Chords for Jahaji Bhai - Brother Marvin - Trinidad and Tobago Calypso / Soca

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115.25 bpm
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Am

C

G

F

Fm

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Jahaji Bhai - Brother Marvin - Trinidad and Tobago Calypso / Soca chords
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[C] [Fm] [C]
[Gm]
[C]
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
[Am] I [C] am the seed of the father, he is the seed of the grandfather, who [G] is the seed of our whole culture.
He came from Calcutta, stick [Am] a napalm on his shoulder, he took a nanny capra.
[F] So I [G] am the seed [Am] of India.
India, [C] the Indian curse upon the slavery, my togetherness is [Am] in unity.
I cannot stay.
[G] There was no more mother Africa, no more mother India, just [Am] mother Srini.
Father, mother.
My [C] Mahuta, Japan, the [Am] sugar cane, [F] down in the [G] Karuni plain.
[C] Ram Logan, [Am] Bastav, [G] Makashana, Shah [C] Jai [F] Bhai.
Ramahuna, [G] Nipur, Shah [C] Jai [Am] Bhai.
[F] Ramahuna, [G] Nipur, Shah [C] Jai Bhai.
[Am]
[G]
[Am] [Am]
[Am] I [C] won't be at his place to allow, if I choose to be the parlor.
I hope [G] Aga had to make that journey, for I to have been the giver.
So [Am] it is a great privilege to have such unique heritage.
[F] 50% [G] America, 50 [Am]% India.
India.
[C] I have Doi Suthi to holiday, emancipation and arrival [Am] day.
Amar, Amar.
[G] Siddh Patel, Roshak, Pradhan, Joni, 150 years [Am] gone already.
Mahu, Mahu.
Whether you're [C] Hindu, Muslim or [Am] Christian, [F] let's walk [G] this land hand in [C] hand.
We go down [Am] the broad way [G] if we try.
[C] Shah Jai Bhai.
[Am] [F] Brotherhood and the bond.
[G] Shah [C] Jai [Am] Bhai.
[F] Brotherhood and the bond.
[G] [C] Shah Jai Bhai.
[Fm] Omaye.
[Am]
[C] [F] Omaye, Jindah, we are Jindah.
[Em] [F]
Omaye, Jindah, we [C] are Jindah.
[F] Omaye, Jindah,
[C]
[Am]
we are Jindah.
[G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am] For those [C] who play in ignorance, talking back to African descendants,
[G] if you want to know the truth, take a trip back to your roots.
And [Am] somewhere, naturally, you will see a man in a clothi,
saying [F] the prayers [G] in front of [Am] a Gandhi.
Gandhi.
[C] Then and only then you'll understand what is a cosmopolitan [Am] nation.
[G] There's no room for prejudice at all.
You might be [Am] standing by the people.
Gandhi.
So to all [C] resist here in [Am] Trinidad,
[F]
Apo Kalyan Odan, [Em] Yaho,
[C] let [Am] us live as one [G] under the sky.
Shah Jai [C] [Am] Bhai.
[F]
Brotherhood and the bond.
[G] Shah [C] Jai [Am] Bhai.
[F]
Brotherhood and the bond.
[G] Shah [C] Jai Bhai.
Zinda Bhae.
[F] Omaye, Jindah, we [C] are Jindah.
Omaye, Jindah, we are [F] Jindah.
Omaye, Jindah, [C] we are Jindah.
[F] [Cm]
[F] Omaye, Jindah, we [C] are Jindah.
Omaye, Jindah, we are Jindah.
Omaye, [A]
[F] Jindah, [C] we are Jindah.
[Am] [A]
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Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ I [C] am the seed of the father, he is the seed of the grandfather, who [G] is the seed of our whole culture.
He came from Calcutta, stick [Am] a napalm on his shoulder, he took a nanny capra.
[F] So I [G] am the seed [Am] of India. _ _
India, _ _ [C] the Indian curse upon the slavery, my togetherness is [Am] in unity.
I cannot stay.
_ _ [G] There was no more mother Africa, no more mother India, just [Am] mother Srini.
Father, mother.
_ My [C] Mahuta, Japan, the [Am] sugar cane, [F] down in the [G] Karuni plain.
[C] Ram Logan, [Am] Bastav, [G] Makashana, Shah [C] Jai _ [F] Bhai.
Ramahuna, [G] Nipur, Shah [C] Jai [Am] Bhai.
[F] Ramahuna, [G] Nipur, Shah [C] Jai Bhai. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Am] I _ _ [C] won't be at his place to allow, if I choose to be the parlor.
I hope [G] Aga had to make that journey, for I to have been the giver.
So [Am] it is a great privilege to have such unique heritage.
[F] 50% [G] America, 50 [Am]% India.
_ _ India. _ _
[C] I have Doi Suthi to holiday, emancipation and arrival [Am] day.
Amar, Amar. _ _
[G] Siddh Patel, Roshak, Pradhan, Joni, 150 years [Am] gone already.
Mahu, Mahu.
_ Whether you're [C] Hindu, Muslim or [Am] Christian, [F] let's walk [G] this land hand in [C] hand.
We go down [Am] the broad way [G] if we try.
[C] Shah Jai Bhai.
[Am] _ [F] Brotherhood and the bond.
[G] Shah [C] Jai [Am] Bhai.
_ [F] Brotherhood and the bond.
[G] [C] Shah Jai Bhai.
_ [Fm] Omaye.
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] Omaye, Jindah, we are Jindah.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Omaye, Jindah, we [C] are Jindah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Omaye, Jindah, _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ we are Jindah.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ For those [C] who play in ignorance, talking back to African descendants,
[G] if you want to know the truth, take a trip back to your roots.
And [Am] somewhere, naturally, you will see a man in a clothi,
saying [F] the prayers [G] in front of [Am] a Gandhi. _ _
Gandhi.
_ [C] Then and only then you'll understand what is a cosmopolitan _ [Am] nation. _
_ _ _ [G] There's no room for prejudice at all.
You might be [Am] standing by the people.
Gandhi.
_ So to all [C] resist here in [Am] Trinidad,
[F]
Apo Kalyan Odan, [Em] Yaho,
[C] let [Am] us live as one [G] under the sky.
Shah Jai [C] _ [Am] Bhai.
[F]
Brotherhood and the bond.
[G] Shah [C] Jai [Am] Bhai.
[F]
Brotherhood and the bond.
[G] Shah [C] Jai Bhai. _ _
_ _ _ Zinda Bhae. _ _
[F] Omaye, Jindah, we [C] are Jindah. _
Omaye, _ _ Jindah, we are [F] Jindah.
Omaye, Jindah, [C] we are Jindah. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[F] Omaye, Jindah, we [C] are Jindah.
_ Omaye, Jindah, we are Jindah.
Omaye, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [F] Jindah, [C] we are Jindah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _

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