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Legend

Bob Marley
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D-DU-UDU
 x2
I  wanna love  you,  and treat you right
I  wanna love  you, every day  and every night
 We'll  be together,  with a roof  right over our heads
 We'll be share  the shelter, of  my single bed
 We'll share  the same  room yeah, for Jah  provide the bread
 Is this love,  is this love, is this love
 Is this love that I'm feelin'
 Is this love,  is this love, is this love
 Is this love that I'm feelin'
 I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know now
 I got to know, got to know, got to know now
I,  I'm willing and able
 So I  throw my cards on your table
 I wanna love  you, I wanna  love and treat, love and treat  you right
 I wanna love you every day  and every night
 We'll  be together  yeah, with a roof  right over our heads
 We'll share  the shelter  yeah, oh now, of  my single bed
 We'll share  the same  room yeah, for Jah  provide the bread
 Is this love,  is this love, is this love
 Is this love that I'm feelin'
 Is this love,  is this love, is this love
 Is this love that I'm feelin',  woah
 Oh yes, I know, yes I know, yes I know now
 Yes, I know, yes I know, yes, I know now
I,  I'm willing and able
 So I  throw my cards on your table
 I wanna love  you, I wanna love  and treat, love and treat  you right
 I wanna love you every day  and every night
 We'll  be together,  with a roof  right over our heads
 We'll share  the shelter, of  my single bed
 We'll share  the same  room yeah, Jah  provide the bread
 We'll share  the shelter, of  my single bed
 2. No Woman, No Cry
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No  woman no cry
 No woman  no cry
No  woman no  cry
 No woman  no cry,  said said
 Said I remember when  we used to sit
 In the government  yard in Trenchtown
 Oba observing  the hypocrites
 As they would  mingle with  the good people we  meet
 Good friends  we had, oh good  friend we lost
 Along  the way, hey
 In this bright future  you can't  forget your  past
 So dry  your tears, I say,  and
No  woman no cry
 No woman  no cry
Here  little darling,  gonna shed no  tears
 No woman  no cry,  said said
 Said I remember when  we used to sit
 In the government  yard in Trenchtown
 And then Georgie  would make a fire light
 As it was  log wood burnin'  through the night
 Then we would cook  corn meal  porridge
 Of which I'll share  with you
 My feet  is my only  carriage  yeah
 So I've got  to push on through,  but while  I'm gone I mean
 Everything's gonna  be alright,  everything's gonna be  alright
 Everything's gonna  be alright,  everything's gonna be  alright
 Everything's gonna  be alright,  everything's gonna be  alright
 Everything's gonna  be alright,  everything's gonna be  alright
  So woman  no cry
 No woman  no cry
 C'mon little sister, don't  shed no tears
 No woman  no cry
 
