Slave chords by
Elton John
Elton John

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Key: G major
Intro 1
D
D

C
C

G
G

D
D

G
G

C
C

G
G

Verse 1
G
G

There's a river running sweat right through our land,
through our land,
C
C

G
G

D
D

G
G

Driven by a man with a bullwhip in his hand,
D
D

G
G

in his hand
Em
Em

G
G

D
D

And I've taken just as much as I can stand,
G
G

Em
Em

G
G

I can stand
C
C

Oh, we've got to free our brothers from
D
D

C
C

their shackles yeah if we can, if can
G
G

Verse 2
G
G

Most nights I have to watch my woman cry,
D
D

oh she cries
G
G

D
D

G
G

D
D

Every day I watch the colonel smile,
G
G

D
D

G
G

C
C

oh he smiles
G
G

His painted ladies riding in from town,
in from town
C
C

D
D

Oh I swear one day I'm gonna burn the whore house to the ground,
C
C

to the ground
G
G

Verse 3
Em
Em

C
C

Slave! Slave.
G
G

D
D

To fight the violence we must be brave,
Em
Em

Hold on strong
C
C

To the love God gave, slave
Em
Em

Verse 4
G
G

There's a rumor of a war that's yet to come,
C
C

yet to come
G
G

That may free 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
C
C

D
D

Oh the price of release is a bitter blow to face,
C
C

ah to face
G
G

Verse 5
Em
Em

C
C

Slave! Slave.
G
G

D
D

To fight the violence we must be brave,
Em
Em

Hold on strong
C
C

To the love God gave,
Interlude 1
slave
Em
Em

G
G

C
C

G
G

D
D

G
G

Em
Em

G
G

C
C

G
G

D
D

G
G

C
C

D
D

C
C

G
G

Verse 6
Em
Em

C
C

Slave! Oh slave.
G
G

D
D

To fight the violence we must be brave,
Em
Em

Hold on strong
C
C

To the love God gave,
Verse 7
Em
Em

C
C

Slave! Slave.
G
G

D
D

To fight the violence we must be brave,
Em
Em

Hold on strong
C
C

To the love God gave,
Outro 1
slave
Em
Em

G
G

C
C

G
G

C
C

G
G

C
C

G
G

C
C

G
G

C
C

G
G

C
C

D
D

C
C

G
G

D
D

G
G

C
C

G
G

G
G

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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD C G Em

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