D B G A
A nation stands with heart in hand to sing their anthem proudly.
D B G A
Voices raised to sing their praise of their hollow country.
D B G A
All this talk of freedom, and this talk of liberty,
D B G A
From your plastic podium you try and convince me.
C D B A C D B A
I can’t fall anymore for some silver-tounged song.
C D B A C D B A
Your freedom isn’t free, so let me say what freedom means to–
D G A
I can’t see red, white, and blue waving in the air.
D B G A
I don’t hear the bombs bursting and I don’t even care.
D B G A
I’m sorry for my lack of faith, I’m not the greatest patriot.
D B G A
If this is all there is to freedom I don’t want it.
C D B A C D B A
I can’t fall anymore for some silver-tongued song.
C D B A C D B A
Your freedom isn’t free, so let me say what freedom means to–
D B G A G A B
Pushing us a drug that you call freedom and democracy,
D B G A G A B
Promiss us that selfishness is the means for happiness.
D B G A G A B
I burned that bridge so long ago that I can hardly see,
D B G A G A D
Anything but solace in what freedom means to me.
C# B A C# G
D C# B A C# G (x3)
C D B A C D B A
I can’t fall anymore for some silver-tongued song.
C D B A C D B A
Your freedom isn’t free, so let me say what freedom means to–
D B G A G A B
It cannot mean to serve ourselves, that doesn’t mean a thing.
D B G A G A B
It doesn’t mean to give the license to seek ourselves in anything.
D B G A G A B
That would be slavery to ourselves, it isn’t free.
D B G A G A B D
Jesus Christ, the only thing that freedom means to me.
