Chords for Slavery Time
Tempo:
116.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [G]
[E] [G]
[E]
Sad when you're sick at home alone, want nobody coming around.
Sad when you're sick at home alone, oh lord, no one will come around.
Just look like everybody telling [B] everybody else, [A]
poor [E] boy is sinking down.
Thousand years my people was asleep, [A]
when [E] I was born they teach me this way.
[Em]
[E]
One thousand years my people was asleep, [A]
[E] when I was born they teach me this way.
Tip your hat [B] to the [F#] peoples,
[A] [Em]
be [E] careful son about what you say.
[Em]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[A] [E]
Didn't make no difference if it was raining, [A]
[E] do you know man you just had to go.
Didn't make no difference [A] if it was raining, do you know man [E] you just had to go.
But I'm [Em] so glad, I'm so glad, [F#m] I'm so glad, [A]
[Em] it ain't slavery [E] time no more.
[A] [E]
[B] [Em]
[E]
[A] [Em]
[A] [E]
[Em]
[B] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] Grandma told grandpa one morning, [A]
[E] I'm tired of living, I just soon to die.
[A] Why these people treating us this way, I [E] just can't see the reason why.
Grandpa told [F#] grandma don't worry,
[B] [A]
[E] we'll be alright out of wire.
[E]
[B] [Em]
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[A] [Em] [E]
[B] [A#] [Em]
[E]
[B] [Em] Grandpa told grandma if he could call back, [E] just twenty years ago.
If [A] I only could call back old lady,
[E] I'm talking about twenty years ago.
Yes I [A#] would get my shotgun [F#] and I [A] wouldn't [E] be asleep no more.
[E] [G]
[E]
Sad when you're sick at home alone, want nobody coming around.
Sad when you're sick at home alone, oh lord, no one will come around.
Just look like everybody telling [B] everybody else, [A]
poor [E] boy is sinking down.
Thousand years my people was asleep, [A]
when [E] I was born they teach me this way.
[Em]
[E]
One thousand years my people was asleep, [A]
[E] when I was born they teach me this way.
Tip your hat [B] to the [F#] peoples,
[A] [Em]
be [E] careful son about what you say.
[Em]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[A] [E]
Didn't make no difference if it was raining, [A]
[E] do you know man you just had to go.
Didn't make no difference [A] if it was raining, do you know man [E] you just had to go.
But I'm [Em] so glad, I'm so glad, [F#m] I'm so glad, [A]
[Em] it ain't slavery [E] time no more.
[A] [E]
[B] [Em]
[E]
[A] [Em]
[A] [E]
[Em]
[B] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] Grandma told grandpa one morning, [A]
[E] I'm tired of living, I just soon to die.
[A] Why these people treating us this way, I [E] just can't see the reason why.
Grandpa told [F#] grandma don't worry,
[B] [A]
[E] we'll be alright out of wire.
[E]
[B] [Em]
[E]
[Em]
[E]
[A] [Em] [E]
[B] [A#] [Em]
[E]
[B] [Em] Grandpa told grandma if he could call back, [E] just twenty years ago.
If [A] I only could call back old lady,
[E] I'm talking about twenty years ago.
Yes I [A#] would get my shotgun [F#] and I [A] wouldn't [E] be asleep no more.
Key:
E
A
Em
B
F#
E
A
Em
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Sad when you're sick at home alone, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ want nobody coming around. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sad when you're sick at home alone, oh lord, no one will come around. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Just look like everybody telling [B] everybody else, [A] _ _ _
poor [E] boy is sinking down. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thousand years my people was asleep, _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
when [E] I was born they teach me this way.
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ One thousand years my people was asleep, [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] when I was born they teach me this way. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Tip your hat [B] to the [F#] peoples, _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
be [E] careful son about what you say. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ Didn't make no difference if it was raining, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] do you know man you just had to go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Didn't make no difference [A] if it was raining, _ _ _ _ _ do you know man [E] you just had to go. _ _ _ _ _ _
But I'm [Em] so glad, I'm so glad, [F#m] I'm so glad, _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] it ain't slavery [E] time no more.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] Grandma told grandpa one morning, [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] I'm tired of living, I just soon to die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Why these people treating us this way, _ _ _ _ I [E] just can't see the reason why.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Grandpa told [F#] grandma don't worry, _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] we'll be alright out of wire.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Em] Grandpa told grandma if he could call back, _ [E] _ _ _ just twenty years ago. _ _ _ _ _
If [A] I only could call back old lady, _ _
_ [E] I'm talking about twenty years ago. _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes I [A#] would get my shotgun [F#] and I [A] wouldn't _ [E] be asleep no more. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Sad when you're sick at home alone, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ want nobody coming around. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sad when you're sick at home alone, oh lord, no one will come around. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Just look like everybody telling [B] everybody else, [A] _ _ _
poor [E] boy is sinking down. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thousand years my people was asleep, _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
when [E] I was born they teach me this way.
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ One thousand years my people was asleep, [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] when I was born they teach me this way. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Tip your hat [B] to the [F#] peoples, _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
be [E] careful son about what you say. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ Didn't make no difference if it was raining, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] do you know man you just had to go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Didn't make no difference [A] if it was raining, _ _ _ _ _ do you know man [E] you just had to go. _ _ _ _ _ _
But I'm [Em] so glad, I'm so glad, [F#m] I'm so glad, _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] it ain't slavery [E] time no more.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] Grandma told grandpa one morning, [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] I'm tired of living, I just soon to die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Why these people treating us this way, _ _ _ _ I [E] just can't see the reason why.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Grandpa told [F#] grandma don't worry, _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] we'll be alright out of wire.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Em] Grandpa told grandma if he could call back, _ [E] _ _ _ just twenty years ago. _ _ _ _ _
If [A] I only could call back old lady, _ _
_ [E] I'm talking about twenty years ago. _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes I [A#] would get my shotgun [F#] and I [A] wouldn't _ [E] be asleep no more. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _