Chords for Stephen Marley Ft. Nina Simone & Wyclef Jean - Keeper Of The Flame
Tempo:
85.85 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Bm
G
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm]
I'm the keeper [Em] of the planet.
And everybody knows the same.
[Bm] I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
But nobody [Bm] knows the same.
I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
And everybody knows the same.
[Bm] I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
Senor, you are [Bm] the Lord.
Deeds are [B] fruits.
[Em] Words are but leaves.
[Bm] It's better to do [Em] well than to say well indeed
[Bm] So if you come from the rock, [Em] please don't run from the rock
[Bm]
Keep [F#] your conscience clean [Em] and put the weight on your back
[Bm]
A foolish [Em] builder leaves out the [Bm] cornerstone But every [Em] dog feels like a lion in his [Bm] home
My destiny, [Em] it's in my own [Bm] hands
Cause the child [Em] is the father of the [Bm] man's son
I'm a keeper, [Em] I'm [Bm]
a keeper, [Em] I'm [Bm]
[Em] a keeper
[Bm]
It's been [Em] a minute man, let's go
[Bm] I went from caveman to [Em] slaveman Church [G] screamed amen and then they [Bm] lynched me
Bought y'all the 911 before the [Em] world trade I saw the world through Ray Charles [Bm] shades
Shouted on them, they ain't wanna [Em] listen Now Saddam saw the birds, now there's two things [Bm] missing
Two sons fittin', Hussein's [Em] son's fittin' So calm, they fought with Saddam, hung in [Bm] the prison
I'd be damned if a man put a [Em] check in my hand Had me in the sand, shootin' at the [Bm] brown man
Run to become the gunner, the gunner become [Em] the hunter The hunter become the hunted on America's [Bm] Most Wanted
How does America's Most Wanted get [Em] apprehended?
When this man turns state on his [Bm] co-defendant
You need a lawyer, let me talk for you [Em] You in the wheelchair, blood, let me walk for you
[Bm] I'm a leader, I'm a leader, I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag
Everybody know his [Bm] name, I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag
[Bm]
I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag, [Bm] I'm a keeper of the flag
Man, what happened to the leaders man?
I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag, [Bm] I'm a keeper of [Em] the flag
What if they had a bulletproof car instead of a drop top from [Bm] Kennedy?
Malcolm did his speech with the facade of Monster's [Em] congregation
So when the boys come get their hands on a pocket of five shots, he [Bm] assassinated Roger
Ain't nothin' new under the [Em] sun What if I had put blanks in Marvin Gaye's father's [Bm] gun?
What if y'all knew the truth before sending your kids to war?
[Em] Told y'all that man didn't care about Iraq, he cared about the oil
[Bm] When you're thinkin' about how many records you gon' [Em] sell
I think about gettin' all of my people [Bm] out to sell
We put in work, y'all ain't revolutionary
Cause [Em] you gotta jig up at a t-shirt, it's just a t [Bm]-shirt
Roger, why you think I ran for president?
[Em] I got five cribs and they said I got no [Bm] residence
They tried to punk me but I was born with no [Em] fear
So I'm a runnin' like [Bm] 10 years
It's an empty [Em] mind
And it forms, [G] shapeless, like water
Now water can flow, or it can crash
[Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm]
I'm the keeper [Em] of the planet.
And everybody knows the same.
[Bm] I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
But nobody [Bm] knows the same.
I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
And everybody knows the same.
[Bm] I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
Senor, you are [Bm] the Lord.
Deeds are [B] fruits.
[Em] Words are but leaves.
[Bm] It's better to do [Em] well than to say well indeed
[Bm] So if you come from the rock, [Em] please don't run from the rock
[Bm]
Keep [F#] your conscience clean [Em] and put the weight on your back
[Bm]
A foolish [Em] builder leaves out the [Bm] cornerstone But every [Em] dog feels like a lion in his [Bm] home
My destiny, [Em] it's in my own [Bm] hands
Cause the child [Em] is the father of the [Bm] man's son
I'm a keeper, [Em] I'm [Bm]
a keeper, [Em] I'm [Bm]
[Em] a keeper
[Bm]
It's been [Em] a minute man, let's go
[Bm] I went from caveman to [Em] slaveman Church [G] screamed amen and then they [Bm] lynched me
Bought y'all the 911 before the [Em] world trade I saw the world through Ray Charles [Bm] shades
Shouted on them, they ain't wanna [Em] listen Now Saddam saw the birds, now there's two things [Bm] missing
Two sons fittin', Hussein's [Em] son's fittin' So calm, they fought with Saddam, hung in [Bm] the prison
I'd be damned if a man put a [Em] check in my hand Had me in the sand, shootin' at the [Bm] brown man
Run to become the gunner, the gunner become [Em] the hunter The hunter become the hunted on America's [Bm] Most Wanted
How does America's Most Wanted get [Em] apprehended?
