Written by Dick Dallas, William Eugene Taylor
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