Slavery Time chords by Lightnin' Hopkins
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Verse 1
(D major) Sad when you're sick at
home alone
Won't nobody comin' 'round
Sad when you're sick
at (G minor) home alone
Oh, Lord, no one will (D major) come around
Just look like everybody tellin' everybody (A major) else
Verse 2
(G major)
Poor boy (D major) is sinkin' down
Verse 3
(D major)
Thousand years my people was a slave (G major)
(G minor) When I was born, they teach
(D major) me this way
1,000 years (G major) my peoples
was slaves (G minor)
When I was born,
(G major) they teach me (D major) this way
(G major) (D major)
Verse 4
Tip your hat (A major) to the peoples (G major)
(G minor) Be careful (D major) son about what you say
Interlude 1
(G major)
(D major) (G minor) (G major) (G minor) (D major)
(A major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 5
Didn't make no difference if it was rainin' (D major)
(G minor)
Do you know,
man, you just had to (D major) go
Make no difference (G minor) if it was rainin' (G major)
(G minor) Woah, man, you just had (D major) to go
Verse 6
But I'm so glad, I'm (A major) so glad,
I'm so glad (G major) (G minor)
(G major) It ain't slavery time no (D major) more (G major) (D major) (A major)
(D major)
Interlude 2
(G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(A major) (D major)
(G minor) (D major)
Verse 7
Grandma told Grandpa (D major) one
mornin' (G minor)
I'm tired at livin', I just as
(G major) sume to die (D major) (G major) (D major)
Why these peoples treat
(G minor) in' us this way?
I just can't (G major) see the reason (D major) why
Grandpa told (A major) grandma, "Don't worry
Verse 8
(G major)
(D major) We'll be alright at awhile"
(A major) (D major)
Interlude 3
(G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major)
(A minor)
(A major)
(D major) Grandpa
Verse 9
told Grandma
if we get called back
Just 20 years ago
Everybody wanna get (G minor) called back old lady
(G major) I'm talkin' 'bout
(D major) 20 years ago
Yes, I would get my shotgun (A major) and
I wouldn't (D major) (G minor) be a (D major) slave no more
Slavery Time
Lightnin' Hopkins
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