Chords for Bob Marley and The Wailers - Burnin' & Lootin' (Original) With Lyrics

Tempo:
133 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Dm

E

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Marley and The Wailers - Burnin' & Lootin' (Original) With Lyrics chords
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[Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [E]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
This morning I [Dm] woke up in [Am] a curfew.
Oh [Dm] God, I [E] was a prisoner too.
Did [Am] not [Dm] recognize the faces [Am] standing over me.
They were all [Dm] dressed in uniforms [E] of brutality.
[Am] How [Bb] many rivers do we [Am] have to cross
before [D] we can talk to [E] the boss?
[Am] All that we've got it seems we have lost.
We [Dm] must have really [E] paid a cost.
That's why we're gonna [F] be burning and looting [Am] tonight.
[D] Burning and [Dm] looting [Am] tonight.
One more thing.
Burning all [F] delusion [Am] tonight.
Oh yeah, yeah.
[Dm] Burning all illusion [Am] tonight.
Oh, stop them.
Give [D] me [Dm] the food and [Am] let me grow.
[D] Let the roots man [E] take a blow.
[Am] All them [Dm] drugs gonna make [Am] you so young.
It's [Dm] not the music [E] of the ghetto.
[D] [Dm] Yeaping and a whaling [Am] tonight.
Who can stop the tears?
Weeping [Dm] and a whaling tonight.
[Am] You can stop bringing these longs along [D] here.
Weeping and a [Ab] whaling [Am] tonight.
If you say, [F] cheer!
Weeping and a whaling.
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] Let the roots and [E] take the flow.
[Am] For all [Dm] I've done for making [Am] so.
It's not [Dm] the music of the [E] ghetto.
We're gonna [C] be burning [Dm] and looting tonight.
[Am]
[Dm] Burning and looting [C] tonight.
Burning [Dm] all pollution tonight.
[Am]
[C] Burning all [Dm] illusion tonight.
[Am]
[C] Burning [Dm] and looting tonight.
[Am] Burning
[F] and looting [Am] tonight.
[D]
Key:  
Am
2311
Dm
2311
E
2311
D
1321
F
134211111
Am
2311
Dm
2311
E
2311
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To learn The Wailers - Burnin And Lootin chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Dm, Am, Dm, E and Am of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 66 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 133. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ This morning _ I [Dm] woke up in [Am] a _ curfew.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh [Dm] God, I [E] was a prisoner too.
_ Did [Am] _ _ not [Dm] recognize the faces [Am] standing over me.
_ _ _ _ _ They were all [Dm] dressed in uniforms [E] of _ brutality.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ How [Bb] many rivers do we [Am] have to cross _
_ _ _ _ _ _ before [D] we can talk to [E] the boss? _
_ _ _ _ [Am] All that we've got it seems we have lost.
_ _ _ _ _ We [Dm] must have really [E] paid a cost.
That's why we're gonna [F] be burning and looting _ [Am] tonight. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Burning and _ [Dm] looting [Am] tonight. _ _
One more thing.
_ _ Burning all [F] delusion _ [Am] tonight.
_ Oh yeah, yeah.
_ [Dm] Burning all illusion _ [Am] tonight. _ _
Oh, stop them.
_ _ Give [D] me [Dm] the food and [Am] let me grow.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Let the roots man [E] take a blow. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ All them [Dm] drugs gonna make [Am] you so young.
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's [Dm] not the music [E] of the ghetto. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] [Dm] Yeaping and a whaling _ [Am] tonight. _ _
Who can stop the tears?
Weeping [Dm] and a whaling tonight.
[Am] You can stop bringing these longs along [D] here.
Weeping and a [Ab] whaling _ [Am] tonight. _
If you say, [F] cheer!
_ Weeping and a whaling.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Let the roots and [E] take the flow. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ For all [Dm] I've done for making [Am] so. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's not [Dm] the music of the [E] ghetto. _ _
_ _ We're gonna [C] be burning [Dm] and looting _ tonight.
[Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Burning and _ looting [C] tonight. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Burning [Dm] all pollution _ tonight.
[Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Burning all [Dm] illusion _ tonight.
[Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Burning [Dm] and looting tonight.
[Am] _ _ Burning
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] and looting _ _ [Am] tonight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Bob Marley.

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