Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Dm Am G If you need somebody, call my name If you want someone, you can do the same If you want to keep something precious You got to lock it up and throw away the key If you want to hold onto your possession Don't even think about me Chorus: Bm If you love somebody G If you love someone Bm If you love somebody G Am If you love someone Dm Am G set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) If it's a mirror you want Just look into my eyes Or a whipping boy, someone to despise Or a prisoner in the dark Tied up in chains you just can't see Or a beast in a gilded cage That's all some people ever want to be Chorus F C You can't control an independent heart Gm F C Can't tear the one you love apart Gm F Forever conditioned to believe that we can't live C We can't live here and be happy with less Gm F So many riches, so many souls C Everything we see we want to possess If you need somebody, call my name If you want someone, you can do the same If you want to keep something precious You got to lock it up and throw away the key If you want to hold onto your possession Don't even think about me Chorus: If you love somebody If you love someone If you love somebody If you love someone set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) Set them free (Free, free, set them free) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  Dm  F  G  Gm  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" by Sting.