO 3 LIVE] (just bass drum - play descending line as power chords) [G-3x0003][G][C] ([Bb][Am]) [G][G] [G][G][C] ([Bb][Am]) [G][G]
[Verse: 1 - Drums in - Play barre chords for verse so can open in chorus] I [G] used to be a rolling stone, you know If the cause was right I'd [A7]leave to find the [Bb]answer [Am7]on the road [G][C/D-x5555x-x8888x relative to Capo] I [G] used to be a heart beating for someone But the times have changed [A7] The less I say the [Bb]more my [Am7]work gets done [G]
[Chorus] 'Cause I [C] live and breathe this [F/C]Phila [C]delphia free [G] dom From the [C] day that I was [F/C] born I've [C] waved the flag [G] [F7] Philadelphia freedom took me [E7] (same note) knee-high to a [Am7] man [F7] Yeah, gave me [E7] peace of mind my da [Eb-with capo x9-11-11-11-x] ddy never had [C][Cmaj7][Cmaj7][C*-x32103]
[G] Philadelphia freedom, shine on [C] me, I [G/B] love you Shine a [Am7] light through the [G/B] eyes of the [A7/C#] ones left be [D] hind [B7sus-x24455-sounds fuller][B7-x24445] [Em] Shine a light, [Am7] shine a light [G/B] Shine a light, won't you [F/C] (stop drums) shine a [C] light (drums back in) [Am7] Phi__ [G/B] la__ [C] delphia [D] freedom, I [C] lo _ [G/B] o___ [Am7] ove you,(stop) yes I do
[Verse: 2] [G] If you choose to you can .. live... your.. life.. alone Some people choose the city (Some people choose the city) Some [A7] others choose the [Bb]good old [Am7]family [G]home (Some others choose the [C/D] good old family home) [G] I like liv ing easy with out fam il y ties (living easy) Till the whip.. poor.. will.. of.. free dom [A7] zapped me [Bb]Right be [Am7] tween the eyes [G]
[Chorus] 'Cause I [C] live and breathe this [F/C]Phila [C]delphia free [G] dom From the [C] day that I was [F/C] born I've [C] waved the flag [G] [F7] Philadelphia freedom took me [E7] knee-high to a [Am7] man [F7] Yeah, gave me [E7] peace of mind my da [Eb] ddy never had [C][Cmaj7][C*-x32103]
[G] Philadelphia freedom, shine on [C] me, I [G/B] love you Shine a [Am7] light through the [G/B] eyes of the [A7/C#] ones left be [D] hind [B7sus][B7] [Em] Shine a light, [Am7] shine a light [G/B] Shine a light, won't you (stop) [F/C] shine a [C] light (drums back in) [Am7] Phi__ [G/B] la__ [C] delphia [D] freedom, I [C] lo _ [G/B] o___ [Am7] ove you, (stop) yes I do
[Chorus] Oh, [G] Philadelphia freedom, shine on [C] me, I [G/B] love you Shine a [Am7] light through the [G/B] eyes of the [A7/C#] ones left be [D] hind [B7sus][B7] [Em] Shine a light, [Am7] shine a light [G/B] Shine a light, won't you (drums stop) [F/C] shine a [C] light (drums back) [Am7] Phi__ [G/B] la__ [C] delphia [D] freedom, I [C] lo_ [G/B] o__ _ [Am7] ove you Don't you know I [C] lo_ [G/B] o___ [Am7] ove you, don't you know I [C] lo_ [G/B] o___ [Am7] ove you
[Coda] Yes I d [G] o (Philadelphia freedom) I [C] lo_ [G/B] o___ [Am7] ove you Yes I [G] do (Philadelphia freedom) know that I [C] lo_ [G/B] o___ [Am7] ove you Yes I [G] do (Philadelphia freedom) don't you know that I [C] lo_ [G/B] o___ [Am7] ove you Yes I [G] do (Philadelphia freedom) don't you know that I [C] lo_ [G/B] o___ [Am7] ove you
Play the NOTES D,E,G,A. (D 0h2 G 0h2) Then play barre CHORDS: G D/F# Em D - C Bm C D then straight into the verse
[Verse 1 - No drums] I [Em] left my heart to the [C] sappers round Khe Sanh [G][C][G][D] And my [Em] soul was sold with my [C] cigarettes to the [D] Black [D6] market [D7] man [B] I've had the [Em] Vietnam cold [C] turkey, from the [G] ocean to the [G/F#] silver [C] city And it's [Am] only other [F] vets would understand [D][D6][D7][B] About the [Em] long forgotten [C] dockside guarantees [G][C][G][D] How there were [Em] no V-day [C] heroes in [D] 19 [D6] 7 [D7] 3 [B] How we [Em] sailed into Sydney [C] harbour, Saw an [G] old friend but [G/F#] couldn't [C] kiss her She was [Am] lined, and I was [D] home to the lucky land [G][C][G][D]
[Verse 2 - Drums in] And she was [Em] like so many [C] more from that time on [G][C][G][D] Their [Em] lives were all so [C] empty, till they [D] found their [D6] chosen [D7] one [B] And their [Em] legs were often [C] open But their [G] minds were [G/F#] always [C] closed And their [Am] hearts were held in [F] fast suburban [D] chains [D6][D7][B]
And the [Em] legal pads were [C] yellow, hours [G] long, pay [C] packet [G] lean [D] And the [Em] telex writers [C] clattered where the [D] gunships [D6] once had [D7] been [B] But the [Em] car parks made me [C] jumpy And I [G] never [G/F#] stopped the [C] dreams Or the [Am] growing need for [D] speed and novacaine [G][C][G][D]
[Verse 3] So I [Em] worked across the [C] country end to end [G][C][G][D] Tried to [Em] find a place to [C] settle down, where my [D] mixed up [D6] life could [D7] mend [B] Held a [Em] job on an [C] oil-rig Flying [G] choppers [G/F#] when I [C] could But the [Am] nightlife nearly [F] drove me round the bend [D][D6][D7][B] And I've [Em] travelled round the [C] world from year to year [G][C][G][D] And [Em] each one found me [C] aimless, one more [D] year the [D6] worse for [D7] wear [B] And I've been [Em] back to South East [C] Asia But the [G] answer [G/F#] sure ain't [C] there But I'm [Am] drifting north, to [D] check things out a [G] gain [C][G][D]
[Synth Solo CHORDS] Em C G D Em C D B Em C G C Am D (G C G D)
[Verse 4] You know the [Em] last plane out of [C] Sydney's almost gone [G][C][G][D] Only [Em] seven flying [C] hours, and I'll be [D] landing [D6] in Hong [D7] Kong [B] There ain't [Em] nothing like the [C] kisses From a [G] jaded [G/F#] Chinese [C] princess I'm gonna [Am] hit some Hong Kong [F] mattress all night long [D][D6][D7][B]
Well the [Em] last plane out of [C] Sydney's almost gone [G][C][G][D] Yeah the [Em] last plane out of [C] Sydney's almost gone [D][D6][D7][B] And it's [Em] really got me [C] worried I'm goin' [G] nowhere [G/F#] and I'm [C] in a hurry You know the [Am] last plane out of [D] Sydney's almost gone [G][C][G][D] (Repeat from "Last Plane" one time) G C G C - G C G G [End]
[Other Notes] Original D (x5777x) D6 (x57777) D7 (x57778) Ebdim (x6787x) (Can replace Bmaj with Ebdim as per above but fuller with B)
