I got rid of the shackle^Dbs that bound me ^Ab And the guards that were always around ^Bb7 me. ^Eb There were tears on ^Abthe mail ^Db Ab Db/F Mother wrote me in jail, But I'm free ^Abfrom the chain gan^Eb/Gg now. ^Ab

All the years I was known and r^Dbe - spected ^Ab Till one day I was wrongly suspe^Bb7ct - ed. ^Eb I was shack - le^Abd in chains ^Db Ab Db/F In the cold, freezin' rain, But I'm free ^Abfrom the chain gan^Eb/Gg now. ^Ab

All the years I was known by a^Db number. ^Ab How I kept my mind is a w^Bb7onder. ^Eb But like a bird ^Abin a tree, ^Db Ab Db/F I got my liber - ty, And I'm free f^Abrom the chain gang^Eb/G now. ^Ab

I got rid of the shackle^Dbs that bound me ^Ab And the guards that were always around ^Bb7 me. ^Eb There were tears on ^Abthe mail ^Db Ab Db/F Mother wrote me in jail, But I'm free ^Abfrom the chain gan^Eb/Gg now. ^Ab

There were tears on ^Abthe mail ^Db Ab Db/F Mother wrote me in jail, But I'm free ^Abfrom the chain gan^Eb/Gg now. ^Ab