If I Were Free


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If I were free to speak my mind,
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I'll tell a tale to all mankind,
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Of how the flowers do bloom and fade,
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Of how we fought, and how we paid.

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This weary world has had its fill,
            F            G-G7
Of words of war on every hill.
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The time has come for peaceful days,
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And peaceful men of peaceful ways.

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When all mankind has ceased to fight,
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I'll raise my head in thanks each night,
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For this return, and all it means,

	

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For golden days and peaceful dreams.

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