...ZIMBABWE... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Survival' (1979)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: C#)
Intro:
Bb C (x2)
Verse 1:
Am Gm
Every man gotta right,
Dm Bb
To decide his own desti-ny,
Am Gm
And in this judgement,
Dm Bb
There is no partiali-ty.
Am Gm
So arm in arms with arms,
Dm Bb
We'll fight this little struggle,
Am Gm
'Cos that's the only way we can,
Dm Bb
Overcome our little trouble.
Bridge 1:
Am
Brother, you're right,
You're right,
Gm
You're right, you're right,
Dm Bb
You're so right!
Am
We gon' fight,
(We gon' fight),
Gm
We'll have to fight,
(We gon' fight),
Dm
We gonna fight,
(We gon' fight),
Bb
Fight for our rights!
Chorus 1:
Bb C
Natty Dread it in-a (Zimbabwe),
Bb C
Set it up in-a (Zimbabwe).
Bb C
Mash it up-a in-a Zimbabwe,
(Zimbabwe),
Bb
Africans a-liberate,
C
(Zimbabwe), yeah.
Verse 2:
Am Gm
No more in-ternal,
Dm Bb
Power struggle,
Am Gm
We come to-gether,
Dm Bb
To over-come the little trouble.
Am Gm
Soon we'll find out who is,
Dm Bb
The real revo-lutionary,
Am Gm
'Cos I don't want my people to be:
Dm Bb
Contra-ry.
Bridge 2:
Am
Brother, you're right,
You're right,
Gm
You're right, you're right,
Dm Bb
You're so right!
Am
We gon' fight,
(We gon' fight),
Gm
We'll have to fight,
(We gon' fight),
Dm
We gonna fight,
(We gon' fight),
Bb
Fight for our rights!
Chorus 2:
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Bb C
Mash it up in-a (Zimbabwe),
Bb C
Natty trash it in-a (Zimbabwe).
Bb C
Africans a-liberate (Zimbabwe),
Bb C
I'n'I a-liberate Zimbabwe.
Bridge 3:
Am
Brother, you're right,
You're right,
Gm
You're right, you're right,
Dm Bb
You're so right!
Am
We gon' fight,
(We gon' fight),
Gm
We'll have to fight,
(We gon' fight),
Dm
We gonna fight,
(We gon' fight),
Bb
Fight for our rights!
Verse 3:
Am Gm
To divide and rule could only,
Dm Bb
Tear us a-part.
Am Gm
In every-man chest,
Dm Bb
There beats a heart.
Am Gm
Soon we'll find out who is,
Dm Bb
The real revo-lutionary,
Am
And I don't,
Gm
Want my people to be,
Dm Bb
Tricked by mercenaries.
Bridge 4:
Am
Brother, you're right,
You're right,
Gm
You're right, you're right,
Dm Bb
You're so right!
Am
We gon' fight,
(We gon' fight),
Gm
We'll have to fight,
(We gon' fight),
Dm
We gonna fight,
(We gon' fight),
Bb
Fight for our rights!
Chorus 3:
Bb C
Natty trash it in-a (Zimbabwe),
Bb C
Mash it up in-a (Zimbabwe).
Bb C
Set it up in-a (Zimbabwe).
Bb C
Africans a-liberate (Zimbabwe).
Coda:
Bb C
Africans a-liberate (Zimbabwe),
Bb C
Natty Dread it in-a (Zimbabwe).
Bb C
Set it up in-a (Zimbabwe),
Bb C
Africans a-liberate (Zimbabwe).
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Bb C Am Gm Dm
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)