
Passenger – To Be Free Piano, Ukulele & Guitar Chord Progression and Tab
This is the Piano, Guitar and Ukulele Chord progression of To Be Free by Passenger.
Intro:
D|G|Em|A|D|G
[Verse 1]
(D)Vineland, New Jersey, farm land stretching
(G)Far as the eye can see
(Em)Not much down there, but (A)sun-(F#m)scorched (A)pastures in(D)
(G)Nineteen-fifty-(D)three
(D)The war is over, they came searching
For a place to be
(Em)They left the (A)Rhineland, they lost their (D)homeland, and
(F#m)All their family(G)
[Chorus]
(A)Like feathers on the ocean(G) breeze
They went (Bm)spinning and tumbling ‘(A)cross the(D) sea
(Em)(G)Never known where they’d come down
Or (A)who they’d(D)be
(A)Like heather on the (G)hillside
They were (Bm)bruised and they were (A)battered by the (D)breeze
(Em)(G)Searching for a place
To be (A)free(D)
[Verse 2]
Sun burn summers and frost by winter
Kids were plainly dressed
Left the farmhouse when he was old enough, and
Headed out west
From California to Southern Africa
And all the way to France
And on to England to meet my mother in
Nineteen-eighty-one
[Chorus]
(A)Like feathers on the ocean(G) breeze
They went (Bm)spinning and tumbling ‘(A)cross the(D) sea
(Em)(G)Never known where they’d come down
Or (A)who they’d(D)be
(A)Like heather on the (G)hillside
They were (Bm)bruised and they were (A)battered by the (D)breeze
(Em)(G)Searching for a place
To be (A)free(D)
[Bridge]
Oh, and like a seed
That is flying in the wind
In search of water, soil, and sun
And the birds and the bees
To have it all along
[Verse 3]
Now here I am, thirty-three years down
Two-thousand-seventeen
I’ve seen the Rhineland, I’ve been to Vineland, I’m
A feather on the breeze
How to play To Be Free: key, chords and progression
To Be Free by Passenger is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 4 chords: D, G, Em and A.
Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.
Chord diagrams
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To Be Free chords: questions
What key is To Be Free in?
To Be Free by Passenger is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).
What chords are in To Be Free?
To Be Free uses 4 chords: D, G, Em, A.
Is To Be Free easy to play on guitar?
Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.