Free Bird
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| Free Bird | |
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| Written by | Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant |
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| Appears on | N/A |
| Sung by | Joe Hawley |
| Duration | N/A |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | Live Performance from 2006 (YouTube) |
Free Bird is a song by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant, and performed by the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
A staple at concerts for many decades is to shout "Play Free Bird" as a joke, likely due to the song's length. In 2006, Tally Hall would learn the song note-by-note for their live concerts because people love shouting it out and they wanted to "teach them a lesson."[1] Tally Hall would perform Free Bird usually at the beginning or in the encore of a concert from 2006 to 2009, but was retired from the setlist for unknown reasons.
Lyrics
If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For I must be traveling on now 'Cause there's too many places I've got to see But if I stay here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now And this bird you cannot change Oh, oh, oh, oh And the bird you cannot change And this bird, you cannot change Lord knows, I can't change Bye-bye, baby, it's been sweet love, yeah, yeah Though this feelin' I can't change Please don't take it so badly 'Cause Lord knows, I'm to blame If I stay here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now And this bird you cannot change Oh, oh, oh, oh And the bird you cannot change And this bird, you cannot change Lord knows, I can't change Lord help me, I can't change Lord, I can't change Won't you fly high, free bird, yeah
Tabs/Chords
Taken from e-Chords.
G D Em If I leave here tomorrow F C D Would you still remember me? G D Em For I must be travelling on now F C D Cos there's too many places I must see G D Em If I stay here with you girl F C D Things just couldn't be the same G D Em Cos I'm as free as a bird now F C D And this bird you cannot change F C D And this bird you cannot change F C D And this bird you cannot change F C D Lord knows I can't change G D Em Bye bye, it's been a sweet love F C D Though this feeling I can't change G D Em But please don't take it so badly F C D Cos the Lord knows I'm to blame G D Em But if I stay here with you girl F C D Things just couldn't be the same G D Em Cos I'm as free as a bird now F C D And this bird you cannot change oh oh oh F C D And this bird you cannot change F C D And this bird you cannot change F C D Lord knows I can't change F C D Lord help me I can't change G Bb C Lord I can't change G Bb C Oh I can't change G Bb C G Fly high freebird oh yeah! . . .