 3. Could you be loved
P.M.
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 Could you be loved
 And be loved
  Could you be loved
 And be loved
 Don't let them fool ya
 Or even try to school ya  Oh, no
 We've got a mind of our own
  So go  to hell if what  you're thinking is  not right
 Love would never leave us alone
  A-yin the darkness  there must  come out to light
The  road of life is rocky and you may stumble too
 So while you point your fingers someone else is judging you
 Love your brotherman
 Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
 Could you be, could you be loved
 Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
 Could you be, could you be loved
 Don't let them change ya, oh
 Or even rearrange ya,  Oh no
 We've got a life to live, Ooh, ooh, ooh
  They say, only,  only
  Only the fittest  of the fittest  shall survive,  stay alive, Eh
You  ain't gonna miss your water, until your well runs dry
 No matter how you treat him, he’ll never be satisfied
 Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
 Could you be, could you be loved
 Say something! Say something!
 Say something, Could you be, could you be loved
 Say something, Say something! Say something
 Say something, Say something! Could you be loved
 Say something, Say something! Reggae, reggae
 Say something, Rasta, rasta
 Say something, Reggae, reggae
 Say something, Rasta, rasta
 Say something, Could you be loved
 Say something, Uh
 Say something, Come on
 Say something, Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
 Say something, Could you be, could you be loved
 Say something, Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
 Say something, Could you be, could you be loved
 4. Three Little Birds
Don't  worry, about a thing
 Cause' every  little thing, gonna be alright
 Singin' don't worry, about a thing
 Cause' every  little thing, gonna be alright
Rise  up this mornin'
 Smile with the rising  sun
 Three little birds,  pirch by my doorstep
 Singin' sweet  songs, of melodys pure  and true
 Sayin',  this my message to you
 5. Buffalo Soldier
Buffalo  Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta
 There was a Buffalo Soldier, in the heart  of America
 Stolen from Africa, brought  to America
 Fighting on arrival, fighting  for survival
If  you know  your history
Then  you would know  where you coming  from
Then  you wouldn't  have to ask  me
Who  the heck  do I think  I am
 I'm just a Buffalo Soldier in the heart  of America
 Stolen from Africa, brought  to America
 Said he was fighting on arrival, fighting  for survival
 Said he was a Buffalo Soldier win the war  for America
 Chant: x2
 Singing woy  yoy yoy, woy yoy yoy yoy,
Woy  yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy  yoy yoy
Buffalo  Soldier troddin' through the land,  wo-ho-ooh
 Said he wanna ran,  then you wanna hand
 Troddin' through the land,  yea-hea, yea-ea
 Said he was a Buffalo  Soldier win the war  for America
 Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta
 Fighting on arrival, fighting  for survival
 Driven from the mainland to the heart  of the Caribbean
 Chant
 6. Get Up, Stand Up
Get  up, stand up, stand up for your rights
 Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
 Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
 Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight
Preacherman,  don't tell me
 Heaven is under the earth
 I know you don't know
 What life is really worth
 Its not all that glitters is gold
 Alf the story has never been told
 So now you see the light, eh
 Stand up for your rights, come on
Most  people think
 Great God will come from the skies
 Take away everything
 And make everybody feel high
 But if you know what life is worth
 You will look for yours on earth
 And now you see the light
 You stand up for your rights, Jah
We  sick an tired of your ism skism game
 Dyin 'n goin' to heaven in-a Jesus name, lord
 We know when we understand
 Almighty God is a living man
 You can fool some people sometimes
 But you can't fool all the people all the time
 So now we see the light
 We gonna stand up for our rights, so you better
 7. Stir It Up
 x2
Stir  it up,  little darling
Stir  it up, come on baby
 Come on and stir  it up,  little darling
Stir  it up
 It's been a long,  long time
 Since I've got  you on my mind
Now  you are here, I said it's  so clear
 To see  what we can do, baby,  just me and you
I'll  push the wood, yeah,  blaze your fire
Then  I'll satisfy your heart's  desire
Said,  I'll stir it, yeah,  every minute
All  you got to do, baby,  is keep it  in it
Oh,  will you quench me,  when I'm  thirsty
Come  and cool me down, baby,  when I'm hot
Your  recipe, darling,  is so tasty
And  you sure can  stir your pot,  so
 8. One Love/ People Get Ready
One  Love,  one heart
Let's  get together  and feel  all right,  hear the children crying
One  love, hear the children crying
 One heart, sayin',
 Give thanks  and praise to the Lord  and I will feel  all right,  sayin'
Let's  get together  and feel  all right,  whoa whoa whoa whoa
Let  them all pass  all their  dirty remarks,  one love
 There is one question  I'd really love  to ask,  one heart
 Is there a place  for the  hopeless sinner
 Who has hurt all man-kind  just to save  his own,  believe me
One  love,  One heart
Let's  get together  and feel  all right,  as it was in the beginning
One  love, so shall it be in the end
 One heart, alright
 Give thanks  and praise to the Lord  and I will feel  alright,  sayin'
Let's  get together  and feel  all right,  one more thing
 Let's get together  to fight  this Holy Armageddon,  one love
 So when the man  comes there will be no,  no doom,  one song
 Have pity on those  whose chances  grow thinner
 There ain't no hiding place  from the Father of  Creation,  sayin'
One  love,  one heart
Let's  get together  and feel  all right,  I'm pleading to mankind
One  love, oh, Lord
One  heart, whoa
 Give thanks  and praise to the Lord  and I will feel  alright
Let's  get together  and feel  alright
 9. I Shot the Sheriff
 I shot the sheriff
 But I didn't  shoot no deputy,  oh no, oh
 I shot the sheriff
 But I didn't  shoot no deputy,  ooh, ooh, ooooh
 All around  in my hometown
They're  tryin' to track  me down
 They say they want  to bring me in guilty
 For the killing  of a deputy
 For the life  of a deputy,  but I say
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 I shot the sheriff
 But I swear  it was in self  defense oh, no Ooh, ooh, oooh yeah
 I say, I  shot the sheriff, Oh, Lord
 And they say  it is a capital  offence, yeah Ooh, ooh, oooh Yeah
 Sheriff John  Brown always hated  me
 For what,  I don't know
  Every time  I plant  a seed
 He said kill  it before  it grow
 He said kill  them before  they grow,  and so
 Read it in the news
 I shot the sheriff
 But I swear  it was in self  defense, Oh, no, ooh, ooh, oooh Yeah
 I shot the sheriff
 But I swear  it was in self  defense, Oh, no, ooh, ooh, oooh Yeah
