Chords for Peter Tosh - Not Gonna Give It Up
Tempo:
81.15 bpm
Chords used:
F
G
Am
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Am] [F]
[Am] [D] [F]
[Am] [Dm] [F]
[Am] [B] [F]
And I'm [G] not a fool to give it [F] up and I'm not a [G] fool.
[F] [G] I'm not a fool to [G] give it up [Dm] and I'm not a [G] fool.
[Am] I'm fighting, [Em] I'm going to [Am] be fighting.
[C] I will be fighting, [F] fighting.
Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
[Am]
[F] I said that [Am]
[C] [F] I'm [Dm] from [F] Virginia, I'm from here.
[Am]
I know slave drivers [F] just don't care.
They [G] just don't care.
No, [F]
[C] I'm not a fool to give it [G] up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
I said [F] that [D] I'm not a fool to give it [G] up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
I'm [Am] fighting, [Am] I'm going to be fighting.
I will be fighting, fighting.
[F] Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
[Am] Africa [F] is the richest place.
[Am] But it [F] has no more rest for [Am] me.
And to me, [F] it's just a disgrace.
Just [G] a disgrace.
That is why [F] [Em] [C] I'm not a fool to give [G] it up [Dm] and [G] I'm not a fool.
[F] I said I'm [G] not a [Am] fool to give [G] it up [F]
[G] and I'm not a fool.
I'm [C] fighting, I'm going to be fighting.
I will be fighting.
[F]
Africa and Africa is not [G] free.
[Am]
[B] [F] [Am]
[B] [F] [Am]
[Dm] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [A] I'm [G] [F] [G] not a fool [F]
[G] [Am] to [G] give it up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
[Em] I'm [Am] not a [C] fool to give it up and [Am] I'm not a fool.
I'm fighting, I'm going to be fighting.
[F] Till Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
[Am] [F] Africa is nowhere to go.
[Am] We got to [F] fight because it's not wrong.
[Am] Won't you join [F] in and sing this song?
[G] Sing this song.
Won't you join in and [F] sing [C] this song?
Sing [G] this song.
[F]
[G] [F] [G] [C] [G] [F]
[G] [Am]
Won't you join [E] [Am] in and sing [F]
[G] this song?
[Am]
to be poor [Dm] is a [F] hurtful pain
[Am]
[F] living in poverty is a burning shame
[Am] help [F] yourself [Am] [F] cause man you're not playing
[G]
no no no no
[F] I'm [C] not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm [G] not a poor man
[F]
[G] [F#m] I'm not [G] a poor [F] man
I'm [G] not a poor man
[F]
[G] [F#] [G] [F] [G] [F] I'm not [G] a poor man
I'm [F] [G] not a poor man
[F] I'm not a [G] poor man
[Am] I'm not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm [G] not a poor man
I'm not a, [F] I'm not, [G] [Am] I'm not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm not a [G] poor man
I'm not, [F] I'm not, [G] I'm not
I'm not a poor man
[Dm] [G] [F] [G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [F] [G] [F]
[Em] [Am] [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]
[Am] [G] [F]
[Am] [D] [F]
[Am] [Dm] [F]
[Am] [B] [F]
And I'm [G] not a fool to give it [F] up and I'm not a [G] fool.
[F] [G] I'm not a fool to [G] give it up [Dm] and I'm not a [G] fool.
[Am] I'm fighting, [Em] I'm going to [Am] be fighting.
[C] I will be fighting, [F] fighting.
Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
[Am]
[F] I said that [Am]
[C] [F] I'm [Dm] from [F] Virginia, I'm from here.
[Am]
I know slave drivers [F] just don't care.
They [G] just don't care.
No, [F]
[C] I'm not a fool to give it [G] up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
I said [F] that [D] I'm not a fool to give it [G] up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
I'm [Am] fighting, [Am] I'm going to be fighting.
I will be fighting, fighting.
[F] Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
[Am] Africa [F] is the richest place.
