Ashford and Simpson "Stay Free" Chords
Tempo:
107.6 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Gm
C
Bb
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
Gm
C
Bb
Db
Fm
Gm
C
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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] _ _ _ _ _