Elton John – Philadelphia Freedom (Guitar)

Capo 3
Key
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Versions (4)

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Chords

____Intro: |G |G |C Bb Am | |G |G |G |C Bb Am |G | ____Verse: 1
   G
 I used to be a rolling stone, you know 
If the cause was right
     A7                Bb     Am7    G    C/D
 I'd leave to find the answer on the road 

   G
 I used to be a heart beating for someone 
But the times have changed
A7                    Bb      Am7       G
   The less I say the more my work gets done 
____Chorus:
          C                     F/C  C       G  
 'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom 

          C              F/C       C         G  
 From the day that I was born I've waved the flag 

 F7                           E7             Am7
 Philadelphia freedom took me knee-high to a man 

 F7            E7                 Eb         C
 Yeah, gave me peace of mind my daddy never had 

 G                               C    G/B
 Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you 

         Am7               G/B         A7/C#       D     B7sus  B7
 Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind 

Em                Am7
   Shine a light, shine a light 

G/B                          F/C     C
    Shine a light, won't you shine a light 

 Am7  G/B C  C#dim  D          C   G/B  Am7             
 Phi__la__delphia   freedom, I lo _o___ ove you, yes I  

|G        |G          |C    Bb Am | 
 do
|G |G |G |C Bb Am |G
 G
 If you choose to you can live your life alone 
Some people choose the city
                                                   A7
                           (Some people choose the city)

                        Bb       Am7    G
 Some others choose the good old family home   

                                                                       C/D
                                      (Some others choose the good old family home)

 G
 I like living easy without family ties (living easy)

                                   A7
 Till the whippoorwill of freedom zapped me 

 Bb       Am7       G
 Right between the eyes
____Chorus:
          C                     F/C  C       G  
 'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom 

          C              F/C       C         G  
 From the day that I was born I've waved the flag 

 F7                           E7             Am7
 Philadelphia freedom took me knee-high to a man 

 F7             E7               Eb          C
 Mm-mm, gave me peace of mind my daddy never had 

 G                              C     G/B
 Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you 

         Am7               G/B         A7/C#       D      B7sus  B7
 Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind 

Em                 Am7
    Shine a light, shine a light 

G/B                          F/C      C
    Shine a light, won't you shine a light 

 Am7  G/B C  C#dim  D          C  G/B  Am7           
 Phi__la__delphia   freedom, I lo_o__ _ove you, yes I 

|G        |G          |C    Bb Am | 
 do
|G |G |G |C Bb Am |G ____Chorus:
    G                               C    G/B
Oh, Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you 

         Am7               G/B         A7/C#       D     B7sus  B7
 Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind 

Em                Am7
   Shine a light, shine a light 

G/B                         F/C     C
   Shine a light, won't you shine a light 

 Am7  G/B C  C#dim  D          C  G/B  Am7
 Phi__la__delphia   freedom, I lo_o__ _ove you

                  C  G/B Am7                       C  G/B Am7
 Don't you know I lo_o___ove you, don't you know I lo_o___ove you
____Coda:
        G                          C  G/B Am7
 Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) I lo_o___ove you

       G                                     C  G/B Am7
 Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) know that I lo_o___ove you

       G                                               C  G/B Am7
 Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) don't you know that I lo_o___ove you

       G                                               C  G/B Am7
 Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) don't you know that I lo_o___ove you