F    F/C A7/C# D-           Bb   Bb/C   F
I wish I   knew  how it would feel to  be free
  F    Bb      F             G7             C7
I wish I could break all the chains holding me
  F    F/C A7/C# D-           Bb         Bb/C     F
I wish I   could say all the things that I should say
Bdim    F/C   A7/C#   D-
Say 'em loud, say 'em clear
    Bdim F/C          Bb/C     F
For the  whole round world to hear

[Verse 2]
  F    F/C A7/C# D-            Bb          Bb/C   F
I wish I   could share all the love that's in my heart
  F    Bb      F         G7      C7
Remove all the bars that keep us apart
  F    F/C A7/C# D-           Bb    Bb/C  F
I wish you could know what it means to be me
Bdim       F/C  A7/C#   D-
Then you'd see  and    agree
    Bdim    F/C  Bb/C     F
That every  one should be free

[Verse 3]
  F    F/C A7/C# D-           Bb Bb/C    F
I wish I   could give all I'm longing to give
  F    Bb      F             G7         C7
I wish I could live like I'm longing to live
  F    F/C A7/C# D-         Bb          Bb/C  F
I wish I   could do all the things that I can do
Bdim       F/C   A7/C#  Bdim   F/C  Bb/C  F
Though I'm way overdue, I'd be starting   anew

[Verse 4]
        F    F/C A7/C# D-        Bb   Bb/C   F
Well, I wish I   could be like a bird in the sky
    F     Bb       F       G7            C7
How sweet it would be if I found I could fly
        F    F/C A7/C#  D-      Bb        Bb/C   F
Oh, I'd soar to  the    sun and look down at the sea

[Outro]

    Bdim     F/C   A7/C#     D-
And then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah
Bdim     F/C   A7/C#     D-
Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah
Bdim     F/C    A7/C#    D-
Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know
Bdim   F/C  A7/C#   D-
I'd    know how it  feels
Bdim F/C  A7/C#  D-    Bdim  F/C   A7/C# D-
I'd  know how it feels to be free, yeah, yeah
Bdim    F/C  A7/C#  D-
Oh, I'd know how it feels
Bdim     F/C   A7/C#   D-       D-/C Bb
Yes, I'd know, I'd     know how it   feels
Bb/C
How it feels to be free