Bushman and Friends - African Chords

Tempo:
160.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

C

F#

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bushman and Friends - African chords
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[A#] [F] [F#] Why y'all listen [G] to your child?
Whenever man [F] try to find him [F#] tea bread.
[G] Yo, yo, it don't [F] matter [F#] who you know, it [G] don't matter how you grow.
He is a big [F] man.
[F#] Ya hear me?
[G] Check in the station.
Don't care [C] where you come from, [F] as long [C] as you're a black man, [G] you're an African.
Definitely so, ya hear me?
Don't mind your [C] nationality, [F] you have got the [C] identity [G] of an African.
Definitely so, cause if you come [F] from Clarion Land, [G] and if you come [F]
from Portland, [G] and if you come [F] from Westmoreland, you're [G] an African.
Ya hear me?
[C] You are who you are [F] and nothing will change, [C] as long as you're black, [G] nothing will please.
Those faces, those faces, [C] they think that you're [F] sliced from birth to [C] grace.
You're just [G] nobody, you should never have.
So if you come [F] from America,
[G] or [F] Saudi Arabia,
[G] or anywhere [F] from here about you, [Dm] [G] you're an African.
[C] No matter where you come from, [F] as long as you're [C] a black man, [G] you're an African.
You're an African.
Don't mind your [C] complexion, [F] there is no [C] rejection,
[G] you're an African.
And if you plexion [Dm] high, [G] high, high.
If your [F] plexion low, low, [G] low.
If your [F] plexion in between, [G] you're an African.
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[Dm] [G]
[F] [G]
[F#] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
F#
134211112
Dm
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
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To learn Bushman, Gramps Morgan, Beres Hammond, Tony Rebel, Queen Ifrica, Marcia Griffiths, Louie Culture, Buju Banton - African chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, C, G, F, G, C and F of chords. For best results, commence at 80 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 161. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [A#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [F#] Why y'all listen [G] to your child?
Whenever man [F] try to find him [F#] tea bread.
[G] Yo, yo, it don't [F] matter [F#] who you know, it [G] don't matter how you grow.
He is a big [F] man.
[F#] Ya hear me?
[G] Check in the station.
Don't care [C] where you come from, [F] _ as long [C] as you're a black man, [G] you're an African. _ _
Definitely so, ya hear me? _ _
Don't mind your [C] _ nationality, [F] you have got the [C] identity _ [G] of an African. _ _ _ _ _
Definitely _ so, cause if you come [F] from Clarion Land, [G] and if you come [F]
from Portland, _ [G] and if you come [F] from Westmoreland, you're [G] an African. _ _
_ _ _ Ya hear me? _
_ _ _ [C] You are who you are [F] and nothing will change, [C] as long as you're black, [G] nothing will please.
Those faces, those faces, _ _ [C] they think that you're [F] sliced from birth to [C] grace.
You're just [G] nobody, _ you should never _ have. _ _ _
So if you come [F] from America, _
[G] _ or [F] Saudi Arabia, _
[G] or anywhere [F] from here about you, [Dm] [G] you're an African. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] No matter where you come from, _ [F] as long as you're [C] a black man, [G] you're an African.
You're an African. _ _ _ _
_ Don't mind your [C] _ complexion, _ [F] there is no [C] rejection, _
[G] you're an African. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And if you plexion [Dm] high, [G] high, high.
If your [F] plexion low, low, [G] low.
If your [F] plexion in between, [G] you're an African.
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This song was written by Peter Tosh.