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Be Free

Birdy

RockMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Dm××
C×
G
D××
Em
F
Am×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: Dm C G 
 
Dm               G 
The rain falls, to the ground 
Dm                          G 
So much harder when you're not around 
 
 
          C     G  Dm 
'Cause my love for you 
       C  
Is so strong 
     G              Dm 
But is yours really true? 
               C 
You said you loved me 
         G                     Dm  
But my heart still says we're through 
              C 
I'm feeling sorrow 
             G            Dm 
But there's nothing I can do 
 
 
 
G                    D                  
You can do what you want, baby 
Em             C 
'Cause I am leaving you         
G                    D                  
You can do what you want, baby 
Em             C 
'Cause I am leaving you     
     
Em                        C 
You can do what you want, baby 
Em                  C 
'Cause I am leaving you 
          F 
Leaving you 
                                G 
For someone who will love me true 
 
 
G 
You don't love me 
               D 
But you won't let us be apart 
        Em 
It's because you know 
          C       D 
It will break my heart 
D 
But all the while 
 
You're still unhappy 
So desperate to be free 
And because I love you, baby 
I have to let you be 
 
       C 
So be free 
             Am 
I'll let you go 
  F                    D 
I only said these things because I love you so 
So, be free 
I'll let you go 
I know that when you're gone I'm gonna miss you so 
 
Dm                     G 
The rain falls, to the ground 
So much harder now you're not around 
          
 

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Chord set

Dm · C · G · D · Em · F · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.