Captain Freeman


This song is pretty fun to play, and isn't very hard. The main riff is: e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--0--0--4--4--5--5--6--7----| (x8) E|----------------------------| During the main riff another guitar can be heard, that does variations on the riff, example: e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--------5--5--4--4--0--2----| A|--0--0----------------------| E|----------------------------| Chorus: D B Cause I'm a freeman... No need to run in the city of... e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|----------7--7--7--7--4---| D|----------7--7--7--7--4---| A|----------5--5--5--5--2---| E|--------------------------| dreams e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|--0--0--4--4--5--5--6--7--9--9--10--10--12----------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Repeat verse & chorus, then: You'll know when I get there A How'm I gonna know... e|--5--5------------------------------------------------| B|--5--5------------------------------------------------| G|--6--6------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7------------------------------------------------| A|--7--7------------------------------------------------| (x4) E|--5--5------------------------------------------------| Repeat 4 more times much faster ("How'm I gonna, How'm I gonna..") Solo: e|------------------------|-------------------------| B|------------------------|-------------------------| G|--7b===(9)---7h5--------|-----5--7b===(9)---------| D|------------------7--5--|--7----------------------| A|------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------| e|------------------------|-------------------------| B|-9-9--------7-----------|-------------------9-9-9-| G|-9-9-9-9----7----6----5-|---6----7----9-----9-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9----7----7----5-|---7----7----9-----9-9-9-| A|------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------| e|------------------------|-------------------------| B|------------------------|-------------------------| G|-----5---5b=(6)(6)(6)---|-----5---5b=(6)(6)(6)----| D|--7-------------------7-|--7--------------------7-| A|------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------| e|------------------------|-------------------------| B|------------------------|-------------------------| G|-5b(6)-5b(6)-5b(6)-5b(6)|-5b(6)-5b(6)-------------| D|------------------------|-------------5b(6)~~-----| A|------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------| Then it breaks down into the funky part: At first only the bass plays, G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------7---------5-----7-|-------7---------5-----7-| E|-0--0-----5h7h5-----7----|-0--0-----5h7h5-----7----| 1.______________________. G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------7---------5-----7-|-7--7--5--5--------------| (x2) E|-0--0-----5h7h5-----7----|-------------7-----6-----| 2.______________________. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah G|-------------------------| D|--9----8----7------------| A|-----------------9\------| E|-------------------------| On the 5th bar the guitar comes in: Oh yeah... Wild, crazy crazy & wild e|-------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-------------------------|-----------------------------|*=1/4 bend D|-------------------------|------------------------7b*--| A|--------7---------5----7-|--------7---------5----------| E|--0--0-----5h7h5-----7X--|--0--0-----5h7h5-----7-------| yeah yeah yeah yeah e|-------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------------| A|--------7---------5----7-|-----------------------------| E|--0--0-----5h7h5-----7X--|-----------------------------| And here are the lyrics: (Main riff) yeah (x8) Well... Don't need no friends in high places No Mr. Big on the hill Gonna do my own dirty work, yeah 'Cause when the shit hits the fan You better run if you can Gonna do my own dirty work, yeah (Chorus) 'Cause I'm a free man Don't you look at me, man No need to run in the city of dreams (Main riff) Well you can keep your confession For Mr. Big on the hill You did your own dirty work, yeah And when the shit hits the fan You'd better run if you can You did your own dirty work, yeah (Chorus) 'Cause you're a free man Don't you look at me, man No need to run in the city of dreams A A {How'm I gonna know when I get there? } { You'll know when you get there}(x4) How'm I gonna, How'm I gonna... (Guitar solo) (Chorus) Cause you're a free man Don't look at me, man No need to run in the city of dreams (Funky part in E) Get down, wild, crazy, crazy, wild... Yeah, yeah, yeah (Main riff) Baba bada dum Ba da baba bada dum Baba bada dum Ba da baba bada dum Baba bada dum Ba da baba bada dum Baba bada dum Ba da baba bada dum Yeah, no need to run in high places No Mr. Big on the Hill Gonna do my own dirty work yeah 'Cause when the shit hits the fan, You better run if you can Gonna do my own dirty work yeah 'Cause I'm a free man 'Cause I'm a free man Yes I'm a free man Well I'm a free man Captain Freeman free man, free man, free man... Free! ..man