Peter, Paul and Mary – If I Were Free (Guitar)

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As recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary (From the 1965 Album SEE WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS) [Intro] A E A [Chorus]
          E                A
If I were free to speak my mind

           D              E
I'd tell a tale to all mankind

           A                    D
Of how the flowers do bloom and fade

             A      E             A
Of how we've fought and how we've paid
[Verse 1]
           E                 A
This weary world has had its fill

            D         E
Of words of war on every hill

             A                 D
The time has come for peaceful days

             A   E           A
And peaceful men of peaceful ways
[Chorus]
          E                A
If I were free to speak my mind

           D              E
I'd tell a tale to all mankind

           A                    D
Of how the flowers do bloom and fade

             A      E             A
Of how we've fought and how we've paid
[Verse 2]
         E                     A
When all mankind has ceased to fight

            D                E
I'll raise my head in thanks each night

              A                D
For this rich Earth and all it means

           A    E            A
For golden days and peaceful dreams
[Chorus]
          E                A
If I were free to speak my mind

           D              E
I'd tell a tale to all mankind

           A                    D
Of how the flowers do bloom and fade

             A      E             A
Of how we've fought and how we've paid