Key: E
Introduction:
E
Hey... I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
A E A
Set the children free
E
I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
A E A
Set the children free
E A
Mommy loves to work and daddy loves to play
E A
Sometimes daddy got to go far away
E A
I'm too young to go quiet in the night
E A
Try to put me to sleep I'm gonna give it a fight
E
Hey... I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
A E A
Set the children free
E
I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
A E A
Set the children free
E A
Wake you up at 5 am
E A
Before the sunrise I'll be your friend
E A
And you know I don't like for you to take too long
E A
Just come running when you hear this song
E
Hey... I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
A E A
Set the children free
E
I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
A E A
Set the children free
E A
Well now... I'm gonna miss you now Mr. Far Away
E A
Paint a picture of you and send it off today
E A
And when you come home you can bring it back to me
E A
Color in the lines, define this whole world for me
E
Hey... I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
A E A
Set the children free
E
I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
A E A
Set the children free
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Practice makes perfect and that I agree
E A
So don't be surprised that I want to be free
E A
I know what I know and that's all that I know
E A
But I been told you reap what you sow
E
Hey... I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
A E A
Set the children free
E
I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
A E A
Set the children free
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Mama's telling me what to eat today
E A
But I don't feel like I'm gonna go that way
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What I need is something sweet and nice
E A
What I need is a treat alright
D A
I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
E A
Set the children free
D A
I'm gonna cry, cry, cry
E A
Set the children free
E A
Set the children free
E A
Set the children free
E A
Set the children free
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Free up their hearts, free up their minds
Set the children free
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Free up their dreams and their imagination
E A
Set the children free
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Set the children free