Written by Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas
Introdução: E A A6 A7 D9 Dm6 A E7 I wish I knew how it would feel to be free A A6 F#m B7 E E7 I wish I could break all the chains holding me A A6 A7 D9 Dm6 A E7 I wish I could say all the things that I should say A C#7 F#m Bm D9 Dm6 A Say 'em loud, say 'em clear for the whole round world to hear E A A6 A7 D9 Dm6 A E7 I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart A A6 F#m B7 E E7 Remove all the bars that keep us apart A A6 A7 D9 Dm6 A E7 I wish you could know what it means to be me A C#7 F#m Bm D9 Dm6 A Then you'd see and agree that every man should be free E A A6 A7 D9 Dm6 A E7 I wish I could give all I'm longing to give A A6 F#m B7 E E7 I wish I could live like I'm longing to live A A6 A7 D9 Dm6 A E7 I wish that I could do all the things that I can do A C#7 F#m Bm D9 Dm6 A Though I'm way overdue, I'd be starting anew E A A6 A7 D9 Dm6 A E7 Well I wish I could be like a bird in the sky A A6 F#m B7 E E7 How sweet it would be if I found I could fly A A6 A7 D9 Dm6 A E7 Oh, I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea A C#7 D9 Cdim Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah A C#7 D9 Cdim Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah A C#7 D9 Cdim A C#7 D9 Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, I'd know how it feels Cdim A C#7 D9 I'd know how it feels to be free B7 A E D9 A I'd know how it feels to be free