DA Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh
BmG Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, woah
D Whenever I'm dressed cool,
ABm My parents put up a fight.
G (Uh huh, uh huh)
D And if I'm a hot shot,
ABm Mom will cut my hair at night.
G (Uh huh, uh huh)
D And in the morning,
ABm I'm short of my identity.
G (Uh huh, uh huh)
D I scream Mom and Dad,
ABm Why can't I be who I wanna be?
G (Uh huh, uh huh) to bad.
 
BmA I just wanna be myself,
DG And I want you to love me for who I am.
BmA I just wanna be myself,
DG And I want you to know, I am my hair.
 
DA I've had enough, this is my prayer,
BmG That I'll die living just as free as my hair.
DA I've had enough, this is my prayer,
BmG That I'll die living just as free as my hair.
DA I've had enough, I'm not a freak,
BmG I'm just here trying to play cool on the streets
DA I've had enough, enough, enough,
BmG And this is my prayer, I swear,
DA I'm as free as my hair.
BmG I'm as free as my hair.
DA I am my hair.
BmG I am my hair.
 
Bm (Bm all the way through) As free as my hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair, Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair. 
Bm As free as my hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair 
DA Sometimes I waltz around,
Bm Put on red highlights.
G (Uh huh, uh huh)
DA Just because I want my friends,
Bm To think I'm dynamite.
G (Uh huh, uh huh)
DA And on Friday rocks in,
Bm High school dance.
G (Uh huh, uh huh)
DA I got my bangs too hot,
Bm That I don't stand a chance.
G (Uh huh, uh huh) a chance.
 
BmA I just wanna be myself,
DG And I want you to love me for who I am.
BmA I just wanna be myself,
DG And I want you to know, I am my hair.
 
DA I've had enough, this is my prayer,
BmG That I'll die living just as free as my hair.
DA I've had enough, this is my prayer,
BmG That I'll die living just as free as my hair.
DA I've had enough, I'm not a freak,
BmG I'm just here trying to play cool on the streets
DA I've had enough, enough, enough,
BmG And this is my prayer, I swear,
DA I'm as free as my hair.
BmG I'm as free as my hair.
DA I am my hair.
BmG I am my hair.
 
Bm As free as my hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair, Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair. 
Bm As free as my hair, hair, hair,
Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair 
BmA I just want to be free, I just want to be me
DG And I want lots of friends who invite me to their parties.
BmA I don't wanna change, and I don't wanna be ashamed.
DG I'm the spirit of my Hair, it's all the glory that I bare.
BmA I am my hair, I am my hair
DG I'm my hair, I am my hair
BmA I am my hair, I am my hair
DG I am my hair, I am my hair
(It's all the glory that I bare) 
DA I've had enough, this is my prayer,
BmG That I'll die living just as free as my hair.
DA I've had enough, this is my prayer,
BmG That I'll die living just as free as my hair.
DA I've had enough, I'm not a freak,
BmG I'm just here trying to play cool on the streets
DA I've had enough, enough, enough,
BmG And this is my prayer, I swear,
DA I'm as free as my hair.
BmG I'm as free as my hair.
DA