...TOP RANKIN'... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Survival' (1979)*
Intro:
Bm
Verse 1:
Bm G Bm
They don't want to see us u-nite.
G
All they want us to do is,
A
Keep on fussing and fighting.
Bm G Bm
They don't want to see us live to-gether.
G
All they want us to do is,
A
Keep on killing one another.
Chorus 1:
G A
Top rankin', top rankin',
Bm
Are you skankin'? (Skankin', skankin'),
Are you skankin'? (Skankin', skankin').
G A
Woah-ho, top rankin', ah, did you mean what you said now?
Bm
Are you, how are you, are you, Lord, Lord. (Skankin', skankin').
Verse 2:
A
They say the blood runs, and it runs through our line,
G Bm
And our hearts, heart of hearts di-vine.
A
And John saw them comin',
G Bm
A-with the truth from an ancient time.
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G
Brotherly love, (brotherly love),
A
The sisterly love, (brotherly love).
Bm
I feel this morning, I feel this morning.
G
Brotherly love, (brotherly love),
A
The sisterly love, (brotherly love).
Bm
I feel this morning, I feel this morning.
Verse 3:
Bm G Bm
They don't want to... u-nite.
G
All they want us to do is,
A
Keep on fussing and fighting.
Bm G Bm
They don't want to see us live to-gether.
G
All they want us to do is,
A
Keep on killing one another.
Chorus 2:
G A
Top rankin', did you mean what you said now?
Bm
Are you skankin'? (Skankin', skankin'),
Are you skankin'? (Skankin', skankin').
G A
Top rankin', did you mean what you said now?
Bm
Are you? (Skankin', skankin'),
Are you? (Skankin', skankin').
G A
Top rankin', top rankin', top rankin', top rankin',
Bm
Are you? (Skankin', skankin'),
Are you? (Skankin', skankin').
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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