One Drop

G Em
Feel it in the one drop
C D
And we’ll still find time to rap
G Em
We’re making the one stop
C D
The generation gap
G Em
So feel this drum beat
C D
As it beats within
G Em
Playing a rhythm
C D
resisting against the system
G Em C
Ooh-we I know Jah’d never let us down
C D
Pull your rights from wrong
G Em C
I know Jah’d never let us down
D
Oh no! oh no! oh no!

Verse:

G Em
They made the world so hard
C D
Everyday the people are dying
G Em C D
From hunger and starvation, lamentation
G Em
But read it in Revelation
C D
You’ll find your redemption
G Em
And then you give us the teaching of His Majesty
C D
For we no want no devil philosophy

Chorus:
G Em
Feel it on the one drop
C D
And we still find time to rap
G Em
We’re making the one stop
C D
And we fill in the gap
G Em
So feel this drum beat
C D G Em
As it beats within, playing a rhythm
C D
Fighting against ism and skism

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No Woman No Cry

G C G/B Am7 F C F C G

C G/B Am F
No woman, no cry.
C F C G
No woman, no cry.
C G/B Am F
No woman, no cry. 1st verse
Here Little darlin’, don’t shed no tears. 2nd verse
C F C G
No woman, no cry.
G
Said, said,
C G/B Am F
Said I remember when we used to sit
C G/B Am F
In the government yard in Trenchtown.
C G/B Am F
Oba, Observing the hypocrites 1st verse
And then Georgie would make a fire light 2nd verse
C G/B Am F
As they would mingle with the good people we meet,
As it was log wood burnin’ through the night.
C G/B Am F
Good friends we had oh good friends we’ve lost
Then we would cook corn meal porridge
C G/B Am F
along the way.
of which I’ll share with you.
C G/B Am F
In this bright future you can’t forget your past
My feet is my only carriage,
C G/B Am F
So dry your tears I say And
So, I’ve got to push on through, but while I’m gone I mean…
C G/B Am Fm G
Ev’ry thing’s gonna be alright. Ev’ry thing’s gonna be alright.
C G/B Am Fm G
Ev’ry thing’s gonna be alright. Ev’ry thing’s gonna be alright.
Am F C G/B Am F
Ev’ry thing’s gonna be alrigh so, woman, no cry.
C F C C G
No, no woman, no woman, no cry.
C G/B
Oh, my little sister don’t shed no tears.
C F C G
No woman no cry.

C G/B Am F C F C G

C G/B Am F
No woman, no cry.
C F C G
No woman, no cry.
C G/B Am F
Oh, my little darlin’, I say don’t shed no tears.
C F C G
No woman, no cry.
C G/B Am F
Yeah little darlin’, don’t shed no tears.
C F C G
No woman, no cry.

C G/B Am F C F C

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African Herbsman

G Em
All twinklin’ lee
G Em
Can’t see the right rose when the streams a-bate
G Em
The old slave men might grind slow
C G
But it grinds fine, yeah

Chorus 1:

G Em
African herbsman, why linger on?
G Em
Just concen-trate, ’cause heaven lives on
G Em
Greet-I-eth slave men will look with a scorn
C D G Em
With a transplanted heart (yes, how quick they had to part)
G Em
(How quick they had to part)

Verse 2:

G Em
The re-membrance of to-day
G Em
Is the sad feelin’ of to-morrow
G Em C
(…How quick …) Oh (… part), oh yeah

Chorus 2:

G Em
African herbsman, seize your time
G Em
I’m takin’ il-lusion on the edge of my mind
G Em
I’m takin’ losers down thru my life
C D G Em
Down thru my life, yeah (yes, how quick they had to part)
G Em
(How quick they had to part)

Verse 3:

G Em
Dideh part, yes, they part
G Em
The re-membrance of to-day
G Em
(How quick they had to part)

Chorus 3:

G Em
African herbsman, why linger on?
G Em
Just concen-trate, ’cause your heaven lives on
G Em
Greet-I-eth slave men will look with a scorn
C D G Em
With a transplanted heart, yes, how (… quick they have to part)
G Em
(How quick they had to part)

Verse 4:

