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
