Free Bird
Allen Collins & Ronnie Van Zant

Lynyrd Skynyrd
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
1973
I had a request for this one, and all I have is the Greatest Hits
outtake version but hopefully this is good enough.  It's a really
simple song and cool if you have a slide guitar going.  Have fun!

Chords


INTRO (4x): | | | G D/F# Em7 F C D
G D/F# Em7 If I leave here tomorrow F C D Would you still remember me G D/F# Em7 Well I must be travelling on now F C D Cause there's too many places I've got to see 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
BRIDGE F C D Oh and the bird you cannot change And this bird you cannot change Lord knows I can't change
SOLO (verse chords 2x)
Bye bye baby it's been sweet love yeah Though this feeling I can't change Please don't take it so badly Cause the Lord knows I must play 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
BRIDGE 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
ENDING SOLO G Bb C (repeats until fade) Lord I can't change Won't you fly free bird yeah
CHORDS:
D/F# 200232 (thumb on 6th string) Em7 022030 Bb x13331 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 12-26-97 by Daniel E. Smith.