Mavis Staples & Levon Helm - "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" Chords

Tempo:
110.45 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

D

C

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mavis Staples & Levon Helm - "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" chords
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[C#m]
[E] [G] I wish [B] I knew [Em] how [G] it would [C] feel to [G] be free.
I wish I could break [D] all the chains holding me.
And I [G] wish [Em] I could say all [C] the things that I [G] should say.
[C#]
Say [G] it loud, say [Em] it clear [C#] [D] for the whole round [G] world to hear.
I [B] wish I [Em] could share [G]
all the [C] love that's in [G] my heart.
Remove all the bars that [D] keeps holding [A] [D] us apart.
And I wish you [Em] could know [G] what [C] it means to [G] be me.
[C#] [G] Then you'd see [B] that [E] I'm free.
[C#]
[G] Every man [D] should [G] be free.
[C#m] [Gm] [G]
[B] [Em]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [Gm]
[C] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[G] [B]
[Em] [G] [C]
[Gm] [G]
[F#m] [Em]
[C#] [E]
[G] I [B] wish I [Em] could give [G]
[C] all I'm longing [E] [G] to give.
I wish I could live like [D] I'm longing to live.
[G] And I wish [Bm] I [Em] could do [G] [C] all the things that I [G] can do.
Though I'm way [D#] [Em] overdue, [G]
I'd be [D] starting anew.
[C#] [G]
I [B] wish I [Em] could be [G] [C] like a bird [E]
in [G] the sky.
How sweet [C] it [G] would be if [D] I found [A] out I [D] could fly.
[G] I'd [B] soar through [Em] the sun [G] and [C] look [D] down at [G] the sea.
[C#]
Then [G] I'd sing, [F#m] cause [Em] I'd know [G] how it feels to be free.
[C#] Then I'd sing, [B] cause [Em] I'd know [G]
[D#] [E]
[Gm] [G] how [B]
[Em] [C#] [D] it feels to be [G] free.
[C#m]
[Gm] [G]
Free.
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
C
3211
B
12341112
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
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To learn Mavis Staples, Levon Helm - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, C, G, Em, G and B. A strategic approach would be to train at 55 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 110. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [E] [G] I wish [B] I knew [Em] how [G] it would [C] feel to [G] be free. _ _
I wish I could break _ [D] all the chains holding me.
_ And I [G] wish [Em] I could say all [C] the things that I [G] should say.
[C#]
Say [G] it loud, say [Em] it clear [C#] _ [D] for the whole round [G] world to hear.
_ I [B] wish I [Em] could share [G]
all the [C] love that's in [G] my _ heart.
_ Remove all the bars that [D] keeps holding [A] _ [D] us apart.
And _ I wish you [Em] could know [G] what [C] it means to [G] be me.
[C#] _ [G] Then you'd see [B] that [E] I'm free.
[C#] _
[G] Every man [D] should [G] be free.
[C#m] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ I [B] wish I [Em] could give [G] _
[C] all I'm longing [E] _ [G] to give.
_ I wish I could live like [D] I'm _ longing to live. _
[G] And I wish [Bm] I [Em] could do [G] _ [C] all the things that I [G] can do.
Though I'm way [D#] _ _ [Em] overdue, [G]
I'd be [D] starting _ anew.
[C#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
I [B] wish I [Em] could be [G] _ [C] like a bird [E]
in [G] the sky.
_ How sweet [C] it [G] would be if [D] I found [A] out I [D] could fly.
_ [G] I'd [B] soar through [Em] the sun [G] and [C] look [D] down at [G] the sea.
[C#]
Then [G] I'd sing, [F#m] cause [Em] I'd know [G] how it feels to be free.
[C#] Then I'd sing, [B] cause [Em] I'd know [G] _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [E] _
_ [Gm] _ [G] how _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ [C#] _ [D] it feels to be [G] free.
[C#m] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ Free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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