[Intro]
(picked) Cadd9 G x4
G C D
[Anneliese]
C F
All my life I've always wanted
C F
To have one day just for me
G C F G
Nothing to do and for once nowhere I need to be
C F
With no lessons, lords, or lunches
C F
Or to-do list in the way
G C F G
No one to say when to eat or read or leave or stay
That would be the day
[Erika]
C F
All my life I've always wanted
C F
To have one day for myself
G C F G
Not waking up with a pile of work on every shelf
C F
With no hems in need of pressing
C F
And no sleeves in disarray
G C F G
No wedding gown with a thousand stitches to crochet
And no debt to pay
[Erika]
F
What would it be like to be
[Anneliese]
G
What would it be like to be
B
(both) Free
[Annelise]
C D G
Free to try crazy things
[Erika]
C D G
Free from endless iou's
[Anneliese]
C D
Free to fly
[Erika]
D G
Free to sing
Anneliese:
C D
And marry whom I choose
[Bridge]
Cadd9, G x4
D G
You would think that I'm so lucky
D G
That I have so many things
A D G A
I'm realizing that every present comes with strings
[Erika]
D G
Though I know I have so little
D G
My determination's strong
A D G A
People will gather around the world to hear my song
[Woman]
A
Can I come along?
[Anneliese]
G
Now I fear I'll never be
[Erika]
A
Soon I will forever be
[Both]
B
Free
Am F G Am
I close my eyes and feel myself fly a thousand miles away
Am F
I could take flight but would it be right?
G E
My conscience tells me stay
[Anneliese]
G C
I'll remain forever royal
[Erika]
G C
I'll repay my parent's debt
[Both]
D G C D
Duty means doing the things your heart may well regret
[Anneliese]
G C
But I'll never stop believing
[Erika]
G C
She can never stop my schemes
[Both]
D G C D
There's more to living than gloves and gowns and threads and seams
In my dreams
G
I'll be free