Slave

SLAVE

Year:  1972
Album:  HONKY CHATEAU
Writers:  Elton John\ Bernie Taupin

Intro:  |  C  | G  D7 | G   D7 | G  D7 |


           G      G/D C/D    G            G/D      C/D  G                 G/D C  G  G/D  C 
There's a  river  run-ning  sweat  right  through  our  land, through our land. 

G           G/D  C/D    G       G/D  C/D   G/D   C/D   G   G/D  C/D  
Driven by a man  with a bullwhip  in  his hand, in his hand.  
     
         G     G/D  C/D   G      G/D  C/D    G           G/D    C/D  G 
And I've taken just  as  much as  I   can   stand (I can stand).
      C                        Dsus       Dsus           
We've got to free our brothers from the   shackles - 
D7            C   G Am7    G    Em  G       
yeah, if we  can, if we   can.



Most nights I have to watch my woman cry - oh she cries.
Every day I watch the colonel smile - oh he smiles.
His painted ladies riding in from town - in from town.
I swear one day I'm gonna burn the whore house to the ground, 
     G  Am7    G       G  D 
     to the  ground.




Em       C           G                     D7(+9)    D7
Slave!   Slave!   To fight the violence we  must  be brave.
Em                    C                  Em/G - /E - /D -/B - /A - /G - /E
Hold on strong to the love God gave.     Slave.


There's a rumour of a war that's yet to come
That may free our families and our sons
It may lay green lands to barren wastes
The price of release is a bitter blow to face

{Repeat Chorus Twice}

{INSTRUMENTAL}

{Repeat Chorus Twice}

G      G/D C/D    G  
{REPEAT, AD LIB, FADE}

Chorded by David Bisese