Freedom Of Speech Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays586

Freedom Of Speech by John Mellencamp is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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D                  G 
Freedom of speech, Freedom to say 
D                     A 
Freedom to think this is my lucky day 
D                    G 
Freedom of thought.  Freedom of dreams 
D                       A              D 
Freedom to believe that we can all be kings. 

D                   G 
Freedom is yours.  Freedom is mine 
D                          A 
Freedom of speech so I can write down these lines 
D                   G 
If you and I agree hold out your hands to me 
D                                   A            D 
We will share our freedoms with our friends and family 

D                   G 
Freedom of speech.  Freedom to say 
D                      A 
Freedom to think this is my lucky day 
D                     G 
Freedom of thought.  Freedom of dreams 
D                        A           D 
Freedom to believe that we can all be kings 

D                        G 
We can take our thoughts so many ways 
D                                       A 
If your thoughts are different, well, I think that's okay 
D                    G 
We should all try to keep the golden rule 
D                               A                D 
And cherish our freedoms in our home and in our schools 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante