Tonalità: G major
Verse 1
F
Am
F
Gm
C
It is real, as real as it seem
F
Don't you live on illusion
Am
Gm
And don't you ever try to live a dream
C
I sing
F
Buju say how could
Verse 2
you rise
C
up every living day
F
C
Telling yourself everything is OK
F
When you look at life you'll
C
see it slipping away
F
Lord knows who feels it every
C
F
moment every day
Verse 3
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Those why cry for the poor get neglected,
C
F
rejected, put to death
C
How much more will we take?
F
Did you father work off his shirt,
C
F
blood, sweat and tears
C
Don't tell me that you forgot
F
Being oppressed by the oppressors,
C
F
all different types of stress
For the sorrows of the poor,
C
F
they don't even care less
Refuse to deal with world atrocities,
civil unrest
C
F
Instead they're building penitentiaries
C
as big as a bird's nest
F
Saying we are to be blamed for
whatever what mess
Verse 4
F
Buju say how could you rise
C
up every living day
F
C
Telling your kids everything is OK
F
When you look at life you'll
C
see it slipping away
F
Lord knows who feels it every
C
F
moment every day
Verse 5
F
Some say, how are you doing?
They want to know if we fine
Not until we reposes what's
C
rightfully mine
F
Sitting down for so long we
do believe it is time
C
F
Everyone is entitled to
C
food at mealtime
F
'Til then, we'll struggle for rights,
no more racial fights
C
Degradation to the highest heights
F
All obstacles as a people
C
we have to cross
F
With health and strength we all
can get across
Happenings of yesterday are
C
just a thing of the past
F
How could
Verse 6
you rise
C
up every living day
F
C
Telling yourself most things is OK
F
When we look at life you'll
C
see it slipping away
F
Lord knows who feels it every
moment every day
Verse 7
F
Don't you cry little one,
wipe your tears, sing my song
Though we're in a strange
land with evil ones
Help the weak if you're strong,
iron sharpens iron
When you're down take a look at
where the help is coming from
What about the masterminds with
the foolproof plans
What about the geniuses
C
who achieve grade one
Verse 8
C
F
How could you rise up
C
F
every living day
C
Telling we self everything is OK
F
When we look at life you'll
C
see it slipping away
F
Lord knows who feels it every
C
F
moment every day
Verse 9
F
C
F
Those why cry for the poor get neglected,
rejected, put to death
How much more will we take?
Did you father work off his shirt,
C
F
blood, sweat and tears
C
Don't tell me that you forgot
F
Being oppressed by the oppressors,
C
all different types of stress
F
For the sorrows of the poor,
C
they don't even care less
F
Refuse to deal with world atrocities,
C
civil unrest
F
Instead they're building penitentiaries
C
as big as a bird's nest
F
Saying we are to be blamed for
C
whatever what mess
F
How could
Verse 10
C
you rise up every living day
F
C
Telling yourself most things is OK
F
When you look at life it's
C
all slipping away
F
Jah Jah knows who feels it
every moment every day
Verse 11
F
Some say, how are you doing? They
C
want to know if you're fine
F
Not until we reposes what's
C
rightfully mine
F
Sitting down for so long we do
C
believe it is time
F
C
Everyone is entitled to food at mealtime
F
'Til then, we'll struggle for rights,
C
F
no more racial fights
C
Degradation to the highest heights
F
C
All obstacles as a people we have to cross
F
With health and strength we all
C
can get across
Happenings of yesterday are
F
just a thing of the past
Verse 12
F
C
How could you rise up every living day
F
C
Telling we self most things is OK
F
When we look at life you'll
see it slipping away
C
Lord knows who cry every moment every day
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