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Intro A D F#m D
[Verso 1]
A D
Sometimes I wonder if I should be medicated
F#m D
If I would feel better just lightly sedated
A D
The feeling comes so fast and I cannot control it
F#m D
I'm on fire, but I'm trying not to show it
[Pré-Refrão]
A D
As it picks me up, puts me down
F#m
It picks me up, puts me down
D
Picks me up, it puts me down
A
A hundred times a day
D
It picks me up, puts me down
F#m
Chews me up, spits me out
D
Picks me up, it puts me down
[Verso 2]
A
I'm always running from something
D
I push it back, but it keeps on coming
F#m D
And being clever never got me very far
A
Because it's all in my head
D
(You're too sensitive,) they said
F#m D
I said, (Okay, but let's discuss this at the hospital)
[Pré-Refrão]
(As it)
A D
..Picks me up, puts me down
F#m
Picks me up, puts me down
D
Picks me up, it puts me down
A
A hundred times a day
D
Picks me up, puts me down
F#m
Chews me up, spits me out
D
It picks me up, puts me down
[Refrão]
A D
But I hear the music, I feel the beat
F#m D
And for a moment, when I'm dancing, I Am free
A D
I hear the music, I feel the beat
F#m D
And for a moment, when I'm dancing
A D
I Am free
F#m D
I Am free
Interlúdio A D F#m D
[Ponte]
A
Is this how it is?
D
Is this how it's always been?
F#m
To exist in the face of suffering and death
D
And somehow still keep singing?
A
Oh, like Christ up on a cross
D
Who died for us, who died for what?
F#m D
Oh, don't you wanna call it off?
A D
But there is nothing else that I know how to do
F#m D
But to open up my arms and give it all to you
[Refrão]
A D
'Cause I hear the music, I feel the beat
F#m D
And for a moment, when I'm dancing
A D
I Am free
F#m D
I Am free
A D
I Am free
F#m D
I Am free
How to play Free
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.