Free the Slave Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Meet me by the riverside
later on the day
[F]Gonna watch the hanging
of an [Dm]honest man
[Am]Say he ain't the guilty one
but someone has to pay
[F]They will not be pleased before
[Dm]they see him hanged

[Verse 2]
As he cries [Am]out
Turn and face the crowd
as he cries [F]out
[Dm]No one makes a sound as he cries [Am]out
'Fore he hits the ground, he [F]cries [Dm]out

[Verse 3]
It's your spirit now
[F]Find me in the river
[G]Swing me from the tree
So [Dm]won't you free the slave [Am]in m[C]e?
[Am][G][Am]

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][Am]
[F]
[G][Am]

[Verse 4]
[Am]Leave me when the time is near,
leave me be please
[F]This is not the way you should
re[Dm]member me
[Am]Have you nothing else to say? Final words,
the truth
[F]Forgive them, Father,
for they know not [Dm]what [D]they do
[Dm]As he cries

[Verse 5]
[Am]out
Yes, he can't be found as he cries [F]out
[Dm]No one makes a sound as he cries o[Am]ut
'Fore he hits the ground,
[F]he cries out
[Dm]Where's your Savior now?

[Verse 6]
[F]Throw me in the ocean
[G]Pass me in the sea
So [Dm]won't you free the slave in

[Interlude 2]
me?
[Am][C][Am][Dm][Am]

[Verse 7]
Don't you know, oh, don't you [Dm]know?
[C]Whoa, they com[Am]ing home for you
You can run, run on [Dm]now
[C]Oh, they com[Am]ing home for you
Until you bleed, [Dm]oh[Am]
Until [G]you [Dm]blee[C]d, o[G]h[Am][F]

[Verse 8]
Darkness [G]is coming
Darkness, you should [Am]take shelter
You should [D]take shelter
Darkness [F]is coming
Darkness [G]and hell
[Dm]

[Verse 9]
Is your conscience [Am]clear?
[F]Have you seen the brave man
[G]hanging from the tree?
[Dm]Say, who'll be the first to sleep?