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Slave

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[Verse 1]
AMinisters of reEligion have Dvisited me many Atimes to talk aEbout it
AThey say to me EI gotta leave it DI gotta leave it It's a Abad habit EFor a man
ABut when I try Eto leave it Dmy friends keep telling me I'm a Afool amongst Efools
[Chorus]
ANow I'm a slave, Ea slave DI'm a slave I'm a Aliquor slaveE  
ANow I'm a slave, Ea slave DI'm a slave just Aa liquor slaveE  
A              E                   D              A    E
A              E                   D              A    E
[Verse 2]
AI have lost my Edignity I had before Dtrying to pleaAse evEerybody
ASome say to me Yo yo EI look better when I'm drunk DSome say no no no I look bAad yoEu know
ASometimes I cry EI cry Dbut my crying Never Ahelps me nEo Ofcourse no
[Chorus]
ACause now I'm a slave, Ea slave DI'm a slave I'm a Aliquor slaveE  
ANow I'm a slave, Ea slave DI'm a slave just Aa liquor slaveE  
A              E                   D              A    E
A              E                   D              A    E
[Verse 3]
AEvery night when I'm Ecoming back home My wife gets Dworried
''cause she knows She's got Adouble trouble Ecoming home
ASometimes I cry EI cry DLord I cry but my crAying Never Ehelps me

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Slave

by Lucky Dube

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[Verse 1]

A E D A E

Ministers of religion have visited me many times to talk about it

A E D A E

They say to me I gotta leave it I gotta leave it It's a bad habit For a man

A E D A E

But when I try to leave it my friends keep telling me I'm a fool amongst fools

[Chorus]

A E D A E

Now I'm a slave, a slave I'm a slave I'm a liquor slave

A E D A E

Now I'm a slave, a slave I'm a slave just a liquor slave

A E D A E

[Verse 2]

A E D A E

I have lost my dignity I had before trying to please everybody

A E D A E

Some say to me Yo yo I look better when I'm drunk Some say no no no I look bad you know

A E D A E

Sometimes I cry I cry but my crying Never helps me no Ofcourse no

[Chorus]

A E D A E

Cause now I'm a slave, a slave I'm a slave I'm a liquor slave

A E D A E

Now I'm a slave, a slave I'm a slave just a liquor slave

A E D A E

[Verse 3]

A E D

Every night when I'm coming back home My wife gets worried

A E

''cause she knows She's got double trouble coming home

A E D A E

Sometimes I cry I cry Lord I cry but my crying Never helps me

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