Jimmy Cliff – Poor Slave (Guitar)

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The poor old slave has gone to rest, we know that he is free.

      D                G         D         A      A7     D
His bones they lie, disturb them not, way down in Tennessee.

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The pe-or old sle-ave has ge-one to re-est, we kne-ow that he-o is free-0 free free.

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His be-ones they lee-ie, distee-urb them nee-ot, way dee-own in Tee-nnessee-o see see.

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The piggity-or old sliggity-slave has giggity-gone to riggity-rest,

   A                  A7           D
we kniggity-know that higgity-o is friggity-o free free.

      D                                 G               D
His biggity-bones they liggity-lie, distiggity-urb them niggity-not,

    A               A7           D
way diggity-down in Tiggity-enne-siggity-o-see see.

    D
The piggity-aggity-or old sliggity-slaggity-slave

    G                       D
has giggity-gaggity-gone to riggity-raggity-rest,

   A                           A7
we kniggity-knaggity-know that higgity-haggity-o

   D
is friggity-aggity-o free free.

    D
His biggity-baggity-bones they liggity-laggity-lie,

   G                       D
distiggity-aggity-urb them niggity-naggity-not,

    A
way diggity-daggity-down in

A7                  D
Tiggity-aggity-enne-siggity-aggity-o-see see.