Chords for Bob Marley & the Wailers - Burnin' And Lootin'

Tempo:
132.95 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Dm

E

C

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Marley & the Wailers - Burnin' And Lootin' chords
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[Em]
[Bm] [G]
[Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [E]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
This morning I [Dm] woke up in [Am] a curfew.
Oh [Dm] God, I [E] was a prisoner too.
Yeah.
[Am] Did not recognize the faces standing over me.
They were [Dm] all dressed in uniforms [E] of brutality.
Hey!
[Am] [Dm] How many rivers do we [Am] have to cross?
Before [Dm] we can talk to [E] the boss.
Hey!
[Am] All that we got it [Dm] seems [Am] we have lost.
We [Dm] must have really [E] paid a cost.
That's why we're gonna [Am] be burning [Dm] and looting [Am] tonight.
That we're gonna burn and looting.
[Gm] Burning and [B] looting [Am] tonight.
One more thing.
[C] Burning [Dm] all pollution tonight.
[Am] Oh yeah.
Yeah.
[G] Burning [D] all [B] illusion [Am] tonight.
Oh.
Stop them.
Give [Dm] me the food and [Am] let me grow.
[Dm] Let the roots man [E] take a blow.
[Am] All them [Dm] drugs gonna make [Am] you so loud.
It's [Dm] not the music [E] of the ghetto.
Hey!
[F#] We [Dm] bring them the way tonight.
[Am]
Who can stop the tears?
We bring [Dm] them the way tonight.
[Am] You think the faith is long on the years?
We bring [D] them the way [Gm] tonight.
[Am]
Will you say cheers?
[D] We bring them the way [F] [Am] tonight.
But man, [Dm] give me the food and [Am] let me grow.
Let [Dm] the roots man [E] take a blow.
All them drugs [Am] gonna
[Dm] make [Am] you so loud.
[Dm] It's not the music of the [E] ghetto.
We're gonna [A] be burning [Dm] and looting [C] tonight.
[Am] We're [Dm] gonna be burning and looting [Am] tonight.
Take your people out.
[C] Burning [Dm] all pollution [Am] tonight.
Illusion.
Yeah, I tell you.
Burning all [Dm] illusion tonight.
[Am] La da da da da da da da da.
[G] Burning [Dm] and looting [Am] tonight.
[C] Burning and [F] looting tonight.
[Am] [C] [Dm]
[C]
Key:  
Am
2311
Dm
2311
E
2311
C
3211
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
Dm
2311
E
2311
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Let's start jamming The Wailers - Burnin And Lootin chords, practice the chord sequence Dm, Am, Dm, E and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 66 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 133. With an eye on the song's key A Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ This morning _ I [Dm] woke up in [Am] a _ curfew.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh [Dm] God, I [E] was a prisoner too.
_ Yeah.
[Am] _ Did not recognize the faces standing over me.
_ _ _ _ _ They were [Dm] all dressed in uniforms [E] of _ brutality.
_ _ Hey!
[Am] _ _ [Dm] How many rivers do we [Am] have to cross? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Before [Dm] we can talk to [E] the boss. _
Hey!
_ _ [Am] _ _ All that we got it [Dm] seems [Am] we have lost.
_ _ _ _ _ _ We [Dm] must have really [E] paid a cost.
That's why we're gonna [Am] be burning [Dm] and looting _ [Am] tonight.
_ That we're gonna burn and looting.
[Gm] _ Burning and [B] looting _ [Am] tonight. _ _ _
One more thing.
[C] _ Burning [Dm] all pollution _ tonight.
[Am] _ Oh yeah.
Yeah.
_ [G] Burning [D] all [B] illusion _ [Am] tonight.
_ Oh.
_ Stop them.
Give [Dm] me the food and [Am] let me grow.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Let the roots man [E] take a blow. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ All them [Dm] drugs gonna make [Am] you so _ loud.
_ _ _ _ _ It's [Dm] not the music [E] of the ghetto. _
_ _ Hey!
[F#] We [Dm] bring them the way tonight.
[Am] _ _ _
Who can stop the tears?
We bring [Dm] them the way tonight.
_ [Am] You think the faith is long on the years?
We bring [D] them the way [Gm] tonight.
_ [Am] _ _
Will you say cheers?
[D] We bring them the way [F] _ [Am] tonight.
_ But man, _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] give me the food and [Am] let me grow. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Let [Dm] the roots man [E] take a blow. _
All them drugs [Am] gonna _ _ _
[Dm] make _ [Am] you so loud. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] It's not the music of the [E] ghetto. _ _
_ _ We're gonna [A] be burning [Dm] and looting _ [C] tonight.
_ [Am] We're _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] gonna be burning and looting _ [Am] tonight. _ _
Take your people out.
[C] Burning [Dm] all pollution _ [Am] tonight.
Illusion. _
_ Yeah, I tell you.
_ Burning all [Dm] illusion tonight.
[Am] _ La da da da da da da da da.
_ [G] Burning [Dm] and _ looting [Am] tonight. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Burning and [F] looting tonight.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _

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