Jah Is My Driver Chords by Burning Spear

Tempo:
116 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

F#m

D

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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burning spear - jah is my driver chords
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[F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[D]
[C#m] [F#m]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[C#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[D] [Bm]
[F#m]
[D] [B]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] [F#]
Joy [D] is my drive, [Bm]
joy [F#m] is the ready [F#] thought.
[D] Joy is the [Bm]
[F#m] [A] water [F#m]
to cool off the engine's [Bm] hot.
[F#m] [Bm]
Cool off the [A] engine's hot [Bm] job.
[D] [Bm] Joy is the water [F#m]
[Bm] to ride [F#m] as Jack shall ride.
[Bm] [F#m]
Joy is my drive joy is my [A] [F#m]
joy.
[Bm] [F#m] Joy
[Bm] [F#m] is my ride, [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
joy [F#m] is my drive joy.
[Bm]
[F#m]
Joy is my drive joy.
[Bm]
[F#m]
[F#]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[D] [Bm] He's [A] short, [Bm] short, [F#m] short, short, [Bm]
short, short, short, short,
he plays [F#m] all of [Bm]
[F#m] Africa.
[Bm]
Africa.
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] He plays [F#m] all of Africa.
[Bm]
Africa.
He [F#m] plays all of [Bm] Africa.
[F#] He plays all of Africa.
[Bm]
Africa.
[F#m] He [Bm]
plays all of Africa.
Julent, [F#m] julent come.
[Bm]
Dat a, dat [F#m] a dul aye boy.
Dat a, dat a dul aye boy.
[Bm] Dat a dry wine.
[F#m] Dark, dark, dry wine.
[A] [F#m] Oh, wah-moh.
[A] [Bm]
Africa. [D] my driver
[Bm] Africa
[F#m] [Bm] Oh, jaja, jaja, jaja
[F#m] the rider is jaja
the [Bm]
driver is [F#m] my rider
[Bm]
Africa, [F#m] [Bm] Africa
[F#m] the driver is [Bm] jaja Africa
[F#m] [Bm]
jaja, jaja, jaja
[F#m] [Bm] the rider is [F#m] jaja
the driver is jaja Africa
Africa
[D] Oh, jaja, jaja, jaja
[F#] the rider is jaja
[F#m] [N]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
A
1231
F#
134211112
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
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To learn Burning Spear - Jah Is My Driver chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F#m, Bm and F#m. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 58 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 116 BPM. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
Joy [D] is my drive, [Bm] _
joy [F#m] is the ready [F#] thought.
_ [D] Joy is the _ [Bm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] water [F#m] _
to cool off the engine's [Bm] hot.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Cool off the [A] engine's hot [Bm] job.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] Joy is the water _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _
[Bm] to ride [F#m] as Jack shall ride. _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Joy is my drive joy is my _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m]
joy. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] Joy _ _
[Bm] _ [F#m] is my ride, [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm]
joy [F#m] is my drive joy.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Joy is my drive joy.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] He's _ [A] short, _ [Bm] short, _ _ [F#m] short, short, [Bm]
short, short, short, short,
he plays [F#m] all of _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ Africa.
[Bm] _
Africa.
[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] He plays [F#m] all of Africa.
_ [Bm] _
Africa.
He [F#m] plays all of [Bm] Africa.
_ _ [F#] _ He plays all of Africa.
[Bm]
Africa.
_ [F#m] _ He [Bm]
plays all of Africa.
Julent, [F#m] julent come.
_ _ [Bm]
Dat a, dat [F#m] a dul aye boy.
Dat a, dat a dul aye boy.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] Dat a dry wine.
_ _ [F#m] Dark, dark, dry wine.
_ [A] _ [F#m] Oh, wah-moh.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm]
Africa. [D] my driver
[Bm] Africa
_ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] Oh, jaja, jaja, jaja
[F#m] _ _ the rider is jaja
the [Bm]
driver is [F#m] my rider
[Bm]
Africa, [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ Africa
_ [F#m] the driver is [Bm] jaja Africa
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
jaja, jaja, jaja
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] the rider is [F#m] jaja
the _ driver is jaja _ Africa
Africa
_ _ [D] Oh, jaja, jaja, jaja
_ [F#] the rider is jaja
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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The album Farover includes this song, written by Burning Spear.

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