Chords for Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Official Audio)

Tempo:
122.15 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Gm

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Official Audio) chords
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[Bb] [D] [Gm]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Gm]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[Bb] [D] [Gm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Em] [Bb] [D] [Gm]
[E] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] I wish I knew [Gm] how [Bb] it would [Eb] feel [Bb] to be free.
I [Eb] wish I [Bb] could break all [F] the [C] chains [F] holding me.
[Gm] I [D] wish I [Gm] could say all [Eb] the things [F] that I should [Bb] say.
Say them loud, [D] say [Gm] them clear, [Bb] for the whole [Eb] round [Bb] world to hear.
I [D] wish I [Gm] could share [Eb] all the [Bb] love that's in my heart.
Remove [Eb]
[Bb] all the [F] bars that keep [C]
[F] us apart.
[Bb] I [D] wish you [Gm] could know what it [Eb] means [Bb] to be me.
[E] Then [Bb] you'd [D] see and [Gm] agree [E] that every [Bb] man should be free.
I [D] wish I [Gm] could [Bb] give all [Eb] I'm longing [Bb] to [Eb] give.
[Bb] I wish [Eb] I [Bb] could live [F] like I'm [C] longing [F] to live.
[Bb] I [D] wish I [Gm] could do all [Eb] the things [Bb] that I can do.
Though I'm [D] way
[Gm] overdue, [Bb] I'd be starting anew.
Well, I [D] wish I [Gm] could be [Bb] [Eb] like a [Bb] bird in the sky.
How sweet [Eb] it [Bb] would be if [F] out my [C] heart [F] I could fly.
[Bb] I'd [D] soar to [Gm] the sun and [Eb] look down [Bb] at the sea.
[Eb] Then [Bb] I'd sing, [D] cause I [Gm] know, yeah.
[Eb] Then I'd [Bb] sing, [D] [Gm] cause I know, [Eb] yeah.
Then I'd [Bb] sing, [D] cause [Gm] I know, I [Eb] know how [Bb] it [D] feels.
[Gm]
[Bb] I [Ebm] know [Bb] how it [Gb] feels to [Gm] be [G] free.
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, I [Bb] [D] know how [Gm] it [Eb] feels.
That's [Bb] how it [D] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [D] feels, [Gm] it [Eb] feels.
[Bb] [D] [Gm] [Eb]
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Bb
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Eb
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Gm
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D
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F
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Bb
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Eb
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Gm
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Let's start jamming Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, Gm, Eb, Bb, D, Gm and Bb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 61 BPM and then match the original tempo of 122 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] I wish I knew [Gm] how [Bb] it would [Eb] feel [Bb] to be free.
I _ [Eb] wish I [Bb] could break all [F] the [C] chains [F] holding me.
[Gm] _ I [D] wish I [Gm] could say all [Eb] the things [F] that I should [Bb] say.
Say them loud, [D] say [Gm] them clear, [Bb] for the whole [Eb] round [Bb] world to hear.
_ _ I [D] wish I [Gm] could share _ [Eb] all the [Bb] love that's in my heart.
_ _ Remove [Eb] _
[Bb] all the [F] bars that keep _ [C] _
[F] us apart.
_ [Bb] I [D] wish you [Gm] could know what it [Eb] _ means [Bb] to be me.
[E] Then [Bb] you'd [D] see and [Gm] agree [E] that every [Bb] _ man should be free.
_ I [D] wish I [Gm] could [Bb] give all [Eb] I'm _ longing [Bb] to [Eb] give.
[Bb] I wish [Eb] I [Bb] could live [F] like I'm [C] longing [F] to live.
_ [Bb] I [D] wish I [Gm] could do all [Eb] the things [Bb] that I can do.
Though I'm [D] way _
[Gm] overdue, _ [Bb] I'd be _ starting anew.
_ Well, I [D] wish I [Gm] could be [Bb] _ [Eb] like a [Bb] bird in the sky.
How _ sweet [Eb] it [Bb] would be if [F] out my [C] heart [F] I could fly.
_ [Bb] I'd [D] soar to [Gm] the sun and [Eb] look down [Bb] at the sea.
[Eb] Then [Bb] I'd sing, [D] cause I [Gm] know, yeah.
[Eb] Then I'd [Bb] sing, _ [D] [Gm] cause I know, [Eb] yeah.
Then I'd [Bb] sing, [D] cause [Gm] I know, I [Eb] know how [Bb] it [D] feels.
[Gm] _
[Bb] I [Ebm] know [Bb] how it [Gb] feels to [Gm] be [G] free.
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, I [Bb] [D] know how [Gm] it [Eb] feels.
That's [Bb] how it _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [D] feels, [Gm] it _ [Eb] feels.
[Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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