The Kingston Trio – If I Were Free (Guitar)

          B                E
If I were free to speak my mind

           A              B
I'd tell a tale to all mankind

           E                 A
Of how the flowers bloom and fade

          E    B           E
Of how we loved and how we gained

           B                 E
This weary world has had its fill

            A            B
Of words of war on every hill

             E                 A
The time has come for peaceful days

             E  B            E
And peaceful men of peaceful ways

          B                E
If I were free to speak my mind

           A              B
I'd tell a tale to all mankind

           E                 A
Of how the flowers bloom and fade

          E    B           E
Of how we loved and how we gained

            B                  E
When all mankind has ceased to fight

              A                  B
I'll raise my head in thanks each night

              E                A
For this rich earth and all it means

           E   B             E
For golden days and peaceful dreams

          B                E
If I were free to speak my mind

           A              B
I'd tell a tale to all mankind

           E                 A
Of how the flowers bloom and fade

          E     B           E
Of how we fought and how we failed