Shembe Is The Way Chords by Lucky Dube

Tempo:
60.525 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

E

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lucky Dube- Shembe Is The Way chords
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[B] [F#] [G#]
[C#m] [B] [F#] [B]
[C#m] [B] [F#] [G#m] [C#m]
[B] [F#] [B]
[F] [B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] It [F#] was in the valley of [B] death [F#] I was [E] walking in
[B] It [F#] was the valley [C#m] of [B] confusion [F#] For many years
[B] Different [F#] religions, [B] different [F#]
beliefs [B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] Looking [F#] down upon my [B] tradition
[F#]
[B] Making fun [F#] of my language [B] [F#]
[B] Telling my children [F#] they [B] have no [F#]
God
[E] [F#]
[E] Finally shame [F#] fades away
[B] Oh [F#] [C#m] [B] shame [F#]
[F#] [B] fades [F#] [C#m] away
Oh [B] shame [F#]
[B] fades away
Thank you [F#] for [C#m] healing my [B] soul
[F#]
[A#] Oh [B] shame [F#] [C#m] [B] fades away
Thank you [F#] for showing me [B] the way
[F#] [E] Finally [F#] I can tell the world [E] That shame
[F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [E] Finally I [F#] can tell them what I [E] know
Shame [F#] fades [C#] away
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [E] [B] I hear [F#] them shouting [B] in [F#] me
[B] By the [F#] top of the mountain
[B] I hear [F#] them shouting, Oy [B] vele
[F#] By the [B] top of the mountain
[F#] [E] No one [B] [F#] will undermine [B] my [F#] altar anymore
[B] Cause [G#m] [F#] God sent him from [B] above
To be [F#] with the people
[B] Give love [F#] back to what [B] is their own
[F#] [B] Take love [F#] back to the ways of [B] our forefathers
[F#] [E] Finally [F#] I can tell
Generation [E] to generation
Shame fades [F#] away
[B] Oh shame [F#]
[F#] fades [B] away
Thank you [F#] for [C#m] [B] healing my soul
[F#]
[F#] Oh [B] shame [F#] [E] fades [B] away
Thank [F#] you for [F#] [B] [F#] showing me the way
Oh [B] shame [F#]
fades [B] away
Thank you for showing me the way
No one has [F#] to be afraid
[E] No one looking at me, [F#] I'm looking at you
But [E] we both know that
Shame [F#] fades away
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
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To learn Lucky Dube - Shembe Is The Way chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - B, F#, B, F# and F# in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 30 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 61. With B Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G#] _
[C#m] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] It [F#] was in the valley of [B] death [F#] I was [E] walking in
[B] It [F#] was the valley [C#m] of [B] confusion [F#] For many years
[B] Different [F#] religions, [B] different [F#]
beliefs [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] Looking [F#] down upon my [B] tradition
_ [F#] _
_ [B] Making fun [F#] of my language [B] _ _ [F#] _
[B] Telling my children [F#] they [B] have no _ [F#]
God
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ Finally shame [F#] fades away
[B] Oh _ [F#] _ [C#m] [B] shame _ [F#] _
[F#] [B] fades _ [F#] [C#m] away
Oh [B] shame [F#] _
[B] fades away
Thank you [F#] for [C#m] healing my [B] soul
_ [F#]
[A#] Oh [B] shame [F#] _ [C#m] [B] fades away
Thank you [F#] for showing me [B] the way
_ [F#] _ [E] Finally _ _ [F#] I can tell the world [E] That shame
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Finally I [F#] can tell them what I [E] know
Shame [F#] fades _ [C#] away
[B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ [B] I hear [F#] them shouting [B] in [F#] me
_ [B] By the [F#] top of the mountain
[B] I hear [F#] them shouting, Oy [B] vele
[F#] By the [B] top of the mountain
[F#] [E] No one [B] _ [F#] will undermine [B] my [F#] altar anymore
[B] Cause [G#m] [F#] God sent him from [B] above
To be [F#] with the people
[B] Give love [F#] back to what [B] is their own
[F#] _ _ [B] Take love [F#] back to the ways of [B] our forefathers
[F#] _ _ [E] Finally _ [F#] I can tell
Generation [E] to generation
Shame fades [F#] away
[B] Oh shame [F#]
[F#] fades [B] away
Thank you [F#] for [C#m] [B] healing my soul
[F#]
[F#] Oh [B] shame [F#] [E] fades [B] away
Thank [F#] you for [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] showing me the way
Oh [B] shame [F#]
fades [B] away
Thank you for showing me the way
No one has [F#] to be afraid
[E] _ No one looking at me, [F#] I'm looking at you
But [E] we both know that
Shame [F#] _ fades away
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Respect album.

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