Zimbabwe Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tempo:
125.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

C#m

Bm

F#m

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Zimbabwe (1979) - Bob Marley & The Wailers chords
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[D]
[E] [D]
[E] [C#m] Every man [B] got the right to decide [F#m] his own destiny
[D] And [C#m]
[B] in [Bm] this judgment there [F#m] is no [D] partiality
[C#m] So arm in [Bm] arm, sit down, [F#m] we'll fight this [D] little struggle
[G#] Cause [C#m]
that's the [Bm] only way we [F#m] can overcome a little [D] trouble
Brother, you're [C#m] right, you're right, you're [Bm] right, you're right, [F#m] you're [D]
so right
We gonna [C#m] fight, [G#m] we'll have to fight
[Bm] We gonna [F#m] fight, fight for [D] our right
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [C#m]
[B] [F#m]
[D] [C#m] We come [Bm] together to [F#m] overcome the little [D] trouble.
[C#m]
Soon [Bm] we'll find a way to get through it.
We'll find out who [F#m] is the real [D] revolutionary.
[C#m] Cause I [Bm] don't want my people [F#m] to be
[D] contrary.
And brother [C#m] you're right, you're right, you're [Bm] right, you're right, [F#m] you're right.
So [D] I, we'll [C#m] have to fight, we're gonna [Bm] fight, we'll have [F#] to fight, we'll have to fight.
So I, [D]
[E] we'll have to fight, we'll have to fight, we'll have to fight.
We'll have to trash [D]
it [E] in, [D] Africans are [C#m] liberating their [D] way,
I and I are [E] liberating their way.
So [C#m] I, you're right, [Bm] you're right, you're right, [F#m] you're [D] right.
We [C#m] gonna fight, we gonna fight, we'll have [Bm] to fight, we gonna fight, we [F#] gonna fight, we gonna fight, [D] fighting for our [C#m] rights.
[E]
Divided and [Bm] ruled could [F#m] only tear us [D] apart.
[C#m]
In [Bm] every man's chest, [F#m] there beats a [D] heart.
[C#m] So soon [Bm] we'll find out who [F#m] is the real [D] revolutionary.
[C#m]
And I [Bm] don't want my people [F#m] to be tricked [D] by mercenaries.
Cause [C#m] you're right, you're right, [Bm] you're right, you're right, [F#m] you're [D] right.
We'll [C#m] have to fight, we're gonna [Bm] fight, we'll have [F#] to fight, we're gonna fight, we're gonna fight, fighting [D] for our rights.
We'll trash it [E] in [D] Zimbabwe,
trash it up [E] in [D] Zimbabwe,
eat it up [E] in [C#m] Zimbabwe,
[D] Africans are [C#m] liberating their way,
[D] Africans are [C#m] liberating their way.
[D] In Nantico beating [E] us in [D] Zimbabwe,
[E] in Zimbabwe.
[D] [C#m] [C#]
[Bm]
Key:  
D
1321
C#m
13421114
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
E
2311
D
1321
C#m
13421114
Bm
13421112
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To learn Bob Marley & The Wailers - Zimbabwe chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, C#m, Bm, F#m and D of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 62 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 126 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F# Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Every man [B] got the right to decide [F#m] his own destiny
[D] _ And [C#m] _ _ _
[B] in [Bm] this judgment there [F#m] is no _ [D] partiality
_ [C#m] _ _ So arm in [Bm] arm, sit down, [F#m] _ we'll fight this [D] little struggle
[G#] Cause [C#m] _
that's the [Bm] only way we [F#m] can overcome a little [D] trouble
Brother, you're [C#m] right, you're right, you're [Bm] right, you're right, _ [F#m] you're [D]
so right
We gonna [C#m] fight, _ [G#m] we'll have to fight
[Bm] We gonna [F#m] fight, _ fight for [D] our _ right _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] We _ come [Bm] together to [F#m] overcome the little [D] trouble.
_ _ _ [C#m] _
Soon [Bm] we'll find a way to get through it.
We'll find out who [F#m] is the real [D] revolutionary.
_ _ [C#m] _ Cause I [Bm] don't want my people [F#m] to be _
_ [D] contrary.
And brother [C#m] you're right, you're right, you're [Bm] right, you're right, [F#m] you're right.
So [D] I, we'll [C#m] have to fight, we're gonna [Bm] fight, we'll have [F#] to fight, we'll have to fight.
So I, [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] we'll have to fight, we'll have to fight, we'll have to fight.
We'll have to trash _ [D] _ _
it [E] in, _ _ _ [D] Africans are [C#m] liberating their [D] way,
I and I are [E] liberating their way.
So [C#m] I, you're right, [Bm] you're right, you're right, [F#m] you're _ _ [D] right.
_ We [C#m] gonna fight, we gonna fight, we'll have [Bm] to fight, we gonna fight, we [F#] gonna fight, we gonna fight, [D] fighting for our _ [C#m] rights.
_ [E] _
Divided and [Bm] ruled could [F#m] only tear us [D] apart.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
In [Bm] every man's chest, [F#m] _ there beats a [D] heart.
_ _ [C#m] So soon [Bm] we'll find out who [F#m] is the real [D] revolutionary.
_ _ _ [C#m] _
And I [Bm] don't want my people [F#m] to be tricked [D] by mercenaries.
Cause [C#m] you're right, you're right, [Bm] you're right, you're right, [F#m] _ you're [D] right.
We'll _ _ [C#m] have to fight, we're gonna [Bm] fight, we'll have [F#] to fight, we're gonna fight, we're gonna fight, fighting [D] for our rights. _ _
We'll trash it [E] in _ _ [D] Zimbabwe,
trash it up [E] in _ _ [D] Zimbabwe,
eat it up [E] in _ [C#m] Zimbabwe,
[D] Africans are [C#m] liberating their way,
[D] Africans are [C#m] liberating their way.
[D] In Nantico beating [E] us in _ [D] Zimbabwe, _ _
[E] in _ Zimbabwe.
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Bob Marley.

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