Peter Paul And Mary - Dont Ever Take Away Our Freedom

based on peter , paul and mommy too version ( children’s music concert version in 1993 )

intro : D ( 5x )

D D/C# D7 G D
three horses greazing out my window brown black and white they stand

G D A A7
with rolling pastures they can wander free and easy is their land – al

chorus :

G A D G A D G
don’t ever take away our freedom don’t ever take it away we must cherish

G/F# G D A
and keep that one part of our lives and the rest we’re gonna find

A7
one of these days . . .

D
one of these days

D D/C# D7
i’ve always thought that i’ve seen in my own lifetime

G D G
an end into poverty injustice and the wars but now i’ve learned to that job

D A A7
it’s gonna take a long , long time so there’s one thing that must endure

( chorus )

D D/C# D7
when i’m old i’m thinking over this whole life that i have lived

G D G
if there is one final wish left to me i will pray for the children

D A A7
yet to be born and i will pray that they’ll always live free

( chorus )

G A D
there is a time for the singing and the sunshine

G A D
there is a time for the thunder and the rain

G G/F# G D
there’s a time for the changing all the seasons my friends

A A7
but there’s one thing that must never ever change

( chorus )

ending :

G A D
and the rest we’re gonna find one of these days

words and music by : peter yarrow ( 1970 )