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Cry Freedom
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Transcribed by:
Sean Spicer ([email protected])
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Cry Freedom
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intro:
[A] [E] [Bsus2] [D] [Asus2] [C#sus2]
E---------0-----------0--------------- -2--2--0--4----|
B---------2-----------0--------------- -2--3--0--4----|
G---------2-----------1--------------- -4--2--2--6----|
D---------2-----------2--------------- -4--0--2--6----|
A---------0-----------2--------------- -2-----0--4----|
E------------4--2-----0--------------- -2--------4----|
The intro is shown above. Listen to a recording for the
rythym. The first part of the verse that begins with
"How can I tolerate..." is just a combination of
A, B, and E chords. The chords for the part that
starts with "Cry freedom, cry" starts off with Bsus2 are
shown above.
Here is a another version by Zach McGeary:
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Cry Freedom
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Lexington, VA 11-9-94
intro:
1x
[A] [E]
E---------0-------------0----|
B---------2-------------0----|
G---------2-------------1----|
D---------2-------------2----|
A---------0-------------2----|
E--------------4--2-----0----|
"How can I turn away..." "Brother, sister, go dancin' through my head..."
[A] [B] [E] [Bsus4] [Bsus4] [B] [E] [A]
E------5-------7----7---7--------------7----------------7-----------------7--------5-------|
B------5-------7----9---7--------------7----------------7-----------------9--------5-------|
G------6-------8----9---9--------------9----------------8-----------------9--------6-------|
D------7-------9----9---9--------------9----------------9-----------------9--------7-------|
A------7-------9----7---7--------------7----------------9-----------------7--------7-------|
E------5-------7----7---7--------------7----------------7-----------------7--------5-------|
"Human as to human, the future is no place..." To place your better days..."
[A] [B] [E] [Bsus4] [Bsus4] [B] [E] [A] [A]
E-------5------7---7-------7---------7-------7---7--5-------------------------------0-------|
B-------5------7---9-------7---------7-------7---9--5-------------------------------0-------|
G-------6------8---9-------9---------9-------8---9--6-------------------------------1-------|
D-------7------9---9-------9---------9-------9---9--7-------------------------------2-------|
A-------7------9---7-------7---------7-------9---7--7-------------------------------2-------|
E-------5------7---7-------7---------7-------7---7--5----------------4------2-------0-------|
"Cry freedom, cry..." "Wave our hands..."
[Bsus2] [D] [Asus2] [C#sus2] [E]
E---2------2----0-----4----|--------0-------------|
B---2------3----0-----4----|--------0-------------|
G---4------2----2-----6----|--------1-------------|
D---4------0----2-----6----|--------2-------------|
A---2-----------0-----4----|--------2-------------|
E---2-----------------4----|--------0-------------|
return to "How can I turn away..."
