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Slaves Lament - Dougie Maclean Chords

Chords: Am, Am/D, Dm, G, E

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Genre: folk, traditional, celtic


[Intro]
Am Am/D Am Dm G
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Am Am/D Am Dm G
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Am Am/D Am Dm G
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Am Am/D Am Dm G
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[Verse]
Am E
It was in sweet Senegal that my foes did me enthral,
Dm Am Am/D Am
For the lands of Virginia, – ginia, O:
Dm E
Torn from that lovely shore, and must never see it more;
Am E Am Am/D Am
And alas! I am weary, weary O:
Dm G
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[Verse]
Am E
All on that charming coast is no bitter snow or frost,
Dm Am Am/D Am
Like the lands of Virginia, – ginia, O:
Dm E
There streams forever flow, and the flowers forever grow,
Am E Am Am/D Am
And alas! I am weary, weary O:
Dm G
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[Verse]
Am E
This burden I must bear, while the cruel scourge I fear,
Dm Am Am/D Am
In the lands of Virginia, – ginia, O;
Dm E
And I think on friends most dear, with a bitter, bitter tear,
Am E Am Am/D Am
And alas! I am weary, weary O:
Dm G
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[Outro]
Am E
It was in sweet Senegal that my foes did me enthral,
Dm Am Am/D Am
For the lands of Virginia, – ginia, O:
Dm E
Torn from that lovely shore, and must never see it more;
Am E Am Am/D Am
And alas! I am weary, weary O:

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