Be Free A Way Chords
by Flaming Lips
Be Free A Way by Flaming Lips is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, Am, D, C, Dm, B, C#m, F#, E and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
I play it with a
Capo on the 4th fret. If you don't have a capo, scroll down
to see the non-capo version.
From what I can tell, most of the actual song drones on one or two chords.
These chords are pretty much based on the vocal melody, but it still sounds
good if you play along with the album or by yourself.
All chords relative to the
Capo on the 4th fret.
verse 1 (0:11-0:37)
G Am G Am
Did God make pain
G Am G Am
So we can know
G Am G Am G D
The high that no-thing is
verse 2 (0:37-1:09)
G Am G Am
The sun shines down
G Am G Am
But we're still cold
G Am G Am
Its light is not
G D G D
A light that shines
Chorus 1 (1:09-1:42)
C Dm C Dm
The way, a way
C Dm C Dm
But how can we
C Dm C Dm
Be free when all
C G C G
Our days are empty
verse 3 (1:42-2:08)
G Am G Am
Is love a god
G Am G Am
That we control
G Am G Am G D
To try to trust the pain
verse 4 (2:08-2:40)
G Am G Am
The sun shines down
G Am G Am
But we can't see
G Am G Am G D G D
Its light lights eve-ry-thing the same
Chorus 2 (2:40-3:06)
C Dm C Dm
Be free, a way
C Dm C Dm
But how can we
C Dm C Dm
Find arms to hold
C G
The days
Chorus 3 (3:06-3:38)
C Dm C Dm
Be free, a way
C Dm C Dm
But how can we
C Dm C Dm
Find arms to hold
C G C G
The days, a way
Outro (3:38-4:11)
C Am C Am
A way, A way
C Am C Am
A way, A way
G Am
A way
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For those of you without capos, here are the chords:
verse 1 (0:11-0:37)
B C#m B C#m
Did God make pain
B C#m B C#m
So we can know
B C#m B C#m B F#
The high that no-thing is
verse 2 (0:37-1:09)
B C#m B C#m
The sun shines down
B C#m B C#m
But we're still cold
B C#m B C#m
Its light is not
B F# B F#
A light that shines
Chorus 1 (1:09-1:42)
E F#m E F#m
The way, a way
E F#m E F#m
But how can we
E F#m E F#m
Be free when all
E B E B
Our days are empty
verse 3 (1:42-2:08)
B C#m B C#m
Is love a god
B C#m B C#m
That we control
B C#m B C#m B F#
To try to trust the pain
verse 4 (2:08-2:40)
B C#m B C#m
The sun shines down
B C#m B C#m
But we can't see
B C#m B C#m B F# B F#
Its light lights eve-ry-thing the same
Chorus 2 (2:40-3:06)
E F#m E F#m
Be free, a way
E F#m E F#m
But how can we
E F#m E F#m
Find arms to hold
E B
The days
Chorus 3 (3:06-3:38)
E F#m E F#m
Be free, a way
E F#m E F#m
But how can we
E F#m E F#m
Find arms to hold
E B E B
The days, a way
Outro (3:38-4:11)
E C#m E C#m
A way, A way
E C#m E C#m
A way, A way
B C#m
A way