 Freedom came  my way  one day
 And I started out  of town,  yeah
 All of a sudden  I saw sheriff  John Brown
 Aiming to shoot  me down
 So I shot,  I shot,  I shot him down  and I say
 If I am guilty I will pay
 I shot the sheriff
 But I didn't  shoot no deputy,  oh no oh
 I shot the sheriff
 But I didn't  shoot no deputy,  ooh, ooh, ooooh
 Reflexes had got  the better  of me
  And what  is to be  must be
  Every day  the bucket  a-go a well
  One day  the bottom  a-go drop  out
  One day  the bottom  a-go drop  out, I say
 I, I, I, I  shot the sheriff
 Lord, I didn't  shot the deputy,  yeah
 I, I  shot the sheriff
 But I didn't  shoot no deputy,  yeah, no, yeah
 (Repeat to Fade)
 10. Waiting in Vain
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I  don't wanna wait in vain  for your love
I  don't wanna wait in vain  for your love
From  the very first time I blessed  my eyes on you, girl
My  heart says Follow through.
But  I know now that I'm way  down on your line
But  the waiting feel is fine
So  don't treat me like a puppet  on a string
'Cause  I know how to do my thing
Don't  talk to me as if  you think I'm dumb
I  wanna know when you're gonna come
 See, I  don't wanna wait in vain  for your love
I  don't wanna wait in vain  for your love
I  don't wanna wait in vain  for your love
 'Cause it's  summer  is here
I'm  still waiting  there
 Winter is here  and I'm  still waiting  there
 x4
Like  I said, It's been three years since I'm  knocking on your door
And  I still can knock some more
Ooh,  girl, ooh, girl, is  it feasible, I wanna know now
For  I to knock some more
Ya  see, in life I know  there's lots of grief
But  your love is my relief
Tears  in my eyes burn, tears  in my eyes burn
 While I'm waiting,  While I'm waiting  for my turn
I  don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna  I don't wanna wait in vain
I  don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna  I don't wanna wait in vain
I  don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna  I don't wanna wait in vain
 It's your love  that I'm waiting on, It's my love  that you're running from
 It's your love  that I'm waiting on, It's my love  that you're running from
 11. Redemption Song
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 Old Pirates,  yes they rob I
Sold  I to the merchant ships
 Minutes after they took  I
 From the bottomless pit
 But my hand  was made  strong
 By the hand  of the Almighty
 We forward  in this generation
 Triumphantly
 Won't you help to sing
 These songs  of freedom
 Cause all  I ever  had
 Redemption songs
 Redemption songs
 Emancipate  yourselves from mental slavery
 None but ourselves  can free  our minds
 Have no fear  for atomic energy
 Cause none of them  can stop  the time
 How long  shall they kill our prophets
 While we stand  aside  and look,  ooh
 Some say  it's just a part  of it
 We've got  to fulfill  the book
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 12. Satisfy My Soul
 x2
Oh  please don't you rock  my boat
 cause I don't  want my boat  to be rocking
 Oh please  don't you rock  my boat
 Cause I don't  want my boat  to be rocking
 I'm telling you that, oh,  whoa whoa
 I like it, like this,  I like it like this
 And you should know,  you should know by now
 I like it, like this,  I like it like this, ooh yeah
 Satisfy my soul,  satisfy my soul
 Satisfy my soul,  satisfy my soul
 Every little action,  there is a reaction
 Oh can't you see,  what you have done for  me
 I am happy inside,  all, all of the time
 When we bend  a new corner
 I feel like a  sweep-stake winner
 when I meet you around the corner
 You make me feel  like, a sweep-stake winner,  whoa child
 Can't you see, you must believe me
 Oh darling, darling, I'm calling, calling
 Can't you see, you must believe me
 Oh darling, darling, I'm calling, calling
 When I meet you around the corner
 Oh I said baby never let me be alone
 And then you hold me tight you make  feel feel alright
 Yes when hold me tight you make feel  feel alright
 13. Exodus
Exodus,  movement of Jah people, oh oh oh, yeah
Heaven  let me tell you this
 Men and people will fight ya down
 When ya see Jah light
 Let me tell you if you're not wrong
 Everything is all right
 So we gonna walk, all right, through the roads of creation
 We the generation
 Trod through great tribulation
Exodus,  alright, movement of Jah people Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, alright
 Exodus, movement of Jah people, oh yeah
Yeah  yeah yeah, well
 Uh, open your eyes and look within
 Are you satisfied (with the life you're living), Uh
 We know where we're going, uh
 We know where we're from
 We're leaving Babylon
 We're going to our father land, two three four
Exodus:  movement of Jah people, oh yeah
 Movement of Jah people, send us another brother Moses
 Movement of Jah people, from across the Red Sea
 Movement of Jah people, send us another brother Moses
 Movement of Jah people, from across the Red Sea
 Movement of Jah people
 Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move!
Open  your eyes and look within
 Are you satisfied with the life you're living
 We know where we're going
 We know where we're from
 We're leaving Babylon, y'all
 We're going to our father's land
 Exodus, alright, movement of Jah people
 Exodus, movement of Jah people
 Movement of Jah people
 Movement of Jah people
 Movement of Jah people
 Movement of Jah people
 Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move!
 Movement of Jah people
 Movement of Jah people
 Movement of Jah people
 Movement of Jah people
 14. Jamming
 x2
 We're jamming,  I wanna jam it with you
We're  jamming jamming,  and I hope  you like jamming too
 Ain't no rules  ain't no vow we can do  it anyhow
 And I  Jah know will see you through
 'Cause everyday  we pay the price with a loving  sacrifice
Jamming  till the jam is through
We're  jamming,  to think that jamming  was a thing of the past
We're  jamming,  and I hope  this jam is gonna last
 No bullet  can stop us now we neither beg  nor will we bow
Neither  can be bought nor sold
 We all  defend the right that the children  us unite
 Your life  is worth much more than gold
 We're jamming,  we're jamming  in the name of the Lord
 We're jamming,  we're jamming  right straight from Jah
 Holy Mount  Zion,  holy Mount  Zion
 Jah sitteth in mount Zion, and rules all creation, yeah we're
We're  jamming
We're  jamming,  I wanna jam it with you
 We're jamming,  I'm jammed  I hope you're jamming too
Jam's  about my pride and truth  I cannot hide,  to keep you satisfied
 True love  that now exist is the love  I can't resist so,  jam by my side
 We're jamming  jamming jamming  jamming
I  wanna jam it with you
 We're jamming  we're jamming we're jamming jamming jamming
 I Hope  you like jamming too
 We're jamming  we're jamming we're jamming jamming jamming
 I wanna  jam I wanna jam with you  now

