Chords for Helen Minnis: The Slave's Lament
Tempo:
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Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Am]
It [Am] was in sweet Senegal that my foes did me [E] in wrong.
[A] For the [F] [D] lands of Virginia, [A] Virginia, oh,
[E] torn from [Am] that lovely shore, I [Dm]
must never see [E] it more.
[Dm] And a land [Em]
weary, [Am] weary, oh, torn from that lovely shore,
[D] I must [Dm] never see it [E] more.
[Em] [Dm] And a land [Em] weary, [Am] weary, oh, [A]
all on that charming coast,
[E] is no better [Am] [E]
[Dm] like the land of Virginia, [E] Virginia, oh.
[Am] Best dreams forever flow, [D] and the flowers [E] forever blow.
[D] And a land [E] weary, [Am] weary, oh, best dreams forever flow,
[Dm] and the flowers [E] forever blow.
[Em] [Dm] And a land [E]
weary, [Am] weary, oh, the burden I must bear,
while the cruel shall [E]
see it, [D] in the land [Dm] of Virginia, [E] Virginia,
oh.
[Am] And I think of friends most dear, [Dm] with a bitter, bitter [E] tear.
[D] And a land [E]
weary, [Am] weary, oh, I think of friends most dear,
[D] with a bitter, bitter [G]
[E] tear.
And [Dm] a land [Em]
weary, [Am] weary, oh.
[A]
[N]
[C] [Am]
It [Am] was in sweet Senegal that my foes did me [E] in wrong.
[A] For the [F] [D] lands of Virginia, [A] Virginia, oh,
[E] torn from [Am] that lovely shore, I [Dm]
must never see [E] it more.
[Dm] And a land [Em]
weary, [Am] weary, oh, torn from that lovely shore,
[D] I must [Dm] never see it [E] more.
[Em] [Dm] And a land [Em] weary, [Am] weary, oh, [A]
all on that charming coast,
[E] is no better [Am] [E]
[Dm] like the land of Virginia, [E] Virginia, oh.
[Am] Best dreams forever flow, [D] and the flowers [E] forever blow.
[D] And a land [E] weary, [Am] weary, oh, best dreams forever flow,
[Dm] and the flowers [E] forever blow.
[Em] [Dm] And a land [E]
weary, [Am] weary, oh, the burden I must bear,
while the cruel shall [E]
see it, [D] in the land [Dm] of Virginia, [E] Virginia,
oh.
[Am] And I think of friends most dear, [Dm] with a bitter, bitter [E] tear.
[D] And a land [E]
weary, [Am] weary, oh, I think of friends most dear,
[D] with a bitter, bitter [G]
[E] tear.
And [Dm] a land [Em]
weary, [Am] weary, oh.
[A]
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
It [Am] was in sweet Senegal _ that my foes did me [E] in wrong.
_ _ _ [A] For the [F] _ [D] lands of Virginia, _ [A] Virginia, oh,
[E] _ _ _ _ _ torn from [Am] that lovely shore, I [Dm]
must never see [E] it more. _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] And a land _ [Em] _
weary, [Am] weary, oh, _ _ _ _ torn from that lovely shore,
_ [D] I must [Dm] never see it [E] more.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] And a land _ [Em] weary, _ [Am] weary, oh, _ _ _ _ _ [A]
all on that charming coast,
[E] is no better _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] like the land of Virginia, _ _ [E] Virginia, _ oh.
_ _ _ [Am] Best dreams forever flow, _ [D] and the flowers [E] forever blow.
_ _ _ _ [D] And a land _ _ [E] weary, _ [Am] weary, oh, _ _ _ _ best dreams forever flow,
_ [Dm] and the flowers [E] forever _ blow. _
[Em] _ _ [Dm] And a land _ [E]
weary, _ [Am] weary, oh, _ _ _ the _ burden I must bear,
_ while the cruel shall _ [E] _
_ see it, _ _ [D] in the land [Dm] of Virginia, _ [E] Virginia,
_ oh.
_ _ _ [Am] And I think of friends most dear, _ [Dm] with a bitter, bitter [E] tear. _ _ _
_ _ [D] And a land _ _ [E]
weary, _ [Am] weary, oh, _ _ _ _ I think of friends most dear,
_ [D] with a bitter, bitter [G]
[E] tear.
_ _ _ _ _ And [Dm] a land _ _ [Em] _ _
weary, _ [Am] weary, _ oh. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
It [Am] was in sweet Senegal _ that my foes did me [E] in wrong.
_ _ _ [A] For the [F] _ [D] lands of Virginia, _ [A] Virginia, oh,
[E] _ _ _ _ _ torn from [Am] that lovely shore, I [Dm]
must never see [E] it more. _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] And a land _ [Em] _
weary, [Am] weary, oh, _ _ _ _ torn from that lovely shore,
_ [D] I must [Dm] never see it [E] more.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] And a land _ [Em] weary, _ [Am] weary, oh, _ _ _ _ _ [A]
all on that charming coast,
[E] is no better _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] like the land of Virginia, _ _ [E] Virginia, _ oh.
_ _ _ [Am] Best dreams forever flow, _ [D] and the flowers [E] forever blow.
_ _ _ _ [D] And a land _ _ [E] weary, _ [Am] weary, oh, _ _ _ _ best dreams forever flow,
_ [Dm] and the flowers [E] forever _ blow. _
[Em] _ _ [Dm] And a land _ [E]
weary, _ [Am] weary, oh, _ _ _ the _ burden I must bear,
_ while the cruel shall _ [E] _
_ see it, _ _ [D] in the land [Dm] of Virginia, _ [E] Virginia,
_ oh.
_ _ _ [Am] And I think of friends most dear, _ [Dm] with a bitter, bitter [E] tear. _ _ _
_ _ [D] And a land _ _ [E]
weary, _ [Am] weary, oh, _ _ _ _ I think of friends most dear,
_ [D] with a bitter, bitter [G]
[E] tear.
_ _ _ _ _ And [Dm] a land _ _ [Em] _ _
weary, _ [Am] weary, _ oh. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _