[Intro]
E A E A E B
[Verse]
E
A cage is such a safe place.
F#m
Trust the ones who keep you down,
A
Safer to stay on the ground,
E
I was weakened by their warnings.
[Verse]
E
Now I know those scarecrows
F#m
Are nothing more than sacks of straw.
A
I'm gonna fly above it all.
E
Take a chance and see the morning.
[Pre-Chorus]
A E
Its hard on your own.
A E
Risky, tricky, things turn out wrong.
A E B -- break
Until sometimes even strong hearts get pulled down.
[Chorus]
A
I can be a free bird.
B E
I can sing the tune of my own song.
A
I can have the last word.
B E
I can be the first to prove them wrong.
F#m
This old world can go its own way,
A B
I won't be the kind that just goes along.
E A E A E B
I can be a free bird.
[Verse]
E
I almost waited too late;
F#m
The weight of every single straw.
A
Trapped me underneath it all.
E
I settled for the middle.
[Verse]
E
But where theres still a will,
F#m
Theres a chance to find a way.
A
A window to a better day.
E
An answer to the riddle.
[Pre-Chorus]
A E
Its hard on your own.
A E
Risky, tricky, things turn out wrong.
A E B -- break
Until sometimes even strong hearts get pulled down.
[Chorus]
A
I can be a free bird.
B E
I can sing the tune of my own song.
A
I can have the last word.
B E
I can be the first to prove them wrong.
F#m
This old world can go its own way,
A B
I won't be the kind that just goes along.
E A E A E B
I can be a free bird.
A B E A B E F#m
A B E
[Outro]
A E A E E ........
