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   THE BEATLES - FREE AS A BIRD (Lennon) + Mccartney/Harrison
                 /Starkey. From THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY I. 
                 Released 21st November 1995.

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   Tabbed by:PJVillanueva




Free as a bird, 
It's the next best thing to be. 
Free as a bird. 

Home, home and dry, 
Like a homing bird I'll fly 
As a bird on wings. 

Whatever happened to 
The life that we once knew? 
Can we really live without each other? 

Where did we lose the touch 
That seemed to mean so much? 
It always made me feel so... 

Free as a bird, 
Like the next best thing to be. 
Free as a bird. 

Home, home and dry, 
Like a homing bird I'll fly 
As a bird on wings. 

Whatever happened to 
The life that we once knew? 
Always made me feel so free. 

     SOLO

Free as a bird. 
It's the next best thing to be. 
Free as a bird. 
Free as a bird. 
Free as a bird. 



     To play the slide guitar part you must tune your
     guitar as follows: e
                        B
                        G#   (1/2 step up - G to G#)
                        E    ( 1 step up - D to E)

     You won't use E and A strings, so you can leave 
     them as they are. (You can mute them with a folded
     piece of celulose paper or cloth under the strings
     just beside the neck.)



                                                          X   X
  
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  A               F#m             Fmaj7           E
e|0------ 0------ 2---2-- 2---2--|0---0-- ----0-- 0---0-- 0---0--|
B|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|1---1-------1---0---0---0---0--|
G|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|2---2-------2---1---1---1---1--|
D|2-------2-------4---4---4---4--|3---3-------3---2---2---2---2--|
A|0-------0-------4---4---4---4--|3---3-------3---2---2---2---2--|
E|----------------2---2---2---2--|1---1-------1---0---0---0---0--|
                                 (T)
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B/5--~---------------------------|--------------/-5-\(4)---------|
G#-------------------------------|----------------------/-5------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------5-~|
 (bottleneck slides)

  A               F#m             Dm              E
e|0---0-- ----0-- 2---2-- ----2--|1---1-- ----1-- 0---0-- 0---0--|
B|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|3---3-------3---0---0---0---0--|
G|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|2---2-------2---1---1---1---1--|
D|2---2-------2---4---4-------4--|0---0-------0---2---2---2---2--|
A|0---0-------0---4---4-------4--|----------------2---2---2---2--|
E|----------------2---2-------2--|----------------0---0---0---0--|
                                  
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------|-----------4--4/6-----------4/5|
E|-------------------------------|----------5--5-----------------|


  A               F#m             Dm              G
e|0---0-- ----0-- 2---2-- ----2--|1---1-- ----1-- 3---3-- ----3--|
B|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|3---3-------3---0---0-------0--|
G|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|2---2-------2---0---0-------0--|
D|2---2-------2---4---4-------4--|0---0-------0---0---0-------0--|
A|0---0-------0---4---4-------4--|----------------2---2-------2--|
E|----------------2---2-------2--|----------------3---3-------3--|

e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|------------8---8\6-------6/8--|
G#-------------------------------|----------8---8---------------8|
E|5--~---------------------------|-------------------------------|


  C               Am              Esus4           E
e|0---0-- ----0-- 0---0-- ----0--|0---0-- ----0-- 0---0-- 0---0--|
B|1---1-------1---1---1-------1--|0---0-------0---0---0---0---0--|
G|0---0-------0---2---2-------2--|2---2-------2---1---1---1---1--|
D|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|2---2-------2---2---2---2---2--|
A|3---3-------3---0---0-------0--|2---2-------2---2---2---2---2--|
E|-------------------------------|0---0-------0---0---0---0---0--|   

e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G#-~-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----0-- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|--------3-------0--------------|
G|-------------------------------|----2--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|2------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  00:28

e|0------ 0------ 2---2-- 2---2--|0---0-- ----0-- 0---0-- 0---0--|
B|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|1---1-------1---0---0---0---0--|
G|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|2---2-------2---1---1---1---1--|
D|2-------2-------4---4---4---4--|3---3-------3---2---2---2---2--|
A|0-------0-------4---4---4---4--|3---3-------3---2---2---2---2--|
E|----------------2---2---2---2--|1---1-------1---0---0---0---0--|
  Free                           (T)              as      a   bird    


