D  Dmaj7  D6
D  Dmaj7  D6
Em  Em7  Em6
Em  Em7  Em6

[Verse 1]
D

Dmaj7          D6              D
He’s found the trigger to your heart
Dmaj7      D6              Em
He‘s gonna pull it just as soon as he
Em7     Em6       Em
Finds a switch to bring
   Em7       Em6   D
He shuts you down
Dmaj7       D6                D
He’s making puppets with his right hand
   Dmaj7     D6                   Em
So you don’t know what the left’s doing
Em7        Em6      Em
He’s gonna shut you down
Em7        Em6
Before you know it


[Chorus]
D

 A      G          D
I don’t wanna be a slave
 A      G            D
I don’t wanna just behave
 A      G               F#       D
I wanna live my life my own way

D  Dmaj7  D6
D  Dmaj7  D6
Em  Em7  Em6
Em  Em7  Em6

[Verse 2]
D

Dmaj7         D6            D
I know you‘re tired of your Chinese goods
        Dmaj7    D6          Em
I’m the son of a patriot who would
        Em7       Em6       Em
Love to build you something good, but
   Em7       Em6            D
My hands are tied with your bloodstained tape
   Dmaj7    D6          D
It took you hundreds of years to wind
   Dmaj7    D6           Em
It took you thousands of men to die
   Em7       Em6             Em
So you could stand up on the graves and claim
Em7    Em6    D
It was all in vain

[Chorus]
 A      G          D
I don’t wanna be a slave
 A      G            D
I don’t wanna just behave
 A      G               F#
I wanna live my life my own way

[Instrumental]
D  A  G  x5
F#

[Chorus]
D

 A      G          D
I don’t wanna be a slave
 A      G            D
I don’t wanna just behave
 A      G               F#
I wanna live my life my own way

[Outro]
D G  
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