INTRO: G F C G F C G F C G F C
Who was my [G]mother,[F] who was my [C]father
All I've [G]known is a [F]whip upon my [C]back[G]
My skin is yellowed by [F]much more than [C]weakness
And [Am]wise beyond the [G]years of the [F]blue and the [C]black[G][C]
My arms were [G]never strong e[F]nough to stir mo[C]lasses
My eyes [G]watch river[F]boats as they go [C]by[G]
F C ~ Am
Some call me mistress, but I wish that I was cargo
G F C F C ~ Am
Floating down the Brazos in my chariot to the sky
CHORUS:
Oh Rachel, won't you [F]lie next to [C]me
To[Dm]night and [Am]every night to [G]come[C]
And won't you [G]calm all that's [F]raging inside [C]me
'Cause [Am]outside's just a [G]battlefield that [F]Santa Ana [C]won[G][F][C][G][F][C]
My people, [G]they worked from [F]can't see to [C]can't see
Traded [G]in and out [F]from the grassy [C]shores[G]
F C ~ Am
They say there's something about me
Flying like a [G]bird, never known[F] freedom be[C]fore___[G][C]
Well, I wear [G]dresses of silks [F]and threaded [C]satins
Some gowns were [G]only meant to [F]bear a woman's [C]breast[G]
I'll stand down every [F]white man in this [C]county
Am G F C F C ~ Am
But Columbus you are dying and I'm no different from the rest
CHORUS:
Oh Rachel, won't you [F]lie next to [C]me
To[Dm]night and [Am]every night to [G]come[C]
And won't you [G]calm all that's [F]raging inside [C]me
[Am]Outside's just a [G]battlefield that [F]Santa Ana [C]won[G][F][C][G][F][C]
INSTRUMENTAL: G F C Am G F C
I was [G]born in the [F]hills of Ken[C]tucky
Never [G]native to the [F]auction block ar[C]rest[G]
F C ~ Am
Headed Southbound as a captive in this country
Just like the [G]cowboys drove their [F]cattle through the [C]West__[G]_[C]
Well, you can [G]read all our [F]names in the [C]records
You can de[G]ny all the [F]days as they go [C]down
G F C ~ Am
There's a brick-laid pathway calling you to find us
G F C F C ~ Am
Underneath a golf course in an east Texas town
CHORUS:
Oh Rachel, won't you [F]lie next to [C]me
To[Dm]night and [Am]every night to [G]come[C]
And won't you [G]calm all that's [F]raging inside [C]me
'Cause [Am]outside's just a [G]battlefield that [F]Santa Ana [C]won[G][F]
Santa Ana [C]won_[G]___[F]
Santa Ana [C]won [G] [F] [C] [G][F][C]
Who was my [G]mother,[F] who was my [C]father
All I've [G]known is a [F]whip upon my [C]back[G]
My skin is yellowed by [F]much more than [C]weakness
And [Am]wise beyond the [G]years of the [F]blue and the [C]black[G][C]
My arms were [G]never strong e[F]nough to stir mo[C]lasses
My eyes [G]watch river[F]boats as they go [C]by[G]
F C ~ Am
Some call me mistress, but I wish that I was cargo
G F C F C ~ Am
Floating down the Brazos in my chariot to the sky
CHORUS:
Oh Rachel, won't you [F]lie next to [C]me
To[Dm]night and [Am]every night to [G]come[C]
And won't you [G]calm all that's [F]raging inside [C]me
'Cause [Am]outside's just a [G]battlefield that [F]Santa Ana [C]won[G][F][C][G][F][C]
My people, [G]they worked from [F]can't see to [C]can't see
Traded [G]in and out [F]from the grassy [C]shores[G]
F C ~ Am
They say there's something about me
Flying like a [G]bird, never known[F] freedom be[C]fore___[G][C]
Well, I wear [G]dresses of silks [F]and threaded [C]satins
Some gowns were [G]only meant to [F]bear a woman's [C]breast[G]
I'll stand down every [F]white man in this [C]county
Am G F C F C ~ Am
But Columbus you are dying and I'm no different from the rest
CHORUS:
Oh Rachel, won't you [F]lie next to [C]me
To[Dm]night and [Am]every night to [G]come[C]
And won't you [G]calm all that's [F]raging inside [C]me
[Am]Outside's just a [G]battlefield that [F]Santa Ana [C]won[G][F][C][G][F][C]
INSTRUMENTAL: G F C Am G F C
I was [G]born in the [F]hills of Ken[C]tucky
Never [G]native to the [F]auction block ar[C]rest[G]
F C ~ Am
Headed Southbound as a captive in this country
Just like the [G]cowboys drove their [F]cattle through the [C]West__[G]_[C]
Well, you can [G]read all our [F]names in the [C]records
You can de[G]ny all the [F]days as they go [C]down
G F C ~ Am
There's a brick-laid pathway calling you to find us
G F C F C ~ Am
Underneath a golf course in an east Texas town
CHORUS:
Oh Rachel, won't you [F]lie next to [C]me
To[Dm]night and [Am]every night to [G]come[C]
And won't you [G]calm all that's [F]raging inside [C]me
'Cause [Am]outside's just a [G]battlefield that [F]Santa Ana [C]won[G][F]
Santa Ana [C]won_[G]___[F]
Santa Ana [C]won [G] [F] [C] [G][F][C]
