Chords for Bob Marley & the Wailers - Buffalo Soldier (12 Mix)
Tempo:
124.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#m
D
C#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Buffalo Soldier, [A] General Athabasca,
There was a Buffalo Soldier, [F#m] In the heart of America,
[A] Stolen from Africa, [A] Brought to America,
Fighting on arrival, Fighting for survival,
[Bm] When I [C#m] analyzed his [Bm] face, [C#m] He faced [F#m] a lot of pain,
Thousands [C#m] raised their [D] cross, [A] [Bm] To the Buffalo [F#m] Soldier,
And [A] he was taken from Africa, [F#m] Brought to America,
[A] Fighting on arrival, [E] Fighting for [A] survival,
There was a Buffalo Soldier, [F#m] General Athabasca,
[A] Buffalo Soldier, In the heart of America,
[D] If you [G#] knew your [D] history, [C#m] And [Bm] you would know where you're [F#m] coming from,
[D] Then you [C#m] wouldn't have to [Bm] ask me, [A] [Bm] Who the heck do you [F#m] think I am,
A [A] Buffalo Soldier, In the heart of America,
Stolen from Africa, Brought to America,
Fighting on arrival,
[F#] Fighting [A] for survival,
There was a Buffalo Soldier, In the heart of [A] America,
He said,
Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, [F#m] Wai-yoi [A]-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, [F#m] Wai [A]-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
[F#m] Buffalo Soldier, [D] Shrouded to the land,
[C#m] They [F#m] didn't want to rent, And they didn't want to hang,
[D] Shrouded to the land,
There [A] was a Buffalo Soldier, [F#m] In the heart of [A] America,
Buffalo Soldier, Shrouded to the land,
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] Fighting for [A] survival,
Driven from the mainland, To the heart of the Caribbean,
Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, [F#m] Wai [A]-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
Riding through San Juan, [E] In the heart of [A] America,
Riding to Jamaica, [D] The Buffalo [A] Soldier,
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[D]
[D] [C#m] [B] [F#m]
[D]
[A] [B] [F#m]
[A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
The Buffalo Soldier,
The Buffalo Soldier,
Jail of Rasta,
Buffalo Soldier,
[F#m] In the heart of America,
[A]
[D]
[E] [F#m]
[D]
[B] [F#m]
[A]
[F#] [A]
[A]
[F#m] [A]
Fighting on arrival,
[F#m] Fighting for survival,
[A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[E] [A] Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi,
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D]
[C#m] [E] The [A] Buffalo Soldier, In the heart of America,
Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta,
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[A] Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, [F#] Wai-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi [A]-yoi,
[F#] [E] [A]
[F#m] [A]
Fighting on arrival,
[F#] Fighting for [A] survival,
[F#] [A]
[F#m]
There was a Buffalo Soldier, [F#m] In the heart of America,
[A] Stolen from Africa, [A] Brought to America,
Fighting on arrival, Fighting for survival,
[Bm] When I [C#m] analyzed his [Bm] face, [C#m] He faced [F#m] a lot of pain,
Thousands [C#m] raised their [D] cross, [A] [Bm] To the Buffalo [F#m] Soldier,
And [A] he was taken from Africa, [F#m] Brought to America,
[A] Fighting on arrival, [E] Fighting for [A] survival,
There was a Buffalo Soldier, [F#m] General Athabasca,
[A] Buffalo Soldier, In the heart of America,
[D] If you [G#] knew your [D] history, [C#m] And [Bm] you would know where you're [F#m] coming from,
[D] Then you [C#m] wouldn't have to [Bm] ask me, [A] [Bm] Who the heck do you [F#m] think I am,
A [A] Buffalo Soldier, In the heart of America,
Stolen from Africa, Brought to America,
Fighting on arrival,
[F#] Fighting [A] for survival,
There was a Buffalo Soldier, In the heart of [A] America,
He said,
Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, [F#m] Wai-yoi [A]-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, [F#m] Wai [A]-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
[F#m] Buffalo Soldier, [D] Shrouded to the land,
[C#m] They [F#m] didn't want to rent, And they didn't want to hang,
[D] Shrouded to the land,
There [A] was a Buffalo Soldier, [F#m] In the heart of [A] America,
Buffalo Soldier, Shrouded to the land,
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] Fighting for [A] survival,
Driven from the mainland, To the heart of the Caribbean,
Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, [F#m] Wai [A]-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
Riding through San Juan, [E] In the heart of [A] America,
Riding to Jamaica, [D] The Buffalo [A] Soldier,
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[D]
[D] [C#m] [B] [F#m]
[D]
[A] [B] [F#m]
[A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
The Buffalo Soldier,
The Buffalo Soldier,
Jail of Rasta,
Buffalo Soldier,
[F#m] In the heart of America,
[A]
[D]
[E] [F#m]
[D]
[B] [F#m]
[A]
[F#] [A]
[A]
[F#m] [A]
Fighting on arrival,
[F#m] Fighting for survival,
[A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[E] [A] Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi,
[F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m]
[D]
[C#m] [E] The [A] Buffalo Soldier, In the heart of America,
Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta,
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[A] Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, [F#] Wai-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi [A]-yoi,
[F#] [E] [A]
[F#m] [A]
Fighting on arrival,
[F#] Fighting for [A] survival,
[F#] [A]
[F#m]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ Buffalo Soldier, _ _ _ [A] _ General _ Athabasca,
_ There was a Buffalo Soldier, _ _ [F#m] In the heart of America,
_ [A] _ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _ _ [A] _ Brought to America,
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ Fighting for survival,
_ _ _ [Bm] When I [C#m] analyzed his [Bm] face, _ [C#m] _ He _ faced [F#m] a lot of pain,
_ Thousands [C#m] raised their [D] cross, _ _ [A] _ [Bm] To the Buffalo [F#m] Soldier,
