G: 320003        C: x32010     Esus4: 022200   Fmaj7: x32210
F#m7b5: 202210   A/G: 3x2220   Am: x02210      Fm: 133111

 [Intro w/slide]
    A     F#m       Dm      E        A      F#m        Dm      E
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
B|-/5~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ~~~~~~----5\1/2-|----------------|-------------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-/2~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ~~~~----(4\)2/7-\5-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|

    A     F#m       Dm     G         C      Am        Esus4     E                
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------5-8\5/6/8(\)5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------|
G|-/2~~~~~~~~~~~~~|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Verse 1]
A F#m Dm E     A   F#m
Free     as a bird
Dm       E          A        F#m
It's the next best thing to be
Dm   G    C    Am   Esus4  E
Free as a bird

A    F#m  Dm  E        A   F#m
Home,         home and dry
Dm     E      A         F#m
Like a homing bird I¼ll fly
Dm   G       C    Am   Esus4  E
As a bird on wings

[Bridge 1]
Fmaj7                 F#m7b5
What ever happened to the life that we once knew
G                     A         A/G
Can we really live without each other
Fmaj7                         F#m7b5
Where did we loose the touch, that seemed to mean so much
G                 E
It always made me feel so

[Verse 1]
A F#m Dm E     A   F#m
Free     as a bird
Dm       E          A        F#m
It's the next best thing to be
Dm   G    C    Am   Esus4  E
Free as a bird


A    F#m  Dm  E        A   F#m
Home,         home and dry
Dm     E      A         F#m
Like a homing bird I¼ll fly
Dm   G       C    Am   Esus4  E
As a bird on wings

[Bridge 2]
Fmaj7                 F#m7b5
What ever happened to the life that we once knew
G               E
Always made me feel so free

 [Guitar Solo w/slide]
    C      Am       Fm        G        C      Am       Fm       G
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-/17~~~~~~~~~~~-|--------18/20---|-20\17~~~~~~~~~~|-13/16\15--8/---|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

   C         Am       Fm        G      A     F#m ...
E|-12--12/17\12-----|-8/11\10---3--|---9~~~~~--------|
B|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|--------------|-/9--------------|
D|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
                                        Free...

A F#m Dm E     A   F#m
Free     as a bird
Dm       E           A      F#m
It's the next best thing to be

 [Coda w/slide]
   Dm      G        A      F#m     Dm      E       A      F#m
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|-/5-----(1)/2--|---------------|-----5------/7-|
G|---------------|---------------|-/2------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
   Free   as a    bird                Free as a    bird

   Dm      E       A      F#m      Dm     G         A  (w/o slide)
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |
B|--/1-----------|--/5----(1)/2--|---------------|--2------------| |
G|---------------|---------------|-/2------------|--2------------| |
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|--2------------| |
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|--0------------| |
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |
     Free as a    bird               Oh______________.

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