I'm A Slave Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Now[A],[Am][Gm]
[G]folks,
I got the [Gm]smoking [G]habit, see,
and I know [C]the habit's bad,
[G]but the worst thing [Gm]about smoking
[G]is it makes them nonsmoker
[A]s so mad[D].
They say, [G]if you're gonna puff them fangs,
go sit [Gm]in the smoking [C]section, please.
They [G]put us in a wad
like [E]a bunch of cows
with the [D]hoof -and -mouth dis[G]ease.
And all I hear is,
don't smoke cigar[C]ettes,
they're bad for you, dude.
Well, they [G]may be friends,
but I love them every [A]way but barbe[D]cued
And [G]when I'm ready to quit smokin',
don't [C]worry, it'll be a breeze
But [G]right now, friend,
better [Em]stick me in [A]the smokin' [D]section,
[G]please
Cause I'm a [C]slave, I'm a [G]slave
I'm a poor, helpless vic[C]tim
to the thing[G]s my body c[Em]raves[D]
Now, [G]I know my smokin' habit's [C]rotten
and I hate myself for [A]ever startin'
[G]But right now, friends,[E]
I could eat a car[A]ton
cause [D]I'm a [G]slave
Now, folks, back home
there was this dude
that [Ab]would gamble at the drop of [C#]your hat
You know the [Ab]kind,
he has to raise all the time
[Bb]and cover every bet
[Ab]Well, one night he was
having him a runner look
[B]and all his [C#]luck was bad
He done lost his [Ab]money,
he lost his car,
he done lost everything he had
And I'm trying to drag him out
of that poker game
and he's [C#]hanging on to my arm
Yelling, [Ab]I'm a ten,
help me [Fm]get back in on
when [Bb]the river bot[Eb]tom bar
[Ab]Well, I loaned him ten, then twenty
[A]Frenzy was picking me to the bone
And when [Ab]I stopped [G]the game,
[A]all that remained was my cab fare home
I said, [A]hey, if I was stuck [A]with your luck,
believe I'd leave that poke alone
He said, [Ab]sure,
you know it ain't noth[F]ing but dough
And [Bb]money ain't [Eb]got no h[Ab]ome,
loan me ten
I'm [Db]a slave, he's a slave
I'm [Ab]a slave, he's a slave
I'm [Gb]a poor helpless vic[Db]tim
to the thing[Ab]s my body cr[Fm]aves
His body [Eb]craves
[Ab]But there is some good to come
[A]out of this friend
There's [Db]always one [A]bet you can win
You bet this [Fm]cowboy [F]I'll bet him [Bb]again
Cause I'm [Eb]a player[A][D]
[G][A][Gbm][E][A][G]
[A]Well I ain't seen my next door neighbor
in a [D]week or so I guess
Till [A]yesterday and he was all
bandaged up in this podcast
I said well from the looks of you [D]son
[A]uh the wreck must have been [D]bad
he said now [A]this is what happens
Jerry when your [E]old lady gets mad
[A]he said it was last Saturday night
and I was in this bar
had [D]a blonde on my knee
well I [A]look up and there's my old lady
looking [B]right down on [E]me
well she [A]grabbed that blonde
and there was a having a cham[D]pionship bout
I stood up [A]and said now
honey wait [Gb]a minute
and I nev[B]er should open [E]my mouth
[A]because she come right across
my head with a bottle
Yellin' [D]save that country [A]job
And what you done to me
was World War III
And [G]I'm lucky to [A]be alive
[D]I said well that c[A]ould be a lesson son
Maybe this [D]fling will be your [A]last
He said hey man you know
what I'm gonna do
[D]Soon [B]as I get [E]out of this cast
[A]I'm a sla[D]ve, he's a slave
I'm a [A]slave, he's a slave
Don't [G]put the pressure on [D]me
It affect[A]s how I behave
[Gbm]How he behaves
[E]I lov[A]e them short fat skinny ones
[D]I like them brunettes, I love them blo[A]ndes
I can't help it, [Gbm]it's a lot [B]of fun
I'm [E]a slave
[A]He's [G]a s[D]lave
I'm a slave
[A]He's a slave
I'm a [G]poor helpless vic[D]tim
to the thing[A]s my body c[Gbm]raves
His body [E]craves
While I was [A]laying in the floor half -killed
I [D]asked myself, was it worth the thrill?
Will [A]you do it again?
You know I will, ha [B]-ha
Cause [E]I'm [A]a slave
[D]Maybe[G]
[A]Uh, hello, Sugar Babe,
uh, you ain't got a cigarette
on you, have you?
Yeah, well,
I guess baritone's how the question ends.