War - Bob Marley Chords

Tempo:
146 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Ab

Db

C

Gb

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War - Bob Marley chords
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[Db]
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Bb] Until the [Ab] philosophy which [Bbm] owed one race superior and another [Ab]
[Bbm] inferior is [Ab] [Bbm] finally
and [Ab] [Bbm] permanently
[Ab] [Db] discredited [Ab]
and [Bbm] abandoned.
Everywhere is war,
[Ab] is [Gb] a war,
[B] [Eb] that [Bbm] until
there are no longer first class and second class [Ebm] citizens of [Bbm] any nation,
[Ab] [Db] until the color
[B] of a man's skin is [Bb] of no more [Ab] significance [Bb] than the color [Db] of his
[Ab] eyes, it [Bbm] is a war, [Abm]
[Bbm] that
until the basic [Ebm] human rights [Bbm] are equally [Ebm] guaranteed to [Fm] all [Bbm] without regard to [Ab]
race, but [Bbm] it's a
war,
[Ab] [Bbm] that until that day [Fm] [C] the [Bbm] dream of lasting [Ab] peace, [Bbm] world citizenship, [Fm] [Bbm] rule of [Ab]
international
[Db] morality [Ab] will [Db] remain in but a fleeting [Gb] illusion to [Bbm] be pursued
[Fm] but never [Bbm] attained.
[N]
Now everywhere
[Bbm] is war, war,
[Ab] [Bbm] and until the
[Ebm] ignoble and [Bbm] unhappy regime that [B] hold our brothers [Gb] in Angola, [Ab]
[Bbm] in
Mozambique,
[Ab] [Bbm] South Africa,
[B] sub [E]-human [Bbm] bondage
[Ab] have [Bbm] been toppled,
[Ab] [Gb] totally destroyed,
[Abm] well
everywhere [Bbm] is [Db] war, [C] [Bbm] is a war,
[Ab] [Bbm] war in the east, [Ab] [Bbm] war in the west, [Ab] [Bbm] war [Db] up north, [Ebm] [Bbm] war down south, [Ab] [Db] war, war,
[Ab] [Gb] Rome has a war, [Ab]
and [Db] until that day [C] [Bbm] the African continent [Ebm] will [Db] not know peace.
[Ab] [Bbm] We Africans will [C] fight it, we find
[Bbm] it necessary,
[C] [Bbm] and we know we shall [C] win, as [Bbm] we [Db] are confident [Gb] [Bbm] in the victory [Ab] of good over [Bbm] evil,
[Ab] [Bbm] good over evil, [Bb]
[Ab] good over [Bbm] evil.
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Bbm] [C]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab]
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
C
3211
Gb
134211112
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
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To start learning Bob Marley & The Wailers - War chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Ab, Bbm and Ab. Kick off your practice at a gentle 73 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 146 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Minor.

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_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ Until the [Ab] philosophy which [Bbm] owed one race superior _ and another _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] inferior _ is [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] finally
_ and [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ permanently _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ discredited _ [Ab] _
_ and _ [Bbm] abandoned. _ _
_ Everywhere is war, _ _
[Ab] _ _ is [Gb] a war, _ _
[B] _ _ [Eb] that [Bbm] until
there are no longer _ first class and second class [Ebm] citizens of [Bbm] any nation, _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ until the color
[B] of a man's skin is [Bb] of no more _ [Ab] significance _ [Bb] than the color [Db] of his _
[Ab] eyes, it [Bbm] is a war, _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Bbm] that
until the basic [Ebm] human rights [Bbm] are equally [Ebm] guaranteed to [Fm] all [Bbm] without regard to [Ab]
race, but [Bbm] it's a
war, _ _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] that until that day [Fm] _ [C] the [Bbm] dream of lasting [Ab] peace, _ _ [Bbm] world _ citizenship, [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ rule of _ [Ab]
international
_ _ [Db] morality _ _ [Ab] will [Db] _ _ remain in but a fleeting [Gb] illusion to [Bbm] be pursued _ _
[Fm] but never [Bbm] attained.
_ _ [N] _
Now everywhere
[Bbm] is war, _ _ _ _ _ _ war, _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bbm] and until the _
[Ebm] ignoble and [Bbm] unhappy regime that [B] hold our brothers [Gb] in _ Angola, [Ab] _
_ _ [Bbm] in
_ Mozambique, _
[Ab] _ _ [Bbm] South Africa, _ _
[B] sub [E]-human [Bbm] _ bondage _
[Ab] _ have [Bbm] been toppled, _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] totally _ destroyed, _
[Abm] well
everywhere [Bbm] is [Db] _ war, [C] _ [Bbm] _ is a war, _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] war in the east, [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ war in the west, [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] war [Db] up north, [Ebm] _ [Bbm] _ _ war down south, [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ war, war,
[Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ Rome has a war, [Ab] _
_ and [Db] until that day [C] _ [Bbm] _ the African continent [Ebm] _ will [Db] not know peace. _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] _ We _ Africans will [C] fight it, we find
[Bbm] it necessary, _ _
[C] _ [Bbm] and we know we shall [C] win, _ as [Bbm] we [Db] are confident [Gb] _ [Bbm] in the victory _ [Ab] of good over [Bbm] _ evil, _ _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] good over evil, _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ good over [Bbm] _ evil. _ _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Carlton Carly Barrett and Allan Cole who authored this song.

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