Bob Marley - Slave driver Chords

Tempo:
136.25 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

D

Am

F#m

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Marley - Slave driver chords
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[N] [G]
[A] [D]
[Am] [Bm]
[D] [Am] [Bm]
[D]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[B] That's the fire, [F#m]
that's the [Bm] fire, [F#m] it's gonna [Bm] get better.
[D]
[Bm] Every time I [D] hear the prop [Am] of a [Bm] wind, my blood [D] runs [Am] cold.
[Bm] I remember [Am] on the slate [Bm] sheds, all [D] about it, the lives of various souls.
[Bm] Today they say that we are [Am]
free, [Bm] only [D] to be chained in poverty.
[Bm] Good God, I [F#m] think it's illiteracy, [Bm] the [D] soul and my shame that they've murdered.
[Bm] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[Bm] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[Bm] [F#m] The [D]
angel [Bm] is burning, [F#m] the angel is burning, the angel is burning, the angel is burning.
That's [Bm] the fire, [Am]
that's the fire, it's gonna [Bm] get better.
[D]
[Bm] The [F#m]
angel [Bm] is burning, [F#m] the angel [Bm] is burning, the angel is burning, the angel is burning.
[A] Every [Bm] time [A] I [Am]
[Bm] hear the prop [F#m] of a [Bm] wind, my blood [F#m] runs cold.
[Bm] I remember [Am] on the slate [Bm] sheds, [D] all about it, the lives of various souls.
[Bm] [Am]
[Bm] [D] [Am]
[Bm] Oh God, I [D] thank you, I'm so humbled.
Standing [Bm] right there, [Am] the [Bm] evilness turns on.
[A]
That's [Bm] the fire, [F#m] it's gonna [Bm] get better.
[D]
Standing [Bm] right [Am] there, the [B] evilness turns on.
[F#m]
That's [Bm] the fire, [F#m] it's gonna get better.
Key:  
Bm
13421112
D
1321
Am
2311
F#m
123111112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
Am
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Bob Marley & The Wailers - (Jamaican Extended Version / 2023) Slave Driver chords, practice playing D, Bm, D, Am, Bm, Am, Bm, F#m and Bm in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 68 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 136 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ That's the fire, [F#m] _ _
that's the [Bm] _ fire, _ [F#m] _ it's gonna [Bm] get better.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ Every time I [D] hear the prop [Am] of a [Bm] wind, my blood [D] runs [Am] cold.
_ [Bm] I remember [Am] on the slate [Bm] sheds, all [D] about it, the lives of various souls.
[Bm] _ Today they say that we are [Am]
free, [Bm] only [D] to be chained in poverty.
_ [Bm] Good God, I [F#m] think it's _ illiteracy, [Bm] the [D] soul and my shame that they've murdered.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] The _ [D]
angel [Bm] is burning, [F#m] the angel is burning, the angel is burning, the angel is burning.
That's [Bm] the fire, _ [Am] _ _
that's the fire, it's gonna [Bm] get better.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ The [F#m] _ _
angel [Bm] is burning, _ [F#m] _ the angel [Bm] is burning, the angel is burning, the angel is burning.
[A] _ Every _ [Bm] _ time _ [A] I [Am] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ hear the prop [F#m] of a [Bm] wind, my blood [F#m] runs cold.
_ [Bm] I remember [Am] on the slate [Bm] sheds, [D] all about it, the lives of various souls.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bm] Oh God, I [D] thank you, I'm so humbled. _ _ _ _ _ _
Standing [Bm] _ right there, [Am] _ the [Bm] evilness turns on.
[A] _ _
That's [Bm] the fire, _ [F#m] _ it's gonna [Bm] get better.
[D] _ _ _ _
Standing [Bm] _ right [Am] there, the [B] evilness turns on.
[F#m] _ _
That's [Bm] the fire, _ _ [F#m] it's gonna get better.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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