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Readable chord sheet for Legend by Bob Marley

[Em] [C] [G] x2

[D/F#]I wanna [Em]love you,[C]  and treat you [G]right
[D/F#]I wanna [Em]love you, every [C]day and every [G]night
We'll[D/F#] be to[Em]gether, with a [C]roof right over our [G]heads
We'll be [D/F#]share the [Em]shelter, [C]of my single [G]bed
We'll [D/F#]share the [Em]same room yeah, for [C]Jah provide the [G]bread

Is this [Bm]love, is this love, is this love
Is this love that I'm [Am]feelin'
Is this [Bm]love, is this love, is this love
Is this love that I'm [Am]feelin'

[Am] [Bm] [C] [D]

[G]  [Cmaj7]   I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know now    [Am]       [Bm]          [C]            [D]
[C]  [Bm]   I got to know, got to know, got to know now
[Bm]I, I'm willing and [Am]able
So [Em]I throw my cards on your [D]table  [C]    [Bm]       [Am]

I wanna [Em]love you, I wanna[G] love and treat, love and [D/F#]treat you [Em]right
I wanna love you every [C]day and every [G]night
We'll[D/F#] be to[Em]gether  yeah, with a [C]roof right over our [G]heads
We'll [D/F#]share the [Em]shelter yeah, oh now, [C]of my single [G]bed
We'll [D/F#]share the [Em]same room yeah, for [C]Jah provide the [G]bread

Is this [Bm]love, is this love, is this love
Is this love that I'm [Am]feelin'
Is this [Bm]love, is this love, is this love
Is this love that I'm [Am]feelin', woah

[Am] [Bm] [C] [D]

[G]  [Cmaj7]   Oh yes, I know, yes I know, yes I know now   [Am]      [Bm]         [C]           [D]
[C]  [Bm]   Yes, I know, yes I know, yes, I know now
[Bm]I, I'm willing and [Am]able
So [Em]I throw my cards on your [D]table  [C]    [Bm]       [Am]
I wanna [Em]love you, I wanna [G]love and treat, love and [D/F#]treat you [Em]right
I wanna love you every [C]day and every [G]night
We'll[D/F#] be to[Em]gether, with a [C]roof right over our [G]heads
We'll [D/F#]share the [Em]shelter, [C]of my single [G]bed
We'll [D/F#]share the [Em]same room yeah, [C]Jah provide the [G]bread
We'll [D/F#]share the [Em]shelter, [C]of my single [G]bed

2. No Woman, No Cry

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[C] [G/B] [Am] [F], [C] [F] [C] [G] x2

[C]   [G/B]No woman no [Am]cry  [F]
[C]  No [F]woman no [C]cry  [G]
[C]  [G/B]No woman no[Am] cry  [F]
[C]  No [F]woman no [C]cry, [G] said said

[C] Said I [G/B]remember [Am]when we used to [F]sit
[C] In the govern[G/B]ment yard in [Am]Trenchtown [F]
[C] Oba  ob[G/B]serving the [Am]hypocrites [F]
As they [C]would mingle [G/B]with the good people [Am]we meet [F]
[C] Good friends[G/B] we had, oh [Am]good friend we [F]lost
[C] A[G/B]long the [Am]way, [F]hey
[C] In this bright [G/B]future you [Am]can't forget [F]your past
[C] So [G/B]dry your tears, I [Am]say, [F]  and

[C]   [G/B]No woman no [Am]cry  [F]
[C]  No [F]woman no [C]cry  [G]
[C]  [G/B]Here little darling,[Am]  gonna shed [F]no tears
[C]  No [F]woman no [C]cry, [G] said said

