Group Areas Act Chords by Lucky Dube
Tempo:
131.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
Don't wake me [D] [E] [A] up.
[D] [E] Don't [A]
tell me the [D] [E] truth.
[A] Cause what the truth [D] gonna [E] do.
[A] It's gonna hurt my [D] [E] [A] heart.
[D] [E] [A]
Being in the [F#m] darkness.
[E] [A] For so [D] [E] long [A] now.
It's the President.
[D] [E] [A] Did I hear you [D] well last [E] [A] night on TV?
[D] You [E] [A] said,
Preparious [D] act [E] is [A] growing.
Apartheid is growing.
[D] [E] [A]
In a me.
[D] [E] [A] Me inside the [D] future [E] so [A] bright.
Got me in my [D] eyes.
[E] [A] I see the future so [D] [E] bright.
[A] Black women is coming together with white women.
White women coming together [D] with [A] black men.
[D] [E] I [A] say the black women is coming together with the white women.
White women coming together [D] with the [E] black [A] men.
If I'm [D] [E] dreaming.
[A]
Don't wake me [D] [E] [A] up.
If it's heaven.
[D] [E] [A] Don't tell me that's true
[D] [C#m] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A] Gazing at my [D] [E] crystal [A] ball
I see the future [D] [E] so [A] bright
The fighting [D] gonna [E] [A] stop now
We'll forgive [D] and [E] forget
[A] I know, [D] Mr.
[A] President
You can't please [D] [E] everyone
[A] But everybody likes it [D] when you [E] [A] say
Rupert's head [D] is [E] going
[A] Our party [D] is [A] going
Rupert's head is going
Our party is going
And [D] [E] [A] the preppy man is coming
Together [D] with the [E] whitey [A] man
Whitey man is coming together [D] with the [A] purple man
Blacky man is coming together [D] with the [E] white [A] man
[D] [A] I say, blacky man is coming together with the white man
Whitey man is coming together [D] with the [E] purple [A] man
[D] [E] [A]
Keep [D] [E] complaining
[A]
Don't wake me [D] [E] [A] up Keep telling
[D] [E] [A] Don't tell me [F#m] that's [E] [A] true
[D] [E] [A] Don't [D] wake me [E] [A]
up
[D] [C#m] [A] Don't tell me [Bm] that's [E] [A] true
[D] [A] Don't wake me [D] [E] [A] up
[D] [A] Not that I am not [F#m] telling the truth
[A]
Keep complaining
Don't wake me [D] up [A] Keep telling
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Keep complaining
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
Don't wake me [D] [E] [A] up.
[D] [E] Don't [A]
tell me the [D] [E] truth.
[A] Cause what the truth [D] gonna [E] do.
[A] It's gonna hurt my [D] [E] [A] heart.
[D] [E] [A]
Being in the [F#m] darkness.
[E] [A] For so [D] [E] long [A] now.
It's the President.
[D] [E] [A] Did I hear you [D] well last [E] [A] night on TV?
[D] You [E] [A] said,
Preparious [D] act [E] is [A] growing.
Apartheid is growing.
[D] [E] [A]
In a me.
[D] [E] [A] Me inside the [D] future [E] so [A] bright.
Got me in my [D] eyes.
[E] [A] I see the future so [D] [E] bright.
[A] Black women is coming together with white women.
White women coming together [D] with [A] black men.
[D] [E] I [A] say the black women is coming together with the white women.
White women coming together [D] with the [E] black [A] men.
If I'm [D] [E] dreaming.
[A]
Don't wake me [D] [E] [A] up.
If it's heaven.
[D] [E] [A] Don't tell me that's true
[D] [C#m] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A] Gazing at my [D] [E] crystal [A] ball
I see the future [D] [E] so [A] bright
The fighting [D] gonna [E] [A] stop now
We'll forgive [D] and [E] forget
[A] I know, [D] Mr.
[A] President
You can't please [D] [E] everyone
[A] But everybody likes it [D] when you [E] [A] say
Rupert's head [D] is [E] going
[A] Our party [D] is [A] going
Rupert's head is going
Our party is going
And [D] [E] [A] the preppy man is coming
Together [D] with the [E] whitey [A] man
Whitey man is coming together [D] with the [A] purple man
Blacky man is coming together [D] with the [E] white [A] man
[D] [A] I say, blacky man is coming together with the white man
Whitey man is coming together [D] with the [E] purple [A] man
[D] [E] [A]
Keep [D] [E] complaining
[A]
Don't wake me [D] [E] [A] up Keep telling
[D] [E] [A] Don't tell me [F#m] that's [E] [A] true
[D] [E] [A] Don't [D] wake me [E] [A]
up
[D] [C#m] [A] Don't tell me [Bm] that's [E] [A] true
[D] [A] Don't wake me [D] [E] [A] up
[D] [A] Not that I am not [F#m] telling the truth
[A]
Keep complaining
Don't wake me [D] up [A] Keep telling
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Keep complaining
[D] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
C#m
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
Don't wake me [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ up.
_ _ _ [D] [E] Don't [A] _ _
tell me the [D] [E] truth.
[A] _ Cause what the truth [D] gonna [E] do.
