Ashford and Simpson "Stay Free" Chords

Tempo:
107.6 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Gm

C

Bb

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ashford and Simpson "Stay Free" chords
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[Bb]
[Fm] You like to watch the clouds drift in, cause you feel some kind of kindred.
Won't tell nobody what you're [Bb] into.
Spend lots of time dreaming all through the day.
[Fm] When love [Bbm] looked in your eyes, you [Cm] turned away.
[Fm]
You like to stay [Bb] free.
[Db] That's [Fm] what you told me, that's all in [Bbm] life you ever want [Eb] to be.
[Fm]
You like to stay [Bb] free.
Standing [Eb] in my face, you said to me, [Db] no one would [Eb] ever fill the [Fm]
space.
Stay [Bb] free.
[Db] [Fm]
Stay [Bb] free.
[Eb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Fm] You like to sit high [Fm]
[Bb] playing solitaire.
[Fm] You [Bb] wanna answer the phone the same way.
[Fm] The last thing you [Bbm] think you need [Cm] is a friend.
[Fm] You like to stay [Bb] free.
[Eb] That's [Fm] what you told me, that's all in [Bbm] life you ever want [Eb] to be.
[Fm] You like to stay [Bb] free.
Such a [Eb] pretty face, there ought to [Db] be somebody there [Eb] to fill the [Fm] space.
Stay [Bb] [Db] free.
[Fm] You like to stay [Bb] [Eb] free.
[Fm] Stay
[Bb] free.
[Db] [Fm]
[Bb] Stay [Db] free.
[Fm]
[Gm] Independent.
[Fm] High.
[Gm] [C] [Fm]
[Gm] Independent.
[Fm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Fm] Low.
[Gm] Independent.
[C] [Fm] High.
[Bb] [Fm]
[Gm] Independent.
[C] [Fm]
[Gm] [C] [Fm]
[Gm] [C] Low.
[Fm]
[Gm] Independent.
[C] [Fm]
[Gm] [C] [Fm]
[Gm] [C] [Fm]
[Gm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Bb] [C] [Fm]
[Bb] [Cm] [Fm]
High.
[Bb] [C] Independent.
You're [Fm] a special kind of [Gm] free.
[C] I [Fm] can tell from the light [Gm] that you [C] need.
You're
[Gm] [C] [F]
[Gm] gonna be lonely.
[C] [F]
[Gm] [C] [F] [Fm]
[Gm] [C] You're gonna be lonely
[Gm] [C] [Fm]
[Gm] [C] if [Db] you stay free.
Stay free.
Stay free.
That's [C] what you told me, [Fm] that's all in [Bbm] life you ever [Db] want to be.
[Fm] You stay [Bb] free.
Standing in the [Eb] face, you said [Db] there'd be no more
[Fm] waste.
[Bb] Free.
[Db]
[Fm] [Bb] Stay free.
[Fm] [Gm] Independent.
[C]
[Fm] High.
[C]
[Fm] [Bb] Independent.
[C]
Low.
[Fm] Low.
[C]
[Fm] Low.
[Bb] Independent.
[C]
[Fm] [Gm]
[Fm] [Bb] Independent.
[C]
[Fm] [Gm]
[Fm] [Gm] [C]
Independent.
You [Cm] like to [Fm] stay free.
[Gm]
[Fm] Free. Yeah.
[Bb]
[Fm] You like to stay [Gm] free.
[Fm] [Gm]
[Fm] You like to stay free.
[Gm] [C] [Fm] [Gm] [C]
[Fm]
[F]
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
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To learn Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, Fm, Gm, Db, Fm, Bb, Gm and Fm. For best results, commence at 53 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 108. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] You like to watch the clouds drift in, cause you feel some kind of kindred.
Won't tell nobody what you're [Bb] into. _
Spend lots of time dreaming all through the day.
[Fm] When love [Bbm] looked in your eyes, you [Cm] turned away.
[Fm]
You like to stay [Bb] free.
_ [Db] That's [Fm] what you told me, that's all in [Bbm] life you ever want [Eb] to be.
[Fm]
You like to stay [Bb] free.
_ Standing [Eb] in my face, you said to me, [Db] no one would [Eb] ever fill the [Fm]
space.
Stay [Bb] free.
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ Stay [Bb] free.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] You like to sit high _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Bb] _ playing solitaire.
[Fm] You [Bb] wanna answer _ the phone the same way.
_ [Fm] The last thing you [Bbm] think you need [Cm] is a friend.
[Fm] You like to stay [Bb] free.
[Eb] That's [Fm] what you told me, that's all in [Bbm] life you ever want [Eb] to be.
[Fm] You like to stay [Bb] free.
Such a [Eb] pretty face, there ought to [Db] be somebody there [Eb] to fill the [Fm] space. _
Stay [Bb] _ [Db] free.
[Fm] You like to stay [Bb] _ [Eb] free.
_ [Fm] Stay _
_ [Bb] free.
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] Stay [Db] free.
_ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] Independent.
[Fm] _ _ High. _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Gm] Independent.
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] Low. _ _
[Gm] Independent.
_ [C] [Fm] High. _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Independent.
_ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] Low.
_ [Fm] _ _ _
[Gm] Independent.
_ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
High.
[Bb] _ [C] Independent.
You're [Fm] _ a special kind of [Gm] free.
_ [C] I [Fm] can tell from the light [Gm] that you [C] need.
You're _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] gonna be lonely.
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] You're gonna be lonely _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] if [Db] you stay free.
_ _ _ _ _ Stay free.
_ _ _ _ Stay free.
That's [C] what you told me, [Fm] that's all in [Bbm] life you ever [Db] want to be.
[Fm] _ You stay [Bb] free.
Standing in the [Eb] face, you said [Db] there'd be no more _
_ [Fm] waste.
_ _ [Bb] Free.
[Db] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] Stay free.
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Independent.
[C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ High.
_ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Independent.
[C]
Low.
[Fm] Low.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
[Fm] Low.
_ _ _ [Bb] Independent.
[C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] Independent.
_ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C]
Independent.
You [Cm] like to [Fm] stay free.
[Gm] _ _ _
[Fm] Free. Yeah.
_ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] You like to stay _ [Gm] free. _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Fm] You like to stay free.
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Valerie Simpson and Nickolas Ashford.

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