Setting Me Free
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Intro: Am F C D A F C D E
A
Hello, hello
Dm
are you in there child
F G
Leave that party dress
A
and your suicidal smile
A
Hello, hello
Dm
I've come to see it done
F G
the stripes across your face
Dm
and the battles that he's won
Dm Am
Don't tell me to hide
G
I've run from living all my life
G Am
I'm setting me free
Dm
blood, sweat and tears
G C
I've been so desperate all these years
F
now I'm taking my bones
C
and leaving your ring
Em
this house made of glass
E
is shattering
A F C D E
I'm setting me free
A
Hello, hello
Dm
I hear the sirens roar
F G
coming 'round the bend
A
like a thousand times before
A
Hello, hello
Dm
don't you give up the fight
F G
like a beat-down dog
Dm
who's forgotten how to bite
Dm Am
Don't tell me it's wrong
G
I've only come to be your friend
(E) Am
I'm setting me free
Dm
blood, sweat and tears
G C
I've been so desperate all these years
F
Don't tell me I'm blind
C
it's you who won't see
E
the woman I am
E
the fighter in me
F
I'm setting me free
F
I'm laughing, I'm crying
C
I'm living, I'm dying
Dm E
I'm changing the power in me
Am
I'm setting me free
Solo: Am F C Am E Am E Am F C D E (Em)
F
Like fire and water
C
I'm mother, I'm daughter
Dm E
I'm changing the power in me
E Am
I'm setting me free
Dm
blood, sweat and tears
G C
I've been so desperate all these years
(E) F
I'm taking my balls
C
and leaving your ring
Em
your house made of glass
E
is shattering
Am F C D E
I'm setting me free
A
Hello, hello...
How to play Setting Me Free
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.