CAPO on 1st fret Standard tuning (EADGBe) Chords: F#m 244222 D xx0232 A x02220 E 022100 Verse 1 F#m D I wrote this song for my father A E F#m D A E Sometimes I feel he never gave a damn about me F#m D A Though he raised me like he should E F#m D A E Did he understand me? No, no, I don't think so. I wrote this song for my mother She had to leave me, when I was younger She said son, seek this life, and keep an open mind But in my mind's eye... Chorus D F#m I am free now A E Free to live without my fears D F#m I believe now A E There's a reason why I'm here. F#m D A It's to try and do good E F#m D A E It's to try and do better. (ooh oh) Verse 2 Who will I be for my daughter? This little baby, she means the world to me Will I relive their mistakes? Or do things the right way For her sake. Chorus I am free now Free to live without my fears I believe now There's a reason why I'm here D Can I be a man? F#m One that understands A E How to love more patiently D F#m I'll be free now A E I'll be free now. Bridge D A And we dream of the day, when our kids can play E In the streets with no fear of them being taken away D A Fathers raise their sons with respect and love E Handle anger and pain with no need for no guns D A If we hope to be free it takes you and me E To start over here and now D A E 'Cause this world is, the way it is, it's how we raise our kids. F#m D A E I wrote this song for my mother, wrote this song for our father So hopefully we can come together And hopefully make things a little better. Chorus D F#m A E I am free now Free to live without my fears I believe now There's a reason why I'm here. D Can I be a man? F#m One that understands A E How to love more patiently D F#m I'll be free now A E I'll be free now. (finish in D)
