Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier Chords
Tempo:
124.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#m
C#m
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
Buffalo soldier,
[F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
There was a buffalo soldier [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A]
Stolen from Africa,
[F#m] brought to America.
[A]
Fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for survival.
[A]
I mean it, [D] when [C#m] I analyze [D] the stench.
[C#m] [A] To [E] me it makes [F#m] a lot of sense.
[D] How [C#m] the [Bm] dreadlocked rasta [C#m] buffalo [A] [E] [F#m] soldier,
and [A] he was taken from Africa,
[F#m] brought to [A] America.
Fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for survival.
[A]
Said he was a buffalo soldier,
[F#m] dreadlocked rasta.
[A]
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A]
[Bm] If [A] you knew your [Bm] history, [C#m] [A] [E] [F#m] where you're coming from,
[Bm] then [C#m] you wouldn't [Bm] have to ask [C#m] me, [A] [E] who the heck [F#m] do you think I am.
And [A] just a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A]
Stolen from Africa,
[F#m] brought to [A] America.
Said he was fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the war for America.
[A]
And he's,
why, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, [E] yoy, [A] yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy.
Why, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, [E] yoy, yoy, [A] yoy, yoy, yoy, [F#m] yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy.
Buffalo soldier, driving [D] through the land.
[A] [C#m]
Hit him [F#m] on the head and make him want to hang.
And tried [D] to land
[C#m]
There he [A] was a buffalo soldier
[F#m] In the war for [A] America
Buffalo soldier
[D] Dreadlocked [A] rasta
Fighting an arrival
[F#m] Fighting for [A] survival
Driven from the mainland
To the heart of the Caribbean It is
Woye, Woye, [E]
[A] Woye, Woye, Woye
Riding through San Juan
In [F#m] the arms of America
[A] Riding through Jamaica
A [D] buffalo [A] soldier
Hiking an arrival
Hiking [F#m] an [A] arrival Buffalo soldier
[F#m] Dreadlocked [A] rasta
[E] Woye, [A] [Em]
[A] Woye, Woye, [E]
[A] Woye, Woye
[F#m] [D]
Buffalo soldier,
[F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
There was a buffalo soldier [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A]
Stolen from Africa,
[F#m] brought to America.
[A]
Fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for survival.
[A]
I mean it, [D] when [C#m] I analyze [D] the stench.
[C#m] [A] To [E] me it makes [F#m] a lot of sense.
[D] How [C#m] the [Bm] dreadlocked rasta [C#m] buffalo [A] [E] [F#m] soldier,
and [A] he was taken from Africa,
[F#m] brought to [A] America.
Fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for survival.
[A]
Said he was a buffalo soldier,
[F#m] dreadlocked rasta.
[A]
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A]
[Bm] If [A] you knew your [Bm] history, [C#m] [A] [E] [F#m] where you're coming from,
[Bm] then [C#m] you wouldn't [Bm] have to ask [C#m] me, [A] [E] who the heck [F#m] do you think I am.
And [A] just a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A]
Stolen from Africa,
[F#m] brought to [A] America.
Said he was fighting on arrival,
[F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the war for America.
[A]
And he's,
why, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, [E] yoy, [A] yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy.
Why, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, [E] yoy, yoy, [A] yoy, yoy, yoy, [F#m] yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy.
Buffalo soldier, driving [D] through the land.
[A] [C#m]
Hit him [F#m] on the head and make him want to hang.
And tried [D] to land
[C#m]
There he [A] was a buffalo soldier
[F#m] In the war for [A] America
Buffalo soldier
[D] Dreadlocked [A] rasta
Fighting an arrival
[F#m] Fighting for [A] survival
Driven from the mainland
To the heart of the Caribbean It is
Woye, Woye, [E]
[A] Woye, Woye, Woye
Riding through San Juan
In [F#m] the arms of America
[A] Riding through Jamaica
A [D] buffalo [A] soldier
Hiking an arrival
Hiking [F#m] an [A] arrival Buffalo soldier
[F#m] Dreadlocked [A] rasta
[E] Woye, [A] [Em]
[A] Woye, Woye, [E]
[A] Woye, Woye
[F#m] [D]
Key:
A
F#m
C#m
E
D
A
F#m
C#m
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Buffalo _ soldier, _
_ _ [F#m] _ dreadlocked [A] rasta. _
There was a buffalo _ soldier _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] _
_ _ Stolen from Africa, _
_ _ [F#m] brought to America.
[A] _ _
_ _ Fighting on arrival, _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] _
I mean it, [D] when [C#m] I analyze [D] the stench.
[C#m] _ _ [A] To [E] me it makes [F#m] a lot of sense.