And [A] he was taken from Africa, _ _ _ [F#m] Brought to America,
_ [A] Fighting _ on arrival, _ _ _ [E] Fighting for [A] survival,
_ There was a Buffalo Soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] General _ Athabasca,
_ [A] _ _ _ Buffalo Soldier, _ _ In the heart of America,
_ _ _ [D] _ If you [G#] knew your [D] history, _ [C#m] _ And [Bm] you would know where you're [F#m] coming from,
_ [D] Then you [C#m] wouldn't have to [Bm] ask me, [A] _ [Bm] Who the heck do you [F#m] think I am,
A [A] Buffalo _ Soldier, _ _ In the heart of America,
_ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _ _ Brought to America,
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#] Fighting [A] for survival,
There _ _ was a Buffalo Soldier, _ _ In the heart of [A] America,
_ He said,
Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, _ [F#m] Wai-yoi [A]-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
_ _ Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, _ [F#m] Wai [A]-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
_ _ [F#m] _ Buffalo Soldier, _ _ [D] Shrouded to the land, _
[C#m] _ They [F#m] didn't want to rent, And they didn't want to hang,
[D] Shrouded to the land, _ _
_ There [A] was a Buffalo Soldier, _ _ [F#m] In the heart of [A] America,
_ _ _ _ Buffalo _ Soldier, _ _ _ Shrouded to the land,
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] Fighting for [A] survival,
_ _ _ Driven from the mainland, _ _ To the heart of the Caribbean,
_ _ _ Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, [F#m] Wai [A]-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
_ Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, _ _ Wai-yoi-yoi, _ Yoi-yoi-yoi,
Riding through San Juan, _ _ [E] In the heart of [A] America,
_ _ _ Riding to Jamaica, _ _ _ [D] The Buffalo [A] Soldier,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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[D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ The Buffalo _ Soldier,
_ _ _ The Buffalo Soldier,
Jail of Rasta, _
_ _ _ Buffalo _ Soldier,
_ _ [F#m] In the heart of America,
[A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#m] Fighting for survival,
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [E] _ [A] Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi,
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ [E] _ The [A] Buffalo Soldier, _ _ In the heart of America,
_ _ _ Buffalo _ Soldier, _ _ _ _ Dreadlock Rasta,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, _ [F#] Wai-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi [A]-yoi, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#] Fighting for [A] survival, _
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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Buffalo Soldier, _ _ _ [A] _ General _ Athabasca,
_ There was a Buffalo Soldier, _ _ [F#m] In the heart of America,
_ [A] _ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _ _ [A] _ Brought to America,
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ Fighting for survival,
_ _ _ [Bm] When I [C#m] analyzed his [Bm] face, _ [C#m] _ He _ faced [F#m] a lot of pain,
_ Thousands [C#m] raised their [D] cross, _ _ [A] _ [Bm] To the Buffalo [F#m] Soldier,
And [A] he was taken from Africa, _ _ _ [F#m] Brought to America,
_ [A] Fighting _ on arrival, _ _ _ [E] Fighting for [A] survival,
_ There was a Buffalo Soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] General _ Athabasca,
_ [A] _ _ _ Buffalo Soldier, _ _ In the heart of America,
_ _ _ [D] _ If you [G#] knew your [D] history, _ [C#m] _ And [Bm] you would know where you're [F#m] coming from,
_ [D] Then you [C#m] wouldn't have to [Bm] ask me, [A] _ [Bm] Who the heck do you [F#m] think I am,
A [A] Buffalo _ Soldier, _ _ In the heart of America,
_ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _ _ Brought to America,
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#] Fighting [A] for survival,
There _ _ was a Buffalo Soldier, _ _ In the heart of [A] America,
_ He said,
Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, _ [F#m] Wai-yoi [A]-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
_ _ Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, _ [F#m] Wai [A]-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
_ _ [F#m] _ Buffalo Soldier, _ _ [D] Shrouded to the land, _
[C#m] _ They [F#m] didn't want to rent, And they didn't want to hang,
[D] Shrouded to the land, _ _
_ There [A] was a Buffalo Soldier, _ _ [F#m] In the heart of [A] America,
_ _ _ _ Buffalo _ Soldier, _ _ _ Shrouded to the land,
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] Fighting for [A] survival,
_ _ _ Driven from the mainland, _ _ To the heart of the Caribbean,
_ _ _ Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, [F#m] Wai [A]-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi-yoi,
_ Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, _ _ Wai-yoi-yoi, _ Yoi-yoi-yoi,
Riding through San Juan, _ _ [E] In the heart of [A] America,
_ _ _ Riding to Jamaica, _ _ _ [D] The Buffalo [A] Soldier,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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[D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ The Buffalo _ Soldier,
_ _ _ The Buffalo Soldier,
Jail of Rasta, _
_ _ _ Buffalo _ Soldier,
_ _ [F#m] In the heart of America,
[A] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#m] Fighting for survival,
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [E] _ [A] Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi,
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ [E] _ The [A] Buffalo Soldier, _ _ In the heart of America,
_ _ _ Buffalo _ Soldier, _ _ _ _ Dreadlock Rasta,
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Wai-yoi-yoi, Wai-yoi-yoi, _ [F#] Wai-yoi-yoi, Yoi-yoi [A]-yoi, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#] Fighting for [A] survival, _
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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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