Free Hand Chords by Gentle Giant

Tempo:
114.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Gbm

Bb

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gentle Giant - Free Hand chords
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[N] [A]
[C]
[A] [Bb]
[Am] [Dm]
[E]
[Dbm] [E] [Gbm]
[E] [A] [B] [Gb]
I never thought it [A] would ever come to [E] me, ever come to me.
Now that I've lost my own, I [A] leave you behind, leave you behind.
[Gbm] Whatever made you [A] think that I'd change my mind, that I'd change my mind.
[Ab] [Eb] [Gb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Gbm] [E]
[Gbm] If I don't have to run, [A] break away from you, break away from [Gbm] you.
[B] After all you've done, what was I to do, what was I to [Gb] do?
Who's gonna take my [A] place in the games you [E] play, in the games [Gbm] you play?
[E] Nobody cares, but [A] now I know the things you [B] say, everything you [Eb] say.
[Ab]
[Eb] [B]
[G] Now my hands are free from the ties, from the ties.
Now I look forward to the [Am] future where it lies.
[G]
And with you, feeling old, looking black.
Here now my head is still, why should [Am] I look back?
[G]
[Bb] [Gb]
[G]
[D]
[F]
[C]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Gb] Well, it was over, did you [E] have regrets, did you have [Gb] regrets?
[B] Or did you really think it was over yet, it was over [Gb] yet?
Now that I've lost my own, I [A] leave you behind, leave [E] you [Gbm] behind.
Whatever made you [A] think that I'd change my mind, [Gbm] that I'd change my [A] mind.
[E] That I'd change my mind.
That I'd change my mind.
[Gb] [A]
That I'd change my mind.
[Gbm] [A]
[Gbm] [A] [C]
[D]
[Gbm] [A] [Bb]
[D] [Am]
[F] [Dm] [E]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[F] [A] [Ab]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [Gb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb] [G]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [G] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[A] [Cm] [Eb] [C]
[Gb] [C]
[Eb] [C] [Gb]
[Bb] [Dm] [Bb]
[G] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [A]
[C] [Eb] [C]
[Gb] [C]
[Eb] [C] [Dm]
[C]
[Eb] [F]
[E] Now my hands are free, now my hands are free.
I never thought it [A] would ever come to [Gbm] me, ever come to me.
Now that I've lost my own and [E] I'm leaving you [Gb] behind
Whatever [A] made you think that I'd change my [E] mind?
That I'd change my mind?
[Ebm]
[Ab] [Db] [Gbm]
It wasn't hard [B] to run, break away [A] from you, break away from [Gbm] you
After [E] all you've done to ruin my life and you
[Gbm]
Who's gonna take my place in the game?
[Gb] You're playing the games you play
Nobody's there to [A] knock on the door
You say everything you say
Everything you say
[E] Everything you say
[Gbm]
[A]
[Eb]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Gbm
123111112
Bb
12341111
Gb
134211112
A
1231
E
2311
Gbm
123111112
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To start learning Gentle Giant - Free Hand chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, Bb, Dm, Bb, C, Eb, C, Gb, E, Gb and A in sequence. Start with a comfortable 57 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 114. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Major in mind.

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[N] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb]
I never thought it [A] would ever come to [E] me, ever come to me.
Now that I've lost my own, I [A] leave you behind, leave you behind.
[Gbm] Whatever made you [A] think that I'd change my mind, that I'd change my mind.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gbm] If I don't have to run, [A] break away from you, break away from [Gbm] you.
[B] After all you've done, what was I to do, what was I to [Gb] do?
Who's gonna take my [A] place in the games you [E] play, in the games [Gbm] you play?
[E] Nobody cares, but [A] now I know the things you [B] say, everything you [Eb] say.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G] _ Now my hands are free from the ties, from the ties.
Now I look forward to the [Am] future where it lies.
[G]
And with you, feeling old, looking black.
Here now my head is still, why should [Am] I look back? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gb] _ Well, it was over, did you [E] have regrets, did you have [Gb] regrets?
[B] Or did you really think it was over yet, it was over [Gb] yet?
Now that I've lost my own, I [A] leave you behind, leave [E] you [Gbm] behind.
_ Whatever made you [A] think that I'd change my mind, [Gbm] that I'd change my [A] mind.
[E] That I'd change my mind.
_ That I'd change my mind. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ That I'd change my mind. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Now my _ hands are free, now my hands are free.
I never thought it [A] would ever come to [Gbm] me, ever come to me.
Now that I've lost my own and [E] I'm leaving you [Gb] behind
Whatever [A] made you think that I'd change my [E] mind?
That I'd change my mind?
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gbm]
It wasn't hard [B] to run, break away [A] from you, break away from [Gbm] you
After [E] all you've done to ruin my life and you
[Gbm]
Who's gonna take my place in the game?
[Gb] You're playing the games you play _
Nobody's there to [A] knock on the door
You say everything you say _
Everything you say
[E] Everything you say _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear and Ray Shulman.

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