[C] Said I [G/B]remember [Am]when we used to [F]sit
[C] In the govern[G/B]ment yard in [Am]Trenchtown [F]
[C] And then Geor[G/B]gie would make a [Am]fire [F]light
As it was[C] log wood [G/B]burnin' through the [Am]night [F]
[C] Then we would [G/B]cook corn [Am]meal porridge [F]
[C] Of which I'll [G/B]share with [Am]you   [F]
[C] My [G/B]feet is my [Am]only car[F]riage yeah
[C] So I've [G/B]got to push on [Am]through, but [F]while I'm gone I mean

[C] Everything's gonna[G/B] be alright,[Am] everything's gonna [F]be alright
[C] Everything's gonna[G/B] be alright,[Am] everything's gonna [F]be alright
[C] Everything's gonna[G/B] be alright,[Am] everything's gonna [F]be alright
[C] Everything's gonna[G/B] be alright,[Am] everything's gonna [F]be alright

 So [C]woman no cry [G/B]      [Am]           [F]
[C]  No [F]woman no [C]cry  [G]
[C]  C'mon little [G/B]sister, [Am]don't shed no [F]tears
[C]  No [F]woman no [C]cry  [G]

[C] [G/B] [Am] [F]
      [C] [F] [C] [G]

3. Could you be loved

P.M.
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[Bm]

[D]  Could you be [Bm]loved
[G]  And be [D]loved
  Could you be [Bm]loved
[G]  And be [D]loved

[Bm] Don't let them fool ya [Em]
[Bm] Or even try to school ya [Em]     Oh, no
[Bm] We've got a mind of our own
 So [G]go to hell if [F#m]what you're thinking [Em]is not right
[Bm] Love would never leave us alone
 A-yin the [G]darkness there [F#m]must come out to [A]light

[Bm]The road of life is rocky and you may stumble too
So while you point your fingers someone else is judging you
Love your brotherman
Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
Could you be, could you be loved
Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
Could you be, could you be loved

[Bm] Don't let them change ya, oh[Em]
[Bm] Or even rearrange ya,[Em]   Oh no
[Bm] We've got a life to live, [G]Ooh, [F#m]ooh, [Em]ooh
 They say, o[Bm]nly, only
 Only the [G]fittest of the [F#m]fittest shall sur[A]vive, stay alive, Eh

[Bm]You ain't gonna miss your water, until your well runs dry
No matter how you treat him, he’ll never be satisfied

Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
Could you be, could you be loved
Say something! Say something!

Say something, Could you be, could you be loved
Say something, Say something! Say something
Say something, Say something! Could you be loved
Say something, Say something! Reggae, reggae
Say something, Rasta, rasta
Say something, Reggae, reggae
Say something, Rasta, rasta
Say something, Could you be loved
Say something, Uh
Say something, Come on
Say something, Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
Say something, Could you be, could you be loved
Say something, Could you be, could you be, could you be loved
Say something, Could you be, could you be loved

4. Three Little Birds

[A]

[A]Don't worry, about a thing
Cause' [D]every little thing, gonna be al[A]right

Singin' don't worry, about a thing
Cause' [D]every little thing, gonna be al[A]right

[A]Rise up this mornin'
Smile with the [E]rising sun
Three little [A]birds, pirch by my [D]doorstep
Singin' [A]sweet songs, of melodys [E]pure and true
Sayin',[D] this my message to [A]you

5.  Buffalo Soldier

[A]

[A]Buffalo Soldier, [F#m]Dreadlock [D]Rasta     [A]
There was a Buffalo Soldier, in the [F#m]heart of A[D]merica  [A]
Stolen from Africa, [F#m]brought to A[D]merica  [A]
Fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for sur[D]vival  [A]

[D]If you [C#m]know your [D]history [C#m]
[A/C#]Then you would [Bm]know where you [F#m]coming from
[D]Then you [C#m]wouldn't have to [D]ask me [C#m]
[A/C#]Who the [Bm]heck do I [F#m]think I am

I'm just a Buffalo Soldier in the [F#m]heart of A[D]merica  [A]
Stolen from Africa, [F#m]brought to A[D]merica  [A]
Said he was fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for surv[D]ival   [A]
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier win the [F#m]war for A[D]merica  [A]

Chant: x2
Singing [A]woy yoy yoy, woy yoy yoy yoy,
[F#m]Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy [D]yoy yoy [A]yoy

[F#m]Buffalo Soldier troddin' through the [D]land, wo-ho-[C#m]ooh
Said he wanna [F#m]ran, then you wanna hand
Troddin' through the [D]land, yea-hea, yea-[C#m]ea   [E]

Said he was a [A]Buffalo Soldier win the [F#m]war for A[D]merica  [A]
Buffalo Soldier, [F#m]Dreadlock [D]Rasta   [A]
Fighting on arrival, [F#m]fighting for sur[D]vival  [A]
Driven from the mainland to the [F#m]heart of the [D]Caribbe[A]an

