Ten Million Slaves Chords by Otis Taylor, Cassie Taylor

Tempo:
65.975 bpm
Chords used:

F

Gm

G

C

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ten Million Slaves chords
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[Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C] [F]
[Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [G] [C] [F]
[G] [Gm] [C] [F]
[G] Rain and fire, cross the ocean, another [F] madman been [G] struck again.
Rain and fire, cross the ocean, another [F] madman been [Gm] struck again.
Sitting down here, fall [G] out of shelter, [F] paint my walls twice [Gm] a week.
Sitting down here, fall out of shelter, [C] think about [F] the slaves long [G] time ago.
Ten million slaves, cross the ocean, they [F] had shackles
[G] [F] [Gm]
on their legs.
Don't know where, where they're going, don't [F] know where, [Gm] where they've been.
Don't know where, where they're going, don't [F] know where, [Gm] where they've been.
[F]
[G] [C] [F]
[Gm] Sun goes out, you'll be standing, [F] you'll be standing by [G] yourself.
Sun goes out, you'll be standing, [F] you'll be standing [G] by yourself.
Ten million slaves, cross the ocean, [F] they had shackles [G] on their legs.
Ten million slaves, cross the ocean, [F] they had shackles [Gm] on their legs.
Don't know where, where they're going, [F] don't know where, [Gm] where they've been.
Don't know where, where they're going, [F] don't know where, [Gm] where they've been.
[C] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [C] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[G] Ten million slaves, cross the ocean, they [F] had shackles [G] on their legs.
Food was bad, food was ransom, but [F] they ate [Gm] it anyway.
Don't know where, where they're going, don't [F] know where, [G]
where they've been.
Don't know where, where they're going, don't [F] know where, where [G] they've been.
[Gm] [F] [G]
Sun goes out, you'll be standing, [Am] you'll be standing [G] all alone.
[Gm] Sun goes down, you'll be standing, you'll [F] be standing
All [G] alone, all alone, all alone, [A] all [F] alone
Oh, [G] all alone
Key:  
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
G
2131
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To learn Otis Taylor, Cassie Taylor - Ten Million Slaves chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F, Gm, F, G, F, Gm and C. Begin your practice at a relaxed 32 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 66. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Minor.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[G] Rain and fire, cross the ocean, another [F] madman been [G] struck again.
Rain and fire, cross the ocean, another [F] madman been [Gm] struck again.
Sitting down here, fall [G] out of shelter, [F] paint my walls twice [Gm] a week.
Sitting down here, fall out of shelter, [C] think about [F] the slaves long [G] time ago.
Ten million slaves, cross the ocean, they [F] had shackles _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm]
on their legs.
Don't know where, where they're going, don't [F] know where, [Gm] where they've been.
Don't know where, where they're going, don't [F] know where, [Gm] where they've been.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ Sun goes out, you'll be standing, [F] you'll be standing by [G] yourself.
Sun goes out, you'll be standing, [F] you'll be standing [G] by yourself.
Ten million slaves, cross the ocean, [F] they had shackles [G] on their legs.
Ten million slaves, cross the ocean, [F] they had shackles [Gm] on their legs.
Don't know where, where they're going, [F] don't know where, [Gm] where they've been.
Don't know where, where they're going, [F] don't know where, [Gm] where they've been.
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] Ten million slaves, cross the ocean, they [F] had shackles [G] on their legs.
Food was bad, food was ransom, but [F] they ate [Gm] it anyway.
Don't know where, where they're going, don't [F] know where, [G]
where they've been.
Don't know where, where they're going, don't [F] know where, where [G] they've been.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
Sun goes out, you'll be standing, [Am] you'll be standing [G] all alone.
[Gm] Sun goes down, you'll be standing, you'll [F] be standing
All [G] alone, all alone, all alone, [A] all [F] alone
Oh, _ [G] all alone _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Otis Taylor Collection album.

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