Simple Song of Freedom Chords

KeyC Capo5st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays425

Simple Song of Freedom by Bobby Darin is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords G, D, C and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                          D                      G  
Come and sing a simple song of freedom  
C                                           G  
Sing it like you've never sung before  
D                                  Em  
Let it fill the air, tell the people everywhere  
C                        D                         G  
We, the people here, don't want a war  


G                           D                                    G  
Hey there Mister Black Man can you hear me  
C                                                   G  
I don't want your diamond or your game  
D                               Em  
I just want to be someone known to you as me  
       C                   D                        G  
And I will bet my life you want the same
 
(Chorus)

G                       D                      G  
Seven hundred million are you listening  
C                                                  G  
most of what you read is made of lies  
  D                               Em  
Speaking one to one ain't it everybody's sun  
       C                       D                       G  
To wake to in the morning when we rise 
 
(Chorus)

G                       D                         G  
No doubt some folks enjoy doing battle  
             C                                          G  
Like presidents, prime ministers and kings  
D                                                Em  
So let us build them shelves so they might fight among themselves  
         C                   D                        G  
And leave us be those who want to sing 

(chorus)

G                            D                   G  
Come and sing a simple song of freedom  
C                                           G  
Sing it like you've never sung before  
D                                            Em  
Speaking one to one ain't it everybody's everybody's sun  
     C                         D                      G  
To wake to in the morning when we rise, when we arise  
D                                            Em  
Speaking one to one ain't it everybody's sun  
     C                        D                        G  
To wake to in the morning when we arise  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante