Strawbs – To Be Free chords
Chords:
[Intro] C F C F C F C F [Verse]C FThe gilt-edged invitation came and I said, "What can this mean?C FTo attend the coronation as the first guest of the QueenG FAnd sit upon her right hand, where the Prince is normally seen?"C FThe maids of honour stared at me and registered surpriseC FTo see a man of such good taste, appear before their eyesG FNow bring rather humble, I adopted a disguiseG FAs the Minister of State for Mass Environment ControlsG FWho condemn the working classes for inhabiting the holesG G7That belong to Queen and Country, but do not permit their soulsC GTo be free like meC GTo be free like meC F C FOh, to be free__[Verse]C FThe Perspex chandelier began to melt and slip awayC FOne million candle-powered, it kept the night at bayG FWhile the power station workers were busy making hayC FThe workers in the fields were engaged in self-defenceC FWhich involved the use of barbed wire as a self-containing fenceG FBut as a means of self-protection, it was needlessly immenseG FI stopped to ask them for a light, they pointed at the sunG FWhich raised their hopes of harvesting a better crop than gunsG G7Can ever mass produce at the expense of anyoneC GWho is free like meC GWho is free like meC F C FOh, who is free__[Verse]C FThe solitary peasant in his home above the lakeC FRaised high on wooden stilts, has made the singular mistakeG FOf revolutionary conduct at the celebration wakeC FHis urban counterpart engaged in mundane occupationC FEnjoys the chance of laughing at the Queen's humiliationG FAt the hands of Ministers of State for RehabilitationG FNow the power station worker, though his aim is too disjointedG FFinds himself around the corner, while his gun is never pointedG G7He is ever at the ready, he desires to be anointedC GAnd be free like meC GAnd be free like meC F C FAnd be free__