Verse:
C
It's your moment, your time; we have asked for your input
G
You can say whatever you want.
For one shining second, you're offered the spotlight
F C
You can choose to take it, or not
C
You might think you are funny, or being ironic
F
But it's an old joke we've all heard
G
And when it comes to it really, when all's said and done
F C
You're still the guy who yelled Freebird
Chorus:
(Why did you yell?)
C G
Freebird, Freebird, you are the guy who yelled Freebird
F C
Freebird, Freebird, nobody wants to hear Freebird
Verse:
C
It's the first thing that comes into everyone's mind
G
Unless they have something to say
No one is laughing except in disgust
F C
And the band wants you to go away
C
I know you don't want us to really play Skynyrd
F
The request is, at this point, absurd
G
Even if your bros are patting your back
F C
You're still the guy who yelled Freebird
Chorus:
(Why did you yell?)
C G
Freebird, Freebird, you are the guy who yelled Freebird
F C
Freebird, Freebird, nobody wants to hear Freebird
Verse:
C
You don't understand, you see, we're in a band
G
And we hear that damn joke every day
Did you notice your wife has let go of your hand
F C
And your friends are all backing away?
C
I'm not saying it's fair, but everyone's thinking
F
You're a jerk or a prick or a turd
G
If I leave here tomorrow
F C
You'll still be the guy who yelled Freebird
Chorus:
(Why did you yell?)
C G
Freebird, Freebird, you are the guy who yelled Freebird
F C
Freebird, Freebird, nobody wants to hear Freebird
C G
Freebird, Freebird, you are the guy who yelled Freebird
F C
Freebird, Freebird, nobody wants to hear Freebird
(Note: Chords given are for the album version. As noted in the comments, in live
concerts, this is performed two steps down, leading off with a Bb. [Or, rather, with
a G, plus a capo on the third fret.] You can use the transposition feature in the
sidebar to choose your key.)