Slavery Days Chords by Burning Spear

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[F] _ _ [Eb] When the workers saw [F] us, _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] and they used us, they [F] used us.
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_ They [Eb] never used us.
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ So do you remember the days of slavery?
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[F] _ _ [Eb] Hold up, we can't hold [F] yet.
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Oh, we [Eb] do love the only [F] people here.
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_ _ [Eb] Oh, it's too late, [F] too late.
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[F] _ We [Eb] shackles around all [F] day.
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_ _ [Eb] We are missing some [F] love.
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So do [F] you [Eb] remember the days of slavery?
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_ [F] _ [Eb] Oh, I've got a [F] few _
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_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] friends who will be here this day.
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_ [F] _ _ [Eb] Some of us [F] sold our lives.
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Some of us got to be on some of the lines. _
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[F] And I [Eb] almost every _ [F] day,
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I _ _ [Eb] almost every day, _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] I _ [F] would _ [Bb] just [Eb] hold up [F] my hand
_ [Eb] and rest my right.
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_ _ His [Eb] Majesty, _ _
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[F] _ _ [Eb] His Majesty, [F] _ _
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[F] _ His [Eb] _ Majesty, _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] His Majesty, _ [F] His Majesty,
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[Dm] His [Eb] Imperial Majesty, _ _
[F] Mama _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ Afrikaans,
[F] _ [Eb] Mama _ Afrikaans, _
[F] Mama _ [Eb] Afrikaans,
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I and I [Eb] and I and I
is proud to [F] be [Eb] Afrikaans today, God. _ _
_ [F] Afrikaans, [Eb] Maryland. _ _ _
_ [F] Afrikaans, [Eb] West India. _ _ _
[F] _ Afrikaans, [Eb] Caribbean. _ _ _
[F] _ Afrikaans, [Eb] European.
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[F] I and I [Eb] and I is proud to _ [F] be [Eb] Afrikaans today. _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] His Majesty, _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] His Imperial _ Majesty,
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] Ask about life. _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] His Majesty, _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ His _ [C]
Majesty,
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_ [F] His [Eb] Majesty, _ _ His [F] _ _ _ [Eb] Majesty,
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His Majesty, [Eb] His Majesty,
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_ _ _ [Eb] His Majesty.
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_ _ [Eb] Mama, _ _ _ _
[F] Mama, _ _ Mama,
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_ _ [Eb] Afrikaans, Afrikaans, Afrikaans, [F] Afrikaans, [Eb] Afrikaans,
_ _ [F] Ask about [Cm] life.
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Ask about [Eb] life.
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_ [Eb] His Majesty, _ _ [F]
His Imperial [Eb] Majesty,
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_ Mama,
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