African Race chords by The Abyssinians

Intro:
C Am Dm E
C Am Dm E Am

Chorus:

C                                   Am
We are the slave descendants of the African race

Dm                E
African race, the African race

C                                   Am
We are the slave descendants of the African race

Dm             E   Am
Where proud is no disgrace

Chorus:

C                    Am
Our forefathers were taken away,

Dm                E
taken away, taken away

C                            Am
They were bound in ships and shackled all the way

Dm                       E      Am
Like baggage and brought to the west

Verse:

Dm                     Am
They swapped my brother now,

E               Am
also, my sister too

Dm             Am
For a drink of wine,

E                         Am
so they could drink and be merry

E                         Am
So they could drink and be merry


Verse:

Dm           Am
I speak Amharic,

E                  Am
my sister speaks Swahili

Dm                   Am
They put us together now,

E                         Am
that's why we can't understand

E                         Am
That's why we can't understand

Chorus:

C                                   Am
We are the slave descendants of the African race

Dm                E
African race, the African race

C                                   Am
We are the slave descendants of the African race

Dm             E   Am
Where proud is no disgrace

Dm             E   Am
Where proud of our African Race

Dm             E   Am
Where proud is no disgrace

Dm             E   Am
Where proud of our African Race

Dm             E   Am
Where proud of our African Race




Here is finally the bassline
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7(o)--------7-7-7---5-5----------------5---5----------|
E|--5-5-------5-5-5---------------8-5(1/2 o)--8---8---8--5--8--|



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