Intro: E

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I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
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I wish I could break all the chains holding me
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I wish I could say all the things that I should say
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Say 'em loud, say 'em clear for the whole round world to hear
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I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart
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Remove all the bars that keep us apart
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I wish you could know what it means to be me
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Then you'd see and agree that every man should be free
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I wish I could give all I'm longing to give
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I wish I could live like I'm longing to live
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I wish that I could do all the things that I can do
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Though I'm way    overdue, I'd be starting anew
E     A   A6    A7        D9  Dm6       A  E7
Well I wish I could be like a bird in the sky
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How sweet it would be if I found I could fly
      A  A6      A7       D9  Dm6    A  E7
Oh, I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea
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Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah
      A    C#7     D9    Cdim
Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah
      A     C#7     D9     Cdim        A  C#7     D9
Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, I'd know how it feels
   Cdim      A       C#7    D9
I'd know how it feels to be free
    B7      A     E      D9   A
I'd know how it feels to be free