_ [A] It's gonna hurt my [D] _ [E] [A] heart. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
Being in the [F#m] darkness.
[E] _ _ [A] For so _ [D] [E] long [A] now.
It's the President.
[D] _ [E] _ [A] _ Did I hear you [D] well last [E] [A] night on TV?
_ _ [D] You [E] [A] said, _ _
_ Preparious [D] act [E] is [A] growing. _ _
_ _ Apartheid is growing. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
In a me.
[D] _ [E] _ [A] _ Me inside the [D] future [E] so [A] bright.
Got me in my [D] eyes.
[E] _ [A] _ I see the future so [D] [E] bright.
[A] Black women is coming together with white women.
White women coming together [D] with [A] black men. _ _
_ _ _ [D] [E] I [A] say the black women is coming together with the white women.
White women coming together [D] with the [E] black [A] _ men.
If I'm [D] [E] dreaming.
[A] _ _
Don't wake me [D] _ [E] [A] up. _
If it's heaven.
[D] _ [E] _ _ [A] Don't tell me that's true _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] [A] Gazing _ _ at my [D] [E] crystal [A] ball
I see the future [D] [E] so [A] bright
The fighting [D] gonna [E] [A] stop now
We'll forgive [D] and [E] forget
[A] _ I know, [D] Mr.
[A] President
You _ can't please [D] [E] everyone
[A] But everybody likes it [D] when you [E] [A] say _
Rupert's head [D] is [E] going
[A] _ Our party [D] is [A] going _
Rupert's head is going _
Our party is going _ _ _
And _ [D] _ [E] [A] the preppy man is coming
Together [D] with the [E] whitey [A] man
Whitey man is coming together [D] with the [A] purple man
Blacky man is coming together [D] with the [E] white [A] _ man
_ _ _ [D] [A] I say, blacky man is coming together with the white man
Whitey man is coming together [D] with the [E] purple [A] _ man
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
Keep _ [D] [E] complaining
[A] _ _
Don't wake me [D] _ [E] _ [A] up Keep telling
[D] _ [E] _ [A] _ Don't tell me [F#m] that's [E] _ [A] _ true
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ Don't [D] wake me _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ up
[D] _ [C#m] _ [A] _ Don't tell me [Bm] that's [E] [A] true _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ Don't wake me [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ up
_ _ _ [D] [A] Not _ that I am not [F#m] telling the truth
[A] _ _ _ _
Keep complaining _ _ _
Don't wake me [D] up [A] _ _ Keep telling
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ Keep _ complaining
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
Don't wake me [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ up.
_ _ _ [D] [E] Don't [A] _ _
tell me the [D] [E] truth.
[A] _ Cause what the truth [D] gonna [E] do.
_ [A] It's gonna hurt my [D] _ [E] [A] heart. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
Being in the [F#m] darkness.
[E] _ _ [A] For so _ [D] [E] long [A] now.
It's the President.
[D] _ [E] _ [A] _ Did I hear you [D] well last [E] [A] night on TV?
_ _ [D] You [E] [A] said, _ _
_ Preparious [D] act [E] is [A] growing. _ _
_ _ Apartheid is growing. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
In a me.
[D] _ [E] _ [A] _ Me inside the [D] future [E] so [A] bright.
Got me in my [D] eyes.
[E] _ [A] _ I see the future so [D] [E] bright.
[A] Black women is coming together with white women.
White women coming together [D] with [A] black men. _ _
_ _ _ [D] [E] I [A] say the black women is coming together with the white women.
White women coming together [D] with the [E] black [A] _ men.
If I'm [D] [E] dreaming.
[A] _ _
Don't wake me [D] _ [E] [A] up. _
If it's heaven.
[D] _ [E] _ _ [A] Don't tell me that's true _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] [A] Gazing _ _ at my [D] [E] crystal [A] ball
I see the future [D] [E] so [A] bright
The fighting [D] gonna [E] [A] stop now
We'll forgive [D] and [E] forget
[A] _ I know, [D] Mr.
[A] President
You _ can't please [D] [E] everyone
[A] But everybody likes it [D] when you [E] [A] say _
Rupert's head [D] is [E] going
[A] _ Our party [D] is [A] going _
Rupert's head is going _
Our party is going _ _ _
And _ [D] _ [E] [A] the preppy man is coming
Together [D] with the [E] whitey [A] man
Whitey man is coming together [D] with the [A] purple man
Blacky man is coming together [D] with the [E] white [A] _ man
_ _ _ [D] [A] I say, blacky man is coming together with the white man
Whitey man is coming together [D] with the [E] purple [A] _ man
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
Keep _ [D] [E] complaining
[A] _ _
Don't wake me [D] _ [E] _ [A] up Keep telling
[D] _ [E] _ [A] _ Don't tell me [F#m] that's [E] _ [A] _ true
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ Don't [D] wake me _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ up
[D] _ [C#m] _ [A] _ Don't tell me [Bm] that's [E] [A] true _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ Don't wake me [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ up
_ _ _ [D] [A] Not _ that I am not [F#m] telling the truth
[A] _ _ _ _
Keep complaining _ _ _
Don't wake me [D] up [A] _ _ Keep telling
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ Keep _ complaining
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _