Chords for Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier (with lyrics)
Tempo:
124.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#m
D
E
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
It was a buffalo soldier [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] Stolen from Africa, [F#m] brought to [A] America.
Fighting an arrival, [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] I mean [D] it, when I [C#m] analyze the [D] stint.
[C#m] To [Bm] me it makes a [F#m] lot of sense.
[D] How the [C#m]
[D] dreadlocked [C#m] rasta [B] buffalo [F#m] soldier,
And [A] he was taken from Africa, [F#m] brought to [A] America.
Fighting an arrival,
[E] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked rasta.
[A] Buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of [A] America.
[D] If you [G#] knew your [Bm]
history, [C#m] [A] then [E] you would know [F#m] where you're coming from.
[D] Then you [A] wouldn't [Bm] have to ask [C#m] [A] me, who [E] the heck [F#m] do I think I am.
And [A] just a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] Stolen from Africa,
[F#m] brought to America.
[A] Said he was fighting an arrival,
[F#] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of [A] America.
Say this.
Wai-yai-yai-yai, wai-yai-yai-yai, [F#m] wai [A]-yai-yai-yai [E]-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
[F#m] [A]
-yai.
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, [D] trotting to the land.
Said
[A] [C#m] [F#m]
[D] he [E] [A] was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the war for [A] America.
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
Fighting an arrival,
[F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Driven from the mainland, [E] to the heart of the [A] Caribbean.
Say this.
Wai-yai-yai, wai-yai-yai [F#m] [A]-yai-yai-yai [E]-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai [F#m] [A]
[A]-yai.
Riding through San Juan, [F#m] in the arms of [A] America.
Riding through Jamaica, [D] the buffalo soldier.
[A]
I think I'm a rival I [F#m] think I'm a survivor
[A] Move along soldier [F#m] To a [A] blockbuster
Wa-ee-yoy-yoy-yoy Wa-ee-yoy-yoy-yoy
[F#m] Wa-ee-yoy [A]-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy
[E] [D]
It was a buffalo soldier [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] Stolen from Africa, [F#m] brought to [A] America.
Fighting an arrival, [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] I mean [D] it, when I [C#m] analyze the [D] stint.
[C#m] To [Bm] me it makes a [F#m] lot of sense.
[D] How the [C#m]
[D] dreadlocked [C#m] rasta [B] buffalo [F#m] soldier,
And [A] he was taken from Africa, [F#m] brought to [A] America.
Fighting an arrival,
[E] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked rasta.
[A] Buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of [A] America.
[D] If you [G#] knew your [Bm]
history, [C#m] [A] then [E] you would know [F#m] where you're coming from.
[D] Then you [A] wouldn't [Bm] have to ask [C#m] [A] me, who [E] the heck [F#m] do I think I am.
And [A] just a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of America.
[A] Stolen from Africa,
[F#m] brought to America.
[A] Said he was fighting an arrival,
[F#] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the heart of [A] America.
Say this.
Wai-yai-yai-yai, wai-yai-yai-yai, [F#m] wai [A]-yai-yai-yai [E]-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
[F#m] [A]
-yai.
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, [D] trotting to the land.
Said
[A] [C#m] [F#m]
[D] he [E] [A] was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the war for [A] America.
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
Fighting an arrival,
[F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
Driven from the mainland, [E] to the heart of the [A] Caribbean.
Say this.
Wai-yai-yai, wai-yai-yai [F#m] [A]-yai-yai-yai [E]-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai [F#m] [A]
[A]-yai.
Riding through San Juan, [F#m] in the arms of [A] America.
Riding through Jamaica, [D] the buffalo soldier.
[A]
I think I'm a rival I [F#m] think I'm a survivor
[A] Move along soldier [F#m] To a [A] blockbuster
Wa-ee-yoy-yoy-yoy Wa-ee-yoy-yoy-yoy
[F#m] Wa-ee-yoy [A]-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy
[E] [D]
Key:
A
F#m
D
E
C#m
A
F#m
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
_ _ It was a buffalo soldier _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
_ [A] _ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America.
_ _ _ Fighting an arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] I mean [D] it, when I [C#m] analyze the [D] stint.
_ [C#m] _ To [Bm] me it makes a [F#m] lot of sense.
_ [D] _ How the [C#m] _
[D] dreadlocked [C#m] _ rasta [B] buffalo _ [F#m] soldier,
And [A] he was taken from Africa, _ _ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America.
