I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Chords & Lyrics Artist: Levon Helm, Mavis Staples

INTRO
G C#m A G
 
 
VERSE 1
       B      Em  G        C    D     G
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
       C       G             D
I wish I could break all the chains holding me
  G    B       Em  G       C                      G
I wish I could say all the things that I should say
              B       Em
Say 'em loud, say 'em clear
        G
For the whole round world to hear
 
 
VERSE 2
       B       Em    G       C           D     G
I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart
       C       G              D       A   D
Remove all the bars that keep holding us apart
  G    B         Em   G       C            G
I wish you could know what it means to be me
               B    Em
Then you'd see and agree
           D             G    C#m G
That every man should be free
 
 
INTERLUDE
G B Em G C D G   C G
D A D  G B Em C G
Em   G D G
 
 
VERSE 3
G      B       Em   G       C       G
I wish I could give all I'm longing to give
       C       G             D
I wish I could live like I'm longing to live
  G    B       Em G       C                  G
I wish I could do all the things that I can do
               B   Em  A      D         G   C#m G
Though I'm way overdue I'd be starting anew.
 
 
VERSE 4
G      B       Em G      C           G
I wish I could be like a bird in the sky
          C        G       D     A D
How sweet it would be if I found I could fly
       G    B      Em   G       C           G
Oh I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea
             B         Em
And I'd sing cause I'd know that
       D           G
How it feels to be free
 
 
OUTRO
Em      G    B         Em
And I'd sing cause I'd know
        D    B         Em
And I'd sing cause I'd know
        G    B         Em
And I'd sing cause I'd know that
       D           G C#m
How it feels to be free
A G
   Yeah hey!