Song: Slave to the rhythm
Artist: Grace Jones
Composers: Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow,
Stephen Lipson, & Trevor Horn
Album: Island life
Tabbed by DJ
12th Feb 2016
Capo: 1st fret (Sounds in the key of Db)
Chord shapes and fret positions are relative to the capo:
C/E = xx2013 Dm7 = xx0211 Dm = xx0231
A/D = xx0220 Bbsus2 = x13311 C = x35553
Fmaj7 = 133210 C/D = xx0010 Caug = x3211x
Gsus4 = 320013 G/E = xx2033 C6 = x32210
C(b5) = x34550
G6sus2/4 = 300230
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[Intro]
C/E A/D Fmaj7 Gsus4
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C/E A/D Fmaj7
Slave to the rhythm! | / / / / |
Gsus4
(Ah-----------!) Oh, ...rhythm!
[Verse 1]
Dm7
(I'm not playing around, baby!)
Gsus4
Work all day ...as men who know,
Dm7
Wheels must turn ...to keep the flow,
Gsus4
Build on up, ...don't break the chain,
Dm7
Sparks will fly, ...when the whistle blows!
[Link]
Bbsus2
Never stop the action,
Dm7 C/D
Keep it up, keep it up! | / / / / |
Bbsus2
I said ...never stop the action,
Dm7 Gsus4
Keep it up! | / / / / |
[Chorus 1]
G/E A/D Fmaj7 Gsus4
Work ...to the rhythm, live ...to the rhythm,
G/E A/D Fmaj7 Gsus4
Love ...to the rhythm, slave ...to the rhythm!
[Verse 2]
Dm7 Dm Dm7 Dm
| / / / / | / /__/ /__/ / |
Gsus4 Dm7
Axe to wood ...in ancient times,
Gsus4 Dm Dm Dm7
Man machine, ...power line,
Gsus4
Fires burn, hearts beat strong,
Dm7
Sing out loud...the chain gang song!
[Link]
Bbsus2
Never stop the action,
Dm7 C/D
Oh, keep it up, keep it up, | / / / / |
Bbsus2 Dm7 Gsus4
Never stop the action, come on, keep it up! | / / / / |
[Chorus 2]
G/E A/D Fmaj7 Gsus4
Breathe to the rhythm, dance ...to the rhythm,
G/E A/D Fmaj7 Gsus4
Work ...to the rhythm, live ...to the rhythm,
G/E A/D Fmaj7 Gsus4
Love ...to the rhythm, you slave ...to the rhythm!
Gsus4 Gsus4
Uh, ...baby-------! Ah---! | / / / / | / / / / |
[Bridge]
C Caug C
(Don't hide ...from the rhythm!)
C C(b5) C6
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Chorus 3]
G/E A/D Fmaj7 Gsus4
Live ...to the rhythm, and you learn ...to the rhythm,
G/E A/D Fmaj7 Gsus4
Love ...to the rhythm, slave ...to the RHYTHM------!
[Coda]
G/E A/D
(And now, ...ladies and gentlemen,...
Fmaj7
...Here's----- Grace!)
e |-------------------|-----------------|
B |-------------------|-----------------|
G |-------------------|-----------------|
D |-------------------|-----------------|
A |-------------------|-----------------|
E |--3--1---0--1-0-1--|--3--1---0--1----|
G6sus2/4
Slave...
e |-------------------|--0------------------|
B |-------------------|--3------------------|
G |-------------------|--2------------------|
D |-------------------|--0------------------|
A |-------------------|--0------------------|
E |--3--1---0--1-0-1--|--3--1---0--1--------|
...to the rhythm!
e |----------------------|---------------------|
B |----------------------|---------------------|
G |----------------------|---------------------|
D |----------------------|---------------------|
A |----------------------|---------------------|
E |--3--1---0--1-0-1-----|--3--1---0--1--------|
...to the rhythm! Uhhh!
e |----------------------|--------------------||
B |----------------------|--------------------||
G |----------------------|--------------------||
D |----------------------|--------------------||
A |----------------------|--------------------||
E |--3--1---0--1-0-1-----|--3--1---0--1-------||
