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Tuning: E A D G B E
Number One (feat. Richie Havens & Son Little) - Portugal. The Man The bassline riff over the Cm chords is just a hammer on from Bb -> C so you can either slide from Bb5 into Cm or play Cm7 and hammer on to Cm. Listen to the song for the rhythm and timing. [Intro]
Cm Freedom Cm Freedom Cm Freedom Cm Freedom
CmSometimes I feel like a motherless child CmSometimes I feel like a motherless child A Bblong Bb/Bway from my Cmhome
CmSometimes I feel like IBb'm almost Abgone CmSometimes I feel like IBb'm almost Abgone
[Verse 1]
When the mCmorning came Like anCmother's pain But didn't kBbnow to fade Like the sAbound it made
Let's go Cmdown the drain With the fCmalling rain Wash awBbay the stains In the eAbvening shade
[Pre-Chorus]
It's that Cmsufferin' Don't kEbnow why it brings Such sweet mBbemories Will be the Fmend of me
[Chorus]
But you'll come out all Cmright (Yeah) I Cmknow it seems there's no end in sight (Yeah) But it Cmdoesn't mean you can't put up a Fmfight But ya Gmdon't, no, no But ya dCmon't, no, no
[Post-Chorus]
CmNo, no, no CmNo, no, no CmNo, no, no Cm
[Verse 2]
All the Cmtrails we blazed Have long Cmsince been paved Leadin' the Bbmodern age On down memAbory lane
Can't Cmturn the page Like it's Cmjust a phase Somehow still Bbbe amazed That the lAbeaves had changed
[Pre-Chorus]
It's that Cmsufferin' Don't kEbnow why it brings Such sweet mBbemories Will be the Fmend of me
[Chorus]
But you'll come out all Cmright (Yeah) I Cmknow it seems there's no end in sight (Yeah) But it Cmdoesn't mean you can't put up a Fmfight But ya Gmdon't, no, no But ya dCmon't, no, no
But you'll come out all Cmright (Yeah) I Cmknow it seems there's no end in sight (Yeah) But it Cmdoesn't mean you can't put up a Fmfight But ya Gmdon't, no, no But ya dCmon't, no, no
[interlude]
CmSometimes I feel like IBb'm almost Abgone CmSometimes I feel like IBb'm almost Abgone When I need my bCmrother (yeah) CmFather (yeah) CmSister (yeah) CmMother (yeah) CmYeah yeah yeah yeah
[Outro] Db Bbm Fm Ab
It's gonna be Dball right Telling Bbmwhite lies Of Fmlate nights 'Til the Absunrise Cause Dbwhen we rise up we rise up abBbmove All of the Fmchaos To Abget lost Don't make me don't make me wake Dbup Cause I'm gonna be like a Bbmdrug That never Fmgets old Or gAbives hope But baby you make me feel loDbved Bbm Eb Fm Ab
Db Bbm Eb Fm Ab x3