When this man turns state on his [Bm] co-defendant
You need a lawyer, let me talk for you [Em] You in the wheelchair, blood, let me walk for you
[Bm] I'm a leader, I'm a leader, I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag
Everybody know his [Bm] name, I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag
[Bm]
I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag, [Bm] I'm a keeper of the flag
Man, what happened to the leaders man?
I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag, [Bm] I'm a keeper of [Em] the flag
What if they had a bulletproof car instead of a drop top from [Bm] Kennedy?
Malcolm did his speech with the facade of Monster's [Em] congregation
So when the boys come get their hands on a pocket of five shots, he [Bm] assassinated Roger
Ain't nothin' new under the [Em] sun What if I had put blanks in Marvin Gaye's father's [Bm] gun?
What if y'all knew the truth before sending your kids to war?
[Em] Told y'all that man didn't care about Iraq, he cared about the oil
[Bm] When you're thinkin' about how many records you gon' [Em] sell
I think about gettin' all of my people [Bm] out to sell
We put in work, y'all ain't revolutionary
Cause [Em] you gotta jig up at a t-shirt, it's just a t [Bm]-shirt
Roger, why you think I ran for president?
[Em] I got five cribs and they said I got no [Bm] residence
They tried to punk me but I was born with no [Em] fear
So I'm a runnin' like [Bm] 10 years
It's an empty [Em] mind
And it forms, [G] shapeless, like water
Now water can flow, or it can crash
Key:
Em
Bm
G
B
F#
Em
Bm
G
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ I'm the keeper [Em] of the planet.
And everybody knows the same.
[Bm] I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
But nobody [Bm] knows the same.
I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
And everybody knows the same.
[Bm] I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
Senor, you are [Bm] the Lord.
_ Deeds are [B] fruits.
[Em] Words are but leaves.
[Bm] It's better to do [Em] well than to say well indeed
[Bm] So if you come from the rock, [Em] please don't run from the rock
[Bm]
Keep [F#] your conscience clean [Em] and put the weight on your back
[Bm] _
A foolish [Em] builder leaves out the [Bm] cornerstone But every [Em] dog feels like a lion in his [Bm] home
My destiny, [Em] it's in my own [Bm] hands
Cause the child [Em] is the father of the [Bm] man's son
I'm a keeper, [Em] I'm _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ a keeper, [Em] I'm _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ a keeper
[Bm] _
_ It's been [Em] a minute man, let's go
[Bm] I went from caveman to [Em] slaveman Church [G] screamed amen and then they [Bm] lynched me
Bought y'all the 911 before the [Em] world trade I saw the world through Ray Charles [Bm] shades
Shouted on them, they ain't wanna [Em] listen Now Saddam saw the birds, now there's two things [Bm] missing
Two sons fittin', Hussein's [Em] son's fittin' So calm, they fought with Saddam, hung in [Bm] the prison
I'd be damned if a man put a [Em] check in my hand Had me in the sand, shootin' at the [Bm] brown man
Run to become the gunner, the gunner become [Em] the hunter The hunter become the hunted on America's [Bm] Most Wanted
How does America's Most Wanted get [Em] apprehended?
When this man turns state on his [Bm] co-defendant
You need a lawyer, let me talk for you [Em] You in the wheelchair, blood, let me walk for you
[Bm] I'm a leader, I'm a leader, I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag
Everybody know his [Bm] name, I'm _ a keeper [Em] of the flag
_ _ [Bm] _
I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag, _ [Bm] I'm a keeper of the flag
Man, what happened to the leaders man?
I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag, _ [Bm] I'm a keeper _ of [Em] the flag
What if they had a bulletproof car instead of a drop top from [Bm] Kennedy?
Malcolm did his speech with the facade of Monster's [Em] congregation
So when the boys come get their hands on a pocket of five shots, he [Bm] assassinated Roger
Ain't nothin' new under the [Em] sun What if I had put blanks in Marvin Gaye's father's [Bm] gun?
What if y'all knew the truth before sending your kids to war?
[Em] Told y'all that man didn't care about Iraq, he cared about the oil
[Bm] When you're thinkin' about how many records you gon' [Em] sell
I think about gettin' all of my people [Bm] out to sell
We put in work, y'all ain't revolutionary
Cause [Em] you gotta jig up at a t-shirt, it's just a t [Bm]-shirt
Roger, why you think I ran for president?
[Em] I got five cribs and they said I got no [Bm] residence
They tried to punk me but I was born with no [Em] fear
So I'm a runnin' like [Bm] 10 years
It's an empty [Em] mind
And it forms, [G] shapeless, like water
Now water can flow, or it can crash
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ I'm the keeper [Em] of the planet.
And everybody knows the same.
[Bm] I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
But nobody [Bm] knows the same.
I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
And everybody knows the same.
[Bm] I'm the [Em] keeper of the planet.
Senor, you are [Bm] the Lord.
_ Deeds are [B] fruits.
[Em] Words are but leaves.
[Bm] It's better to do [Em] well than to say well indeed
[Bm] So if you come from the rock, [Em] please don't run from the rock
[Bm]
Keep [F#] your conscience clean [Em] and put the weight on your back
[Bm] _
A foolish [Em] builder leaves out the [Bm] cornerstone But every [Em] dog feels like a lion in his [Bm] home
My destiny, [Em] it's in my own [Bm] hands
Cause the child [Em] is the father of the [Bm] man's son
I'm a keeper, [Em] I'm _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ a keeper, [Em] I'm _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ a keeper
[Bm] _
_ It's been [Em] a minute man, let's go
[Bm] I went from caveman to [Em] slaveman Church [G] screamed amen and then they [Bm] lynched me
Bought y'all the 911 before the [Em] world trade I saw the world through Ray Charles [Bm] shades
Shouted on them, they ain't wanna [Em] listen Now Saddam saw the birds, now there's two things [Bm] missing
Two sons fittin', Hussein's [Em] son's fittin' So calm, they fought with Saddam, hung in [Bm] the prison
I'd be damned if a man put a [Em] check in my hand Had me in the sand, shootin' at the [Bm] brown man
Run to become the gunner, the gunner become [Em] the hunter The hunter become the hunted on America's [Bm] Most Wanted
How does America's Most Wanted get [Em] apprehended?
When this man turns state on his [Bm] co-defendant
You need a lawyer, let me talk for you [Em] You in the wheelchair, blood, let me walk for you
[Bm] I'm a leader, I'm a leader, I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag
Everybody know his [Bm] name, I'm _ a keeper [Em] of the flag
_ _ [Bm] _
I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag, _ [Bm] I'm a keeper of the flag
Man, what happened to the leaders man?
I'm a keeper [Em] of the flag, _ [Bm] I'm a keeper _ of [Em] the flag
What if they had a bulletproof car instead of a drop top from [Bm] Kennedy?
Malcolm did his speech with the facade of Monster's [Em] congregation
So when the boys come get their hands on a pocket of five shots, he [Bm] assassinated Roger
Ain't nothin' new under the [Em] sun What if I had put blanks in Marvin Gaye's father's [Bm] gun?
What if y'all knew the truth before sending your kids to war?
[Em] Told y'all that man didn't care about Iraq, he cared about the oil
[Bm] When you're thinkin' about how many records you gon' [Em] sell
I think about gettin' all of my people [Bm] out to sell
We put in work, y'all ain't revolutionary
Cause [Em] you gotta jig up at a t-shirt, it's just a t [Bm]-shirt
Roger, why you think I ran for president?
[Em] I got five cribs and they said I got no [Bm] residence
They tried to punk me but I was born with no [Em] fear
So I'm a runnin' like [Bm] 10 years
It's an empty [Em] mind
And it forms, [G] shapeless, like water
Now water can flow, or it can crash