INTRO BABABGAFBm Bm A In the south of alabamy Bm A Near the gulf of Mexico Bm A On the banks of the ol' Tombigbee G F#m Dbm BDbm Walks an old lost forgotten soul Bm A He was once a man of virtue Bm A Sadly less a man of means Bm A He said Cecelia I wont let'em hurt you G F# Bm I'll set you free. I'll set you free G F#m Bm My love for you is stronger than these plantation walls D A Bm And it howls at the moon at night G A It don't know about the law D F#m Bm And it is at your beck and call Bm G I'll set you free A F#m Bm Cecelia don't you cry D by and by A Bm Cecelia don?t you cry BABABGAFBm Bm A She was born into subjection Bm A She was born without a say Bm A He was her first and only revelation G F#m Bm That she might not die that way Bm A I will love you all the seasons Bm A What you want is what I'll be Bm A I'll be your rock I'll be your reason D A Bm Just set me free. Just set me free. G F#m Bm My heart is so much stronger than these plantation walls D A Bm And it howls at the moon at night G A It don't care about the law D F#m Bm And every night I hear it call Bm G I'll set us free A F#m Bm Cecelia don't you cry D by and by A Bm Cecelia don't you cry BABABGAFBm D Bm He had never been inclined to help another man die Bm G A Bm Until the boss man declined their wish to leave Bm F#m Bm With Cecelia at his side under that dark October sky Bm A F#m They climbed aboard his boat and left that man to bleed Bm Bm No sooner than the boss man died his fury fell out of the sky G D Bm Racer's storm was on the hunt they say G F# Bm Revenge and water filled that boat and sank his one and only hope G A F# As he heard Cecelia's cries fading away Bm A In the south of alabamy Bm A Near the gulf of Mexico Bm A On the banks of the ol' Tombigbee G F#m Bm Walks an old lost forgotten soul Bm A From those murky, shallow waters Bm A To the Caribbean sea Bm A You can hear him cry Cecelia D A Bm Come set me free. Come set me free. D A Bm Cecelia please. Come set me free. D A Bm Come set me free. Come set me free. D A Bm Cecelia please. Come set me free.