Slave chords by Elton John
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Intro 1
(D major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 1
There's a river running (G major) sweat right through our land,
through our land,
(C major) Driv (G major) en by a man (D major) with a (G major) bullwhip in his hand,
in his hand (D major) (G major)
And (E minor) I've taken (G major) just as much as I can (D major) stand,
(G major) I can stand (E minor) (G major)
Oh, we've got (C major) to free our brothers from
their shackles (D major) yeah if we can (C major) , if can
(G major)
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Verse 2
(G major) Most nights I have to watch my woman cry,
oh she cries (D major)
(G major) Every day I (D major) watch (G major) the colonel (D major) smile,
(G major) oh he smiles (D major) (G major) (C major)
His (G major) painted ladies riding in from town,
in from town
Oh I swear (C major) one day I'm gonna (D major) burn the whore house to the ground,
(C major) to the ground
(G major)
Verse 3
Slave! (E minor) Slave. (C major)
To (G major) fight the violence we must (D major) be brave,
(E minor) Hold on strong
To the love (C major) God gave, slave
(E minor)
Verse 4
There's a rumor (G major) of a war that's yet to come,
yet to come (C major)
That may free (G major) our families,
free our families and our sons, and our sons
It may lay green lands to barren wastes,
all the waste, all the waste
Oh the price (C major) of release is a bitter (D major) blow to face,
(C major) ah to face
(G major)
Verse 5
Slave! (E minor) Slave. (C major)
To (G major) fight the violence we must (D major) be brave,
(E minor) Hold on strong
To the love (C major) God gave,
Interlude 1
slave
(E minor) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(E minor) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (D major)
(C major) (G major)
Verse 6
Slave! (E minor) Oh slave. (C major)
To fight (G major) the violence we must (D major) be brave,
(E minor) Hold on strong
To the love (C major) God gave,
Verse 7
Slave! (E minor) Slave. (C major)
To (G major) fight the violence we must (D major) be brave,
(E minor) Hold on strong
To the love (C major) God gave,
Outro 1
slave
(E minor) (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (D major)
(C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (G major)
Slave
Elton John
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