Music in hard times
Music has the power to heal and inspire. Here's a song that might help you through this moment.
I Want to Break Free
Queen • 1984
"I've got to break free, God knows I want to break free"
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A
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C#m7
F#7
C#m
Intro
[E][E] [A][A] [E][E] [B] [A] [E][E]
Verse 1
I want to break [E]free
I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
You're so self satisfied, I don't [A]need you
I've got to break [E]free
God [B]knows, [A]God knows I want to [E]break free
Verse 2
I've fallen in [E]love
I've fallen in love for the first time
And this time I know it's for [A]real
I've fallen in [E]love, yeah
God [B]knows, [A]God knows I've fallen in [E]love
Chorus
It's [B]strange but it's [A]true
[B]I can't get over the way you [A]love me like you do
But I [C#m7]have to be sure
When I [F#7]walk out that door
[A]Oh how I [B]want to be [C#m]free, baby [B]
[A]Oh how I [B]want to be [C#m]free [B]
[A]Oh how I [B]want to [E]break free
Verse 3
But life still [E]goes on
I can't get used to living without, living without
Living with out you by my [A]side
I don't want to live [E]alone, hey
God [B]knows, [A]got to make it on my [E]own
So baby can't you [B]see?
[A]I've got to [E]break free
Outro
I've got to break [E]free
I want to break free, yeah
I want, I want, I want, I want to break free
An iconic anthem of liberation and self-expression, featuring one of rock's most memorable synthesizer riffs. The song gained additional fame for its groundbreaking music video where the band members dressed in drag, parodying a British soap opera.