Free

Train - "Free" 
snarkyliam 
5/25/26 

Rhythm - Acoustic guitar, plays in background behind lead, basically just a D C G pattern, 
listen to the song to perfect the timing, chords for rhythm are listed above the tabs for the lead 
   D   C   G 
e|-----3---3----------| 
B|-3---3---3----------| 
G|-2---0---0----------| 
D|-0---2---0----------| 
A|-0---3---2----------| 
E|---------3----------| 

Lead - Electric guitar 
Intro - similar to rhythm, but with a little riff between chords, listen for timing 
   D  C  G  D          C 
e|----3--3-----3p2----3-5-----| 
B|-3--3--3--3------3--3-------| 
G|-2--0--0--2---------0-------| 
D|-0--2--0--0---------2-------| 
A|-0--3--2--0---------3-------| 
E|-------3--------------------| 


{Riff 1} 
    D            C      G          D                  C           G 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------10----------| 
B|---------------10--------7--------------------------10---------------------| 
G|-----7-----7-9b---7-7-9b---9-7-----------7-----7-9b----7-7-9b-----9b7------| 
D|-7h9---9p7-----------------------9r7-7h9---9p7-----------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 
  "Working for something that I can't touch and sometimes can't even believe in 
   Cradled by the hands of fate the faith that sometimes wraps around too tight, so tight" 
   D                                C                     G                D        C 
e|----------------------------------3---------------------3-------------------3p2---3----5| 
B|-3--------------------------------3---------------------3----------------3------3-3-----| 
G|-2--------------------------------0---------------------0----------------2--------0-----| 
D|-0--------------------------------2---------------------0----------------0--------2-----|   
A|-0--------------------------------3---------------------2----------------0--------3-----| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------| 
 

 Just the intro riff 2 times 

  "They call me free   but I call me a fool     hey, hey" 2x 
               D   C   G              D        C 
e|-----------------3---3-----------------3p2---3-5---------------------------| 
B|-------------3---3---3--------------3-----3--3-----------------------------| 
G|-------------2---0---0--------------2--------0-----------------------------| 
D|-------------0---2---0--------------0--------2-----------------------------|  2x 
A|-------------0---3---2--------------0--------3-----------------------------| 
E|---------------------3-----------------------------------------------------| 

{Riff 2} 
   D              C      G          D              C               G 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------10--------7-----------------------------7-8/10-------------| 
G|-----7-----7-9b----7-7-9b---9-7---------7-----7-9b-7-9b--------9b-7--------| 
D|-7h9---9p7----------------------9r7-7h9---9p7------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 

 
"Well I look back at April" 

e|---------------------| 
B|---10b---------------| 
G|---9b--/7---7--------| 
D|----------9----------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 

"But she won't look back at me" 
    D 
e|--------10-10-------10-----10------| 
B|--10/12-------12r10----8r7---------| 
G|------------------------------9r7--| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

"So I pray in May for June to stay but she just came to wash into the sea... away.. 
       D                               C                G               D          C 
e|-------------------------------------3----------------3--------------------3p2---3-5--| 
B|-----3-------------------------------3----------------3---------------3-------3--3----| 
G|-----2-------------------------------0----------------0---------------2----------0----| 
D|-----0-------------------------------2----------------0---------------0----------2----| 
A|-----0-------------------------------3----------------2---------------0----------3----| 
E|------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------| 
 

 
  "They call me free   but I call me a fool     hey, hey" 2x 
               D   C   G              D        C 
e|-----------------3---3-----------------3p2---3-5---------------------------| 
B|-------------3---3---3--------------3-----3--3-----------------------------| 
G|-------------2---0---0--------------2--------0-----------------------------| 
D|-------------0---2---0--------------0--------2-----------------------------|  2x 
A|-------------0---3---2--------------0--------3-----------------------------| 
E|---------------------3-----------------------------------------------------| 

{Solo} (hardest part of this song) 
   C         G       D                               C              G      D   
e|------------------------7-------------------------------------10---------12r10-12r10-10----10---| 
B|--------------------------10-7-----------------------------10---------10----------------12------| 
G|-9b-9-7---7---7-9b--9b---------9-7---7-9b-9-7------9b-7/11-------7/11---------------------------| 
D|--------9---9----------------------9-----------9-7----------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
              C               G                         D               C         G                    D 
e|-17b-17-17b-17-14--------14---------------------------------------------------10------------12----12-10-| 
B|------------------17b-17----------15-15-15-15-15-------15------------------10-10------10-12----10-------| 
G|----------------------------16-14----14-16-14-14-------14-------------2/11-------2/11-------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------14-16----14-16-14-12-----------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 

 
"Well I'm right inside the night I'm waiting for the light" 
e|-------------------------------------------3---------------------------------| 
B|----3--------------------------------------3---------------------------------| 
G|----2--------------------------------------0---------------------------------| 
D|----0--------------------------------------2---------------------------------| 
A|----0--------------------------------------3---------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

"Seems like I'm in the, Seems like I'm always in the middle" 
e|-----3--------------------------3p2----------------3------5----| 
B|-----3---------------3--------------3--------------3-----------| 
G|-----0---------------2-----------------------------0-----------| 
D|-----0---------------0-----------------------------2-----------| 
A|-----2---------------0-----------------------------3-----------| 
E|-----3---------------------------------------------------------| 
 

 
   They call me free...          They call me free.....       Free... 
                  D    C    G                  D    C    G      D    C   G 
e|---------------------3----3-----------------------3----3-----------3----3----------| 
B|----------------3----3----3------------------3----3----3------3----3----3----------| 
G|----------------2----0----0------------------2----0----0------2----0----0----------| 
D|----------------0----2----0------------------0----2----0------0----2----0----------| 
A|----------------0----3----2------------------0----3----2------0----3----2----------| 
E|--------------------------3----------------------------3----------------3----------| 
 

Outro 
But I call me a... 
e|----------------------------------10-----| 
B|----------------------------------10-----| 
G|----------------------7-----7-9b7--------| 
D|------------------7h9---9r7--------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 


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| h   Hammer-on 
| p   Pull-off 
| r   Release 
| b   Bend 
| br  Bend release 
| /   Slide