Buffalo Soldier Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Tempo:
124.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#m
E
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
Buffalo soldier,
[F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
He was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America,
[A]
Stolen from Africa,
[F#m] brought to [A] America,
Fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for [A] survival,
[Bm] If [C#m] you knew [Bm] your history, [C#m] [A] then you would [G#] know [F#m] where you're coming from,
[Bm] [A] Then you wouldn't [Bm] love
[C#m] me, [A] who [E] do you [F#m] think I am?
A [A] buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America,
[A]
Stolen from Africa,
[F#m] brought to America,
Said [A]
he was fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for [A] survival,
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [D] in the war [A] for America,
Said he wa-e-oi-oy, wa-e-o-i-o-i-o, wa-e-o-i-o-o [E]-i [A]-o,
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, tried [D] into the land,
[A] Oh, [C#m] baby, [F#m] run around and make your motorhead right [D] into the land.
[A] Yeah, yeah, [E] yeah.
There [A] was a buffalo soldier in [F#m] the war for [A] America.
Buffalo soldier, [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
fighting under rival,
[F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Driven from the mainland to the heart of the Caribbean.
Singing, way-ya-ya, way-ya-ya-ya, [D] way-ya [A]-ya [E]-ya-ya [A]-ya.
Way-ya-ya.
[E]
Buffalo soldier,
[F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
He was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America,
[A]
Stolen from Africa,
[F#m] brought to [A] America,
Fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for [A] survival,
[Bm] If [C#m] you knew [Bm] your history, [C#m] [A] then you would [G#] know [F#m] where you're coming from,
[Bm] [A] Then you wouldn't [Bm] love
[C#m] me, [A] who [E] do you [F#m] think I am?
A [A] buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America,
[A]
Stolen from Africa,
[F#m] brought to America,
Said [A]
he was fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for [A] survival,
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [D] in the war [A] for America,
Said he wa-e-oi-oy, wa-e-o-i-o-i-o, wa-e-o-i-o-o [E]-i [A]-o,
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, tried [D] into the land,
[A] Oh, [C#m] baby, [F#m] run around and make your motorhead right [D] into the land.
[A] Yeah, yeah, [E] yeah.
There [A] was a buffalo soldier in [F#m] the war for [A] America.
Buffalo soldier, [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
fighting under rival,
[F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Driven from the mainland to the heart of the Caribbean.
Singing, way-ya-ya, way-ya-ya-ya, [D] way-ya [A]-ya [E]-ya-ya [A]-ya.
Way-ya-ya.
[E]
Key:
A
F#m
E
D
Bm
A
F#m
E
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Buffalo _ soldier, _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ dreadlocked [A] rasta, _
_ He was a buffalo soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America,
[A] _
_ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _
_ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America, _
_ _ Fighting on arrival, _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival, _
_ _ [Bm] If [C#m] you knew [Bm] your history, [C#m] _ _ [A] then you would [G#] know [F#m] where you're coming from,
[Bm] _ [A] Then you wouldn't [Bm] love _
[C#m] me, [A] who [E] do you [F#m] think I am?
A [A] buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America,
[A] _ _
_ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _
_ _ [F#m] brought to America,
Said [A] _ _
he was fighting on arrival, _ _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival, _ _
Said he was a buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [D] in the war [A] for America, _
Said he wa-e-oi-oy, wa-e-o-i-o-i-o, wa-e-o-i-o-o [E]-i [A]-o, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] Buffalo soldier, _ _ tried [D] into the land,
[A] Oh, [C#m] baby, [F#m] run around and make your motorhead right [D] into the land.
[A] Yeah, yeah, [E] yeah.
There [A] was a buffalo soldier _ _ in [F#m] the war for [A] America. _
_ _ _ Buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [D] _ _ dreadlocked [A] rasta, _
_ _ fighting under rival, _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival. _
_ _ Driven from the mainland _ to the heart of the Caribbean. _
Singing, way-ya-ya, way-ya-ya-ya, [D] way-ya [A]-ya [E]-ya-ya [A]-ya.
_ Way-ya-ya. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Buffalo _ soldier, _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ dreadlocked [A] rasta, _
_ He was a buffalo soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America,
[A] _
_ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _
_ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America, _
_ _ Fighting on arrival, _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival, _
_ _ [Bm] If [C#m] you knew [Bm] your history, [C#m] _ _ [A] then you would [G#] know [F#m] where you're coming from,
[Bm] _ [A] Then you wouldn't [Bm] love _
[C#m] me, [A] who [E] do you [F#m] think I am?
A [A] buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America,
[A] _ _
_ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _
_ _ [F#m] brought to America,
Said [A] _ _
he was fighting on arrival, _ _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival, _ _
Said he was a buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [D] in the war [A] for America, _
Said he wa-e-oi-oy, wa-e-o-i-o-i-o, wa-e-o-i-o-o [E]-i [A]-o, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] Buffalo soldier, _ _ tried [D] into the land,
[A] Oh, [C#m] baby, [F#m] run around and make your motorhead right [D] into the land.
[A] Yeah, yeah, [E] yeah.
There [A] was a buffalo soldier _ _ in [F#m] the war for [A] America. _
_ _ _ Buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [D] _ _ dreadlocked [A] rasta, _
_ _ fighting under rival, _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival. _
_ _ Driven from the mainland _ to the heart of the Caribbean. _
Singing, way-ya-ya, way-ya-ya-ya, [D] way-ya [A]-ya [E]-ya-ya [A]-ya.
_ Way-ya-ya. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _