Nina Simone - I wish i knew how it would feel to be free

^EI w^Aish ^A6I knew ^A7how it would f^D9eel ^Dm6to be fr^Aee; ^E7 I w^Aish ^A6I could ^F#mbreak all the c^B7hains holding ^Eme. ^E7 I w^Aish ^A6I could ^A7say all the th^D9ings that^Dm6 I should s^Aay ^E7 Say 'em l^Aoud, ^C#7say 'em c^F#mlear ^Bmfor the w^D9hole round w^Dm6orld to h^Aear.

^EI w^Aish ^A6I could s^A7hare all the l^D9ove that's ^Dm6in my he^Aart,^E7 Remo^Ave a^A6ll the ^F#mbars that k^B7eep us apart. ^{E E7} I w^Aish ^A6you could k^A7now what it m^D9eans ^Dm6to be ^Ame ^E7 Then you'd s^Aee ^C#7and ag^F#mree that ^Bmevery m^D9an s^Dm6hould be f^Aree.

^EI w^Aish ^A6I could g^A7ive all I'm ^D9long - ^Dm6ing to g^Aive;^E7 I w^Aish ^A6I could ^F#mlive like I'm ^B7longing to li^Eve. ^E7 I w^Aish that^A6 I could do ^A7all the th^D9ings that^Dm6 I can d^Ao ^E7 Though I'm w^Aay ^C#7o - ver - ^F#mdue, ^BmI'd be s^D9tart - ^Dm6ing a^Anew.

^EWell I w^Aish ^A6I could ^A7be like a b^D9ird ^Dm6in the s^Aky; ^E7 How s^Aweet ^A6it would^F#m be if I fo^B7und I could f^Ely! ^E7 Oh, I'd s^Aoar ^A6to the s^A7un and look d^D9own ^Dm6at the s^Aea ^E7 Then I'd s^Aing 'c^C#7ause I'd k^D9now, ^Cdimyeah, Then I'd s^Aing 'c^C#7ause I'd k^D9now, ^Cdimyeah Then I'd s^Aing 'ca^C#7use I'd kn^D9ow, I'd ^Cdimknow how it fe^Aels, ^{C#7 D9} I'd ^Cdimknow how it f^Aeels ^C#7to be f^D9ree, I'd k^B7now how it f^Aeels ^Eto ^D9be fr^Aee.