Ode to freedom (2021)    (video)

 

    D - A  - A7 - Em - A - D     +  D - F# - Bm   - G - D - A - D

 

   D

1.     If I ever write my Ode to Freedom

                                          A

    it will be in prose that chimes with me.

A7                                - Em

    It would be a simple         Ode to Freedom,

A                                          D

    not pretentious, but with dignity.

D                                           F#                                       Bm

    I would like to think that freedom is more than just a word

            G            D                                     A                              D

    in grand and lofty language Odes to Freedom often go unheard.

 

+  Bb - D - Bb - A

 

   D

2.    If I ever wrote my Ode to Freedom

                                          A

    being privileged and spoilt for choice,

A7                                        - Em

    then I fear that you would          be suspicious

A                                          D

    of the cause to which I'd lend my voice.

D                                 F#                                     Bm

    It's elusive and it's hard to hold, it's a fleeting thing,

                 G           D                                   A                          D

    that's why there is no Ode to Freedom truly worth remembering.

        G            D                                             A                                    D

    I wish someone would write an Ode to Freedom that we all could sing.

 

+  Bb - D - Bb - D

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Abba)