G Em
In re-membrance of to-day
G Em
Brings sad feelings of to-morrow
C
(Yes, how quick they have to …) Lead me on, oh, Lord, I pray to you

Chorus 2:

G Em
(African herbsman) (African herbsman)
G Em
(African herbsman) (African herbsman)

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Buffalo Soldier

Intro - A7 A7

Chorus 1
A F#m
Buffalo Soldier,Dreadlock Rasta,
A
There was a Buffalo Soldier,
F#m
In the heart of America
A F#m
Stolen from Africa,brought to America
A F#m
Fighting on arrival,fighting for survival

Verse 1
D C#m D C#m
I mean it, when I analyse the stench,
C#m7 Bm7 F#m
To me it makes a lot of sense
D C#m D C#m
How the Dreadlock Rasta
C#m7 Bm7 F#m
Was the Buffalo Soldier

Chorus 2
A F#m
And he was taken from Africa,brought to America
A F#m
Fighting on arrival,fighting for survival
A F#m
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier,Dreadlock Rasta
A F#m
Buffalo Soldier,in the heart of America

Verse 2
D C#m D C#m
If you know your history
C#m7 Bm7 F#m
Then you would know where your coming from
D C#m D C#m
Then you wouldnt have to ask me_
C#m7 B#m F#m
Who the heck do I think I am

Chorus 3
A
I’m just a Buffalo Soldier
F#m
In the heart of America
A F#m
Stolen from Africa,brought to America
A
Said he was fighting on arrival
F#m
Fighting for survival
A
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier
F#m
Win the war for America

Link 1
A
Said he, woe yoe yoe,woe woe yoe yoe
F#m A
Woe yoe yoe yo,yo yo yo yo
(A)
Woe yoe yoe,woe woe yoe yoe
F#m A
Woe yoe yoe yo,yo yo yo yo

Bridge
F#m
Buffalo Soldier
D C#m
Trodding through the land
F#m
Said he wanna ran
(F#m)
Then you wanna hand
D C#m E
Trodding through the land,yea,yea

Chorus 4
(E) A
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier
F#m
Win the war for America
A F#m
Buffalo Soldier,Dreadlock Rasta
A F#m
Fighting on arrival,fighting for survival
A
Driven from the mainland
F#m
To the heart of the Carribean

Link 2
A
Singing,woe yoe yoe,woe woe yoe yoe
F#m A
Woe yoe yoe yo,yo yo yo yo
(A)
Woe yoe yoe,woe woe yoe yoe
F#m A
Woe yoe yoe yo,yo yo yo yo

Chorus 5
A
Trodding through San Juan
F#m
In the arms of America
A F#m
Trodding through Jamaica,a Buffalo Soldier
A F#m
Fighting on arrival,fighting for survival
A F#m
Buffalo Soldier,Dreadlock Rasta

Coda
A
Woe yoe yoe,woe woe yoe yoe
F#m A
Woe yoe yoe yo,yo yo yo yo
(A)
Woe yoe yoe,woe woe yoe yoe
F#m A
Woe yoe yoe yo,yo yo yo yo

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Could You Be Loved?

Cm Cm Cm Cm

Eb Eb Cm Cm
Could you be loved
Ab Ab Eb Eb
and be loved?
Eb Eb Cm Cm
Could you be loved
Ab Ab Eb Cm
and be loved?

Cm Cm Fm Fm Fm Fm
Don’t let them fool you
Cm Cm Cm Cm Fm Fm
or even try to school you,
Fm Fm Cm Cm
Oh, no!
Cm Cm
We’ve got a mind of our own
Ab Cm Fm Fm
So go to hell if what you’re thinking is not right
Cm Cm Cm Cm
Love would never leave us alone.
Ab Gm Bb Bb
In the darkness there must come out the light.

Could you be loved
and be loved?
Could you be loved
and be loved?

Cm Cm
The road of life is rocky
Cm Cm
and you may stumble too.
Cm Cm
So while you point your fingers
Cm Cm
someone else is judging you.

Cm Cm
Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?
Cm Cm
Could you be, could you be loved?
Cm Cm
Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?
Cm Cm
Could you be, could you be loved?

Don’t let them change you,
or even rearrange you.
Oh, no!
We’ve got a life to live
They say only, only,
only the fittest of the fittest shal survive,
stay alive.