_ [D] How [C#m] the [Bm] dreadlocked rasta [C#m] _ buffalo [A] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] soldier,
and [A] he was taken from Africa, _ _
_ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America. _
_ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] _ _
Said he was a buffalo _ soldier, _
_ _ [F#m] _ dreadlocked rasta.
[A] _
_ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
_ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] If [A] you knew your [Bm] history, [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] where you're coming from,
_ [Bm] then [C#m] you wouldn't [Bm] have to ask [C#m] me, [A] _ [E] who the heck [F#m] do you think I am.
And [A] just a buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] _ _
_ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _
_ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America. _
Said he was fighting on arrival, _ _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival. _
Said he was a buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] in the war for America.
[A] _ _
And he's,
why, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, _ yoy, yoy, [E] yoy, [A] yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy.
Why, yoy, yoy, yoy, _ _ yoy, _ _ yoy, [E] yoy, yoy, [A] yoy, yoy, yoy, [F#m] yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy.
Buffalo soldier, _ _ driving [D] through the land.
[A] _ [C#m] _
Hit him [F#m] on the head and make him want to hang.
And tried [D] to land
_ _ [C#m] _ _
There he [A] was a buffalo _ soldier _
_ [F#m] In the war for [A] America _
_ _ Buffalo _ soldier _
_ _ [D] _ Dreadlocked [A] rasta _
_ Fighting an arrival _
_ [F#m] Fighting for [A] survival _
_ Driven from the mainland _
To the heart of the Caribbean _ It is
Woye, _ _ Woye, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] Woye, Woye, Woye _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Riding through San Juan _
In [F#m] the arms of America _
[A] Riding _ through Jamaica _
A [D] buffalo _ [A] soldier _
Hiking _ an arrival _
Hiking [F#m] _ an [A] arrival _ _ Buffalo _ _ _ soldier
_ _ [F#m] _ _ Dreadlocked [A] rasta
_ _ _ [E] Woye, [A] _ [Em] _
[A] Woye, _ _ _ Woye, _ [E] _
_ [A] Woye, Woye _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Buffalo _ soldier, _
_ _ [F#m] _ dreadlocked [A] rasta. _
There was a buffalo _ soldier _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] _
_ _ Stolen from Africa, _
_ _ [F#m] brought to America.
[A] _ _
_ _ Fighting on arrival, _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] _
I mean it, [D] when [C#m] I analyze [D] the stench.
[C#m] _ _ [A] To [E] me it makes [F#m] a lot of sense.
_ [D] How [C#m] the [Bm] dreadlocked rasta [C#m] _ buffalo [A] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] soldier,
and [A] he was taken from Africa, _ _
_ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America. _
_ _ Fighting on arrival, _ _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] _ _
Said he was a buffalo _ soldier, _
_ _ [F#m] _ dreadlocked rasta.
[A] _
_ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
_ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] If [A] you knew your [Bm] history, [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] where you're coming from,
_ [Bm] then [C#m] you wouldn't [Bm] have to ask [C#m] me, [A] _ [E] who the heck [F#m] do you think I am.
And [A] just a buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] _ _
_ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _
_ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America. _
Said he was fighting on arrival, _ _
_ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival. _
Said he was a buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] in the war for America.
[A] _ _
And he's,
why, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy, _ yoy, yoy, [E] yoy, [A] yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy.
Why, yoy, yoy, yoy, _ _ yoy, _ _ yoy, [E] yoy, yoy, [A] yoy, yoy, yoy, [F#m] yoy, yoy, yoy, yoy.
Buffalo soldier, _ _ driving [D] through the land.
[A] _ [C#m] _
Hit him [F#m] on the head and make him want to hang.
And tried [D] to land
_ _ [C#m] _ _
There he [A] was a buffalo _ soldier _
_ [F#m] In the war for [A] America _
_ _ Buffalo _ soldier _
_ _ [D] _ Dreadlocked [A] rasta _
_ Fighting an arrival _
_ [F#m] Fighting for [A] survival _
_ Driven from the mainland _
To the heart of the Caribbean _ It is
Woye, _ _ Woye, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] Woye, Woye, Woye _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Riding through San Juan _
In [F#m] the arms of America _
[A] Riding _ through Jamaica _
A [D] buffalo _ [A] soldier _
Hiking _ an arrival _
Hiking [F#m] _ an [A] arrival _ _ Buffalo _ _ _ soldier
_ _ [F#m] _ _ Dreadlocked [A] rasta
_ _ _ [E] Woye, [A] _ [Em] _
[A] Woye, _ _ _ Woye, _ [E] _
_ [A] Woye, Woye _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _