Philadelphia Freedom Chords & Lyrics by Elton John
Philadelphia Freedom
guitar chords lyrics
"Philadelphia Freedom" (Capo: 3rd. fret)
____Intro:
G C Bb Am G (Repeat)
____Verse: 1
G
I used to be a rolling stone, you know
If the cause was right
A7 Gm6/Bb Am7 G Dsus7
I'd leave to find the answer on the road
G
I used to be a heart beating for someone
But the times have changed
A7 Gm6/Bb Am7 G
The less I say the more my work gets done
____Chorus:
C Csus4 C G
'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom
C Csus4 C G
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag
F E7 Am7
Philadelphia freedom took me knee-high to a man
F7 E7 Eb C
Yeah, gave me peace of mind my daddy never had
G C G/B
Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you
Am7 G/B A7/C# D7 B7sus B7
Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind
Em Am7
Shine a light, shine a light
G/B F/C C
Shine a light, won't you shine a light
Am7 G/B C C#dim D7 C Bm7 Am7 G
Phi__la__delphia freedom, I lo_o___ove you, yes I do
____Intro:
G C Bb Am G (Repeat)
____Verse: 2
G
If you choose to you can live your life alone
Some people choose the city
(Some people choose the city)
A7 Gm6/Bb Am7 G
Some others choose the good old family home
(Some others choose the good old family home)
G
I like living easy without family ties (living easy)
A7
Till the whippoorwill of freedom zapped me
Gm6/Bb Am7 G
Right between the eyes
____Chorus:
C Csus4 C G
'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom
C Csus4 C G
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag
F E7 Am7
Philadelphia freedom took me knee-high to a man
F7 E7 Eb C
Mm-mm, gave me peace of mind my daddy never had
G C G/B
Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you
Am7 G/B A7/C# D7 B7sus B7
Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind
Em Am7
Shine a light, shine a light
G/B F/C C
Shine a light, won't you shine a light
Am7 G/B C C#dim D7 C Bm7 Am7 G
Phi__la__delphia freedom, I lo_o___ove you, yes I do
____Intro:
G C Bb Am G (Repeat)
____Chorus: (2nd. half)
G C G/B
Oh, Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you
Am7 G/B A7/C# D7 B7sus B7
Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind
Em Am7
Shine a light, shine a light
G/B F/C C
Shine a light, won't you shine a light
Am7 G/B C C#dim D7 C Bm7 Am7
Phi__la__delphia freedom, I lo_o___ove you
C Bm7 Am7 C Bm7 Am7
Don't you know I lo_o___ove you, don't you know I lo_o___ove you
____Coda:
G C Bm7 Am7
Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) I lo_o___ove you
C Bm7 Am7
Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) know that I lo_o___ove you
C Bm7 Am7
Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) don't you know that I lo_o___ove you
C Bm7 Am7
Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) don't you know that I lo_o___ove you
