Harriet Tubman chords by Holly Near

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:

E minorEm
One night I dreamed I was in slavery
C majorC        D MajorD E minorEm
'Bout 1850 was the time
G+G        B7B7
Sorrow was the only sign
C majorC         D MajorD    E minorEm
Nothing around to ease my mind
E minorEm
Out of the night appeared a lady
C majorC          D MajorD   E minorEm
Leading a distant Pilgrim band
G+G             B7B7
"First mate" she yelled, pointing her hand
C majorC            D MajorD    E minorEm
"Make room aboard for this young woman"

Chorus:

E minorEm
Singing come on up, I got a lifeline
C majorC           D MajorD   E minorEm
Come on up to this train of mine
E minorEm
Come on up, I got a lifeline
C majorC           D MajorD   E minorEm
Come on up to this train of mine
D MajorD               C majorC
She said her name was Harriet Tubman
G+G           D MajorD       E minorEm
And she drove for the underground railroad


Verse 2:

E minorEm
Hundreds of miles we traveled onward
C majorC           D MajorD    E minorEm
Gathering slaves from town to town
G+G        B7B7
Seeking every lost and found
C majorC            D MajorD     E minorEm
Setting those free that once were bound
E minorEm
Somehow my heart was growing weaker
C majorC             D MajorD    E minorEm
I fell by the wayside's sinking sand
G+G        B7B7
Firmly did this lady stand
C majorC          D MajorD    E minorEm
She lifted me up and took my hand

Chorus:

E minorEm
Singing come on up, I got a lifeline
C majorC           D MajorD   E minorEm
Come on up to this train of mine
E minorEm
Come on up, I got a lifeline
C majorC           D MajorD   E minorEm
Come on up to this train of mine
D MajorD               C majorC
She said her name was Harriet Tubman
G+G           D MajorD       E minorEm
And she drove for the underground railroad


Verse 3:

E minorEm
Then I awoke, no more I faltered
C majorC             D MajorD     E minorEm
Finding new strength in paths we're shown
G+G           B7B7
Sister's and brothers fleeing their homes
C majorC               D MajorD      E minorEm
Their history, their people, all they've known
E minorEm
And they are fleeing their homes in Guatemala
C majorC        D MajorD   E minorEm
Chile, Brazil, El Salvador
G+G          B7B7
Fleeing from the prisons and war
C majorC                D MajorD   E minorEm
Thru the night and thru Mexico to our door


Chorus:

E minorEm
Singing come on up, I got a lifeline
C majorC           D MajorD   E minorEm
Come on up to this train of mine
E minorEm
Come on up, I got a lifeline
C majorC           D MajorD   E minorEm
Come on up to this train of mine
D MajorD               C majorC
She said her name was Harriet Tubman
G+G           D MajorD       E minorEm
And she drove for the underground railroad