Chris de Burgh - The Road to Freedom Released: may 3, 2004 Duration: 55:42 The Band: Chris de Burgh - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar and Piano Phil Palmer - Guitars Pete Gordeno - Keyboards Rick Mitra - Bass Guitar Danny Cummins - Drums and Percussion Chris Cameron - Piano on When Winter Comes and Snow is Falling Chris Cameron - Orchestral Arrangements on Here For You, When Winter Comes and Snow is Falling Isobel Griffiths - Orchestra Contractor Gavyn Wright - Orchestra Leader Track List: Nr. Name Time Tabber 01. When Winter Comes 3:47 - 02. The Road to Freedom 4:25 Musical Chris 03. Snow Is Falling 3:52 ayreon77 04. The Words "I Love You" 3:26 NBA96 05. Songbird 4:00 NBA96 06. Five Past Dreams 3:48 NBA96 07. Here For You 3:40 frankowillo 08. What You Mean to Me 3:28 frankowillo 09. Rose of England 5:13 ayreon77 10. The Journey 3:51 rebolyte 11. Read My Name 4:17 frankowillo Special Edition: 12. Even Now 4:14 - 13. Kiss Me From a Distance 3:25 NBA96 14. Little Angel 3:15 NBA96 15. Once Upon a Time 3:41 NBA96 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 01. When Winter Comes 3:47 Tabbed by: - This song is an instrumental song which has not been tabbed. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 02. The Road to Freedom 4:25 Tabbed by: Musical Chris Intro Dm Verse 1 Dm I feel the wind blowing through my doorway, it's telling me that the summer's gone, Bb Dm C Dm and the winter waits in shadow, waiting with the storm. Verse 2 Dm I am old and my bones are weary, and my son, he is all I have, Bb Dm C Dm but he has gone to fight for freedom, leaving with my heart. C F Bb A All my life I have loved this land, worked it with my hands, Bb F C Dm but can this freedom send the rain when seed is in the ground ? Bb F Bb A Can this freedom heal the pain and bring my boy back to me again? Dm Bb C - A Dm Dm Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh, oh. (2x) Verse 3 Dm I watched them sail from the rocks below me, 'twas like the sea in its endless rage, Bb C Dm C Dm many fall on the road to freedom, dying on the stones. C F Bb A All my life I have loved this land, worked it with my hands, Bb F C Dm but can your freedom send the rain when seed is in the ground ? Bb F Bb A Can your freedom heal the pain and bring my boy back to me again? Dm Bb C - A Dm Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh, oh. Dm Bb C - A Bb Dm Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh, oh. - - - Oh oh. Verse 4 Dm Late last night, as the world was sleeping, I dreamed my boy, he was calling out, Bb Dm 'Cos he was lost in some dark forest, C A Bb C Dm and snow was falling down, falling on the ground. Dm Bb C - A Dm Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh, oh. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 03. Snow Is Falling 3:52 Tabbed by: ayreon77 INTRO ****** Am Dm Am Am Dm Am -------------------------------------------------- VERSE 1 ******** Am Dm Am Snow is falling, snow is falling on the ground Am Dm Am In the forest, in the forest there's no sound F C A shallow grave is where we lie G Am The boys and men who died C F C And snow is falling on the ground G Am And we are calling to be found F Dm E -------------------------------------------------- VERSE 2 ******** Am Dm Am And the seasons, and the seasons come and go Am Dm Am In the springtime, birds will sing and flowers grow F C At summer's end, the autumn breeze G Am Will whisper through the trees C F C And leaves are falling on the ground G E Am And we are calling to be found F Dm E Am Dm Am Am Dm Am -------------------------------------------------- VERSE 3 ******** F C And in our homes, so many tears G Am They don't know where we have gone F C And snow is falling on the ground G Am And we are calling to be found G F G Am We are calling to be found...... Am Dm Am Am Dm Am Fade out ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 04. The Words "I Love You" 3:26 Tabbed by: NBA96 Intro: D Verse 1: Bm F#m G A There are those who think that love comes with a lifetime guarantee, Bm F#m G A But we know from those around us, that this may not always be, G D G D G D A It's the simple things that come between a father and a son, G D G D G D A But when they try to talk, the knives are out before they have begun Chorus: D A Bm G Well that was me, and I have seen the light that shines for eternity, D G A D Because I learned to say the words ?"I love you" Verse 2: Bm F#m G A So many hearts have been broken by the lies of history, Bm F#m G A And so many arms are still open for that final mystery, G D G D G D A We must show respect for all the rest, and what a man believes, G D G D G D A And the one who died upon the cross, well he is the one for me Chorus: D A Bm And he said "Come with me and you will see the light that shines G D G A D For eternity, be strong and learn to say the words "I love you" Bridge: Bm F#m G D Bm F#m A And this endless road that we are on just keeps on going round, G D A But there's one destination that always is here to be found Chorus: D A Bm G So come with me, and you will see the light that shines for eternity, D G A D Be strong and learn to say the words "I love you", D G A D Be strong and learn to say the words "I love you", A D A D A D The words "I love you", the words "I love you", the words "I love you". ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 05. Songbird 4:00 Tabbed by: NBA96 Chris wrote this song in honour of the death of Eva Cassidy. G D Em I heard a voice so pure and easy, Am D A songbird singing for me, G D Em I had no choice, only to listen, Am D G D And surrender to her world, G E7 Am And she will fly over the rainbow, D G D She will walk in fields of gold, G E7 Am C And when she sings from the high walls of Heaven, G D G Bm Am D Will the angels cry like me? G D Em At first alone, then with hundreds around me, Am D Enchanted by her song, G D Em But as the day is done, and the darkness is falling, Am D G D The songbird sings no more, G E7 Am And now she flies over the rainbow, D G D And she walks in fields of gold, G E7 Am C And when she sings from the high walls of Heaven, G D G D G E7 Am D G D Will the angels cry like me? G E7 Am C And when she sings from the high walls of Heaven, G D Em C Will the angels cry like me, Am D G Bm Am D G C G Will the angels cry like me? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 06. Five Past Dreams 3:48 Tabber: NBA96 Intro: D A Bm G D A D A Bm G D A Its five past dreams, I should be home asleep F# Bm G But I just want to keep this moment alive D Its just you and I Em A D A Bm And I cant deny that Ive had too much to drink tonight G D A F# Bm But everybodys gone and were still going strong G D Thinking of bed, dancing instead Em Youre lovely in red A G And we are moving cheek to cheek D Em And I know that Im with A Bm The only one who makes it right D Em Its in your eyes and your smile G A D G A D G A And the way you look tonight D A Bm G D A Its five past dreams, the world is waking up F# Bm G Just like I should have done a long time ago D Em Maybe Im slow, I just didnt know A G That the savior of my heart D Em Is right here in my arms A Bm You are the one who makes it right D Em With your eyes and your smile G A D A Bm G D A F# G And the way you look tonight D Em And I know that Im with A Bm The only one who makes it right D Em Its in your eyes, and your smile G A Bm D Em And the way you look tonight G With your eyes A D A Bm G A D And the way you look tonight ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 07. Here For You 3:40 Tabbed by: frankowillo D G A D I don't know where the time has gone G A D Suddenly here we are alone G A D Only a word before you go Bm A Everyone's waiting D G A D So many friends to say goodbye G A D So many tears they'll have to cry G A D So many wings to help you fly Bm A Where you are going D G D G And now a plane must take away D G D A My child that life has found D G D G And you will be up in the sky A Bm And I'll be on the ground G A D Sending my love with you tonight D G D G D G D A I___, I___, I___ will be waiting D G D G D G D A I___, I___, I___ will be waiting G A D Here for you, here for you D G A D I don't know where the years have gone G A D Suddenly here, and you have grown G A D It was like only yesterday Bm A When you were so young D G A D But here is the day we had to see G A D Always the same eternally G A D This is the way that it must be Bm A Now it is your world D G D G And so a plane must take away D G D A My child that time has found D G D G And you will be up in the sky A Bm And I'll be on the ground G A D Sending my dreams with you tonight D G D G D G D A I___, I___, I___ will be waiting Em I'm trying not to show C But seeing you go Em A Is the hardest thing that I have known D G I___, (don't worry 'bout me) D G I___, (I'll be alright) D G D A I___ will be waiting D G I___, (don't worry 'bout me) D G I___, (I'll be alright) D G D A I___ will be waiting G A D Here for you, here for you G D G D G A D I don't know where the years have gone..... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 08. What You Mean to Me 3:28 Tabbed by: frankowillo INTRO: Bm D A D G Una mesa para dos, vino tinto de la casa D G Esta noche, vaya con amor! Am D This is the place to be G On a night like this Am D The moon is shining on the silver sea G Where lovers kiss Am D So many times it was you and me G Em Oh, it's good to be here again G Am It brings back the memories D G Of what you mean to me Am D This is the way to be G On a night so fine Am D Everybody's on the walking street G With Spanish wine Am D And then we call into that little place G Em Where we had those long romantic nights G Am And drink to the memories D G And what you mean to me BRIDGE: D Am D And it has been such a long old road G To where we are today Bm F#m G A And just like all the rest there is a price we must pay Bm F#m But we've been through all the bad times C G And we've seen off all the sad times Am D And here we are, stronger than yesterday INSTRUMENTAL: Am D G (2x) Am D So let's go back to our favourite place G Em For another long romantic night G Am And drink to these memories D G And what you mean to me D Mas la Plana de Barcelona G Y Rioja, Vega Sicilia D G Dos botellas - por favor! Am D So here we are in that little place G Em For another long romantic night G Am Let's drink to memories D G And what you mean to me Am Here's to the memories D G And what you mean to me D A D G Una mesa para dos, Y Rioja, Vega Sicilia D G Dos botellas, vaya con amor! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 09. Rose of England 5:13 Tabbed by: ayreon77 There is 2 guitars in this, A 12 string and A 6 string acoustic. 12 string comes in first. 12 String Picking Hear my voice and listen well ****************** Em G [-------------------------------------------------------|------------3-----] [---8---------8-----------------8-----------------8-----|--------------3---] [-9---9-----9---9---------9---9---9---------9---9---9---|-----4---4------4-] [-------9---------9-----9---9-------9-----9---9-------9-|---5---5----------] [---------------------7-----------------7---------------|------------------] [-------------------------------------------------------|-3----------------] A C D Em G [-----------5-----|---------|---5-----|-----------------|---------3--------] [-------------5---|-----5---|-----5---|---------8-------|-----------3---3--] [-----6---6-----6-|-------5-|-7-----7-|-----9-----9---9-|-----4-------4----] [---7---7---------|---5-----|---------|---9---9-----9---|---5---5----------] [-----------------|-3-------|---------|-7---------------|------------------] [-5---------------|---------|---------|-----------------|-3----------------] A C D [---------5-------|---------|---5-----|--Continue with --------------------] [-----------5---5-|-----5---|-----5---|----12 sting------------------------] [-----6-------6---|-------5-|-7-----7-|------throughout the ---------------] [---7---7---------|---5-----|---------|--------song-with above picking-----] [-----------------|-3-------|---------|------------------------------------] [-5---------------|---------|---------|-6 string comes in here, see below--] 6 String Guitar *************** Em She was loverly G [---------0----------------0----------------0-------|---------3------------] [-----0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0---|-----0-------0--------] [-------0---0---0--------0---0---0--------0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0------] [---2----------------2----------------2-------------|----------------------] [---------------------------------------------------|----------------------] [-0----------------0----------------0---------------|-3--------------------] A C D Em G [-----------------|---------|-----2---|---------0-------|----------3-------] [-----------2-----|-------1-|-------3-|-----0-------0---|------0-------0---] [-----2---2---2---|-----0---|---2-----|-------0---0---0-|----0---0---0---0-] [---2---2-------2-|---2-----|-0-------|---2-------------|------------------] [-0---------------|-3-------|---------|-----------------|------------------] [-----------------|---------|---------|-0---------------|-3----------------] A C D [-----------------|---------|-----2---|-Just continue ----------------] [-----------2-----|-------1-|-------3-|----with both guitars picking--] [-----2---2---2---|-----0---|---2-----|------------Ad Lib-------------] [---2---2-------2-|---2-----|-0-------|-------------------------------] [-0---------------|-3-------|---------|-------------------------------] [-----------------|---------|---------|-------------------------------] Rose Of England **************** Verse 1 ******** Em G A C D Hear my voice and listen well, and a story I will tell, Em G A C How duty brought a broken heart, and why a love so strong Em Must fall apart; Verse 2 ******** Em G A C D She was lovely, she was fine, daughter of a royal line, Em G A C D Em He, no equal, but for them it mattered little for they were in love; -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus ******* C G D Em Rose of