Chant

6.  Get Up, Stand Up

[Am]Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight

[Am]Preacherman, don't tell me
Heaven is under the earth
I know you don't know
What life is really worth
Its not all that glitters is gold
Alf the story has never been told
So now you see the light, eh
Stand up for your rights, come on

[Am]Most people think
Great God will come from the skies
Take away everything
And make everybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth
You will look for yours on earth
And now you see the light
You stand up for your rights, Jah

[Am]We sick an tired of your ism skism game
Dyin 'n goin' to heaven in-a Jesus name, lord
We know when we understand
Almighty God is a living man
You can fool some people sometimes
But you can't fool all the people all the time
So now we see the light
We gonna stand up for our rights, so you better

7.  Stir It Up

[A] [D] [E] x2

[A]Stir it up,[D] little [E]darling
[A]Stir it up, come on [D]baby [E]
Come on and [A]stir it up,[D] little [E]darling
[A]Stir it up  [D]       [E]

It's been a [A]long, long time  [D]
Since I've [E]got you on my [A]mind  [D]     [E]
[A]Now you are here, I said [D]it's so clear [E]
To [A]see what we can do, baby,[D] just me and you  [E]

[A]I'll push the wood, yeah,[D] blaze your [E]fire
[A]Then I'll satisfy your [D]heart's desire [E]
[A]Said, I'll stir it, yeah,[D] every [E]minute
[A]All you got to do, baby,[D] is keep [E]it in it

[A]Oh, will you quench me[D], when I'm[E] thirsty
[A]Come and cool me down, baby,[D] when I'm [E]hot
[A]Your recipe, darling,[D] is so [E]tasty
[A]And you sure can[D] stir your [E]pot, so

8.  One Love/ People Get Ready

[A] [E] [D] [A] [E] [A]

[A]One Love,[E] one heart
[D]Let's get to[A]gether and [E]feel all [A]right, hear the children crying
[A]One love, hear the children [E]crying

One heart, sayin',
Give [D]thanks and praise to the [A]Lord and I will [E]feel all [A]right, sayin'
[D]Let's get to[A]gether and [E]feel all [A]right, whoa whoa whoa whoa

[A]Let them all [F#m]pass all their[D] dirty re[A]marks, one love
There is one [F#m]question I'd [D]really [E]love to [A]ask, one heart
Is there a [F#m]place for the[D] hopeless [A]sinner
Who has hurt all man[F#m]-kind just to [D]  [E]save his [A]own, believe me

[A]One love[E], One heart
[D]Let's get to[A]gether and [E]feel all [A]right, as it was in the beginning
[A]One love, so shall it be in the [E]end

One heart, alright
Give [D]thanks and praise to the [A]Lord and I will [E]feel al[A]right, sayin'
[D]Let's get to[A]gether and [E]feel all [A]right, one more thing

Let's get to[F#m]gether to [D]fight this Holy Arma[A]geddon, one love
So when the [F#m]man comes there will [D]be [E]no, no [A]doom,  one song
Have pity on [F#m]those whose [D]chances grow [A]thinner
There ain't no hiding [F#m]place from the [D]Father [E]of Cre[A]ation, sayin'

[A]One love,[E] one heart
[D]Let's get t[A]ogether and [E]feel all [A]right, I'm pleading to mankind
[A]One love, oh, Lord
[E]One heart, whoa
Give [D]thanks and praise to the [A]Lord and I will [E]feel al[A]right
[D]Let's get to[A]gether and [E]feel al[A]right

9.  I Shot the Sheriff

[Em] I shot the sheriff
[Am] But I [Bm]didn't shoot no [Em]deputy, oh no, oh
[Em] I shot the sheriff
[Am] But I [Bm]didn't shoot no [Em]deputy, ooh, ooh, ooooh

[C] All a[Bm]round in my [Em]hometown
[C]They're tryin' to [Bm]track me [Em]down
[C] They say they [Bm]want to bring me in [Em]guilty
For the [C]killing of a [Bm]depu[Em]ty
For the [C]life of a [Bm]depu[Em]ty, but I say

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B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--2-0---------------------|
A|------2---0---2-0---------|
E|------------3------3--0---|

[Em] I shot the sheriff
[Am] But I [Bm]swear it was in [Em]self defense oh, no Ooh, ooh, oooh yeah
I say, [Em]I shot the sheriff, Oh, [Am]Lord
And they [Bm]say it is a [Em]capital offence, yeah Ooh, ooh, oooh Yeah

[C] Sheriff [Bm]John Brown always [Em]hated me
For [C]what[Bm], I don't [Em]know
 Every [C]time I p[Bm]lant a [Em]seed
He said [C]kill it be[Bm]fore it [Em]grow
He said [C]kill them be[Bm]fore they [Em]grow, and so

Read it in the news

[Em] I shot the sheriff
[Am] But I [Bm]swear it was in [Em]self defense, Oh, no, ooh, ooh, oooh Yeah
[Em] I shot the sheriff
[Am] But I [Bm]swear it was in [Em]self defense, Oh, no, ooh, ooh, oooh Yeah

