Bob Marley - Buffalo soldier Chords
Tempo:
124.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#m
D
C#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
He was a buffalo soldier [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] Stolen from Africa, [F#m] brought to [A] America.
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] I mean [D] it, [C#m] when I [D] analyze the [C#m] stance.
[A] To [E] me it [F#m] makes a lot of sense.
[D] [C#m] Out there [Bm] dreadlocked [C#m] rasta, [A] [G#m] buffalo [F#m]
soldier.
And [A] he was taken from Africa, [F#m] brought to [A] America.
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A]
[Bm] [F#m] If you knew [Bm] your history, [C#m] [A] then [G#] you would know [F#m] where you're coming from.
[D] You think [A] you wouldn't [Bm] have to ask [A] me, [E] who do you think [F#m]
I am?
I'm [A] just a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] Stolen from Africa, brought to America.
Said he was a fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for survival.
[A]
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the war for [A] America.
Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo [E]-yo [A]-yo-yo.
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, [Bm] trotting to the [A] land.
[C#m] Said he's [F#m] gonna run and make him own the hand, [D] trotting to the land.
[A]
[E] Said he [A] was a buffalo soldier, [D] in the war for [A] America.
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Driven from the mainland, [F#m] to the heart of the [A] Caribbean.
Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo-yo-yo [A]-yo.
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
Riding through San Juan, [D] in the arms of [A] America.
Riding through Jamaica, [D] the buffalo [A] soldier.
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] Buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked [A]
rasta.
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
Wai-yo-yo.
[F#] [D]
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
He was a buffalo soldier [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] Stolen from Africa, [F#m] brought to [A] America.
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] I mean [D] it, [C#m] when I [D] analyze the [C#m] stance.
[A] To [E] me it [F#m] makes a lot of sense.
[D] [C#m] Out there [Bm] dreadlocked [C#m] rasta, [A] [G#m] buffalo [F#m]
soldier.
And [A] he was taken from Africa, [F#m] brought to [A] America.
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A]
[Bm] [F#m] If you knew [Bm] your history, [C#m] [A] then [G#] you would know [F#m] where you're coming from.
[D] You think [A] you wouldn't [Bm] have to ask [A] me, [E] who do you think [F#m]
I am?
I'm [A] just a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] Stolen from Africa, brought to America.
Said he was a fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for survival.
[A]
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the war for [A] America.
Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo [E]-yo [A]-yo-yo.
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, [Bm] trotting to the [A] land.
[C#m] Said he's [F#m] gonna run and make him own the hand, [D] trotting to the land.
[A]
[E] Said he [A] was a buffalo soldier, [D] in the war for [A] America.
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Driven from the mainland, [F#m] to the heart of the [A] Caribbean.
Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo-yo-yo [A]-yo.
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
Riding through San Juan, [D] in the arms of [A] America.
Riding through Jamaica, [D] the buffalo [A] soldier.
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] Buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked [A]
rasta.
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
Wai-yo-yo.
[F#] [D]
Key:
A
F#m
D
C#m
E
A
F#m
D
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ dreadlocked [A] rasta.
_ _ He was a buffalo soldier _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] _ _ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America.
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] I mean [D] it, [C#m] when I [D] analyze the _ [C#m] stance.
[A] To [E] me it [F#m] makes a lot of sense.
[D] _ [C#m] Out there [Bm] dreadlocked [C#m] rasta, _ [A] _ _ [G#m] buffalo [F#m]
soldier.
And [A] he was taken from Africa, _ _ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America.
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ dreadlocked [A] rasta.
_ _ _ Buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] If you knew [Bm] your history, [C#m] _ _ [A] then [G#] you would know [F#m] where you're coming from.
_ [D] You think [A] you wouldn't [Bm] have to ask [A] me, _ [E] who do you think [F#m]
I am?
I'm [A] just a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] _ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _ _ brought to America.
_ Said he was a fighting on arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] _
_ Said he was a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the war for [A] America.
_ Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo [E]-yo [A]-yo-yo.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ [Bm] trotting to the _ [A] land.
_ [C#m] Said he's [F#m] gonna run and make him own the hand, _ [D] trotting to the land.
_ [A] _
_ [E] Said he [A] was a buffalo soldier, _ _ [D] in the war for [A] America.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ dreadlocked [A] rasta.
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
_ _ _ Driven from the mainland, _ _ [F#m] to the heart of the [A] Caribbean.
_ Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo-yo-yo [A]-yo.
_ Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
_ Riding through San Juan, _ _ [D] in the arms of [A] America.
_ _ _ Riding through Jamaica, _ _ [D] the buffalo _ [A] soldier.
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] _ _ _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ dreadlocked [A]
rasta.
_ _ _ Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, _ Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
_ Wai-yo-yo. _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ dreadlocked [A] rasta.
_ _ He was a buffalo soldier _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] _ _ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America.
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] I mean [D] it, [C#m] when I [D] analyze the _ [C#m] stance.
[A] To [E] me it [F#m] makes a lot of sense.
[D] _ [C#m] Out there [Bm] dreadlocked [C#m] rasta, _ [A] _ _ [G#m] buffalo [F#m]
soldier.
And [A] he was taken from Africa, _ _ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America.
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ dreadlocked [A] rasta.
_ _ _ Buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] If you knew [Bm] your history, [C#m] _ _ [A] then [G#] you would know [F#m] where you're coming from.
_ [D] You think [A] you wouldn't [Bm] have to ask [A] me, _ [E] who do you think [F#m]
I am?
I'm [A] just a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] _ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _ _ brought to America.
_ Said he was a fighting on arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] _
_ Said he was a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the war for [A] America.
_ Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo [E]-yo [A]-yo-yo.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ [Bm] trotting to the _ [A] land.
_ [C#m] Said he's [F#m] gonna run and make him own the hand, _ [D] trotting to the land.
_ [A] _
_ [E] Said he [A] was a buffalo soldier, _ _ [D] in the war for [A] America.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ dreadlocked [A] rasta.
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
_ _ _ Driven from the mainland, _ _ [F#m] to the heart of the [A] Caribbean.
_ Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo-yo-yo [A]-yo.
_ Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
_ Riding through San Juan, _ _ [D] in the arms of [A] America.
_ _ _ Riding through Jamaica, _ _ [D] the buffalo _ [A] soldier.
_ _ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] _ _ _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ dreadlocked [A]
rasta.
_ _ _ Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo, _ Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.
_ Wai-yo-yo. _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _