Chords for Bob Marley & The Wailers - Slave Driver (Talkin' Blues)

Tempo:
151.25 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

Em

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Marley & The Wailers - Slave Driver (Talkin' Blues) chords
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[Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[C] [G] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[Am]
[Em] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [F]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] Catch a fire, [Em] you're [Am] gonna get burned.
[G] A [Am] slave [Em] driver, you take [Am] a lifetime.
[G] [Am] Catch a fire, [G] you're gonna [C] get burned.
[G]
[Am] Every time [G] you drop off a [Am] whip,
My [G] blood runs in the [Am] cold.
I remember [G] on a slave [Am] ship,
How they [G] brutalized the feral [Am] souls.
They said [G] if we are free,
[Am] Don't let there be [Em] change in poverty.
[Am] Good God, I think [G] it's [Am] illiteracy.
It's only a machine [G] that's making money.
[Am] Drive [G] them, to a [Am] laborless turn.
[Em]
[Am] Catch a fire, [Em] [G] you're gonna [Am] get burned.
I [Em] think it's [Am] slave [G] driver,
To a [Am] laborless [Em] turn.
[F] Catch a fire, [Em] you're [E] gonna get [F] burned.
[G] Oh yeah.
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [G] I [Am] say, every [G] time you drop off [Am] a whip,
My [G] blood runs in [Am] the cold.
I [G] remember on a slave [Am] ship,
How they [G] brutalized the feral [Am] souls.
They said [G] if we are free,
[Em] Don't let there be change [G] in poverty.
[Am] Good God, I [G] think it's illiteracy.
[Am] It's only a machine [G] that's making money.
[Am] Drive [Em] them, to a [Am] laborless turn.
[E]
[A] Catch a [Em] fire, you're [A] gonna get [C] burned.
[E] I think [G] it's [Am] slave driver,
[G] To [Am] a laborless turn.
[E] Catch a fire, [Em]
[Am] [Em] you're [C] gonna get burned.
[G] [C] [G]
[G] [C]
[G]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [C] [G]
[Am] [C]
[Am]
[C]
[D]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
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To jam and learn Bob Marley & The Wailers - (31St October 1973 - Ksan Studios The Record Plant) Slave Driver chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Am, G, Am, C and G. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 75 BPM before aiming for the song's 151 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] Catch a fire, [Em] _ _ you're [Am] gonna get _ burned.
[G] _ A [Am] slave _ [Em] driver, _ you take [Am] a lifetime.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] Catch a fire, [G] _ _ _ you're gonna [C] get burned.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Every time [G] you drop off a [Am] whip,
_ My [G] blood runs in the [Am] cold.
I remember [G] on a slave [Am] ship,
How they [G] brutalized the feral [Am] souls.
They said [G] if we are free,
[Am] Don't let there be [Em] change in poverty.
[Am] _ Good God, I think [G] it's _ [Am] illiteracy.
It's only a machine [G] that's making money.
[Am] _ _ Drive [G] them, _ to a [Am] laborless turn.
_ [Em] _ _
[Am] Catch a fire, [Em] _ _ [G] you're gonna [Am] get burned.
I [Em] think it's [Am] slave _ _ [G] driver,
_ To a [Am] laborless _ [Em] turn. _ _
[F] Catch a fire, [Em] _ _ you're [E] gonna get [F] burned.
_ [G] Oh yeah.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I [Am] say, every [G] time you drop off [Am] a whip,
_ My [G] blood runs in [Am] the cold.
I [G] remember on a slave [Am] ship,
How they [G] brutalized the feral [Am] souls.
They said [G] if we are free,
[Em] Don't let there be change [G] in poverty.
[Am] _ Good God, I [G] think it's illiteracy.
[Am] _ It's only a machine [G] that's making money.
[Am] Drive _ [Em] them, _ to a [Am] laborless turn.
[E] _ _ _
[A] Catch a _ [Em] fire, _ _ you're [A] gonna get [C] burned.
[E] I think [G] it's [Am] slave _ driver,
[G] To _ [Am] a laborless turn.
[E] Catch a fire, [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ you're [C] gonna get burned.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The album One Love In Sausalito , Sausalito, California. includes this song, written by Bob Marley.

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