[Intro]
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[Strophe]
   G 
 I used to be a rolling stone, you know  

 If the cause was right 
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 I'd leave to find the answer on the road  
   G 
 I used to be a heart beating for someone  

 But the times have changed 
A7                    Bb      Am7       G 
   The less I say the more my work gets done 
[Refrain]
          C                     F/C  C       G 
 'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom  
          C              F/C       C         G 
 From the day that I was born I've waved the flag  
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 Philadelphia freedom took me knee-high to a man  
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 Yeah, gave me peace of mind my daddy never had  
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 Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you  
         Am7               G/B         A7/C#       D     B7sus  B7 
 Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind  
Em                Am7 
   Shine a light, shine a light  
G/B                          F/C     C 
    Shine a light, won't you shine a light  
 Am7  G/B C  C#dim  D          C   G/B  Am7 
 Phi__la__delphia   freedom, I lo _o___ ove you, yes I  
[Instrumentale]
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 do 
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[Strophe]
 G 
 If you choose to you can live your life alone 
 
 Some people choose the city 
                                                   A7 
                           (Some people choose the city) 
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 Some others choose the good old family home    
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                                      (Some others choose the good old family home) 
 G 
 I like living easy without family ties (living easy) 
                                   A7 
 Till the whippoorwill of freedom zapped me  
 Bb       Am7       G 
 Right between the eyes
[Refrain]
          C                     F/C  C       G 
 'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom  
          C              F/C       C         G 
 From the day that I was born I've waved the flag  
 F7                           E7             Am7 
 Philadelphia freedom took me knee-high to a man  
 F7             E7               Eb          C 
 Mm-mm, gave me peace of mind my daddy never had  
 G                              C     G/B 
 Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you  
         Am7               G/B         A7/C#       D      B7sus  B7 
 Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind  
Em                 Am7 
    Shine a light, shine a light  
G/B                          F/C      C 
    Shine a light, won't you shine a light  
 Am7  G/B C  C#dim  D          C  G/B  Am7 
 Phi__la__delphia   freedom, I lo_o__ _ove you, yes I 
[Instrumentale]
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 do 
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[Refrain]
    G                               C    G/B 
Oh, Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you  
         Am7               G/B         A7/C#       D     B7sus  B7 
 Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind  
Em                Am7 
   Shine a light, shine a light  
G/B                         F/C     C 
   Shine a light, won't you shine a light  
 Am7  G/B C  C#dim  D          C  G/B  Am7 
 Phi__la__delphia   freedom, I lo_o__ _ove you 
                  C  G/B Am7                       C  G/B Am7 
 Don't you know I lo_o___ove you, don't you know I lo_o___ove you
[Outro]
        G                          C  G/B Am7 
 Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) I lo_o___ove you 
       G                                     C  G/B Am7 
 Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) know that I lo_o___ove you 
       G                                               C  G/B Am7 
 Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) don't you know that I lo_o___ove you 
       G                                               C  G/B Am7 
 Yes I do (Philadelphia freedom) don't you know that I lo_o___ove you