e|0---0-- ----0-- 2---2-- ----2--|1---1-- ----1-- 0---0-- 0---0--|
B|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|3---3-------3---0---0---0---0--|
G|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|2---2-------2---1---1---1---1--|
D|2---2-------2---4---4-------4--|0---0-------0---2---2---2---2--|
A|0---0-------0---4---4-------4--|----------------2---2---2---2--|
E|----------------2---2-------2--|----------------0---0---0---0--|
                                          it's    next    best 
                                              the

e|0---0-- ----0-- 2---2-- ----2--|1---1-- ----1-- 3---3-- ----3--|
B|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|3---3-------3---0---0-------0--|
G|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|2---2-------2---0---0-------0--|
D|2---2-------2---4---4-------4--|0---0-------0---0---0-------0--|
A|0---0-------0---4---4-------4--|----------------2---2-------2--|
E|----------------2---2-------2--|----------------3---3-------3--|
  thing   to      be.                     Free    as      a


e|0---0-- ----0-- 0---0-- ----0--|0---0-- ----0-- 0---0-- 0---0--|
B|1---1-------1---1---1-------1--|0---0-------0---0---0---0---0--|
G|0---0-------0---2---2-------2--|2---2-------2---1---1---1---1--|
D|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|2---2-------2---2---2---2---2--|
A|3---3-------3---0---0-------0--|2---2-------2---2---2---2---2--|
E|-------------------------------|0---0-------0---0---0---0---0--| 
  bird.
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----0-- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|--------3-------0--------------|
G|-------------------------------|----2--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|2------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  00:54
  Home, home and dry, 
  like a homing bird I'll fly 
  as a bird on wings. 


  01:21
  Fmaj7                           Am6                     
e|0---0-- ----0-- 0---0-- ----0--|0---0-- ----0-- 0---0-- 0---0-0|
B|1---1-------1---1---1-------1--|1---1-------1---1---1---1---1-1|
G|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|2---2-------2---2---2---2---2-2|
D|3---3-------3---3---3-------3--|4---4-------4---4---4---4---4-4|
A|3---3-------3---3---3-------3--|3---3-------3---3---3---3---3-3|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
        Whatever        to              the  that   once 
                happened                  life  we      knew?
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----------------0-------1------|----------------0-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------3------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|3-------3-------3--------------|4-------4-------4-------4------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|1---------------1--------------|2---------------2--------------|
 (T)                             (T)

  G                               A
e|3---3-- ----3-- 3---3-- ----3--|0---0-- ----0-- 0-0-0-- 0---0--|
B|3---3-------3---3---3-------3--|2---2-------2---2-2-2---2---2--|
G|0---0-------0---0---0-------0--|2---2-------2---2-2-2---2---2--|
D|0---0-------0---0---0-------0--|2---2-------2---2-2-2---2---2--|
A|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|0---0-------0---0-0-0---0---0--|
E|3---3-------3---3---3-------3--|-------------------------------|
          Can we  really  live            each    other? 
                              without
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|0-------0-------1-------3------|2-------2-------3-------5------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|2-------2-------2--------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|2-------2-------2--------------|
A|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|3---------------3--------------|----------------3--------------|

  01:34
  Fmaj7                           Am6           
e|0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0-- ----0--|0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0-- ----0--|
B|1---1---1---1---1---1-------1--|1---1---1---1---1---1-------1--|
G|2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--|2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
D|3---3---3---3---3---3-------3--|4---4---4---4---4---4-------4--|
A|3---3---3---3---3---3-------3--|3---3---3---3---3---3-------3--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
      Where   we      the             that    to mean so  much? 
          did   lose    touch             seemed 
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----------------0-------1------|----------------0-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|3-------3-------3-------3------|4-------4-------4-------4------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|1---------------1--------------|2---------------2--------------|
 (T)                             (T)

  G                               Esus4           E
e|3---3-- ----3-- 3---3-- 3---3--|0---0-- ----0-- 0---0-- ----0--|
B|3---3-------3---3---3---3---3--|0---0-------0---0---0-------0--|
G|0---0-------0---0---0---0---0--|2---2-------2---1---1-------1--|
D|0---0-------0---0---0---0---0--|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|
A|2---2-------2---2---2---2---2--|2---2-------2---2---2-------2--|
E|3---3-------3---3---3---3---3--|0---0-------0---0---0-------0--|
        It        made    me      feel            so... 
          always
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|0-------0-------1-------3------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|2-------2-------1-------1------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|3---------------3--------------|0---------------0--------------|

  01:47

e|----0-- ------- 2------ -------|------- 0------ ------- -------|
B|--------2-----------2-------2--|----1-------1-------0---2------|
G|2-----------2-----------2------|2---------------1--------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Free                                            as      a   bird    


e|----2-- ------- 2------ -------|------- 0------ ------- -------|
B|--------2-----------2-------2--|----1-------1-------0----------|
G|2-----------2-----------2------|2---------------1-------2---2--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                                          it's    next    best 
                                              the

e|----0-- ------- 2------ -------|------- 1------ ------- -------|
B|--------2-----------2-------2--|----3-------3-------3----------|
G|2-----------2-----------2------|2---------------0-------4------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------5--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  thing   to      be.                     Free    as      a


e|------- ----0-- ----0-- -------|------- 5------ 4------ -------|
B|----1-------------------1------|----5-------5------------------|
G|0-------0-------2-----------2--|4------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  bird

  02:14

e|----9-9 9-----9 ---12-- 9------|------- 12-10-- 9------ 9------|
B|---101010--10----10--------10--|---10---------------9-------9--|
G|----9-9-9----------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    Home,                                         home    and 


e|----9-9 --9-9-9 --912-- 9------|------- ------- 10--7-- -------|
B|---1010--101010--1010--10------|---10------10-----------9------|
G|----9-9---9-9-9---9-9---9------|10------10------------------9--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  dry,                                    like a  homing 


e|------- 9------ 9------ -------|------- ------- 10----- -------|
B|---10------10------10------10--|---10------10------12------12--|
G|9-----------------------11-----|10------10--------------12-----|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  bird    I'll    fly                     as  a   bird    on 

  C               Am              Ammaj7          G
e|0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0--|0---0-- 0---0-- 3---3-- 3---3--|
B|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3--|
G|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2--|1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0--|
D|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0--|
A|3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2--|
E|-------------------------------|----------------3---3---3---3--|

e|------- ------- --1212- -------|------- 12----- ------- -------|
B|---13-------------1313--13-----|---13------13---15-------------|
G|12------12-12-----1212---------|13-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  wings.


  02:40
  Whatever happened to 
  The life that we once knew? 
  Always made me feel so free. 


  02:54 SOLO   

e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 13/15-- -------|
B/20-----------------------------|--------------------------15/17|
G#20--~--------------------------|-----\-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|----------/-\------------------|
G#--~----------------------------|--------161918-~-------------/-|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------1315|



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-20-~-----20/22\---------------|----------/-\------------------|
#/20-----(20)-----20--~----------|-\------161918-----------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------15-----|

  03:14 CODA

e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|   
G#----17-~-----------------------|-------------------------------|
E15/17---------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Free                                            as      a   bird    


e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                                          it's    next    best 
                                              the

e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  thing   to      be.                     Free    as      a


e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B/5-~----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G#------------------------4/5----|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|5-~----------------------------|
  bird                                    Free    as      a
e|------- 5------ 2------ -------|------- 1------ 3------ -------|
B|----5-------5-------2-------2--|----3-------3-------3-------3--|
G|6-----------------------2------|2-----------------------4------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------5-~-----------/-7--\---|-------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------|4-~----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  bird                                    Free    as      a
e|------- 5------ 2------ -------|------- 1------ 3------ -------|
B|----5-------5-------2-------2--|----3-------3-------3-------3--|
G|6-----------------------2------|2-----------------------4------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|



e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------5-~--------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------4/5----|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|5-~----------------------------|
  bird                               Ooooooooooooooooooooooooohhh
e|------- 5------ 2------ -------|------- 1------ 3------ -------|
B|----5-------5-------2-------2--|----3-------3-------3-------3--|
G|6-----------------------2------|2-----------------------4------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     
 (.
  A
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|5------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|




                             .........


    For the bridge, you can also play Am6 this way:   e|--(0)--| 
                                                      B|---5---|
                                                      G|---5---|
                                                      D|---4---|
                                                      A|-------|
                                                      E|---5---|



        T  Thumb
        B  Bend
        R  Release
        /  Slide up
        \  Slide down
        H  Hammer-on
        P  Pull-off
        ~  Vibrato
        +  Harmonic
        x  Mute note
        .  Play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^  Ties two notes together
        (. Pause