If I Were Free

if i were free by edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros Intro C G Am F C G Am x2 C G Am F if i were free Am i would run into battles with flowers and hugs G and bow at the boots of our well - oiled thugs Am yes , if i were free C G Am F if it were me Am i would yell out i love you to all i passed G i would disrobe and disco and rip off my mask C G Am yes , if i were free i’d be the u that crossed the i to simply be G F C minding our reflections at the bottom of the sea G what did you see? C G Am i saw that you and i forever have been free G F C the light became too heavy and i fell into a dream E7 what did you dream? C G Am F C Am C Am F G Am C G Am F i dreamed A wind that would sweep Am every castle made of sand G out across the old far holy land Am oh , if this were free C G Am F if this were free Am we’d be free of the terror of the graves G and fear masquerading as the brave C G Am oh , if this were free C G Am C G Am i woke upon a pig of red , white and blue G F C the circus got too heavy so we fell into the zoo G what did you feel? C G Am i felt the fear that every queer does in his head G F C first thing to starting over , i made sure i was dead G what do you dream? F Am G E7 Am C E7 C G Am swimming with ancients , laughing , tired of getting lost G F C we took our left , remember , when we leaned upon the cross G what did you see? C G Am i saw that you and i forever have been free G F C the light became too heavy and we fell into a dream C G Am