E
I'm no stranger to the thick smoke of a bar
                                 A
And heart chained to a bottle of whiskey
              E
And I've held strangers in my arms
                                          A
To pull apart the bars because I couldn't find the key
     E
I've searched high and low, been to hell and back
       A
Been a prisoner to my soul and all I know is that
    F#m                          B
The price of being free, it don't come cheap

[Chorus]
                  E
That's why people fight for it, rise for it, burn up the night for it
A
Cry for it, pine for it, cross rivers wide for it
E
Once you've held the truth there's nothin' you won't do
           A
And when I look into your eyes, I know why people died for it
E                              A
Freedom, loving you feels like freedom

[Verse 2]
           E
You're the red, the white, the blue
                                                 A
The stars that cover the scars when we broke the shackles
         E
And I've never been to war before but your boots there on the floor
    A
Are proof that I've won the battle
            F#m                       B
And all you had to give to me was the gift of being free

[Chorus]
                  E
That's why people fight for it, rise for it, burn up the night for it
A
Cry for it, pine for it, cross rivers wide for it
E
Once you've held the truth there's nothin' you won't do
           A
And when I look into your eyes, I know why people died for it
E                              A
Freedom, loving you feels like freedom

[Instrumental]
E  A

[Bridge]
     E
I've searched high and low, been to hell and back
       A
Been a prisoner to my soul and all I know is that
    F#m                           B
The price of being free, it don't come cheap

[Chorus]
                  E
That's why people fight for it, rise for it, burn up the night for it
A
Cry for it, pine for it, cross rivers wide for it
E
Once you've held the truth there's nothin' you won't do
           A
And when I look into your eyes, I know why people died for it
E                              A
Freedom, loving you feels like freedom
    E                              A        E  A
Oh, freedom, loving you feels like freedom
E                              A
Freedom, loving you feels like freedom