Free Bird
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tabbed By: Matt Lenda - ihate_rap1132@yahoo.com
Key:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
/>> or \>> = long slide/sustain slide/steady gliss
Chords:
G Em F C D
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|-2---|-2---2---|-3---3---|-----|
|-3---|-0---0---|-1-------|-----|
Play the chords as chown above... then this:
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|---------------------0---------0|-0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2/7/>|
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Intro
Play with a slide, over the above figure.
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Verse 1
If I leave here...
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Well I must be...
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|-(7)\6/7---(7)/>>19-19\17----18/19---(19)\|-11/>12-------------------------|
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'Cause there's...
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But if I...
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Things just couldn't...
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Cause I'm as free as a bird
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|-/12---------------12\>>11-------12|-12\11\9---(9)\>>>>-----9\7----|
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And this bird... Oh__________________
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|-/10-----------3/>>10----------|-------------------------------------|
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And the bird...
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And this bird...
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|----------------10--------------9-10---10|-/12-------(12)\7/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|
|-------------------10\---5/>>10----------|----------------------------------|
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Lord knows...
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|-/10-------10\9----------------4-5---7|-(7)\6/7-------7\6/7\6/7-7/>>|
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Interlude
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Verse 2
Bye bye baby... Though this feelin'...
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Please don't take this...
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'Cause the Lord knows...
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But if I stay here...
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Things just couldn't...
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'Cause I'm as free as a bird...
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And a bird...
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And this bird...
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|-------------------10-(10)\5/>>10--------|------------------------------------|
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Lord knows...
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I can't change_________________________
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Lord I can't change
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Won't you fly_______________________________________________
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free______________________ bird yeah!
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