Slave To The Rhythm Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays415

Slave To The Rhythm by Michael Jackson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F, C, Em, G and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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      Am            F 
She dances in the sheets at nights 
      C             Em 
She dances to his needs 
      Am            F 
She dances 'til he feels just right 
   C               G 
Until he falls asleep 
      Am            F 
She dances at the crack of dawn 
      C                Em 
and quickly cooks his food 
      Am                  F 
She can't be late, can't take too long 
     C                G 
The kids must get to school 


         Am                F 
She's a slave to the rhythm 
         C                    Em 
She's a slave to the rhythm of 
         Am  
She's a slave to the rhythm 
    F 
A slave to the rhythm of 
     C                   G 
The rhythm of love, the rhythm of love 




      Am            F 
She dances for the man at work 
      C                 Em 
Who works her all the time 
      Am              F 
She can't be rude as she says 
         C             G 
Sir, "I must be home tonight" 
      Am           F 
She dances to the kitchen stove 
    C                Em       
Dinner is served by nine 
    Am                 F 
He says his food's an hour late 
     C                 G 
She must be outta her mind 



Chorus 


     E 
She works so hard, just to make her way 
      Am                    F 
For a man who just don't appreciate 
      E 
And though he takes her love in vain 
          Am                         F 
Still she could not stop, couldn't break his chains 

      Am                    F 
She danced the night that they fell out 
     C                    Em 
She swore she'd dance no more 
     Am                 F 
But dance she did, he did not quit 
    C               G 
as she ran out the door 


      Am                         F 
She danced through the night in fear of her life 
      C                     Em 
She danced to a beat of her own 
    Am                 F 
She let out a cry and swallowed her pride 
     C                        G 
She knew she was needed back home, home 



Chorus 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante