Chords for Bunny Wailer - Moses' Children
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
F
Cm
C
Gm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [F] [C]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[Cm]
Tell them, tell them.
Tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, children.
Tell [Cm] them, tell them.
Tell them the [F] reason why you shed those tears.
Won't you [Cm] tell them?
Tell them.
Tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, children.
[C] Tell them.
Tell them, [F] tell them the reason why you shed those tears.
If I never [C] did right, or if I ever did wrong, [F] wrong, wrong.
It's because situations [C] arise
that things don't seem to belong.
[F]
Trials and crosses are always [C] before me,
thorns and prickles in my way.
[F]
With the taskmaster always [C] behind me,
waiting for a chance to take my life [F]
away.
In my bed [Gm] [Cm]
area every day, my bed.
[Gm] I'm like [Eb] one who labors without no pay, my [Gm] bed.
[Cm] Sweating [Eb] like a slave to [Cm] live another day, my [Gm] bed.
[Bb] If I didn't follow [Eb] my mind, I would be gone [Gm] astray,
my bed.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] Silver and gold, have I none, have I none.
Silver and gold, have I none, have I none.
Silver and gold, have I none, have I none.
Silver and gold, have I none, have I none.
So [Cm] won't you tell them, [C] tell them,
tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, [Bb] children.
[C] Tell them, tell them [F] the reason why you shed those tears.
Won't you tell [C] them, tell them,
tell [F] them the reason why you're crying, children.
[C] Tell them, tell them [F] the reason why you shed those tears.
Working around the clock on the bay in the [C] gong,
like a weak has got to be hit the [Bb] strong.
[F] I got to carry my load [Bb] like a child [C] of history,
battering and dragging along.
[F]
Blessed is the [Bb] man who keepeth his [C] faith,
and for the day of his great redemption,
[F] to get away from grief and [C] pain,
and into the joys of the sweet [F] liberation.
[Bb] [F] Slave [Gm] driver, it's just [Cm] a work, work,
[Eb] [Cm] can't get no pay, slave [Gm] driver.
[Cm] Sledgehammer in [Eb] my hand, and [Cm] a pain in my [Bb] chest,
slave [Gm] driver.
[Cm] Dry bone [Eb] crying in the wilderness, [Cm] slave driver.
[Bb] Only [Cm] muscle and [Eb] blood can [Cm] stand the test, slave driver.
[Gm] [Cm] Dry bone [Eb] crying in the [Cm] wilderness, slave [Gm] driver.
[Cm]
Muscle and blood can stand [Eb] the [Gm] test, slave driver.
[Cm]
Dry bone, dry bone, [Gm]
slave driver.
[Cm] [Gm]
Oh [Cm] yes.
For [F] Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
the shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
I said Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
pen to strength.
Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
pen to strength.
I said Moses did a rap.
[F]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[Cm]
Tell them, tell them.
Tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, children.
Tell [Cm] them, tell them.
Tell them the [F] reason why you shed those tears.
Won't you [Cm] tell them?
Tell them.
Tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, children.
[C] Tell them.
Tell them, [F] tell them the reason why you shed those tears.
If I never [C] did right, or if I ever did wrong, [F] wrong, wrong.
It's because situations [C] arise
that things don't seem to belong.
[F]
Trials and crosses are always [C] before me,
thorns and prickles in my way.
[F]
With the taskmaster always [C] behind me,
waiting for a chance to take my life [F]
away.
In my bed [Gm] [Cm]
area every day, my bed.
[Gm] I'm like [Eb] one who labors without no pay, my [Gm] bed.
[Cm] Sweating [Eb] like a slave to [Cm] live another day, my [Gm] bed.
[Bb] If I didn't follow [Eb] my mind, I would be gone [Gm] astray,
my bed.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] Silver and gold, have I none, have I none.
Silver and gold, have I none, have I none.
Silver and gold, have I none, have I none.
Silver and gold, have I none, have I none.
So [Cm] won't you tell them, [C] tell them,
tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, [Bb] children.
[C] Tell them, tell them [F] the reason why you shed those tears.
Won't you tell [C] them, tell them,
tell [F] them the reason why you're crying, children.
[C] Tell them, tell them [F] the reason why you shed those tears.
Working around the clock on the bay in the [C] gong,
like a weak has got to be hit the [Bb] strong.
[F] I got to carry my load [Bb] like a child [C] of history,
battering and dragging along.
[F]
Blessed is the [Bb] man who keepeth his [C] faith,
and for the day of his great redemption,
[F] to get away from grief and [C] pain,
and into the joys of the sweet [F] liberation.
[Bb] [F] Slave [Gm] driver, it's just [Cm] a work, work,
[Eb] [Cm] can't get no pay, slave [Gm] driver.
[Cm] Sledgehammer in [Eb] my hand, and [Cm] a pain in my [Bb] chest,
slave [Gm] driver.
[Cm] Dry bone [Eb] crying in the wilderness, [Cm] slave driver.
[Bb] Only [Cm] muscle and [Eb] blood can [Cm] stand the test, slave driver.
[Gm] [Cm] Dry bone [Eb] crying in the [Cm] wilderness, slave [Gm] driver.
[Cm]
Muscle and blood can stand [Eb] the [Gm] test, slave driver.
[Cm]
Dry bone, dry bone, [Gm]
slave driver.
[Cm] [Gm]
Oh [Cm] yes.
For [F] Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
the shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
I said Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
pen to strength.
Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
pen to strength.
I said Moses did a rap.
Key:
F
Cm
C
Gm
Eb
F
Cm
C
[N] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
Tell them, tell them.
Tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, children.
Tell [Cm] _ them, tell them.
Tell them the [F] reason why you shed those tears.
Won't you [Cm] tell them?
Tell them.
Tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, _ children.
[C] Tell them.
Tell them, [F] tell them the reason why you shed those tears.
_ _ _ If I never [C] did right, or if I ever did wrong, [F] wrong, wrong.
It's because situations [C] arise
that things don't seem to belong.
_ _ [F] _
Trials and crosses are always [C] before me,
thorns and prickles in my way.
_ [F] _ _
With the taskmaster always [C] behind me,
waiting for a chance to take my life [F]
away.
_ _ _ _ In my bed [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ area every day, my bed.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ I'm like [Eb] one who labors without no pay, my [Gm] bed. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Sweating [Eb] like a slave to [Cm] live another day, my [Gm] bed.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] If I didn't follow [Eb] my mind, I would be gone [Gm] astray,
my bed.
_ Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Silver _ and gold, have I none, have I none. _
Silver _ _ and gold, have I none, have I none. _
Silver _ _ and gold, have I none, have I none.
Silver _ _ and gold, have I none, have I none.
_ So [Cm] won't you tell them, [C] tell them,
tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, [Bb] children.
[C] Tell _ them, tell them [F] the reason why you shed those tears.
Won't you tell [C] them, tell them,
tell [F] them the reason why you're crying, children.
[C] Tell _ them, tell _ them [F] the reason why you shed those tears.
Working around the clock on the bay in the [C] gong,
like a weak has got to be hit the [Bb] strong.
[F] I got to carry my load [Bb] like a child [C] of history,
battering and dragging along.
_ _ [F] _
Blessed is the [Bb] man who keepeth his [C] faith,
and for the day of his great redemption,
[F] to get away from grief and [C] pain,
and into the joys of the sweet [F] liberation. _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ Slave [Gm] driver, _ _ _ _ it's just [Cm] a work, work,
[Eb] _ [Cm] can't get no pay, slave [Gm] driver. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Sledgehammer in [Eb] my hand, and [Cm] a pain in my [Bb] chest,
slave [Gm] driver. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Dry bone [Eb] crying in the wilderness, [Cm] slave driver.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ Only [Cm] muscle and [Eb] blood can [Cm] stand the test, slave driver.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Dry bone [Eb] crying in the [Cm] wilderness, _ _ _ _ slave [Gm] driver.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
Muscle and blood can stand [Eb] the [Gm] test, slave driver.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
Dry bone, dry bone, _ _ [Gm] _
slave driver.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm]
Oh _ [Cm] yes.
For [F] Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
_ shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
_ Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
the shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
_ Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
_ Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
I said Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
pen to strength.
_ Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
pen to strength.
I said Moses did a rap. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
Tell them, tell them.
Tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, children.
Tell [Cm] _ them, tell them.
Tell them the [F] reason why you shed those tears.
Won't you [Cm] tell them?
Tell them.
Tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, _ children.
[C] Tell them.
Tell them, [F] tell them the reason why you shed those tears.
_ _ _ If I never [C] did right, or if I ever did wrong, [F] wrong, wrong.
It's because situations [C] arise
that things don't seem to belong.
_ _ [F] _
Trials and crosses are always [C] before me,
thorns and prickles in my way.
_ [F] _ _
With the taskmaster always [C] behind me,
waiting for a chance to take my life [F]
away.
_ _ _ _ In my bed [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ area every day, my bed.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ I'm like [Eb] one who labors without no pay, my [Gm] bed. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Sweating [Eb] like a slave to [Cm] live another day, my [Gm] bed.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] If I didn't follow [Eb] my mind, I would be gone [Gm] astray,
my bed.
_ Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Silver _ and gold, have I none, have I none. _
Silver _ _ and gold, have I none, have I none. _
Silver _ _ and gold, have I none, have I none.
Silver _ _ and gold, have I none, have I none.
_ So [Cm] won't you tell them, [C] tell them,
tell them [F] the reason why you're crying, [Bb] children.
[C] Tell _ them, tell them [F] the reason why you shed those tears.
Won't you tell [C] them, tell them,
tell [F] them the reason why you're crying, children.
[C] Tell _ them, tell _ them [F] the reason why you shed those tears.
Working around the clock on the bay in the [C] gong,
like a weak has got to be hit the [Bb] strong.
[F] I got to carry my load [Bb] like a child [C] of history,
battering and dragging along.
_ _ [F] _
Blessed is the [Bb] man who keepeth his [C] faith,
and for the day of his great redemption,
[F] to get away from grief and [C] pain,
and into the joys of the sweet [F] liberation. _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ Slave [Gm] driver, _ _ _ _ it's just [Cm] a work, work,
[Eb] _ [Cm] can't get no pay, slave [Gm] driver. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Sledgehammer in [Eb] my hand, and [Cm] a pain in my [Bb] chest,
slave [Gm] driver. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Dry bone [Eb] crying in the wilderness, [Cm] slave driver.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ Only [Cm] muscle and [Eb] blood can [Cm] stand the test, slave driver.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Dry bone [Eb] crying in the [Cm] wilderness, _ _ _ _ slave [Gm] driver.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
Muscle and blood can stand [Eb] the [Gm] test, slave driver.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
Dry bone, dry bone, _ _ [Gm] _
slave driver.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm]
Oh _ [Cm] yes.
For [F] Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
_ shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
_ Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
the shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
_ Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
_ Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
from pen to strength.
I said Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
pen to strength.
_ Moses did a rap, I know it's in the shadows of death,
shadows of death.
For Moses did a rap, he rolled from pen to strength,
pen to strength.
I said Moses did a rap. _ _ _ _ _ _ _