Caroline Herring - Mistress

Who was my ^Gmother,^F who was my ^Cfather All I've ^Gknown is a ^Fwhip upon my ^Cback ^G My skin is yellowed by ^Fmuch more than ^Cweakness And ^Amwise beyond the ^Gyears of the ^Fblue and the ^Cblack ^{G C}

My arms were ^Gnever strong e^Fnough to stir mo^Classes My eyes ^Gwatch river^Fboats as they go ^Cby ^G Some call me mistress, but I ^Fwish that I was ^Ccargo

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^Am Floating down the ^GBrazos in my ^Fchariot to the ^Csky ^{F C}

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Oh Rachel, won't you ^Flie next to ^Cme To^Dmnight and ^Amevery night to ^Gcome ^C And won't you ^Gcalm all that's ^Fraging inside ^Cme 'Cause ^Amoutside's just a ^Gbattlefield that ^FSanta Ana ^Cwon ^{G F C G F C}

My people, ^Gthey worked from ^Fcan't see to ^Ccan't see Traded ^Gin and out ^Ffrom the grassy ^Cshores ^G They say there's ^Fsomething a^Cbout me

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^Am Flying like a ^Gbird, never known^F freedom be^Cfore___^{G C}

Well, I wear ^Gdresses of silks ^Fand threaded ^Csatins Some gowns were ^Gonly meant to ^Fbear a woman's ^Cbreast ^G I'll stand down every ^Fwhite man in this ^Ccounty But Co^Amlumbus you are ^Gdying and I'm no ^Fdifferent from the ^Crest ^{F C}

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Oh Rachel, won't you ^Flie next to ^Cme To^Dmnight and ^Amevery night to ^Gcome ^C And won't you ^Gcalm all that's ^Fraging inside ^Cme ^AmOutside's just a ^Gbattlefield that ^FSanta Ana ^Cwon ^{G F C G F C}

I was ^Gborn in the ^Fhills of Ken^Ctucky Never ^Gnative to the ^Fauction block ar^Crest ^G Headed Southbound as a ^Fcaptive in this ^Ccountry

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^Am Just like the ^Gcowboys drove their ^Fcattle through the ^CWest__^G_ ^C

Well, you can ^Gread all our ^Fnames in the ^Crecords You can de^Gny all the ^Fdays as they go ^Cdown There's a ^Gbrick-laid pathway ^Fcalling you to ^Cfind us

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^Am Underneath a ^Ggolf course in an ^Feast Texas ^Ctown ^{F C}

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Oh Rachel, won't you ^Flie next to ^Cme To^Dmnight and ^Amevery night to ^Gcome ^C And won't you ^Gcalm all that's ^Fraging inside ^Cme 'Cause ^Amoutside's just a ^Gbattlefield that ^FSanta Ana ^Cwon ^{G F} Santa Ana ^Cwon_^G___^F Santa Ana ^Cwon ^{G F C G F C}