Freedom Chords by Akon

_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] I want [Bb] _ _
to be strong.
From _ [Ab] _
Senegal, West [Eb] Africa, to St.
Louis, Missouri, [Fm] thanks to Katherine [Db] Dunham for giving my pops his [Ab] glory.
He came down with his [Eb] drum, and a dream to change the [Ab] world, in a free uplifting world.
That's all he ever want.
Mom came a little [Eb] after, gave birth to my [Fm] brother.
Then all of the [Db] pressure, made them fight one [Ab] another.
See the pain will never [Eb] last.
Did the best with what they [Bb] had.
He knew the world was out for grabs, and he searched to find [Ab] it.
Freedom, _
_ _ [Eb] freedom, _ _ [Fm] freedom, _ [Db] freedom.
_ Everything [Ab] I have, everything I own, all [Eb] my mistakes fam you already know.
I want to [Bb] be, [Ab] I want to be free.
So I searched to find my freedom.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] Freedom, freedom, freedom, [Db] freedom.
_ Everything [Ab] I have, everything I own, all [Eb] my mistakes fam you already know.
I want to [Bb] be, _ [Ab] I want to be free. _ _
As a kid I never [Eb] knew, I got the hustle just to make [Fm] it through.
So I found myself skipping [Db] school, cause the girls don't think [Ab] I'm cool.
And because of that I [Eb] didn't care, whether or not I went [Ab] to jail.
I just want to be treated fair, cause that's all I ever knew.
Telling me I need to slow [Eb] down, cause everybody in the whole [Fm] town.
Cause they know how I'll get [Db] down, far enough from another [Ab] town.
Can you believe we still [Eb] around, after so many hit [Db] the ground.
And we [Ab] ain't gonna stop now, until we get that freedom.
Oh, [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
oh, [Db] freedom.
_ [Ab] Everything I have, everything I own, all [Eb] my mistakes fam you already know.
I want [Bb] to be, I [Ab] want to be free.
Won't stop till I find my, _ my [Eb] freedom.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Db] Oh, oh, freedom.
_ [Ab] Everything I have, everything I own, all [Eb] my mistakes fam you already know.
I [Cm] want to be, I [Ab] want to be free.
If you want to be free in the land that's drug free, [Eb] put your hands up.
Put your hands up.
[Fm] If you want to be free from all your misery, [Db] put your hands up.
Put your hands up.
[Ab] If you want to be free with plenty money, [Eb] put your hands up.
Put your hands up.
[Ab] If you want to be free just praise G.O..D., put your hands up. Put your hands up. _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
Oh, oh, [Db] freedom. _ [Ab] Everything I have, everything I own, [Eb] all my mistakes girl you already know. I [Cm] want to be, I want to be [Ab] free. _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _