Slave Driver Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tempo:
135.95 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Bm

D

G

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Slave Driver (1986) - Bob Marley & The Wailers chords
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[G#] [Bm]
[F#] Ooooooo
[Bm]
[Am] [Bm]
[Am] [Bm]
[Am] Stand [G]
right up
[Am] The [Bm] table is not your [Am] fire
[D] Catch the fire
[Am] So you can [Bm] get burned
[Am] Stay [Bm]
dry, bud
[Am] The table [Bm]
is not your [Am] fire
Catch [G] the fire
[Am] You're gonna [Bm] get burned Oh [Am] no
[D]
Every time [Am] I hear the crowd come for [Bm]
whipped butter [Am] on the coal
[Bm]
I [D] remember on the slain ship
How they put the lads of [Am] Arizona's
[G]
Today they [Am] say that we are free
[D]
Only to be chained [F#] in poverty
[Bm]
Who thought [F#] I'd think it's illiteracy
[Bm]
If only my sheet [Am] had made 30
[Bm] Stand right up
[Am] The table [Bm] is not your
[Am] [D]
[Am] [Bm]
Ooooooo
[Am] Stand [Bm]
right [Am] up
The table [Bm]
is not your [Am] fire
Catch [Bm] the fire
[Am] So you [G#] can get burned, [Em] baby
[Am] Stay [Bm]
dry, [Am] bud
The table [Bm] is not your
[Am] Catch [Em] the [Bm] fire
[Am] So you [Bm] can get burned
[Am] Every [Bm]
time [Am] I hear the crowd come for [Bm] whipped butter [Am] on the coal
[Bm]
I [Am] remember on the slain [Bm] ship
How they put the [Am] lads of Arizona's
[D]
[Am] [Bm]
[Am] Ooooooo
[Bm]
Oh, the [G] lads of [Am] Arizona's Oh
[Bm]
[Am] Stand [E]
right [Am] up
The table [Bm] is not your
[Am] [Em] Catch the [D] fire
[A] So you can [G#] get burned
[Am] [N] Stand right [A] up
The table [E] is not your
[Am] [Bm] [Am] [Bm]
[Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
G
2131
G#
134211114
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
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To learn Bob Marley & The Wailers - (Jamaican Extended Version / 2023) Slave Driver chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bm, Am and Bm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 67 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 136 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Minor in mind.

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[G#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] Ooooooo
_ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ Stand [G] _
right up
[Am] The [Bm] table is not your [Am] fire
_ [D] Catch the fire
_ [Am] _ So you can [Bm] get burned
_ [Am] _ _ Stay [Bm] _
dry, bud
[Am] _ The table [Bm]
is not your [Am] fire
_ Catch [G] the _ fire
[Am] _ You're gonna [Bm] get burned Oh [Am] no
_ [D] _
Every time [Am] I hear the crowd come for [Bm]
whipped butter [Am] on the coal
_ [Bm] _
I [D] remember on the slain ship
How they put the lads of [Am] _ Arizona's
[G] _
Today they [Am] say that we are free
[D] _
Only to be chained [F#] in poverty
[Bm]
Who thought [F#] I'd think it's illiteracy
[Bm] _
If only my sheet [Am] had made 30
[Bm] Stand right up
[Am] _ The table [Bm] is not your
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm]
Ooooooo
_ _ _ [Am] _ Stand [Bm] _
_ right [Am] up
The table [Bm]
is not your [Am] fire
Catch [Bm] the _ fire
[Am] _ So you [G#] can get burned, [Em] baby
_ [Am] Stay _ [Bm] _
_ dry, [Am] bud
The table [Bm] is not your
[Am] _ _ Catch [Em] the _ [Bm] fire
[Am] _ So you [Bm] can get burned
[Am] Every _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ time [Am] I hear the crowd come for [Bm] whipped butter [Am] on the coal
_ [Bm] _
I [Am] remember on the slain [Bm] ship
How they put the [Am] lads of _ Arizona's
[D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Am] Ooooooo
_ _ _ [Bm]
Oh, the [G] lads of [Am] _ Arizona's Oh
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ Stand [E] _
right _ [Am] up
The table [Bm] is not your
_ [Am] _ [Em] Catch the [D] fire
_ [A] _ So you can [G#] get burned
_ [Am] _ _ [N] Stand right _ _ [A] up
The table [E] is not your
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Bob Marley.

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