[Chords]/Lyrics


Sweet Freedom



  1. Dreamer
  2. Stealin'
  3. One Day
  4. Sweet Freedom
  5. If I Had The Time
  6. Seven Stars
  7. Circus
  8. Pilgrim
  9. Sunshine (on remastered version - B-side of Stealin', Also on "Rarities From The Bronze Age")
  10. Stealin' (on remastered version - single edit, also on "Rarities From The bronze Age")
  11. Seven Stars (on remastered version - unedited)


  1. Dreamer (Thain/Box)

    |-drum intro for 4 measures-||E---|E---|E---|E---|E---|E---|
    |E - E/G# -|A - B -|E - E/G# -|A - B -|

    I've got a [E]dollar deal [E/G#]hidden down in my [A]shoe [B]
    So [E]listen friends, I'll [E/G#]tell you what I'm gonna [A]do [B]
    I'm [E]gonna run up the road of [E/G#]mystery
    [A]Hangin' by a thread to a [B]fantasy
    A [E]background black [E/G#]showin' my face
    [A]Buried in the image of an [B]empty space

    I'm [A]back on my feet.... [E/G#]Getting no sleep
    [F#m] Makin' it all [E]mine
    [A]Give me a chance.... To [E/G#]follow the bands
    [F#m]Waitin' for the sun[E]shine

    |E - E/G# -|A - B -|E - E/G# -|A - B -|

    [E]Husslin' my will [E/G#]in a bar down[A]town [B]
    If it [E]don't work out
    [E/G#] I'll keep movin' around [A]and around and [B]around and around

    Till I'm [A]back on my feet.... [E/G#]Getting no sleep
    [F#m]Makin' it all [E]mine
    [A]Give me a chance.... To [E/G#]follow the bands
    [F#m]Waitin' for a sun[E]shine

    |E - - -|A/C# G E -|- - - -|A/C# G E -|

    [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er [D]hangin' a[E]round
    [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er [D]trying to hitch a [E]ride
    [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er [D]hangin' a[E]round
    [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er when I [A]turn my back you're [B]by my side

    |E - - -|- - - -|
    ||E - E/G# -|A - B -|E - E/G# -|A - B -|| (2x)

    Well I [E]fought my way [E/G#]through the backstage [A]door [B]
    [E]Staring at my [E/G#]goal till my eyes get [A]sore [B]
    And [E]working my way through the [E/G#]little I say
    [A]Caring no less just the [B]light of the day
    A [E]background black [E/G#]showing my face
    [A]Buried in the image of an [B]empty space

    I'm [A]back on my feet.... [E/G#]Getting no sleep
    [F#m]Makin' it all [E]mine
    [A]Give me a chance.... To [E/G#]follow the bands
    [F#m]Waitin' for a sun[E]shine... yeah

    |E - - -|A/C# G E -|- - - -|A/C# G E -|

    Just a [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er [D]hangin' a[E]round
    [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er [D]trying to hitch a [E]ride
    [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er [D]hangin' a[E]round
    [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er when I [A]turn my back you're [B]by my side

    ||(AG) - (AG) -|D - E -|| (4x)

    [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er [D]hangin' a[E]round
    [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er [D]trying to hitch a [E]ride
    [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er [D]hangin' a[E]round
    [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er [A]Dream[G]er... fade out


  2. Stealin' (Hensley)

    |D - - -|- - - -|
    ||Dm D - -| Dm D - -|C/D - G/D -|D - - -|| (2x)
    |D - - -|

    [D]Take me across the water 'cause I [C/D]need some [G/D]place to [D]hide
    I [D]done the ranchers daughter and I [C/D]sure did [G/D]hurt his [D]pride... aha

    |Dm D - -|Dm D - -|C/D - G/D - |D - - -|
    Oo..ooo Oo...ooo Ah__ah__ah
    |Dm D - -|Dm D - -|C/D - G/D - |D - - -|
    Oo..ooo Oo...ooo Ah__ah__ah

    Well there's a [D]hundred miles of desert lies be[C/D]tween his [G/D]hide and [D]mine
    I don't [D]need no food no water, Lord, 'cause I'm [C/D]running [G/D]out of [D]time [D7]

    [G]Fightin' killin'... [F]wine and women, gonna [Fmaj7]put me to my grave
    [G]Runnin' hidin'.... [F]losin', cryin', [Fmaj7]nothing left to save..But my [D]life!!

    |Dm D - -|Dm D - -|C - G - |D - - -|
    Oo..ooo Oo...ooo Ah__ah__ah
    |Dm D - -|Dm D - -|C - G - |D - - -|
    Oo..ooo Oo...ooo Ah__ah__ah

    [D]Stood on a ridge and shunned religion [C]thinking the [G]world was [D]mine
    I [D]made my break and a big mistake [C]stealin' when I [G]should've been [D]buyin'

    Well [G]Fightin' killin'... [F]wine and those women, gonna [C]put me to an early grave
    [G]Runnin' hidin'... [F]losin', cryin', [C]nothing left to save [Fmaj7]
    But my [D]life....... life.... life life life life life life life

    ||D - - -|- - - -|C - G -|D - - -|| (4x)

    So I [D]stood on a ridge and shunned religion [C]thinking the [G]world was [D]mine
    I [D]made my break and a big mistake [C]stealin' when I [G]should've been [D]buyin'

    I was [C]stealin' when I [G]should've been [D]buyin'
    I was [C]stealin' when I [G]should've been [D]buyin'
    [D]Stealin' when I [C]should've been [G]buyin' (16x w/adlib vocals)

    |D - - -|C/D - - -|Bb/D - - -|Ab/D - - -|D -(let ring)-|
    Buying____


  3. One Day (Hensley)

    [Em]One [D]Day...[Em]One [D]Day...[Em]One [D]Day...[Em]One [D]Day
    | Em F G Am | - - - | Em F G Am | - - - |
    [Em]One [D]Day...[Em]One [D]Day

    [G]Didn't I [D]tell you [C]everything was gonna [G]be alright
    [C]I never [Em]doubted it was [A]just a matter of [D]time
    [G]And though I've [D]travelled [C]across the desert of [G]despair
    [C]I knew I'd [Em]get there yeah [Am]One__[Bm]__[Em]Day

    |Em - D -|Em - D -|

    [G]How times have [D]changed... I been a [C]rea_rearranging [G]everything
    But [C]it can't change the [Em]love I felt when I [Am]get back home to [D]you
    [G]I am the [D]same, it's just a [C]game that I choose to [G]play
    But [C]remember I can lose as [Em]fast as I won... [Am]One__[Bm]__[Em]Day

    |Em - D -|Em - D -|

    I [G]still remember the [Bm]hole in the wall
    Where [Am]we all sat through you [D]said we'd fall
    The [G]dusty yard and the [Bm]broken down barn
    Where [Am]you and me used to [D]share a yarn
    But it's [Em]gone_[F]_[G]_ [Am]now___|Em F G Am| - - - |

    [G]But didn't I [D]tell ya' [C]everything was gonna [G]be alright
    [C]I never [Em]doubted it was [A]just a matter of [D]time
    [G]And though I [D]travelled [C]across the desert of [G]despair
    [C]I knew I'd [Em]get there [Am]One__[Bm] [Em]Day... [Am]One__[Bm] [Em]Day

    [Am]I'd...... [Bm]get.... [C]there.... [D]One____ [Em]Day___


  4. Sweet Freedom (Hensley)

    |Bb - - -|Dm/Bb - - -|Ab/Bb - - -| - - - -|Eb/Bb - - -|Dsus4/Bb - - -|Am - - -| - - - -|
    ||Fsus4 - - -|F - - -|| (6x)
    |G - - -| - - - -| - - - -| - - - -|

    [C]As you look [G]around you, do you [Am]like what you see?
    Though it [F]sometimes makes you [G]lonely, do you [C]like being [G]free?
    And [C]are you sure you'll [G]be okay with[Am]out my company?
    I just [F]want you to be [G]happy, even [F]if it's [G]not with [C]me

    [Bb]Sweet... [Dm]sweet... [Ab]Freedom... [Eb]Sweet... [Dm]sweet... [C]sweet
    [Eb]Will the line bet[F]ween all this and [G]my love ever [C]meet
    [Bb]Sweet... [Dm]sweet... [Ab]Freedom...[Eb]Sweet... [Dm]sweet... [C]sweet

    |Am - - -| - - - -|
    ||Fsus4 - - -|F - - -|| (6x)
    |G - - -| - - - -| - - - -| - - - -|
    [C]What I'm really [G]tryin' to say.. is that [Am]I will be around
    Should you [F]find that after [G]all you can't get [C]by with what you [G]found
    Oh it [C]wasn't just my [G]heart you took and gently [Am]tossed into the sea
    Though it's [F]hard to find the [G]words I need
    [C]I guess it was [Ab/C]me.... [C]oh I guess it was [Ab/C]me

    [Bb]Sweet... [Dm]sweet... [Ab]Freedom... [Eb]Sweet... [Dm]sweet... [C]sweet
    [Eb]Will the line bet[F]ween all this and [G]my love ever [C]meet
    [Bb]Sweet... [Dm]sweet... [Ab]Freedom...[Eb]Sweet... [Dm]sweet... [C]sweet
    [Eb]Will the line bet[F]ween all this and [G]my love ever [C]meet
    [Bb]Sweet... [Dm]sweet... [Ab]Freedom...[Eb]Sweet... [Dm]sweet... [C]sweet

    [Bb]Sweet...(so sweet)[Dm]Sweet...(oh sweetsweet)[Ab]Freedom
    [Eb]Sweet...(so sweet)[Dm]Sweet...(so sweet)[C]Sweet
    [Bb]Sweet...(so sweet)[Dm]Sweet...(oh sweetsweet)[Ab]Freedom
    [Eb]Sweet...(so sweet)[Dm]Sweet...(so sweet)[C]Sweet


  5. If I Had The Time (Hensley)

    |Dm - - -|- - - -|......|Dm - - Dm7|G/D - - -|Dm - - -|- - Dm7 -|
    ||G - - -|Dm - - -|| (6x)

    [G]If I had the time.... to re-[Dm7]live my life
    [G]I don't think I'd care... to change a [Dm]thing
    As [Cmaj7]long as I find... Just a [Eb]little peace of mind
    [Am7]I can dream and laugh... and [G]sing |Dm - - -|G - - -|Dm- - -|

    [G]I can have my fun... with the [Dm7]silver stars
    [G]I can watch the sun.... fall in the [Dm]sea
    [Cmaj7]And if it rains.... I will [Eb]smile just the same
    [Am7]For the rain will make the flowers [G]sing |Dm - - -|G- - -|Dm - - -|

    [Em]I know how it is..... to feel [Am]sad
    [Em]I know how it is... when things go [Am]bad
    [Bb]But I'm sure that I have found the [C]way
    I'm [Cm]hap[Bb]py [Ab]here [Gm]and [F]here [Gm]I'll [Dm]stay__ whoa!

    |Cm Bb Ab Gm F Gm | Dm - D - | Here I'll [G]stay____
    ||G - - -|Dm - - -|| (4x)

    [G]If I had the time.... to re-[Dm7]live my life
    [G]I don't think I'd care... to change a [Dm]thing
    As [Cmaj7]long as I find... Just a [Eb]little peace of mind
    [Am7]I can dream and laugh... and I can [G]sing

    ||G - - -|Dm - - -|G - - -|Dm - - -|| (repeat)


  6. Seven Stars

    |-(effects)-||C - - -|F - Eb -|C - - -|F - Eb -|| (2x)

    [C]Don't try to be [F]anything [Eb]else but [C]what you are [F] [Eb]
    [C]Don't try to do [F]anything [Eb]else but the [C]things you do [F] [Eb]
    'Cause [Am] I had a dream about the [D]seven stars
    And the [Am]seven good things [D]that you are to [F]me - Eb -|F - Eb -|

    |D - - -|D - - -|F - Eb -|F - Eb -|D - - -|D - - -|
    ||C - - -|F - Eb -|| (4x)

    [C]The very reason I'm [F]livin' is [Eb]just for [C]lovin' you [F] [Eb]
    [C]And the seasons are [F]changin' [Eb]makin' it [C]all come true [F] [Eb]
    [Am]'Cause with the spring and the [D]clearing skies
    |Am]Love's soft light will [D]fill my eyes for [F]you - Eb -|F - Eb -|

    |D - - -|D - - -|F - Eb -|F - Eb -|D - - -|D - - -|

    [C]Who fills my head with these dreams as I'm leaving my mind
    Leaving my [F]mind[Eb]
    [C]Seven new stars are born, seven lie waiting to die
    Seven new [F]stars[Eb]

    ||C - - -|F - Eb -|| (3x)

    [C]The very reason I'm [F]livin' is [Eb]just for [C]lovin' you [F] [Eb]
    [C]And the seasons are [F]changin' [Eb]makin' it [C]all come true [F] [Eb]
    'Cause [Am]I had a dream about the [D]seven stars
    And the [Am]seven good things [D]that you are to [F]me - Eb -|F - Eb -|

    |D - - -|D - - -|F - Eb -|F - Eb -|D - - -|D - - -|

    [C]Who fills my head with these dreams as I'm leaving my mind
    Leaving my [F]mind[Eb]
    [C]Seven new stars are born, seven lie waiting to die
    Seven new [F]stars[Eb]

    (repeat last chorus 3x)

  7. Circus (Box/Kerslake/Thain)
    |Em7 - - -|Am7 - Bm7 -|Em7 - - -|Am7 - Bm7 -|
    |Em - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|

