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Born Free

The Bouncing Souls
Tab

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Song

Band: Bouncing Souls

Song: Born Free

Album: Anchors Away

Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com

Here are the odd chords in this song:

G/B F#/Bb gii f#ii eii bii aii

D-----------12--11---9---------|
G-----------12--11---9---16--14|

A--2---1----10--9----7---14--12|just in case I write these differently

E--3---2-----------------------|

Verse 1:

D A

Fear is in the air, that's where they want it to be

D A

Don't trust your friends, your neighboors, everyone's your enemy

D A D A

Kidnapped children on TV, Fear runs through the family

Prechorus 1:

G/B, F#/Bb A

They put a chip in your arm,

G/B, F#/Bb A

Keeping track of where you are!

gii f#ii eii D

With all of this technology have we come so far?

gii f#ii,eii D A

It's easy to get lost forget who you are

Chorus:

gii f#ii eii D

But don't forget that you were born free,

gii f#ii eii D F# E

Better to die on your feet then to live on your knees

Verse 2:

D A

People are so greedy, it's almost funny

D A

How many ways can they ruin lives for money?

D A

I see no choice to enjoy the truth in life

D A

In the middle of all this deciet and strife

Prechorus 2:

G/B, F#/Bb A

A nation's future stands in doubt

G/B, F#/Bb A

Peace and love are on their way out

gii,f#ii,eii D

Why can't they just let me be?

gii,f#ii,eii D A

How I live is up to me

Repeat Chorus

Bridge Riff:

e--------------------------------------|
B----3--------3--------3---------3-----|
G------2--------2--------2---------2---|
D--------------------0-----------------|x2
A--2--------0--------------------------|
E------------------------------3-------|

Bridge: ()=root notes played with riff

(B) (A) (D) (G) (B) (A) (D) (G)

We get the message loud and clear, we refuse to live in fear

B A D G bii aii D

We get the message loud and clear!! We refuse to live in fear!!!

This song rocks!! I'm sure this right but in the verses there could be f#'s in

between the D's and A's, but it could just be the bass too. Email me for corrections

and requests and go to my band's site, www.theoddmenout.com

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