[C] Freedom [Bm]came my [Em]way one day
And I [C]started [Bm]out of t[Em]own, yeah
[C] All of a [Bm]sudden I saw [Em]sheriff John Brown
[C] Aiming to [Bm]shoot me [Em]down
So I [C]shot, I [Bm]shot, I shot him [Em]down and I say

If I am guilty I will pay

[Em] I shot the sheriff
[Am] But I [Bm]didn't shoot no [Em]deputy, oh no oh
[Em] I shot the sheriff
[Am] But I [Bm]didn't shoot no [Em]deputy, ooh, ooh, ooooh

[C] Reflexes had [Bm]got the [Em]better of me
 And [C]what is to [Bm]be must [Em]be
 Every [C]day the b[Bm]ucket a-go a [Em]well
 One [C]day the [Bm]bottom a-go [Em]drop out
 One [C]day the [Bm]bottom a-go [Em]drop out, I say

I, I, I, [Em]I shot the sheriff
[Am] Lord, I [Bm]didn't shot the [Em]deputy, yeah
I, [Em]I shot the sheriff
[Am] But I [Bm]didn't shoot no [Em]deputy, yeah, no, yeah

(Repeat to Fade)

10. Waiting in Vain


[Gmaj7] [Cmaj7] x2

[Gmaj7]I don't wanna wait in [Cmaj7]vain for your love
[Gmaj7]I don't wanna wait in [Cmaj7]vain for your love
[Gmaj7]From the very first time I [Cmaj7]blessed my eyes on you, girl
[Gmaj7]My heart says Follow [Cmaj7]through.
[Gmaj7]But I know now that I'm [Cmaj7]way down on your line
[Gmaj7]But the waiting feel is [Cmaj7]fine
[Gmaj7]So don't treat me like a [Cmaj7]puppet on a string
[Gmaj7]'Cause I know how to do my [Cmaj7]thing
[Gmaj7]Don't talk to me as [Cmaj7]if you think I'm dumb
[Gmaj7]I wanna know when you're gonna [Cmaj7]come

See, [Gmaj7]I don't wanna wait in [Cmaj7]vain for your love
[Gmaj7]I don't wanna wait in [Cmaj7]vain for your love
[Gmaj7]I don't wanna wait in [Cmaj7]vain for your love

'Cause it's[C] sum[D]mer is here
[Bm7]I'm still wai[Am]ting there
[C] Winter is [D]here and [Bm7]I'm still wai[Am]ting there

[Gmaj7] [Cmaj7] x4

[Gmaj7]Like I said, It's been three years since I[Cmaj7]'m knocking on your door
[Gmaj7]And I still can knock some [Cmaj7]more
[Gmaj7]Ooh, girl, ooh, girl, [Cmaj7]is it feasible, I wanna know now
[Gmaj7]For I to knock some [Cmaj7]more
[Gmaj7]Ya see, in life I know [Cmaj7] there's lots of grief
[Gmaj7]But your love is my re[Cmaj7]lief
[Gmaj7]Tears in my eyes burn, [Cmaj7]tears in my eyes burn
While I'm [Gmaj7]waiting, While I'm [Cmaj7]waiting for my turn

[Gmaj7]I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wann[Cmaj7]a I don't wanna wait in vain
[Gmaj7]I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wann[Cmaj7]a I don't wanna wait in vain
[Gmaj7]I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wann[Cmaj7]a I don't wanna wait in vain

It's your [Gmaj7]love that I'm waiting on, It's my [Cmaj7]love that you're running from
It's your [Gmaj7]love that I'm waiting on, It's my [Cmaj7]love that you're running from

11. Redemption Song

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------1s2-0---------------0------------------| x2
A|------0-1s2------2s3-------1s2-----0-1s2-------2-2s3-2-0----|
E|---2s3------2s3----------------2s3-----------------------3--|

Old [G]Pirates, yes they rob [Em]I
[C]Sold I to the [G/B]merchant [Am]ships
[G] Minutes after they [Em]took I
[C] From the [G/B]bottomless [Am]pit
But my [G]hand was [Em]made strong
[C] By the [G/B]hand of the Al[Am]mighty
We [G]forward in this gene[Em]ration
[C] Triumphant[D]ly

Won't you help to [G]sing
[C]  These [D]songs of [G]freedom
Cause [C]all I [D]ever had [Em]
[C]  Re[D]demption [G]songs
[C]  Red[D]emption [G]songs  [C]     [D]

Emanci[G]pate yourselves from mental [Em]slavery
None but our[C]selves can [G/B]free our [Am]minds
Have no [G]fear for atomic [Em]energy
Cause none of [C]them can [G/B]stop the [D]time
How [G]long shall they kill our [Em]prophets
While we [C]stand a[G/B]side and [Am]look, ooh
Some [G]say it's just a [Em]part of it
We've [C]got to ful[G/B]fill the [D]book

[Em] [C] [D] x4

12. Satisfy My Soul

[G] [C] [D] x2

[G]Oh please don't you [Bm]rock my [Am]boat  [D]
cause I [G]don't want my [Bm]boat to be [Am]rocking  [D]
Oh [G]please don't you [Bm]rock my [Am]boat   [D]
Cause I [G]don't want my [Bm]boat to be [Am]rocking  [D]
I'm telling you that, [C]oh, whoa whoa
I like it, like [D]this, I like it like this
And you should [C]know, you should know by now
I like it, like [D]this, I like it like this, ooh yeah

[C] Satisfy my soul,[D]  satisfy my soul
[C] Satisfy my soul,[D]  satisfy my soul

Every little [C]action, there is a re[D]action
Oh can't you [C]see, what you have done [G]for me
I am happy in[C]side, all, all of the [G]time  [Am]
When we [D]bend a new corner  [Am]
I feel like a[D] sweep-stake [Am]winner
when I meet you around the [D]corner
You make me [Am]feel like, a sweep-stake w[D]inner, whoa child
[C]  Can't you see, you must believe me
[D] Oh darling, darling, I'm calling, calling
[C] Can't you see, you must believe me
[D] Oh darling, darling, I'm calling, calling
[Am] When I meet you around the [D]corner
[Am] Oh I said baby never let me be a[D]lone
[Am] And then you hold me tight you m[D]ake feel feel alright
[Am] Yes when hold me tight you make [D]feel feel alright

13. Exodus

[Am]

[Am]Exodus, movement of Jah people, oh oh oh, yeah

[Am]Heaven       let me tell you this
Men and people will fight ya down
When ya see Jah light
Let me tell you if you're not wrong
Everything is all right
So we gonna walk, all right, through the roads of creation
We the generation
Trod through great tribulation

[Am]Exodus, alright, movement of Jah people Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, alright
Exodus, movement of Jah people, oh yeah

[Am]Yeah yeah yeah, well
Uh, open your eyes and look within
Are you satisfied (with the life you're living), Uh
We know where we're going, uh
We know where we're from
We're leaving Babylon
We're going to our father land, two three four

[Am]Exodus: movement of Jah people, oh yeah
Movement of Jah people, send us another brother Moses
Movement of Jah people, from across the Red Sea
Movement of Jah people, send us another brother Moses
Movement of Jah people, from across the Red Sea
Movement of Jah people

Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move!

[Am]Open your eyes and look within
Are you satisfied with the life you're living
We know where we're going
We know where we're from
We're leaving Babylon, y'all
We're going to our father's land

Exodus, alright, movement of Jah people
Exodus, movement of Jah people
Movement of Jah people
Movement of Jah people
Movement of Jah people
Movement of Jah people

Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move!

Movement of Jah people
Movement of Jah people
Movement of Jah people
Movement of Jah people

14. Jamming

[Bm] [E] [G] [F#m] x2

We're [Bm]jamming, [E]  [G]  I wanna jam it with [F#m]you
[Bm]We're jamming jamming[E], and I [G]hope you like jamming [F#m]too
Ain't no [Bm]rules ain't no vow we can [E]do it anyhow
And [G]I Jah know will see you [F#m]through
'Cause every[Bm]day we pay the price with a [E]loving sacrifice
[G]Jamming till the jam is [F#m]through

[Bm]We're jamming, [E]  to think that [G]jamming was a thing of the [F#m]past
[Bm]We're jamming, [E]  and I [G]hope this jam is gonna [F#m]last
No [Bm]bullet can stop us now we neither [E]beg nor will we bow
[G]Neither can be bought nor [F#m]sold
We [Bm]all defend the right that the [E]children us unite
Your [G]life is worth much more than [F#m]gold

We're j[Bm]amming,[E]  we're [G]jamming in the name of the [F#m]Lord
We're [Bm]jamming,[E]  we're [G]jamming right straight from [F#m]Jah

[Bm] Holy [Em]Mount Zion,[Bm]  holy [Em]Mount Zion
[Bm] Jah sitteth in mount Zion, and rules all creation, yeah we're

[Bm]We're jamming [E]
[Bm]We're jamming[E], [G]  I wanna jam it with [F#m]you
We're [Bm]jamming,[E]    I'm [G]jammed I hope you're jamming [F#m]too
[Bm]Jam's about my pride and [E]truth I cannot hide,[G] to keep you satis[F#m]fied
True [Bm]love that now exist is the [E]love I can't resist so[G], jam by my [F#m]side

We're [Bm]jamming jamming [E]jamming jamming
[G]I wanna jam it with [F#m]you
We're j[Bm]amming we're jamming we're jamming jamming [E]jamming
I [G]Hope you like jamming [F#m]too
We're j[Bm]amming we're jamming we're jamming jamming [E]jamming
I [G]wanna jam I wanna jam with [F#m]you now

[Bm] [E] [G] [F#m]

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