[Intro] 
EA EA EB
[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] 
AE Its hard on your own.
AE Risky, tricky, things turn out wrong.
AEB -- break Until sometimes even strong hearts get pulled down.
 [Chorus] 
A I can be a free bird.
BE I can sing the tune of my own song.
A I can have the last word.
BE I can be the first to prove them wrong.
F#m This old world can go its own way,
AB I won’t be the kind that just goes along.
EAEAEB 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] 
AE Its hard on your own.
AE Risky, tricky, things turn out wrong.
AEB -- break Until sometimes even strong hearts get pulled down.
 [Chorus] 
A I can be a free bird.
BE I can sing the tune of my own song.
A I can have the last word.
BE I can be the first to prove them wrong.
F#m This old world can go its own way,
AB I won’t be the kind that just goes along.
EAEAEB I can be a free bird.
ABEABEF#m 
ABE
[Outro] AEAEE ........