If I Were Free

verse 1 
          B                E 
If I were free to speak my mind, 
           A              B 
I'd tell a tale to all mankind. 
           E                    A 
Of how the flowers do bloom and fade, 
          E     B           E 
Of how we fought and how we gained. 


verse 2 
            B                  E 
When all mankind has ceased to fight 
              A                   B 
I'll raise my head in thanks each night. 
               E               A 
For this great love and all it means, 
           E   B             E 
For golden days and peaceful dreams. 


verse 3 
           B                 E 
This weary world has had its fill 
            A            B 
Of words of war on ev'ry hill. 
             E                 A 
The time has come for peaceful days 
             E  B             E 
For peaceful men and peaceful ways. 


verse 4 
          B                E 
If I were free to speak my mind, 
           A              B 
I'd tell a tale to all mankind. 
           E                    A 
Of how the flowers do bloom and fade, 
          E     B           E 
Of how we fought and how we gained.