Could you be loved
and be loved?
Could you be loved
and be loved?

You ain’t gonna miss your water
until you well runs dry.
No matter how you treat him,
the man will never be satisfied.

Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?
Could you be, could you be loved?

Say something…

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Jamming

| Bm | E7 |
We’re jamming
G | F#m7 |
I wanna jam it with you,
Bm | E7 |
We’re jamming jamming
G | F#m7 |
and I hope you like jamming too.
Bm E7 | Bm E7 |
Ain’t no rules ain’t no vow we can do it anyhow
G | F#m7 |
and I Jah know will see you through,
Bm E7 | Bm E7 |
‘Cos every day we pay the price with a loving sacrifice
G | F#m7 |
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.

Bm E7
We’re jamming jamming jamming jamming
G F#m7
We’re jamming in the name of the Lord.
Bm E7
We’re jamming jamming jamming jamming
G F#m7
We’re jamming right straight from Jah.
Bm Em
Holy mount Zion
Bm Em
Holy mount Zion
Bm Bm
Jah sitteth in mount Zion
Bm Bm
And rules all Creation, yeah we’re,
Bm E7
we’re jamming.

We’re jamming
I wanna jam it with you.
We’re jamming jamming
I’m jammed I hope you’re jamming too.
Jam’s about my pride and tryth I cannot hide
to keep you satisfied.
True love that now exist is the love I can’t resist
so jam by my side.

Bm E7
We’re jamming jamming jamming jamming
G F#m7
I wanna jam it with you.
Bm E7
Jamming jamming jamming jamming
G F#m7
hope you like jamming too.

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One Love

Bb F Eb F F7 Bb

F
One Love, one heart.
Eb Bb F Bb
Let’s get together and feel all right.

Hear the children crying. (One love.)
F
Hear the children crying. (One heart.) Sayin’,
Eb Bb F Bb
“Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right.”
Eb Bb F Bb
Sayin’, “Let’s get together and feel all right.”

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Gm Eb Bb
Let them all pass all their dirty remarks. (One love.)
Gm Eb F Bb
There is one question I’d really love to ask. (One heart.)
Gm Eb Bb
Is there a place for the hopeless sinner
Gm Eb F Bb
who has hurt all man-kind just to save his own?
F
Believe me. One love, one heart.
Eb Bb F Bb
Let’s get together and feel all right.

As it was in the beginning, (One love.)
F
so shall it be in the end. (One heart.) Alright,
Eb Bb F Bb
“Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right.”
Eb Bb F Bb
Sayin’, “Let’s get together and feel all right.”

One more thing.
Gm Eb Bb
Let’s get together to fight this Holy Armageddon, (One love.)
Gm Eb F Bb
So when the Man comes there will be no, no doom. (One song.)
Gm Eb Bb
Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner.
Gm Eb F Bb
There ain’t no hidding place from the Father of Creation. Sayin’,
F
One love, one heart.
Eb Bb F Bb
Let’s get together and feel all right.

I’m pleading to man-kind. (One love.)
F
Oh, Lord. (One heart.) Whoa.
Eb/Bb Bb F Bb
“Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right.”
Eb Bb F Bb
Let’s get together and feel all right.

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Redemption Song

G Em Em7
Old Pirates, yes, they rob I.
C G/B Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G Em C G/B Am
minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit.
G Em Em7
But my hand was made strong
C G/B Am
By the hand of the Almighty.
G Em C Am7 D
We forward in this generation triumphantly.

(D) G C D G
Won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G C
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D
redemption songs.

(D) G Em Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
C G/B Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy,
C G/B D
Cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets
C G/B Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Ooh, some say it’s just a part of it.
C Am7 D
We’ve got to fulfill the book.

(D) G C D G
Won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G C
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D G C D
redemption songs, redemption songs.

Em C D (4x)

(D) G Em Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
C G/B Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Woh, Have no fear for atomic energy,
C G/B D
Cause none of them-ah can-ah stop-ah the time.
G Em Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets
C G/B Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Yes, some say it’s just a part of it.
C Am7 D
We’ve got to fulfill the book.

(D) G C D G
Won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
C D Em C D Em C
All I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D G
These songs of freedom, songs of freedom

C Em Am D(II)

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