[Am] But it [F] has no more rest for [Am] me.
And to me, [F] it's just a disgrace.
Just [G] a disgrace.
That is why [F] [Em] [C] I'm not a fool to give [G] it up [Dm] and [G] I'm not a fool.
[F] I said I'm [G] not a [Am] fool to give [G] it up [F]
[G] and I'm not a fool.
I'm [C] fighting, I'm going to be fighting.
I will be fighting.
[F]
Africa and Africa is not [G] free.
[Am]
[B] [F] [Am]
[B] [F] [Am]
[Dm] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [A] I'm [G] [F] [G] not a fool [F]
[G] [Am] to [G] give it up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
[Em] I'm [Am] not a [C] fool to give it up and [Am] I'm not a fool.
I'm fighting, I'm going to be fighting.
[F] Till Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
[Am] [F] Africa is nowhere to go.
[Am] We got to [F] fight because it's not wrong.
[Am] Won't you join [F] in and sing this song?
[G] Sing this song.
Won't you join in and [F] sing [C] this song?
Sing [G] this song.
[F]
[G] [F] [G] [C] [G] [F]
[G] [Am]
Won't you join [E] [Am] in and sing [F]
[G] this song?
[Am]
to be poor [Dm] is a [F] hurtful pain
[Am]
[F] living in poverty is a burning shame
[Am] help [F] yourself [Am] [F] cause man you're not playing
[G]
no no no no
[F] I'm [C] not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm [G] not a poor man
[F]
[G] [F#m] I'm not [G] a poor [F] man
I'm [G] not a poor man
[F]
[G] [F#] [G] [F] [G] [F] I'm not [G] a poor man
I'm [F] [G] not a poor man
[F] I'm not a [G] poor man
[Am] I'm not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm [G] not a poor man
I'm not a, [F] I'm not, [G] [Am] I'm not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm not a [G] poor man
I'm not, [F] I'm not, [G] I'm not
I'm not a poor man
[Dm] [G] [F] [G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [F] [G] [F]
[Em] [Am] [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]
[Am] [G] [F]
Key:
F
G
Am
C
Dm
F
G
Am
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
_ And I'm [G] not a fool to give it [F] up and I'm not a [G] fool.
[F] _ [G] I'm not a fool to [G] give it up [Dm] and I'm not a [G] fool.
_ [Am] I'm fighting, _ [Em] I'm going to [Am] be fighting.
[C] I will be fighting, [F] fighting.
Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
_ _ [Am] _
[F] I said that _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[C] [F] I'm [Dm] from [F] Virginia, I'm from here.
_ [Am]
I know slave drivers [F] just don't care.
They [G] just don't _ care.
No, _ _ [F]
[C] I'm not a fool to give it [G] up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
I said [F] that [D] I'm not a fool to give it [G] up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
I'm [Am] fighting, _ _ [Am] I'm going to be fighting.
I will be fighting, fighting.
[F] Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
_ _ [Am] _ _ Africa [F] is the richest place.
[Am] _ _ But it [F] has no more rest for [Am] me.
And to me, [F] it's just a disgrace.
Just [G] a disgrace. _ _
That is why [F] _ [Em] [C] I'm not a fool to give [G] it up [Dm] and [G] I'm not a fool.
[F] I said I'm [G] not a [Am] fool to give [G] it up [F]
[G] and I'm not a fool.
I'm [C] fighting, _ I'm going to be fighting.
_ I will be fighting.
_ _ [F]
Africa and Africa is not [G] free.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] [A] I'm [G] _ [F] [G] not a fool _ [F] _
[G] [Am] to [G] give it up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
[Em] I'm [Am] not a [C] fool to give it up and [Am] I'm not a fool.
I'm fighting, _ I'm going to be fighting.
_ [F] Till Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [F] Africa is nowhere to go.
_ [Am] _ We got to [F] fight because it's not wrong.
_ [Am] _ Won't you join [F] in and sing this song?
