Academic Freedom

(c)There's something going down

(B)The Board will give you up

(F)They Don't have faith in the power

Of deliberation or thought

(c)The Regents let us down

(b flat)Too busy moving up

*F)and running the system...into the Ground!!(c)

(G)Heaven knows we (F) trust in the process

Hope academic freedom was real! (hoped it was real!) (C-F-C)

(G)It was every single academic's pride and joy (f)

It was enough for the AAUP (enough for the AAUP) (c-f-c)

(G) Statutes in place? (F) Tenure safe?

We thought the Board would save some face

But it was 2016! It was 2016. (C-f-C)

(G) The legislature played the game and now (F) it's not the same, no way

Wanna get myself job security (C-f-C)

I think there's something you should know(Cm)

I think it's time I told you so (e flat)

There's something UW needs (b flat)

its something for the faculty! (f)

Take back RPD 23 (Cm)

Take back attacks on faculty! (e flat)

We just hope you understand... (b flat)

Academic freedom's what we demand! (F)

All we have to do is (C)/b FLAT

F Take this Board, and make them true! (f) C)

SOMEHOW

All they have to see (C, B_flat)

That teachers need to be.. (F/C)

academically free!

My Freedom! (It won't let you down) (F)

Academic Freedom! (we will not give it up) (C)

Freedom! (Have some basic respect!) (F)

You've gotta give for what you take (IT's the (C) one good thing that we've got)

Academic Freedom! We will not give it up) B FLAT

Freedom! ('Cause we would really, really love you to stick around) (f)

You've gotta give for what you take (IT's the one good thing that we've got) (c)