The Band - Free Your Mind: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Free Your Mind" 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.

A
You wear that clothes and them high heel shoes
That sure don't make you no prostitute
I like rap music and hip hop clothes
It sure don't mean I'm out there selling dope

Please, forgive me for having straight hair
It sure don't mean that my blood ain't there
I might be another race or colour
Don't mean a thing 'cause I sure love my brothers

A                                D C Bm A#
Why oh why must it be this a way?
   A
Before you can read me you got
to learn how to see me

A
Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be colour blind, don't be so shallow
Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be colour blind, don't be so shallow

Now, baby sister, you buy things with cash
But that don't mean that your credit is bad
So why dispute me and waste my time ?
Because you think that the price is too high

I can't look without being watched
You rang my buy before I made up my mind
New attitude, why even bother ?
I can't change my mind and you
can't change my colour

Why oh why must it be this a way ?
Before you can read me, I know you can see me

Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be colour blind, don't be so shallow
Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be colour blind, don't be so shallow

Free your mind, the rest will follow
Be colour blind, don't be so shallow
Free your mind, the rest will follow
Be colour blind, don't be so shallow

Oh, why oh why must it be this a way ?
Before you can read me, I know you can see me
Free your mind, the rest will follow
Be colour blind, don't be so shallow
Free your mind, the rest will follow
Be colour blind, don't be so shallow


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Bm

Guitar chord 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 "Free Your Mind" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Free Your Mind" by The Band.

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