Chords for Peter Tosh / LIVE / AFRICAN

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C

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Peter Tosh / LIVE / AFRICAN chords
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[Bb]
What's happening?
[Eb]
[G]
See as I come, something must happen.
Don't [Gb]
[Abm] feel no way.
[Gb] [E] The powers of Rastafari [G] is high above material things.
Don't feel no way.
[E]
When this power [N] come, all power cut.
[E]
The heaven [Bb] declares the glories of Jah and
the firmament show it his handiworks.
[E] Glory be unto Jah Rastafari who make the
sun shine.
[Bb]
[N] And as the sun shines, so shall I continue to shine.
Twenty-five hours a day.
And if Satan the devil, loosely from Makarios think, he can fight I with
material things.
He make a sad [Gb] mistake.
[Bb] Come to do bumbleclad something.
The people
out here [Db] waiting for the music.
Want the [E] bumbleclad to take this [N] thing far.
Why as I come, I must go on with this bumbleclad sabotage.
What you don't want me to blame it on Rastafari?
Look how many heathens play music and nothing happen.
But as the most progressive come, something must bumbleclad happen.
So you see the kind of shit
[G] steam that I face daily.
That's why [N] sometimes when I draw my bumbleclad sword, God cry.
And it's no joke.
[B] [Abm]
[N]
[Bb]
[Em]
Nobody know what's happen.
[E]
I [Bb] don't
[Gb]
[G]
[F]
[Gb] [G]
[F] [Gb] [G]
[F] [Gb] [G]
[F] [Gb] [G] [Ab]
care where [C] you come from.
[F] As long as [C] you're a black man.
You [G] are an African.
None of my Indian [C] nationality.
[Dm] You will guard [C] the identity.
You are [G] an African.
Cause if you come [F] from Clarindon.
You are [G] an African.
And if you come [F] from Portland.
[G] You are an African.
And if you come [F] from Westmoreland.
You [G] are an African.
[C] I don't care where you come [F] from.
As long [C] as you're a black man.
[Gm] You [G] are an African.
None of my Indian [C] nationality.
[F] You will guard [C] the identity.
You [G] are an African.
Cause if you come [F] from Sinabad.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from Nassau.
You [G] are an African.
Say if you come [F] from Cuba.
[G] You are an African.
[C] Don't care where you come from.
[F]
As long [C] as you're a black man.
[E] You are [G] an African.
None of my [C] Indian nation.
[F] That is [C] only segregation.
You are [G] an African.
Cause if you [F] go to the Catholic.
[G] You are an African.
And if you go to [F] the Methodist.
[G] You are an African.
Say if you go to [F] the Church of God.
You are [G] an African.
I don't [C] care where you come from.
[F] As long [C] as you're a black [G] man.
You are an African.
None of my [C] new complexion.
[F]
There is [C] no rejection.
[G] You are an African.
Cause if you [F] flexion high.
[G] And if you [F] flexion low.
[G] And if [F] it's in between.
[G]
[C] I don't care where you come from.
[F]
As long [C] as you're a black [Gm] man.
[G]
None of my new [C]
[F] nationality.
You have got [C] the identity.
You [G] are an African.
Cause if you come [F] from Brixton.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from Winston.
You [G] are an African.
Say if you come [F] from Harston.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from Easton.
You [G] are an African.
If you come [F] from Bronx.
You [G] are an African.
[F] If you come from Brooklyn.
You are [G] an African.
And if you come from [F] Queens.
You [G] are an African.
Say if you come from [F] Manhattan.
You are [G] an African.
And if you come [F] from Canada.
You [G] are an African.
If you come from [F] Miami.
You are [G] an African.
If you come [F] from Switzerland.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from Germany.
You [G] are an African.
If you come [F] from Russia, you [G] are in.
If you come [F] from China, [G] you are in.
And if you come [F] from Taiwan, you [G] are in.
And if you from [F] Taipu, you [G] are in.
If you come [F] from the north pole, you [G] are in.
If you come [Fm] from the south pole, [G] you are in.
And if you come [F] from I don't know here, you are in.
[G] [D] [F] [G]
[Gb] [F] [G]
[N] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [Ab] [F]
[G] [A] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[G] [Ab]
[G] [D]
[G] [Ab]
[G] [F] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Gb
134211112
E
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ What's happening?
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
See as I come, something must happen.
_ _ Don't _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ feel no way.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [E] The powers of Rastafari [G] _ is high above material things. _ _ _ _
_ Don't feel no way.
_ _ [E] _
