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

^FI wish I^A7/E knew ^D7How it wo^F7uld ^BbM7Feel to^C7sus be ^F6free ^{C7sus F}I wish^Bb/F I could break ^FBreak all the ^CChains holdi^G7ng ^C7Me ^FI wish I c^A7/Eould ^D7Say all th^F7e ^BbM7Things th^C7susat I should ^F6Say. ^Bdim7 Say em ^F/CLoud. ^A7/C#Say em ^D7Clear. F^Bdim7or the ^F/CWhole, round worl^Csusd to ^F6Hear ^Csus F6 Csus

^FI wish I cou^A7/Eld ^D7Share al^F7l the ^BbM7love tha^C7susts in my ^F6Heart ^{C7sus F}Remove all^Bb/F the ^Fbars that ^Ckeep us^{G7 C7}apart ^FI wish you^A7/E could ^D7know wha^F7t it ^BbM7means to ^C7susbe ^F6me. Th^Bdim7en you’d ^F/Csee. A^A7/C#nd ^D7agree^Bdim7, that every ^F/Cman sho^Csusuld be ^F6free ^Csus F A7/E

^F7I wish I cou^A7/Eld ^D7give all I’^F7m ^BbM7longing t^C7suso ^F6give ^{C7sus F}I wish I c^Bb/Fould ^Flive like I'm ^Clongin^G7g to ^C7live ^FI wish I^A7/E can ^D7do all ^F7the ^BbM7things that ^C7susI can ^F6do. And thou^Bdim7gh I’m ^F/CWay over ^{A7/C# D7}due, I^Bdim7ll be ^F/Cstaring ^Csusa- ^F6New. W^Csusell, I

^FWish I^A7/E could ^D7be like^F7 a ^BbM7bird in^C7sus the ^F6sky. H^C7susow ^Fsweet ^Bb/Fit would ^Fb. If I ^Cfound out I ^G7could ^C7fly, well then I'd ^Fsoar to the ^{A7/E D7}sun and loo^F7k ^BbM7down at t^C7sushe ^F6sea. T^Bdim7hen I’d ^F/CSing, ca^A7/C#use i ^D7Know. ^Bdim7Hey! (repeat *3) ^F/CSingc c^A7/C#ause i ^D7Know. ^Bdim7Hey!