Lincoln Freed Me Today The Slave chords by Joan Baez

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C majorC

🎸 Intro:

E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm



🎸 Verse 1:
E minorEm        A minorAm
Been a slave most all my life
E minorEm        A minorAm
So's my kids, and so's my wife
FF            C majorC
I've been working on the Colonel's farm
FF              C majorC
Ain't been mistreated, ain't done no harm
FF        Bb majorBb  FF
I'll be a slave to my grave
G+G       FF   G+G
No need of me being free

🎸 Verse 2:
E minorEm          A minorAm
Recollect when I was just fourteen
E minorEm          A minorAm
Freedom used to be my biggest dream
FF         C majorC
I'm older now, lot wiser too
FF         C majorC
If I was free what would I do
FF            Bb majorBb   FF
The Colonel's been right good to me
G+G           FF  G+G
He's taken care of my family


Harmonica 🎸 Solo:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
FF C majorC FF C majorC FF
Bb majorBb FF


🎸 Interlude:
G+G  FF G+G


🎸 Verse 3:
E minorEm             A minorAm
The Colonel rode the buggy in from town
E minorEm               A minorAm
Hitched the horse and called us all around
FF            C majorC
Said he couldn't keep us here no more
FF             C majorC
I saw a tear as he walked toward the door
FF         Bb majorBb   FF
Oh Dear God, what did he say?
G+G        DmDm  G+G
Now I am free to go my way


Intzerlude:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
FF C majorC FF C majorC FF
Bb majorBb FF


🎸 Outro:
G+G FF G+G E minorEm
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm FF