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