Free Bird

Words & Music:

Allen Collins & Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

 

There is a complete (and I do mean complete) transcription of this in the April 2002 issue of Guitar World.  It is a bone-simple song.  The chord changes for the intro are the chord changes for the entire song.  Everything else is just improv over those changes.

 

G   D/F#   Em  |  F  C  D [vamp with guitar improv for intro]

 

G    D          Em        F         C              D  [etc.]

If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?

Well, I must be traveling on, now.

There's just too many places I've got to see.

If I stay here with you girl, things just couldn't be the same.

 

And if I stay here with you, girl, things just wouldn't be the same.

For I'm as free as a bird, now, and this bird you cannot change.

And this bird you cannot change, and this bird you cannot change.

Lord knows, I can't change.

 

Bye-bye, it's been sweet love, though this feeling I can't change.

Please don't take it so bad, now, 'cause lord knows I'm to blame.

And if I stay here with you, girl, things just couldn't be the same.

For I'm as free as a bird, now, and this bird you cannot change.

And the bird you cannot change, and the bird you cannot change.

Lord knows, I can't change.

 

Lord, help me, I can't change.

Lord, I can't change.

Won't you fly, free bird?  Yeah!

 

OUTRO:  [solo over changes and out]