KALEO - Free the Slave: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Free the 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 Free the 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 "Free the Slave" smoothly on your ukulele.

Am
Meet me by the riverside
Later on the day
F                             Dm
Gonna watch the hanging of an honest man
Am
They say he ain't the guilty one
But someone has to pay
F                               Dm
They will not be pleased before they see him hang

Chorus:
               Am
As he cries out
Turn and face the crowd
               F
As he cries out
Dm
No one makes a sound
               Am
As he cries out
Before he hits the ground
            F
He cries out
Dm
Where's your spirit now?
F
Drown me in the river
G
String me from the tree
Dm                             Am
Won't you free the slave in me?

F     G Am
Oh, oh

Leave me when the time is near
Leave me be in peace
This is not the way you should remember me
Have you nothing else to say?
Final words of truth
Forgive them, father
For they know not what they do

Chorus:
As he cries out
Mercy can't be found
As he cries out
No one makes a sound
As he cries out
Before he hits the ground
He cries out
Where's your savior now?
Throw me in the ocean
Cast me in the sea
Won't you free the slave in me?

Don't you know, don't you know?
    Dm       C      E7           Am
Whoa, they're gonna come for you
You can run, run on out
    Dm       C      E7        Am
Oh, they're gonna come for you
                    Dm C E7 Am
Until you bleed, oh
                    Dm C E7 Am
Until you bleed, oh
F
Dark days are coming
G                        Am
Dark days so you should take shelter
            D
You should take shelter
F
Dark days are coming
G                Dm
Dark days are here

Is your conscience clear?
Have you seen the brave man
Hanging from a tree?
Say, who will be the first to see?

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

E7

Ukulele chord E7

F

Ukulele chord F

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 "Free the Slave" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Free the Slave" by KALEO.