Mistress
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Intro: G F C G F C G F C G F C
G F C
Who was my mother, who was my father
G F C G
All I've known is a whip upon my back
F C
My skin is yellowed by much more than weakness
Am G F C G C
And wise beyond the years of the blue and the black
G F C
My arms were never strong enough to stir molasses
G F C G
My eyes watch riverboats as they go by
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
[Refrão]
F C
Oh Rachel, won't you lie next to me
Dm Am G C
Tonight and every night to come
G F C
And won't you calm all that's raging inside me
Am G F C G F C G F C
'Cause outside's just a battlefield that Santa Ana won
G F C
My people, they worked from can't see to can't see
G F C G
Traded in and out from the grassy shores
F C ~ Am
They say there's something about me
G F C G C
Flying like a bird, never known freedom before___
G F C
Well, I wear dresses of silks and threaded satins
G F C G
Some gowns were only meant to bear a woman's breast
F C
I'll stand down every white man in this county
Am G F C F C ~ Am
But Columbus you are dying and I'm no different from the rest
[Refrão]
F C
Oh Rachel, won't you lie next to me
Dm Am G C
Tonight and every night to come
G F C
And won't you calm all that's raging inside me
Am G F C G F C G F C
Outside's just a battlefield that Santa Ana won
Instrumental: G F C Am G F C
G F C
I was born in the hills of Kentucky
G F C G
Never native to the auction block arrest
F C ~ Am
Headed Southbound as a captive in this country
G F C G C
Just like the cowboys drove their cattle through the West___
G F C
Well, you can read all our names in the records
G F C
You can deny all the days as they go 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
[Refrão]
F C
Oh Rachel, won't you lie next to me
Dm Am G C
Tonight and every night to come
G F C
And won't you calm all that's raging inside me
Am G F C G F
'Cause outside's just a battlefield that Santa Ana won
C G F
Santa Ana won____
C G F C G F C
Santa Ana won
How to play Mistress
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.