[G] Sing this song. _ _
Won't you join in and [F] sing [C] this song?
Sing [G] this song.
[F] _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ Won't you join [E] [Am] in and sing _ [F] _
_ _ [G] this song?
_ _ [Am] _
to be poor [Dm] is a [F] hurtful pain
_ [Am] _
[F] living in poverty is a burning shame
[Am] help [F] yourself [Am] [F] cause man you're not playing
_ [G] _
_ _ no no no no
[F] I'm [C] not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm [G] not a poor man
[F] _
[G] [F#m] I'm not [G] a poor [F] man
I'm [G] not a poor man
_ _ [F] _
[G] _ [F#] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [F] I'm not [G] a poor man
I'm [F] [G] not a poor man
[F] I'm not a [G] poor man
[Am] I'm not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm [G] not a poor man
I'm not a, [F] I'm not, [G] [Am] I'm not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm not a [G] poor man
I'm not, [F] I'm not, [G] I'm not
I'm not a poor man
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[Em] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
_ And I'm [G] not a fool to give it [F] up and I'm not a [G] fool.
[F] _ [G] I'm not a fool to [G] give it up [Dm] and I'm not a [G] fool.
_ [Am] I'm fighting, _ [Em] I'm going to [Am] be fighting.
[C] I will be fighting, [F] fighting.
Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
_ _ [Am] _
[F] I said that _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[C] [F] I'm [Dm] from [F] Virginia, I'm from here.
_ [Am]
I know slave drivers [F] just don't care.
They [G] just don't _ care.
No, _ _ [F]
[C] I'm not a fool to give it [G] up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
I said [F] that [D] I'm not a fool to give it [G] up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
I'm [Am] fighting, _ _ [Am] I'm going to be fighting.
I will be fighting, fighting.
[F] Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
_ _ [Am] _ _ Africa [F] is the richest place.
[Am] _ _ But it [F] has no more rest for [Am] me.
And to me, [F] it's just a disgrace.
Just [G] a disgrace. _ _
That is why [F] _ [Em] [C] I'm not a fool to give [G] it up [Dm] and [G] I'm not a fool.
[F] I said I'm [G] not a [Am] fool to give [G] it up [F]
[G] and I'm not a fool.
I'm [C] fighting, _ I'm going to be fighting.
_ I will be fighting.
_ _ [F]
Africa and Africa is not [G] free.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] [A] I'm [G] _ [F] [G] not a fool _ [F] _
[G] [Am] to [G] give it up [F] and [G] I'm not a fool.
[Em] I'm [Am] not a [C] fool to give it up and [Am] I'm not a fool.
I'm fighting, _ I'm going to be fighting.
_ [F] Till Africa and Africa [G] is not free.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [F] Africa is nowhere to go.
_ [Am] _ We got to [F] fight because it's not wrong.
_ [Am] _ Won't you join [F] in and sing this song?
[G] Sing this song. _ _
Won't you join in and [F] sing [C] this song?
Sing [G] this song.
[F] _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ Won't you join [E] [Am] in and sing _ [F] _
_ _ [G] this song?
_ _ [Am] _
to be poor [Dm] is a [F] hurtful pain
_ [Am] _
[F] living in poverty is a burning shame
[Am] help [F] yourself [Am] [F] cause man you're not playing
_ [G] _
_ _ no no no no
[F] I'm [C] not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm [G] not a poor man
[F] _
[G] [F#m] I'm not [G] a poor [F] man
I'm [G] not a poor man
_ _ [F] _
[G] _ [F#] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [F] I'm not [G] a poor man
I'm [F] [G] not a poor man
[F] I'm not a [G] poor man
[Am] I'm not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm [G] not a poor man
I'm not a, [F] I'm not, [G] [Am] I'm not a poor man
[G] [F] I'm not a [G] poor man
I'm not, [F] I'm not, [G] I'm not
I'm not a poor man
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[Em] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _