Chords for Lucky Dube - war and crime ( Lyrics )
Tempo:
140.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[A] [F#m] [G]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G]
[E] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [A] [D]
[A] [Em] [A] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[Em] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [D] White [G] man say [A] it's black [D] man.
[G] [A] [D]
[Em] Indians say [A] it's the [D] colors.
Colors [G] say [D] it's everyone.
[Bm] [A] [D] Your mother [G] didn't tell [D] you the truth.
Of course, my father [G] didn't tell [A] me the [D] truth.
Nobody [G] knows [A] what is wrong and what is right.
[G] [A] [D] [A] How [G] long is this [A] gonna [D] last?
[A] Cause we've [G] come so far so [D] fast.
[A] [G]
[A] [D] When [A] it started, you and [G] I went on there.
[A]
[D] Five old trees, [G] buried down [A] upon days.
Fight [G] down [A] war and crime.
[G] Racial [A] discrimination.
[G] Tribal [D] discrimination.
[Bm]
Buried down upon days.
[A] Fight [G] down [A] war and crime.
[G] Racial [D] discrimination.
[G] Tribal [A] discrimination. Tribal discrimination.
[G] [A] Tribal [D] discrimination.
[G] [Am]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [A] [D] You [A] and I [F#m] are not [G] here when it started.
[A] [D] We don't know [A] where it's coming from and [G] where it's going.
[D] So why don't we?
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D] I [Em] am not saying [D] this because [Em] I'm a [A] coward.
[D] But [G] I'm thinking of [A] the [D] lives that we [G] lose [A] every [D] time we [G] fight.
[A] [D] Killing [Em] innocent [D] people, women [Em] and [A] children.
[D]
[G] [A] [D] Who [G] doesn't know [A] about the government?
[D] Who [G] doesn't know [A] about the [D] war?
[G] [A] [D] Your mother [G] didn't tell [A] you the truth.
[D] Cause nobody didn't tell me the truth.
[G] [A] [D] Black man [G] say [A] it's a white [D] man.
White [G] man say [A] it's a [D] black man.
Indian [G] say [A] it's color.
Color say it's a war.
[D] When [A] it started [D] we were [G] not there.
[A] [Bm] [D] We know where we [A] come from but we don't [G] know where we're going.
[A] [G] So why don't [D] we?
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [Bm] down [A] war and crime.
[G] Racial [A] [D] discrimination.
[A]
[G] Tribal [A] discrimination.
[D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [G] down [A] war and [D] crime.
[G] Racial [A] discrimination.
[G] Tribal [Am] discrimination.
[D]
[B] [A] [D]
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [G] down war [A] and crime. Racial discrimination.
Hurry down upon days.
[N] Fight down war and crime.
[A] [F#m] [G]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G]
[E] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [A] [D]
[A] [Em] [A] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[Em] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [D] White [G] man say [A] it's black [D] man.
[G] [A] [D]
[Em] Indians say [A] it's the [D] colors.
Colors [G] say [D] it's everyone.
[Bm] [A] [D] Your mother [G] didn't tell [D] you the truth.
Of course, my father [G] didn't tell [A] me the [D] truth.
Nobody [G] knows [A] what is wrong and what is right.
[G] [A] [D] [A] How [G] long is this [A] gonna [D] last?
[A] Cause we've [G] come so far so [D] fast.
[A] [G]
[A] [D] When [A] it started, you and [G] I went on there.
[A]
[D] Five old trees, [G] buried down [A] upon days.
Fight [G] down [A] war and crime.
[G] Racial [A] discrimination.
[G] Tribal [D] discrimination.
[Bm]
Buried down upon days.
[A] Fight [G] down [A] war and crime.
[G] Racial [D] discrimination.
[G] Tribal [A] discrimination. Tribal discrimination.
[G] [A] Tribal [D] discrimination.
[G] [Am]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [A] [D] You [A] and I [F#m] are not [G] here when it started.
[A] [D] We don't know [A] where it's coming from and [G] where it's going.
[D] So why don't we?
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D] I [Em] am not saying [D] this because [Em] I'm a [A] coward.
[D] But [G] I'm thinking of [A] the [D] lives that we [G] lose [A] every [D] time we [G] fight.
[A] [D] Killing [Em] innocent [D] people, women [Em] and [A] children.
[D]
[G] [A] [D] Who [G] doesn't know [A] about the government?
[D] Who [G] doesn't know [A] about the [D] war?
[G] [A] [D] Your mother [G] didn't tell [A] you the truth.
[D] Cause nobody didn't tell me the truth.
[G] [A] [D] Black man [G] say [A] it's a white [D] man.
White [G] man say [A] it's a [D] black man.
Indian [G] say [A] it's color.
Color say it's a war.
[D] When [A] it started [D] we were [G] not there.
[A] [Bm] [D] We know where we [A] come from but we don't [G] know where we're going.
[A] [G] So why don't [D] we?
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [Bm] down [A] war and crime.
[G] Racial [A] [D] discrimination.
[A]
[G] Tribal [A] discrimination.
[D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [G] down [A] war and [D] crime.
