Small Axe (1973) - Bob Marley & The Wailers Chords
Tempo:
92.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[D] Why boasteth [A] thyself, O [E] evil man?
[D] Playing [C#m] smart and not being [E] clever, oh no
I [D] say you're working iniquity to [E] achieve vanity
If I so ask, [D] but that goodness, poor old judge, [F#] I [E] do regret forever
If [D] you are the [A] big tree, [Bm] you're the [A] small ass
[D] Sharpened to [A] cut you down, ready to cut you down
[Bm] These are the [A] words [E] of my master, keep on telling me
No weak [A] heart shall [E] prosper on a vacant head
[D] Whosoever diggeth [A] a pit, Lord, shall fall in [E] it
[D] Whosoever diggeth a [E] pit, shall bury in it
Shall bury in it if [D] you are the [A] big tree
We [Bm] are the [A] small ass, [D] sharpened to cut [A] you down
Ready [Bm] to cut [A] you down
[D]
[A] [E]
[D]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[D] Whosoever [A] diggeth a pit, shall fall [E] in it
[D] Whosoever [A] diggeth a pit, [E] shall bury in it
Shall bury in it if [D] you are the [A] big tree
[B] We have a [A] small ass, [D] ready to cut [A] you down
Sharpened to cut you down
If you [D] are the big [A] tree, let me tell you this
We [Bm] are the [A] small ass, [D] ready to [A] cut you down
[Bm] Sharpened to [A] cut you down
[D] If you are the [A] big tree
[Bm]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[D] Why boasteth [A] thyself, O [E] evil man?
[D] Playing [C#m] smart and not being [E] clever, oh no
I [D] say you're working iniquity to [E] achieve vanity
If I so ask, [D] but that goodness, poor old judge, [F#] I [E] do regret forever
If [D] you are the [A] big tree, [Bm] you're the [A] small ass
[D] Sharpened to [A] cut you down, ready to cut you down
[Bm] These are the [A] words [E] of my master, keep on telling me
No weak [A] heart shall [E] prosper on a vacant head
[D] Whosoever diggeth [A] a pit, Lord, shall fall in [E] it
[D] Whosoever diggeth a [E] pit, shall bury in it
Shall bury in it if [D] you are the [A] big tree
We [Bm] are the [A] small ass, [D] sharpened to cut [A] you down
Ready [Bm] to cut [A] you down
[D]
[A] [E]
[D]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[D] Whosoever [A] diggeth a pit, shall fall [E] in it
[D] Whosoever [A] diggeth a pit, [E] shall bury in it
Shall bury in it if [D] you are the [A] big tree
[B] We have a [A] small ass, [D] ready to cut [A] you down
Sharpened to cut you down
If you [D] are the big [A] tree, let me tell you this
We [Bm] are the [A] small ass, [D] ready to [A] cut you down
[Bm] Sharpened to [A] cut you down
[D] If you are the [A] big tree
[Bm]
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
C#m
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] Why _ _ _ boasteth [A] thyself, _ O [E] evil man? _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Playing [C#m] smart and not being [E] clever, oh no
I [D] say you're working _ iniquity to [E] achieve vanity
_ If I so ask, [D] but that goodness, poor old judge, [F#] I [E] do regret forever _ _
_ If [D] you are the [A] big tree, _ _ [Bm] you're the [A] small ass
_ _ _ [D] Sharpened to [A] cut you down, _ ready to cut you down
_ _ [Bm] _ _ These are the [A] words [E] of my master, keep on telling me
_ _ _ No weak [A] heart shall [E] prosper on a vacant head
[D] _ Whosoever diggeth [A] a pit, Lord, shall fall in [E] it _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Whosoever diggeth a [E] pit, shall bury in it
Shall bury in it if [D] you are the [A] big tree
_ _ We [Bm] are the [A] small ass, _ _ _ [D] sharpened to cut [A] you down
_ Ready [Bm] to cut [A] you _ down
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Whosoever [A] diggeth a pit, _ shall fall [E] in it
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Whosoever [A] diggeth a pit, _ [E] shall bury in it
Shall bury in it if [D] you are the [A] big tree
_ _ _ [B] We have a [A] small ass, _ _ [D] ready to cut [A] you down
_ _ Sharpened to cut you down
_ _ If you [D] are the big [A] tree, let me tell you this
We [Bm] are the [A] small ass, _ _ [D] ready to [A] cut you down
_ _ [Bm] Sharpened to [A] cut you down
_ _ [D] If you are the [A] big tree _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] Why _ _ _ boasteth [A] thyself, _ O [E] evil man? _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Playing [C#m] smart and not being [E] clever, oh no
I [D] say you're working _ iniquity to [E] achieve vanity
_ If I so ask, [D] but that goodness, poor old judge, [F#] I [E] do regret forever _ _
_ If [D] you are the [A] big tree, _ _ [Bm] you're the [A] small ass
_ _ _ [D] Sharpened to [A] cut you down, _ ready to cut you down
_ _ [Bm] _ _ These are the [A] words [E] of my master, keep on telling me
_ _ _ No weak [A] heart shall [E] prosper on a vacant head
[D] _ Whosoever diggeth [A] a pit, Lord, shall fall in [E] it _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Whosoever diggeth a [E] pit, shall bury in it
Shall bury in it if [D] you are the [A] big tree
_ _ We [Bm] are the [A] small ass, _ _ _ [D] sharpened to cut [A] you down
_ Ready [Bm] to cut [A] you _ down
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Whosoever [A] diggeth a pit, _ shall fall [E] in it
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Whosoever [A] diggeth a pit, _ [E] shall bury in it
Shall bury in it if [D] you are the [A] big tree
_ _ _ [B] We have a [A] small ass, _ _ [D] ready to cut [A] you down
_ _ Sharpened to cut you down
_ _ If you [D] are the big [A] tree, let me tell you this
We [Bm] are the [A] small ass, _ _ [D] ready to [A] cut you down
_ _ [Bm] Sharpened to [A] cut you down
_ _ [D] If you are the [A] big tree _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
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