C G
G
There's a river running sweat right through our land, through our land
G
Driven by a man with a bullwhip in his hand, in his hand
G
And I've taken just as much as I can stand, I can stand
C D C G
Oh, we've got to free our brothers from their shackles, yeah, if we can, if we can
G C/G
Most nights I have to watch my woman cry, oh, she cries
G C/G
Every day I watch the colonel smile, oh, he smiles
G
His painted ladies riding in from town, in from town
C D C G
Oh, I swear one day I'm gonna burn the whorehouse to the ground, to the ground
Em C
Slave, slave
G D
To fight the violence we must be brave
Em C
Hold on strong to the love God gave
Em G
Slave
G C/G
There's a rumor of a war that's yet to come, yet to come
G C/G
That may free our families, free our families and our sons, and our sons
G
It may lay green lands to barren waste, all to waste, all to waste
C D C G
Oh, the price of release is a bitter blow to face, oh, to face
Em C
Slave, slave
G D
To fight the violence we must be brave
Em C
Hold on strong to the love God gave
Em G
Slave
G C/G G
C D C G
Em C
Slave, oh, slave
G D
To fight the violence we must be brave
Em C
Hold on strong to the love God gave
Em C
Slave, slave
G D
To fight the violence we must be brave
Em C
Hold on strong to the love God gave
Em
Slave
G C/G G C/G G
C D C G C/G G
C/G G
Slave chords
by Elton John
