Cry Freedom
View chords used in this chart
C#m: x466xx
[Intro/Riff] (All chords that have a (*) next to them, just play the bass note on the E
string)
A G#* F#* E
e|-----------|
B|2----------|
G|2---------1|
D|2---------2|
A|0---------2|
E|---4----2-0|
[Verse 1]
A B/A Asus E5
How can I turn away?
B E A
Brother/Sister go dancing through my head,
B/A Asus E5
Human as to human.
B E A G#* F#* E
The future is no place to place your better days.
[Verse 2]
Bm A6sus4 A2 C#m
Cry, freedom cry, from a crowd ten thousand wide.
Bm A6sus4 A2 C#m
Hope laid upon hope, that this crowd will not subside.
Bm A6sus4 A2 C#m
Let this flag burn to dust, and anew, a fair design be raised.
Bm A6sus4 A2 C#m
While we wait, head in hands, hands in prayer, and fall into a dreamless sleep again.
[Chorus]
E
And we wave our hands.
A B/A Asus E5
Hands and feet are all alike,
B E
But gold between divide us.
A B/A Asus E5
Hands and feet are all alike,
B E
But fear between divide us,
A G#* F#* E
All slip away.
[Verse 3]
Bm A6sus4 A2 C#m
There was a window, and by it stood a mirror in which he could see himself.
Bm A6sus4 A2 C#m
He thought of something, something he had never had but hoped would come along.
Bm A6sus4 A2 C#m
Cry, freedom cry, from deep inside, where we are all confined.
Bm A6sus4 A2 C#m
While we wave hands in fire, yeah.
[Chorus]
E
While we wave our hands.
A B/A Asus E5
Hands and feet are all alike,
B E
But gold between divide us.
A B/A Asus E5
Hands and feet are all alike,
B E
But fear between divide us,
A G#* F#* E
All slip away.
[Verse 4]
Bm A6sus4 A2
In this room stood a little child, and in this room this little child, she would
C#m
remain.
Bm A6sus4 A2 C#m
Until someone might decide to dance this little child across this hall.
Bm Bm Bm A6sus4
Into a cold, dark, space,
A2 C#m
Where she might never trace her way across this crooked mile, across this crooked page.
Bm A6sus4 A2 C#m
Cry, freedom cry, from deep inside, where we are all confined,
E
Till we wave our hands.
[Verse 5]
A B/A Asus E5
How can I turn away?
B E A
Brother/Sister go dancing through my head,
B/A Asus E5
Human as to human.
B E A G#* F#* E N.C.
The future is no place to place your better days.
[Chorus]
A B/A Asus E5
Hands and feet are all alike,
B E
But gold between divide us.
A B/A Asus E5
Hands and feet are all alike,
B E
But fear between divide us.
A B/A Asus E5
Hands and feet are all alike,
B E A B/A
Hear what I say, hear what I say,
Asus E5 B E
Oh, so be it. And we dance away.
[Instrumental]
A B/A Asus E5 x2
[Outro]
A B/A Asus E5
How can I turn away?
B E A
Brother/Sister go dancing through my head,
B/A Asus E5
Human as to human.
B E A G#* F#* E
The future is no place to place your better days.
How to play Cry Freedom
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.