Key: A
Introduction:
Em C
Spit fire like dragon, thinking them can escape
G
The works of William Gordon
Em C
Dem fire as Judas come, thinking them can ride on
G
The words of Marcus Garvey
Em
(oh man de were) Filling up our heads with visions
C
while it's our souls on which they bargain
Em
Live as they all live, blind as they are blind
Am G Am G
They'll never know that, for this here price
Am C
We shall give our lives to them
Dm C
Now did ya, did ya see dem ride into the war
Dm C
Gone so long they call out to the one
Dm
Son I'm here for you they trapped him to belong,
C
When they were all
Em Dm G
Standing at the foot of the moutain as we tried to
Am Dm G Am Dm
Warn them oh Jah Jah, we warn them
Am G Am G Am
Still they come with their silver tongue show
G Am Dm G Am Dm
Yes, and we chant them oh Rasta, we whant dem
Am G Am G Am
They man come with their silver tongue show
G Am
(Good man say) You're just a string in the puppet show
Em C
Spit fire like dragon, thinking them can escape
G
The works of Mohandis Gandhi
Em C
Spit fire as Judas come, thinking them can destroy
G
The words of Bantu Biko
Em
(oh man de were) Filling up our heads with visions
C
While it's our souls 'pon which they bargain
Em
Oh the crisis de man light, the fittest de man fight,
Am G Am G
They'll never know that, for this here price,
Am C
We shall give our lives to them
Dm C
Now did ya, did ya see dem ride into the war
Dm C
Conquered us so long they hold their head up high
Dm
As them pray on the poor and juvenile
C
When they were all
Em Dm G
Standing at the foot of the mountain
Am Dm G Am Dm
As we tried to warn them oh Jah Jah, we warn them
Am G Am G Am
Still they come with their silver tongue show
G Am Dm G Am Dm
Yes, and we chant them oh Rasta, we chant them
Am G Am G Am
They man come with their silver tongue show
G Am
Chant them down, chant them down no they'll never know
Em F#mEm Bm Am
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G Am Dm G Am Dm
Warn them oh Jah Jah, we warn them
Am G Am G Am
Still they come with their silver tongue show
G Am Dm G Am Dm
Yes, and we chant them oh Rasta, we chant them
Am G Am G Am
They man come with their silver tongue show
G Am
(Good man say) You're just a string in the puppet show