[G] Racial [A] discrimination.
[G] Tribal [Am] discrimination.
[D]
[B] [A] [D]
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [G] down war [A] and crime. Racial discrimination.
Hurry down upon days.
[N] Fight down war and crime.
Key:
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Bm
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ White [G] man say [A] it's black [D] man. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] Indians say [A] it's the [D] colors.
_ Colors [G] say [D] it's everyone. _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Your mother [G] didn't tell [D] you the truth.
Of course, my father [G] didn't tell [A] me the [D] truth.
_ Nobody [G] knows [A] what is wrong and what is right. _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] How [G] long is this [A] gonna [D] last?
[A] Cause we've [G] come so far so [D] fast. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ When [A] it started, you and [G] I went on there.
[A] _
_ [D] Five old trees, _ _ [G] buried down [A] upon days.
_ Fight [G] down [A] war and crime. _ _
[G] Racial _ [A] discrimination. _ _ _
[G] Tribal _ [D] discrimination.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
Buried down upon days.
_ [A] Fight [G] down [A] war and crime. _ _
[G] Racial [D] discrimination. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Tribal [A] discrimination. Tribal discrimination. _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] Tribal [D] discrimination. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ You [A] and I [F#m] are not [G] here when it started.
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] We don't know [A] where it's coming from and [G] where it's going. _
[D] So why don't we? _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ I [Em] am not saying [D] this _ _ because [Em] I'm a [A] coward.
[D] But _ _ [G] I'm thinking of [A] the [D] lives _ that we [G] lose [A] every [D] time we _ [G] fight.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ Killing [Em] innocent [D] people, _ _ women [Em] and [A] children.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Who [G] doesn't know [A] about the government?
[D] _ Who [G] doesn't know [A] about the [D] war? _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Your mother [G] didn't tell [A] you the truth.
[D] _ Cause nobody didn't tell me the truth. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ Black man [G] say [A] it's a white [D] man.
White [G] man say [A] it's a [D] black man.
Indian [G] say [A] it's color.
_ _ Color say it's a war.
_ [D] _ When [A] it started [D] we were [G] not there. _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] We know where we [A] come from but we don't [G] know where we're going.
[A] _ [G] So why don't [D] we? _
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [Bm] down [A] war and crime. _ _
[G] Racial _ [A] _ [D] discrimination.
_ [A] _ _
[G] Tribal [A] discrimination.
[D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [G] down [A] war and [D] crime. _ _
[G] Racial [A] discrimination. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Tribal [Am] discrimination.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [G] down war [A] _ _ and crime. Racial discrimination.
Hurry down upon days.
_ _ _ _ [N] Fight down war and crime.
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ White [G] man say [A] it's black [D] man. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] Indians say [A] it's the [D] colors.
_ Colors [G] say [D] it's everyone. _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Your mother [G] didn't tell [D] you the truth.
Of course, my father [G] didn't tell [A] me the [D] truth.
_ Nobody [G] knows [A] what is wrong and what is right. _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] How [G] long is this [A] gonna [D] last?
[A] Cause we've [G] come so far so [D] fast. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ When [A] it started, you and [G] I went on there.
[A] _
_ [D] Five old trees, _ _ [G] buried down [A] upon days.
_ Fight [G] down [A] war and crime. _ _
[G] Racial _ [A] discrimination. _ _ _
[G] Tribal _ [D] discrimination.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
Buried down upon days.
_ [A] Fight [G] down [A] war and crime. _ _
[G] Racial [D] discrimination. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Tribal [A] discrimination. Tribal discrimination. _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] Tribal [D] discrimination. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ You [A] and I [F#m] are not [G] here when it started.
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] We don't know [A] where it's coming from and [G] where it's going. _
[D] So why don't we? _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ I [Em] am not saying [D] this _ _ because [Em] I'm a [A] coward.
[D] But _ _ [G] I'm thinking of [A] the [D] lives _ that we [G] lose [A] every [D] time we _ [G] fight.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ Killing [Em] innocent [D] people, _ _ women [Em] and [A] children.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Who [G] doesn't know [A] about the government?
[D] _ Who [G] doesn't know [A] about the [D] war? _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Your mother [G] didn't tell [A] you the truth.
[D] _ Cause nobody didn't tell me the truth. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ Black man [G] say [A] it's a white [D] man.
White [G] man say [A] it's a [D] black man.
Indian [G] say [A] it's color.
_ _ Color say it's a war.
_ [D] _ When [A] it started [D] we were [G] not there. _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] We know where we [A] come from but we don't [G] know where we're going.
[A] _ [G] So why don't [D] we? _
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [Bm] down [A] war and crime. _ _
[G] Racial _ [A] _ [D] discrimination.
_ [A] _ _
[G] Tribal [A] discrimination.
[D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [G] down [A] war and [D] crime. _ _
[G] Racial [A] discrimination. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Tribal [Am] discrimination.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Hurry [A] down upon [D] days.
Fight [G] down war [A] _ _ and crime. Racial discrimination.
Hurry down upon days.
_ _ _ _ [N] Fight down war and crime.