When this power [N] come, all power cut. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The heaven [Bb] declares the glories of Jah _ _ _ and
the firmament show it his handiworks. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Glory be unto Jah Rastafari who make the
sun shine.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] And as the sun shines, so shall I continue to shine.
Twenty-five hours a day.
_ _ And _ _ _ _ if Satan the devil, loosely from Makarios think, he can fight I with
material things.
He make a sad [Gb] mistake. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Come to do bumbleclad something.
The people
out here [Db] waiting for the music.
Want the [E] bumbleclad to take this [N] thing far. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Why as I come, I must go on with this _ bumbleclad sabotage.
_ _ _ _ _ _ What you don't want me to blame it on Rastafari? _ _ _
_ _ Look how many heathens play music and nothing happen.
But _ as the most progressive come, something must _ bumbleclad happen.
_ _ _ _ So you see the kind of shit
[G] steam that I face daily.
That's why [N] sometimes when I draw my _ bumbleclad sword, God cry.
_ And it's no joke.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Nobody know what's happen.
_ _ _ _ [E]
I [Bb] _ _ _ don't _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _
care where [C] you come from.
_ [F] As long as [C] you're a black man.
You [G] are an African. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ None of my Indian [C] _ nationality.
_ [Dm] You will guard [C] the identity.
You are [G] an African. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Cause if you come [F] from _ Clarindon.
You are [G] an African.
And if you come [F] from Portland.
[G] You are an African.
And if you come [F] from Westmoreland.
You [G] are an African.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] I don't care where you come _ [F] from.
As long [C] as you're a black man.
[Gm] You [G] are an African. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ None of my Indian [C] _ nationality.
_ [F] You will guard [C] the identity.
You [G] are an African.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Cause if you come [F] from _ Sinabad.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from _ Nassau.
You [G] are an African.
Say if you come [F] from Cuba.
[G] You are an African. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Don't care where you come from.
_ [F] _
As long [C] as you're a black man.
[E] You are [G] an African.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ None of my [C] Indian nation.
_ [F] _ That is [C] only _ segregation.
You are [G] an African. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cause if you [F] go to the Catholic.
[G] You are an African.
And if you go to [F] the Methodist.
[G] You are an African.
Say if you go to [F] the Church of God.
You are [G] an African. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I don't [C] care where you come from.
[F] _ As long [C] as you're a black [G] man.
You are an African.
_ _ None _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
of my [C] new _ complexion.
[F] _
There is [C] no rejection.
[G] You are an African. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Cause if you [F] flexion high.
_ [G] _ And if you [F] flexion low.
_ [G] _ And if [F] it's in between.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] I don't care where you come from.
[F] _
As long [C] as you're a black [Gm] man.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ None of my new [C] _ _
_ [F] nationality.
You have got [C] the _ identity.
You [G] are an African. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Cause if you come [F] from Brixton.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from Winston.
You [G] are an African.
Say if you come [F] from Harston.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from Easton.
You [G] are an African.
If you come [F] from Bronx.
You [G] are an African.
_ [F] If you come from Brooklyn.
You are [G] an African.
And if you come from [F] Queens.
You [G] are an African.
Say if you come from [F] _ Manhattan.
You are [G] an African.
And if you come [F] from Canada.
You [G] are an African.
If you come from [F] Miami.
You are [G] an African.
If you come [F] from Switzerland.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from Germany.
You [G] are an African.
If you come [F] from Russia, you [G] are in.
If you come [F] from China, [G] you are in.
And if you come [F] from Taiwan, you [G] are in.
And if you from [F] _ Taipu, you [G] are in.
If you come [F] from the north pole, you [G] are in.
If you come [Fm] from the south pole, [G] you are in.
And if you come [F] from I don't know here, you are in.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _

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