Chords for Peter Tosh / LIVE / AFRICAN

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143.6 bpm
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C

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E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Peter Tosh / LIVE / AFRICAN chords
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[Bb]
What's happening?
[G]
See as I come, something must happen.
[Abm] feel no way.
[Gb] [E] The powers of Rastafari [G] is high above material things.
Don't feel no way.
When this power [N] come, all power cut.
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2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Gb
134211112
E
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ What's happening?
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
See as I come, something must happen.
_ _ Don't _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ feel no way.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [E] The powers of Rastafari [G] _ is high above material things. _ _ _ _
_ Don't feel no way.
_ _ [E] _
When this power [N] come, all power cut. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The heaven [Bb] declares the glories of Jah _ _ _ and
the firmament show it his handiworks. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Glory be unto Jah Rastafari who make the
sun shine.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] And as the sun shines, so shall I continue to shine.
Twenty-five hours a day.
_ _ And _ _ _ _ if Satan the devil, loosely from Makarios think, he can fight I with
material things.
He make a sad [Gb] mistake. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Come to do bumbleclad something.
The people
out here [Db] waiting for the music.
Want the [E] bumbleclad to take this [N] thing far. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Why as I come, I must go on with this _ bumbleclad sabotage.
_ _ _ _ _ _ What you don't want me to blame it on Rastafari? _ _ _
_ _ Look how many heathens play music and nothing happen.
But _ as the most progressive come, something must _ bumbleclad happen.
_ _ _ _ So you see the kind of shit
[G] steam that I face daily.
That's why [N] sometimes when I draw my _ bumbleclad sword, God cry.
_ And it's no joke.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Nobody know what's happen.
_ _ _ _ [E]
I [Bb] _ _ _ don't _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _
care where [C] you come from.
_ [F] As long as [C] you're a black man.
You [G] are an African. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ None of my Indian [C] _ nationality.
_ [Dm] You will guard [C] the identity.
You are [G] an African. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Cause if you come [F] from _ Clarindon.
You are [G] an African.
And if you come [F] from Portland.
[G] You are an African.
And if you come [F] from Westmoreland.
You [G] are an African.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] I don't care where you come _ [F] from.
As long [C] as you're a black man.
[Gm] You [G] are an African. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ None of my Indian [C] _ nationality.
_ [F] You will guard [C] the identity.
You [G] are an African.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Cause if you come [F] from _ Sinabad.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from _ Nassau.
You [G] are an African.
Say if you come [F] from Cuba.
[G] You are an African. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Don't care where you come from.
_ [F] _
As long [C] as you're a black man.
[E] You are [G] an African.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ None of my [C] Indian nation.
_ [F] _ That is [C] only _ segregation.
You are [G] an African. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cause if you [F] go to the Catholic.
[G] You are an African.
And if you go to [F] the Methodist.
[G] You are an African.
Say if you go to [F] the Church of God.
You are [G] an African. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I don't [C] care where you come from.
[F] _ As long [C] as you're a black [G] man.
You are an African.
_ _ None _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
of my [C] new _ complexion.
[F] _
There is [C] no rejection.
[G] You are an African. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Cause if you [F] flexion high.
_ [G] _ And if you [F] flexion low.
_ [G] _ And if [F] it's in between.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] I don't care where you come from.
[F] _
As long [C] as you're a black [Gm] man.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ None of my new [C] _ _
_ [F] nationality.
You have got [C] the _ identity.
You [G] are an African. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Cause if you come [F] from Brixton.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from Winston.
You [G] are an African.
Say if you come [F] from Harston.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from Easton.
You [G] are an African.
If you come [F] from Bronx.
You [G] are an African.
_ [F] If you come from Brooklyn.
You are [G] an African.
And if you come from [F] Queens.
You [G] are an African.
Say if you come from [F] _ Manhattan.
You are [G] an African.
And if you come [F] from Canada.
You [G] are an African.
If you come from [F] Miami.
You are [G] an African.
If you come [F] from Switzerland.
You [G] are an African.
And if you come [F] from Germany.
You [G] are an African.
If you come [F] from Russia, you [G] are in.
If you come [F] from China, [G] you are in.
And if you come [F] from Taiwan, you [G] are in.
And if you from [F] _ Taipu, you [G] are in.
If you come [F] from the north pole, you [G] are in.
If you come [Fm] from the south pole, [G] you are in.
And if you come [F] from I don't know here, you are in.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
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[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _

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