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[Verse 1]
GC
Please, Captain, let me go downtown
FGC
It's Sunday and my friends won't be around
GC
I've been to church like I'm supposed to do
FGC
I have prayed that my girl's gonna be there too
[Verse 2]
FCDmCG
And Jesus said to me
CG/BAmGAm
One day you'll be free
FCGC
But for now, every Sunday, there's dancing in the square
FCGC
We'll sing our father's songs, there'll be freedom in the air
GC
We'll plant a seed, maybe it'll grow
FGC
So please, Captain, let me go
[Chorus]
AmGCF
And I try and I try, I'm going down to Freedom Square
AmGC
That's right, that's right, that's right
AmGCF
And I try, that's right, I'm gonna meet my people there
AmGC
That's right, that's right, that's right
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[Verse 3]
GC
Well I slaved all week and the day has come around
FGC
When I can slip these chains and lay my burden down
GC
On Freedom Square, Old Hannah shine on bright
FGC
On the working man and make him feel alright
[Verse 4]
FCDmCG
Today we're on our own
CG/BAmGAm
We're taking it back home
FCGC
And up from the plantation, the line is coming through
FCGC
Like they're dancing in their shackles, the way they used to do
GC
And every step they take is gonna be
FGC
One further down the road for you and me
[Chorus]
AmGCF
And that's right, that's right, I'm going down to Freedom Square
AmGC
That's right, that's right, that's right
AmGCF
And that's right and that's right, I'm gonna meet my people there
AmGC
That's right, that's right, that's right
[Chorus]
AmGCF
And that's right, that's right, I'm going down to Freedom Square
AmGC
That's right, that's right, that's right
AmGCF
And that's right and that's right, I'm gonna meet my people there
AmGC
That's right, that's right, that's right
AmGCAmGC
That's right, that's right, that's right