_ _ _ Fighting an arrival, _
_ _ _ [E] fighting for [A] survival.
_ Said he was a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ dreadlocked rasta.
_ [A] _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] in the heart of [A] America. _
_ _ _ [D] If you [G#] knew your [Bm]
history, [C#m] _ _ [A] then [E] you would know [F#m] where you're coming from.
_ [D] Then you [A] wouldn't [Bm] have to ask _ [C#m] [A] me, who [E] the heck [F#m] do I think I am.
And [A] just a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America. _
_ [A] _ _ Stolen from Africa, _
_ _ _ [F#m] brought to America.
_ [A] Said he was fighting an arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#] fighting for [A] survival. _
Said he was a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of [A] America.
_ Say this.
Wai-yai-yai-yai, wai-yai-yai-yai, [F#m] wai [A]-yai-yai-yai [E]-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ -yai.
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [D] trotting to the land.
Said _ _
[A] _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ he _ [E] _ [A] was a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the war for [A] America.
_ _ _ Buffalo _ soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ dreadlocked [A] rasta.
_ _ _ Fighting an arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
_ _ _ Driven from the mainland, _ _ _ [E] to the heart of the [A] Caribbean.
_ Say this.
Wai-yai-yai, wai-yai-yai _ [F#m] _ _ [A]-yai-yai-yai [E]-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[A]-yai.
_ Riding through San Juan, _ _ [F#m] in the arms of [A] America. _
_ _ _ Riding through Jamaica, _ _ _ [D] the buffalo soldier.
[A] _
_ _ _ I think I'm a rival _ I [F#m] think I'm a _ survivor
[A] _ _ Move along soldier _ _ [F#m] To a _ [A] blockbuster
_ _ _ Wa-ee-yoy-yoy-yoy Wa-ee-yoy-yoy-yoy
[F#m] Wa-ee-yoy [A]-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta.
_ _ It was a buffalo soldier _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America.
_ [A] _ _ _ Stolen from Africa, _ _ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America.
_ _ _ Fighting an arrival, _ _ _ [F#m] fighting for survival.
[A] I mean [D] it, when I [C#m] analyze the [D] stint.
_ [C#m] _ To [Bm] me it makes a [F#m] lot of sense.
_ [D] _ How the [C#m] _
[D] dreadlocked [C#m] _ rasta [B] buffalo _ [F#m] soldier,
And [A] he was taken from Africa, _ _ _ [F#m] brought to [A] America.
_ _ _ Fighting an arrival, _
_ _ _ [E] fighting for [A] survival.
_ Said he was a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ dreadlocked rasta.
_ [A] _ _ Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] in the heart of [A] America. _
_ _ _ [D] If you [G#] knew your [Bm]
history, [C#m] _ _ [A] then [E] you would know [F#m] where you're coming from.
_ [D] Then you [A] wouldn't [Bm] have to ask _ [C#m] [A] me, who [E] the heck [F#m] do I think I am.
And [A] just a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of America. _
_ [A] _ _ Stolen from Africa, _
_ _ _ [F#m] brought to America.
_ [A] Said he was fighting an arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#] fighting for [A] survival. _
Said he was a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the heart of [A] America.
_ Say this.
Wai-yai-yai-yai, wai-yai-yai-yai, [F#m] wai [A]-yai-yai-yai [E]-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ -yai.
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, _ _ _ [D] trotting to the land.
Said _ _
[A] _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ he _ [E] _ [A] was a buffalo _ soldier, _ _ [F#m] in the war for [A] America.
_ _ _ Buffalo _ soldier, _ _ _ [F#m] _ dreadlocked [A] rasta.
_ _ _ Fighting an arrival, _
_ _ _ [F#m] fighting for [A] survival.
_ _ _ Driven from the mainland, _ _ _ [E] to the heart of the [A] Caribbean.
_ Say this.
Wai-yai-yai, wai-yai-yai _ [F#m] _ _ [A]-yai-yai-yai [E]-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[A]-yai.
_ Riding through San Juan, _ _ [F#m] in the arms of [A] America. _
_ _ _ Riding through Jamaica, _ _ _ [D] the buffalo soldier.
[A] _
_ _ _ I think I'm a rival _ I [F#m] think I'm a _ survivor
[A] _ _ Move along soldier _ _ [F#m] To a _ [A] blockbuster
_ _ _ Wa-ee-yoy-yoy-yoy Wa-ee-yoy-yoy-yoy
[F#m] Wa-ee-yoy [A]-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _