HUMBLE AFRICAN BY CULTURE (LYRICS) Chords
Tempo:
161.7 bpm
Chords used:
Bbm
Cm
Ab
Eb
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm]
[Ab]
I'm [Cm] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Cm] on this land, [Bbm] I trouble no one [Ab]
[Cm] My desire is [Bbm] to make no problem with no [Ab] one
[Cm] Non-interference, [Bbm]
non -political [Ab]
No matter [Cm] what you do, [Bbm] I see I'm blind and
[Ab] I'm a humble African [Cm] [Bbm] Passing through Babylon, [Ab] I'm a humble [Cm] African
[Bbm]
Trouble no one say [Ab] I'm a humble [Cm] African [Bbm] Some say I'm a rascal and [Ab] I'm a humble [Cm] African
[Bbm]
[Ab]
These [Cm] little hands [Bbm] and simple fingers that I have [Ab]
They [Cm] were not made [Bbm] to pinch nor tear
[Ab] But
[Cm] to move in [Bbm] deeds of kindness, you [Ab] see [Cm] And to call in [Bbm] lots of prayer to help my brother pray
[Ab] Was a better mentor in [Cm] life, [Bbm] yeh, oh yeh It's better to have a [Cm] friend than to need one
[Bbm]
It's better to find a friend [Fm]
than to be in need
[Bbm]
Lift up your brother, [Cm]
don't you put him down [Bbm]
One and watch the other, [Eb]
go go and talk it home
[Ab] I'm a humble African [Cm] [Bbm] I was born to love my [Ab] brother
I'm a humble [Cm] African [Bbm] United I must be
[Ab] I'm a humble [Cm] African No [Bbm]
matter what they [Ab] say
I'm a humble [Cm] African
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Cm] My forefather came here [Bbm] from the days of slavery [Ab] I [Cm] work until [Bbm] my skin starts to tear
[Ab]
[Cm] And to every time I [Bbm]
beg for my justice [Ab]
Here's [Cm] someone always [Bbm] to name me this a rebel still
[Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm]
I pray the day will come [Cm]
when we all are peace and unity [Bbm]
No more chasing one [Fm] another without humanity
[Bbm]
I pray the day will come [Cm]
that we all share what we have [Bbm]
And show the people of the love that [Eb] we have
Let them know [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] [Bbm] Not only unity inside [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] [Bbm] Just [Db] come follow us [Ab] all, a humble [Cm] African
[Bbm] Help me beat my drum in a public land, [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] [Bbm] Yeah you know who I am, [Ab] a humble African
[Cm] [Bbm] [E]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm]
[Ab]
I'm [Cm] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Cm] on this land, [Bbm] I trouble no one [Ab]
[Cm] My desire is [Bbm] to make no problem with no [Ab] one
[Cm] Non-interference, [Bbm]
non -political [Ab]
No matter [Cm] what you do, [Bbm] I see I'm blind and
[Ab] I'm a humble African [Cm] [Bbm] Passing through Babylon, [Ab] I'm a humble [Cm] African
[Bbm]
Trouble no one say [Ab] I'm a humble [Cm] African [Bbm] Some say I'm a rascal and [Ab] I'm a humble [Cm] African
[Bbm]
[Ab]
These [Cm] little hands [Bbm] and simple fingers that I have [Ab]
They [Cm] were not made [Bbm] to pinch nor tear
[Ab] But
[Cm] to move in [Bbm] deeds of kindness, you [Ab] see [Cm] And to call in [Bbm] lots of prayer to help my brother pray
[Ab] Was a better mentor in [Cm] life, [Bbm] yeh, oh yeh It's better to have a [Cm] friend than to need one
[Bbm]
It's better to find a friend [Fm]
than to be in need
[Bbm]
Lift up your brother, [Cm]
don't you put him down [Bbm]
One and watch the other, [Eb]
go go and talk it home
[Ab] I'm a humble African [Cm] [Bbm] I was born to love my [Ab] brother
I'm a humble [Cm] African [Bbm] United I must be
[Ab] I'm a humble [Cm] African No [Bbm]
matter what they [Ab] say
I'm a humble [Cm] African
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Cm] My forefather came here [Bbm] from the days of slavery [Ab] I [Cm] work until [Bbm] my skin starts to tear
[Ab]
[Cm] And to every time I [Bbm]
beg for my justice [Ab]
Here's [Cm] someone always [Bbm] to name me this a rebel still
[Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm]
I pray the day will come [Cm]
when we all are peace and unity [Bbm]
No more chasing one [Fm] another without humanity
[Bbm]
I pray the day will come [Cm]
that we all share what we have [Bbm]
And show the people of the love that [Eb] we have
Let them know [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] [Bbm] Not only unity inside [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] [Bbm] Just [Db] come follow us [Ab] all, a humble [Cm] African
[Bbm] Help me beat my drum in a public land, [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] [Bbm] Yeah you know who I am, [Ab] a humble African
[Cm] [Bbm] [E]
Key:
Bbm
Cm
Ab
Eb
E
Bbm
Cm
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
I'm [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] on this land, _ [Bbm] I trouble no one _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] My desire is [Bbm] to make no problem with no _ [Ab] one _
_ [Cm] Non-interference, _ [Bbm] _
non _ -political _ _ [Ab] _
No matter [Cm] what you do, _ [Bbm] I see I'm blind and
_ _ _ [Ab] I'm a humble African _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bbm] Passing _ _ through Babylon, [Ab] I'm a humble _ [Cm] African
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
Trouble no one say [Ab] I'm a humble _ [Cm] African _ _ [Bbm] Some _ _ say I'm a rascal and [Ab] I'm a humble _ [Cm] African
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
These [Cm] little hands [Bbm] and simple fingers that I have _ _ [Ab] _ _
They [Cm] were not made [Bbm] to pinch nor tear
_ [Ab] But _
_ _ [Cm] to move in [Bbm] deeds of kindness, you _ _ [Ab] see _ _ _ [Cm] And to call in [Bbm] lots of prayer to help my brother pray
[Ab] Was a better mentor in [Cm] life, _ [Bbm] yeh, _ _ oh _ _ yeh _ _ _ It's better to have a [Cm] friend _ than to need one
_ [Bbm] _
It's better to find a friend [Fm] _ _
than to be in need
_ [Bbm] _
Lift up your brother, _ [Cm] _ _
don't you put him down _ [Bbm] _ _
One and watch the other, [Eb] _
go go and talk it home
[Ab] I'm a humble African [Cm] _ _ _ [Bbm] I _ was born to love my [Ab] brother
I'm a humble _ [Cm] African _ _ _ [Bbm] United _ _ I must be
[Ab] I'm a humble _ [Cm] African No _ [Bbm] _ _
matter _ what they [Ab] say
I'm a humble _ [Cm] African
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] My forefather came here [Bbm] from the days of slavery _ _ [Ab] I _ _ [Cm] _ work until [Bbm] my skin starts to tear
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] And to every time I [Bbm] _
beg for my justice _ [Ab] _ _
_ Here's [Cm] someone always [Bbm] to name me this a rebel still
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I pray the day will come [Cm] _
when we all are peace and unity [Bbm] _ _
No more chasing one [Fm] another _ _ _ without humanity
_ [Bbm] _
I pray the day will come [Cm] _
that we all share what we have [Bbm] _ _
And show the people of the love that [Eb] we have
_ Let them know [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bbm] Not _ only unity inside [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Just _ _ [Db] come follow us [Ab] all, a humble _ [Cm] African
_ _ _ [Bbm] Help me beat my drum in a public land, [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Yeah _ you know who I am, [Ab] a humble African
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
I'm [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] on this land, _ [Bbm] I trouble no one _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] My desire is [Bbm] to make no problem with no _ [Ab] one _
_ [Cm] Non-interference, _ [Bbm] _
non _ -political _ _ [Ab] _
No matter [Cm] what you do, _ [Bbm] I see I'm blind and
_ _ _ [Ab] I'm a humble African _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bbm] Passing _ _ through Babylon, [Ab] I'm a humble _ [Cm] African
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
Trouble no one say [Ab] I'm a humble _ [Cm] African _ _ [Bbm] Some _ _ say I'm a rascal and [Ab] I'm a humble _ [Cm] African
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
These [Cm] little hands [Bbm] and simple fingers that I have _ _ [Ab] _ _
They [Cm] were not made [Bbm] to pinch nor tear
_ [Ab] But _
_ _ [Cm] to move in [Bbm] deeds of kindness, you _ _ [Ab] see _ _ _ [Cm] And to call in [Bbm] lots of prayer to help my brother pray
[Ab] Was a better mentor in [Cm] life, _ [Bbm] yeh, _ _ oh _ _ yeh _ _ _ It's better to have a [Cm] friend _ than to need one
_ [Bbm] _
It's better to find a friend [Fm] _ _
than to be in need
_ [Bbm] _
Lift up your brother, _ [Cm] _ _
don't you put him down _ [Bbm] _ _
One and watch the other, [Eb] _
go go and talk it home
[Ab] I'm a humble African [Cm] _ _ _ [Bbm] I _ was born to love my [Ab] brother
I'm a humble _ [Cm] African _ _ _ [Bbm] United _ _ I must be
[Ab] I'm a humble _ [Cm] African No _ [Bbm] _ _
matter _ what they [Ab] say
I'm a humble _ [Cm] African
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] My forefather came here [Bbm] from the days of slavery _ _ [Ab] I _ _ [Cm] _ work until [Bbm] my skin starts to tear
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] And to every time I [Bbm] _
beg for my justice _ [Ab] _ _
_ Here's [Cm] someone always [Bbm] to name me this a rebel still
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I pray the day will come [Cm] _
when we all are peace and unity [Bbm] _ _
No more chasing one [Fm] another _ _ _ without humanity
_ [Bbm] _
I pray the day will come [Cm] _
that we all share what we have [Bbm] _ _
And show the people of the love that [Eb] we have
_ Let them know [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bbm] Not _ only unity inside [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Just _ _ [Db] come follow us [Ab] all, a humble _ [Cm] African
_ _ _ [Bbm] Help me beat my drum in a public land, [Ab] I'm a humble African
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Yeah _ you know who I am, [Ab] a humble African
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _