Elton John - Slave: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Slave" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Slave ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Slave" smoothly on your ukulele.

G
There's a river running sweat
right through our land, through our land
Driven by a man with a bullwhip in his hand,
in his hand
And I've taken just as much as I can stand,
I can stand
           C
Oh, we've got to free our brothers
             D                    C          G
from their shackles, 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
Oh, I swear one day i'm gonna burn the whorehouse
to the ground, to the ground

Chorus:
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

There's a rumor of a war that's yet to come,
yet to come
That may free our families, free our
families and our sons, and our sons
It may lay green lands to barren waste,
all to waste, all to waste
Oh, the price of release is a bitter
blow to face, oh, to face

Chorus:
Slave, slave
To fight the violence we must be brave
Hold on strong to the love God gave
Slave

Slave, oh, slave
To fight the violence we must be brave
Hold on strong to the love God gave

Slave, slave
To fight the violence we must be brave
Hold on strong to the love God gave
Slave

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Slave" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Slave" by Elton John.

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