Released: 1977
Album:    Off The Record


Note: Put notes played between brackets.


Capo: No


[Intro]
E  A  A  A  G
E  A  A  G  D
E  A  A  A  G
E  A  A  G  D
E  A  A  A  G
E  A  A  G  D
E           E
E           D
E           E
E           D
E           E
E           D


[Intro]
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B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|
A|-------0---0-----------0---------|------0---0-----------0----------|
E|---0-----------3---0-------3-----|--0-----------3---0-------3------|


[Verse 1]
E              (A G E)
Listen to you,
E            (G F# F E)
Listen to me,
E                E
No one knows the reason,
(A  G)    E              (G F# F E)
 Why they wanna be free,
E                (A G E)
Workin' all night,
E            (G F# F E)
Workin' all day,
E              E
Waitin' for my money,
(A   G) E
 And I  can't get away,
G     F       C        G        G
 (aah aah), I wanna be rich man,
G    F         C        G
(aah aah), but I'm only poor man,
         G
I got to get away.


[Chorus]
E               G             A              B
Waitin' for the risin' sun to shine on windy city,
E                G                 A             B
You can't find a place to hide yourself in windy city.
E           E
E           D
            E
I've got to get away,
E               D
From windy city.


[Verse 2]
     E              (A G E)
Your dad's in the slam,
     E            (G F# F E)
Your mama's a whore,
E           E
No one understands you,
(A    G)  E              (G F# F E)
 Couldn't help bein' poor,
    E              (A G E)
But when I get rich,
E                 (G F# F E)
I'll get my kicks,
     E         A   G E
From givin' it all a-way.
G          F
  Wanna be free,
       C            G     G
'Cause livin' ain't easy,
G        F
Wanna be free,
      C               G
Cause that's how it's gonna be,
  G
I gotta be free.


[Chorus]
E               G             A              B
Waitin' for the risin' sun to shine on windy city,
E                G                 A             B
You can't find a place to hide yourself in windy city.


[Interlude]
E           E
E           D
E           E
E           D
G


[Instrumental]
G  F  D  C
G  F  D  C
D  F  G  G   C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C
G A A A C  D*
Dm  Am
Dm  Am
Dm  Am
Dm  Am
Dm  Am
Dm  Am
Dm  Am
Dm  Am
Dm  Am
Dm  Am
Dm  Em  F  G
Am
E           E
E           D
E  F# G     E


[Verse 3]
         F
Gotta be free,
C         G        G
Now I'm a rich man,
G        F
Gotta be free,
      C        G
Don't wanna be this man,
  G        G
I gotta be free.


[Outro]
E               G             A              B
Waitin' for the risin' sun to shine on windy city,
E                G                 A             B
You can't find a place to hide yourself in windy city.
E           E
E           D
            E
I've got to get away,
E               D
From windy city.
E           E
E                           D
I don't wanna be a poor man,
E
Don't wanna be a rich man
E           D
       E            E
I gotta be free
E           D
           E        E
I wanna be free
E           D  E  G  A
D  E  G  A
D  A  G  F# F
E
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