Em
One night I dreamed I was in slavery
Am    C    D   Bm  Em
'Bout 1850 was the time
G              B7
Sorrow was the only sign
Am      C         D    Bm Em
Nothing around to ease my mind
Em
Out of the night, there came a lady
Am        C       D   Bm  Em
Leading a distant Pilgrim band
G                       B7
"First mate" she cried, pointing her hand
Am            C         D    Bm    Em
"Make room on board for this young man"


[Chorus]

Em
She said come on up, I got a lifeline
Am      C          D     Bm Em
Come on up to this train of mine
Em
Come on up, I got a lifeline
Am      C          D     Bm Em
Come on up to this train of mine
D                             C
She said her name was Harriet Tubman
G       B7        D   Bm          Em
And she drove for the underground railroad


[Verse 2]

Em
Hundreds of miles we traveled onward
Am        C           D    Bm Em
Gathering slaves from town to town
G             B7
Seeking every lost and found
Am            C         D    Bm   Em
Setting those free that once were bound
Em
Finally, my heart was growing weaker
Am            C         D   Bm  Em
I fell by the wayside's sinking sand
G               B7
Firmly did this woman stand
Am            C          D    Bm Em
She lifted me up and she took my hand


[Chorus]

Em
And she said, come on up, I got a lifeline
Am      C          D     Bm Em
Come on up to this train of mine
Em
Come on up, I got a lifeline
Am      C          D     Bm Em
Come on up to this train of mine


[Break]
G                                 B7
Who are these children dressed in red?
Em               C         D  Bm Em
They must be the ones that Moses led.
G                                 B7
Who are these children dressed in red?
Em               C         D      Bm    Em
They must be the ones that Sister Moses led.


[Chorus]
Em
She said, come on up, I got a lifeline
Am      C          D     Bm Em
Come on up to this train of mine
Em
Come on up, I got a lifeline
Am      C          D     Bm Em
Come on up to this train of mine
D                             C
She said her name was Harriet Tubman
G       B7            D     Bm    Em
And she drove for the underground railroad


[Verse 3]

Em
Then I awoke, no more I faltered
Am        C        D        Bm          Em
Gathering strength from the tasks we're shown
G                     B7
Sister's and brothers fleeing their homes
Am                   C         D   Bm      Em
Their history, their families, all they've known
Em
They are fleeing their homes in Guatemala
Am        C    D  Bm   Em
Chile, Brazil, El Salvador
G                B7
Fleeing from the prisons and war
Am                      C      D  Bm  Em
Thru the night and thru Mexico to our door


[Chorus]

Em
Will we say come on up, I got a lifeline
Am      C          D     Bm Em
Come on up to this train of mine
Em
Come on up, I got a lifeline
Am      C          D     Bm Em
Come on up to this train of mine


[Break]
G                                 B7
Who are these children dressed in red?
Em               C         D  Bm Em
They must be the ones that Moses led.
G                                 B7
Who are these children dressed in red?
Em               C         D      Bm    Em
They must be the ones that Sister Moses led.


[Tag]
Am           D         Em
You got to follow the drinking gourd
Am           D         Em
You got to follow the drinking gourd
Am           Bm         Em
You got to follow the drinking gourd