Capo 1st [Intro] G, D, Em, C x1 the pattern the whole way through is just G,D,Em,C :) enjoy my first tab ! G Everything I have, everything I own D All my mistakes man you already know Em C I wanna be free, I wanna be free From Senegal West Africa To St. Louis, Missouri Thanks to Katherine Dunham For giving my pops his glory He came down with his drum And a dream to change the world In a free upliftin world And thats all he ever want Mom came a little after Gave birth to my brother then all of the pressure Made em’ fight one another See, the pain would never last Did the best with what they had He knew the world was out for grabs And he searched to find his Freedom, Freedom, Freedom Oh Freedom Everything I have, everything I own All my mistakes man, you already know I wanna be free (free), I wanna be free So I search to find my (find my) Freedom, Freedom, (Ohh yeaaa) Freedom, Freedom Everything I have, everything I own All my mistakes girl, you already know I wanna be free (free), I wanna be free (free) yeah Akon Lyrics on www.lyrics-celebrities.anekatips.com As a kid I never knew I’d have to hustle just to make it through So I found myself skipping school Cause’ the girls don’t think I’m cool And because of that I didn’t care Wether or not I went to jail I just wanna be treated fair Cause’ that’s all I ever knew Tellin’ me I need to slow down Cause’ everybody in the whole town Cause’ they know how I get down Far enough from another town Can you believe we still around? After so many hit the ground And we ain’t gon stop now Until we get that .. Freedom (Ooooh) Freedom,(oOOoh) Freedom, (Ooooh) Freedom Everything I have (have) everything I own (own) All my mistakes man you already know yeahh I wanna be free (free) I wanna be free (free) Won’t stop til’ I find my .. Freedom (My Freedom!!) Freedom (My Freedom!!), Freedom Ouuuh Freedom Everything I have (have) everything I own (own) All my mistakes girl you already know yeaaah I wanna be free (free), I wanna be free (free) If you wanna be free, and the land is drug free Put your hands up (hey) put your hands up (hey) If you wanna be free, from all your misery put your hands up (hey) put your hands up (hey) If you wanna be free, with plenty money (hey) put your hands up, put your hands up If you wanna be free, just praise to your …. put your hands (hey) up, put your hands up (hey) Freedom (Ooooh) Freedom, (Freedom) Freedom, (Ooooh) Freedom Everything I have, everything I own All my mistakes girl you already know I wanna be free (wanna be free), I wanna be free (wanna be free yea) Note : The song is about Akon’s Biography Akon’s musical journey began when he was six; being thought to play drums by his father. legend, Katherine Dunham, brought Akon’s father, Mor Thiam, to the U.S. in the 1960’s, was a renowned jazz percussionist, in which Akon credited to helping him to mastering of drum playing. With this background, he was able to make the transition to the of music he does. “Hip-hop is drum rhythms. I was attracted to that kind of music” Magazine), which was a strong influence, and due to a past life of crime; his lyrics were by real life hardships that audiences could connect to