England, sweet and fair, shining with the sun, C G Am Rose of England, have a care, for where the thorn is, C D Em There the blood will run; C D Em C D Em Oh my heart, oh my heart; -------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 3 ******** Em G A C D Through the summer days and nights, stolen kisses and delights Em G A Would thrill their hearts and fill their dreams with all emotions C D Em That true love can bring; Verse 4 ******** Em G A C D But black of mourning came one day, when her sister passed away, Em G A C D Em And many said on bended knee, she has gone, you must be our Queen; --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus ******* --------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 5 ******** Em G A C D To the abbey she did ride, with her lover by her side, Em G A When they heard the church bells ring, she was Queen C D Em And one day, he'd be King; Verse 6 ******** Em G A C D But men of malice, men of hate, protesting to her chambers came, Em G A A foreign prince will have your hand, for he'll bring peace C D Em And riches to our land; -------------------------------------------------------------------- Change Key *********** A Em She said, "Do you tell me that I cannot wed the one I love A Em D Em Do you tell me that I am not mistress of my heart C D Em C D Em Ooh Aah Verse 7 ******** Em G A C D And so with heavy weight of life she kissed her lover one last time, Em G A C D Em This land I wed, and no man comes, for if I cannot have you, I'll have none; --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus ******* --------------------------------------------------------------------- Keyboard ********* C G D Em C G D Em C D Em C D Em ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. The Journey 3:51 Tabbed by: rebolyte A F#m Go with love upon your journey, go with wonder in your heart, A F#m May the light be there to guide you through the terrors of the dark, Bm F#m You have always been a good friend, but I won't know when you Bm E F#m Have arrived, and I wish that I could see you one more time; A F#m There's a rainbow on the water, there's an eagle in the sky, A F#m Can you hear me up where you are, can you see me when I cry? Bm F#m You have left so much behind you, all the love you have given life, Bm E A And I wish that I could hold you one more time; C#m B C#m B A And they are always here beside us in a parallel point of view, G#m B And still they call, the ones who've gone before, G D E Will you take me by the hand when I come through? [instrumental] A F#m A F#m Bm F#m You have left so much behind you, all the love you have given life, Bm E A And I wish that I could hold you one more time; C#m B C#m B A Yes they are always here beside us, in a parallel point of view, G#m B I hear them call, the ones who've gone before, G D E Will you bring me to the light when I come through? A F#m Go with love upon your journey, go with wonder in your heart, A F#m May there be someone beside you, who can hold you in the dark, Bm F#m When you get down to the river, don't pay him till the other side, Bm E F#m Bm And I wish that I could see you one more time, how I wish that I E A Could see you one more time. F#m Oh A Oh F#m Oh A Oh A Go with love upon your journey. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Read My Name 4:17 Tabbed by: frankowillo CAPO: 4th Fret Am Dm G C For every child that has been born, there is a chance to shine, Dm Am E B7 And everyone can have a dream until the end of time, Am Dm G C So live for every moment as the world keeps turning 'round, Dm Am E And lift your hands up to the sky and say it loud and proud, Am D G Am D G Am "I have been here, read my name, read my name!" Dm G C For every child that has been born, there is a chance in life, Dm Am E B7 To try it all and be someone with what we have inside, Am Dm G C So don't give up and don't give in, just give it all instead, Dm Am E And raise your voice above the crowd and let them know you've said.. Am D G Am D G Am "I have been here, read my name, read my name F G With all I've got I've taken part, E Am I've made a difference to the world, F G C I have been here, just read my name____!" Am Dm G C Endlessly amazing and inventive that we are, Dm Am E B7 We dive the deepest oceans and we reach out for the stars, Am Dm G C And one day there will be a man across the universe, Dm Am E Who'll say "I come from Planet Earth" and these will be his words.. Am D G Am D G Am "I have been here, read my name, read my name F G With all I've got I've taken part, E Am I've made a difference to the world, F G C I have been here, just read my name____!" Am Dm G C And when the darkness has to fall and comes the end of days, Dm Am E B7 Then lift your hands up to the sky and say it once again.... E C F G "I have been here and I have taken part, E Am I've made a difference to the world, F G C I have been here, just read my name____!" Am Dm G Am C Da da da, da da da da, da da da da da da, Dm Am E B7 Am Da da da da, da da da da, da da da da da da, yea-ea-a-ea-a Dm Am G C D "I have been here... just read my name Dm Am G C D I've taken part... reach for the stars, Dm Am G C D Across the universe... we come from Planet Earth." ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Even Now 4:14 Tabbed by: - This song hasnt been tabbed yet ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Kiss Me From a Distance 3:25 Tabbed by: NBA96 G Kiss me from a distance, Am Hold me in your arms, Bm Tell me that you love me, C D Whisper in the dark Gm The words I long to hear C When you are lying in your bed Bb And though you're far away B You will be with me here instead. E B A B E B A B When I hold you in my dreams tonight, E B A B C D C D when I hold you in my dreams tonight. G Kiss me from a distance, Am Listen to my voice, Bm Soon I will be with you, C D Standing at your door. Gm The moon and my imagination C Shimmer in your head, Bb Your arms are reaching up for me, B I slip into your bed. E B A B E B A B When I hold you in my dreams tonight, E B A B C D C D when I hold you in my dreams tonight. G Am Bm C D Gm The moon and my imagination C Shimmer in your head, Bb Your lips are reaching up for me, B I slip into your bed. E B A B E B A B When I hold you in my dreams tonight, E B A B C D C B when I hold you in my dreams tonight. E B A B E B A B When I hold you in my dreams tonight, E B A B E B A B when I hold you in my dreams tonight. E B Kiss me from a distance, A B E (in my dreams tonight), E B Kiss me from a distance, A B E (in my dreams tonight), E B Kiss me from a distance, A B E (in my dreams tonight). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Little Angel 3:15 Tabbed by: NBA96 Intro: F Bb F Gm C F Verse 1: F Bb F Another night of reaching out for you, Bb Gm C Another night I have to face the truth, Am G Am G F Oh how I wish the darkness would take away the pain, Gm C And bring me back the joys of yesterday. Verse 2: F Bb F Another night I hold you in my arms, Bb Gm C I see your smile and feel your beating heart, Am G Am G F This room is full of echoes, and childhood memories, Gm C And words are not enough for what I feel. Chorus: F Bb C Cos my heart is more than broken, it is shattered, Dm Bb C And your face is all that I see in my dreams, Dm Bb C A Dm With a pain imagination could never believe, Bb C F Little angel, sleep in peace. Verse 3: F Bb F Bb Gm C Am G Am G F Oh how I wish this darkness could take away the pain, Gm C And give me back the life of yesterday. Chorus: F Bb C Cos my heart is more than broken, it is shattered, Dm Bb C And your face is all that I see in my dreams, Dm Bb C A Dm With a pain imagination could never believe, Bb C Dm Little angel, sleep in peace, Bb C F Bb F Gm C F Little angel, sleep in peace. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Once Upon a Time 3:41 Tabbed by: NBA96 The chords I wrote here are for the live version of Once Upon a Time from the album Live in Dortmund. I don't have the album version from the special edition of The Road to Freedom, So I'm not sure if these chords match the original perfectly. Intro: D D G D Daddy I can't sleep tonight, it's happening again, G Gm D Voices in the kitchen are shouting and it's keeping me awake, Em Is it something I've done wrong? Bm Maybe it's all my fault, Em A And why is Mummy crying all the time? D G D Lately I've been dreaming, dreaming of the day, G Gm D We will come together and be a happy family again, Em Bm Remember how it used to be, sitting here on my bed, Em Both of you with stories, A D When you came to say goodnight, A D Once upon a time you must have loved her, Em And held her in your arms, A F# Bm And told her she's the best thing in your life, G D And it's so sad, so bad, Em A D G D A To think that you don't love her anymore, anymore, D G D Someday when I'm older, will it be the same? G Gm D To wake up in the morning and find that everything in life has changed, Em Well I never want to see that day, Bm I never want to leave this home, Em A D But most of all I never want to hear you say goodbye, A D Once upon a time you must have loved her, Em And held her in your arms, A F# Bm And told her she's the best thing in your world, G D And it's so sad, so bad, Em A Bb Bm To think that you don't love her anymore, anymore, Em A To think that you don't love her like before, D A D G D Once upon a time. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________