Road to Freedom
Written by John
Stewart
‘Road to
Freedom’ is on “Trio Years”, Homecoming Records (86), re-released
as CD by NEC (88) under the title “New Frontier” with
seven additional songs
from “Secret Tape 86” (originally a Homecoming Records cassette) and by
Folk Era (93) under the title “Chilly Winds” with seven songs from “Revenge
of the Budgie” (83). The Kingston Trio recorded the song in the early
sixties.
This is a work of Art –
Single notes on the “high” strings: (This section is echoed after the
choruses)
GDED GDED CBAGG GDED GDED GDED CBAGG
GDED GDED GDED CBAGG
(B7) Oh, (Em)I’m (G)gonna
walk that (C)road (C/B)(A)(C/B)
(C) That we (D7)walked long be(G)fore,
Ma(G/F#)ny (Em)years ago, (Em/F#)(G)
And we’ll (Em)walk a (A7)hundred (D7)more.
(C)(G/B)(D7/A)
For we’re (G/D)coming (C/E)one by (G/D)one,
You can (C)see them (F)two by (C)two,
(G) Every time you (Em)turn around,
There’s a(A7)nother one coming (D7)through.
(D9) So we’ll (G/D)sing it (C/E)long and (G/D)proud
So (C)every(F)one will (Em)know
That the (G) road to (C)freedom
Is a (G)long, (F)long,(D7)(hold) way to (G)go.
(G)(G/D)(C/E)(G/D) (G)(G/D)(C/E)(G/D) (G)(G/D)(C/E)(G/D) (C)(G/B)(Am)(G)(G)
or, easier: (G)(G)(C)(G) (G)(G)(C)(G) (G)(G)(C)(G) (G)(G)(G)(G)(G) repeat
1x
(B7) (Em) Turn and (G)look out over (C)there,
(C/B)(A)(C/B)
(C) Just as (D7)far as you can (G)see,
There (G/F#)are (Em)many more(Em/F#)(G)
Who would (Em)die for (A7)liber(D7)ty. (C)(G/B)(D7/A)
And we’re (G/D)coming (C/E)one by (G/D)one,
You can (C)see them (F)two by (C)two,
(G) Every time you (Em)turn around,
There’s a(A7)nother one coming (D7)through.
(D9) So we’ll (G/D)sing it (C/E)long and (G/D)proud
So (C)every(F)one will (Em)know,
(G) Road to (C)freedom
Is a (G)long, (F)long,(D7)(hold) way to (G)go.
(G)(G/D)(C/E)(G/D) (G)(G/D)(C/E)(G/D) (G)(G/D)(C/E)(G/D) (C)(G/B)(Am)(G)(G)
or, easier: (G)(G)(C)(G) (G)(G)(C)(G) (G)(G)(C)(G) (G)(G)(G)(G)(G) repeat
3x
(B7) Oh, (Em)I’m (G)gonna
walk that (C)road (C/B)(A)(C/B)
(C) That we (D7)walked long be(G)fore,
Ma(G/F#)ny (Em)years ago, (Em/F#)(G)
And we’ll (Em)walk a (A7)hundred (D7)more.
(C)(G/B)(D7/A)
For we’re (G/D)coming (C/E)one by (G/D)one,
You can (C)see us (F)two by (C)two,
(G) Every time you (Em)turn around,
There’s a(A7)nother one coming (D7)through.
(D9) So we’ll (G/D)sing it (C/E)long and (G/D)proud
So (C)every(F)one will (Em)know,
(G) Road to (C)freedom
Is a (G)long, (F)long,(D7)(hold) way to (G)go.
(G)(G/D)(C/E)(G/D) (G)(G/D)(C/E)(G/D) (G)(G/D)(C/E)(G/D) (C)(G/B)(Am)(G)(G)
or, easier: (G)(G)(C)(G) (G)(G)(C)(G) (G)(G)(C)(G) (G)(G)(G)(G)(G) repeat
5x
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