    [Em]Walkin' around this concrete garden...[Am7]viewing all in [Bm7]vain
    [Em]Thinking why a dream is driving [Am7]everyone in[Bm7]sane

    |Em - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|

    [Em]Then something will come and make you [Am7]feel... the master [Bm7]in control
    [Em]Still you're picking up and screwing... [Am7]anyone who's [Bm7]got a soul

    |Em - - -|- - - -|

    [G]I've been here [F#]far too long to re[Bm]member [C] [D]
    [G]Sights and sounds [F#]from this town of [Bm]clowns[F] [D]
    [G]Makin' up, dressin' up walkin' around
    [D]Thinkin' that you're Greta Garbo
    [G]I'm sorry my dears but we only sat down
    [D]And laughed and laughed in sorrows
    [Em]But it was you that [Am]opened the door..[Em]and it's that we [Am7]thank you for

    |Em - - -|Em - - -|Em7 - - -|Am7 - Bm7 -|Em7 - - -|Am7 - Bm7 -|

    [Em]Walkin' around this concrete garden...[Am7]viewing all in [Bm7]vain
    [Em]Thinking why a dream is driving [Am7]everyone in[Bm7]sane[Em] [Am7] [Bm7]

    Everyone in[Em]sane..[Am7] [Bm7].. Everyone in[Em]sane..[Am7] [Bm7]
    Everyones in[Em]sane

    |Em - - -|Am7 - Bm7 -|Gmaj7/E - (let ring) - -|


  8. Pilgrim (Byron/Hensley)

    ||Cm - - Ab G - - -|| (4x)
    |Dm - - - - - - -|Dm7/C - - - - - - -|Bb - - - - - - -|A - - - - - - -|
    |Dm - - - - - - -|Dm7/C - - - - - - -|Bb - - - - - - -|Bb7 - - - - - - -|
    ||Cm - - - - - - -|| (4x)

    A [Cm]Pilgrim at the grey of dawn...Leaving in the mist of morning
    [Cm]On his journey of [Dm]goodness...[Cm]Heaven sent, [Dm]God blessed

    [Dm]Pilgrim laughing at the world...Spreading joy at the touch of his hand
    [Dm]Wiping out all the [A]misery...[Dm]Making love and [A]history

    |Cm - - - - - - -|Cm7/Bb - - - - - - -|Ab - - - - - - -|G - - - - - - - |
    |Cm - - - - - - -|Cm7/Bb - - - - - - -|Ab - - - - - - -|Ab7 - - - - - - -|
    |Cm - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|

    [Cm]Those of us... who [G]don't know war
    [Cm]We shouldn't try to [F]make it
    [Cm]So many did... and [G]even more died
    [Cm]Do you think you could [F]take it

    'Cause [Dm]Love lies waiting at [A]my back door
    [Dm]Such a beautiful [A]matter of fact
    [Dm]Life's like an apple with [A]love as the core
    [Dm]And I'll tell you about [G]that__[F]__ [E - - - - - E G]

    |Am-------|-------F|
    |Am-------|Dm-------|--------|B-------|--------|E-------|--------| |Am------G|F------G|Am------G|F------Em|Dm------Em|F---G---|
    ||A-------|--------||.....

    [E]Just [G]a [Am]man... [Bm]in [G]my [Am]prime
    [Bm]Love [G]was [F]there... but I [G]had [F]no [E]time
    [E]I [G]was [Am]cheered... [Bm]and [G]a[Am]dored
    And [Bm]I [G]thought [F]fame... was [G]all [F]the [E]world

    [E]Bat[G]tles [Am]won... and [Bm]vic[G]tory [Am]cheers
    [Bm]Were [G]the [F]sounds... I'd [G]heard [F]for [E]years
    [E]But [G]the [Am]woman... I [Bm]real[G]ly [Am]loved
    Was [Bm]lo[G]sing [F]me... to [G]all [F]this [E]blood

    I [E]on[G]ly [Am]knew... I [Bm]had [G]to [Am]win
    And [Bm]build [G]a [F]world... where [G]I [F]was [E]king
    But [E]lea[G]ders [Am]come... and [Bm]lea[G]ders [Am]go
    And [Bm]that's [G]the [F]truth... I [G]came [F]to [E]know

    [E]Love [G]or [Am]war... I [Bm]could[G]n't [Am]choose
    [Bm]And [G]so [F]both... I [G]came [F]to [E]lose

    ||Am-----Bm G|Am-----Bm G|F-----G F|E-----E G||(fade out)

 

Kris Degruytere (lyrics), Arvid Arngrimson, Vladimir Tolpygo [chords]

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