[Refrão]

G#         D#  G#                       D#
Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me
      G#            G#7           C#             G#
And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in a my grave
               D#          G#   C#  G#
And go home to my Lord and be free  
 
G#          D#   G#                        D#
Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me
      G#             G#7            C#              G#
And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in a my grave
                  D#           G#
And go home to my Lord and be free 
 
G#          D#   G#                        D#
Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me
      G#             G#7            C#              G#
And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in a my grave
                  D#           G#
And go home to my Lord and be free 
 
[Primeira Parte]

G#                 D#       G#                               D#
No more mourning, no more mourning, no more mourning over me 
      G#             G#7            C#              G#
And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in a my grave
                  D#           G#
And go home to my Lord and be free
 
[Segunda Parte]

G#               D#       G#                           D#
No more crying, no more crying, no more crying over me
      G#             G#7            C#              G#
And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in a my grave
                  D#           G#
And go home to my Lord and be free
 
[Refrão]

G#          D#   G#                        D#
Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me
      G#             G#7            C#              G#
And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in a my grave
                  D#           G#
And go home to my Lord and be free 
 
[Terceira Parte]

G#                    D#           G#                          D#
There'll be singin', there'll be singin', there'll be singin' over me 
      G#             G#7            C#              G#
And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in a my grave
                  D#           G#
And go home to my Lord and be free 
 
G#                    D#           G#                           D#
There'll be singin', there'll be singin', there'll be singin' over me 
      G#             G#7            C#              G#
And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in a my grave
                  D#           G#
And go home to my Lord and be free 
 
[Refrão]

G#          D#   G#                        D#
Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me
      G#             G#7            C#              G#
And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in a my grave
                  D#           G#
And go home to my Lord and be free