Song: Tokoloshe man
Artist: John Kongos
Composer: John Kongos
Tabbed by: DJ
30th June 2013
CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in key of C)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
A = x02220 A/G = 30xxxx or 302220 or x05050 D = xx0232
A/C = x32220 A/F# = 20xxxx or 202220 or x04030 D/F# = 200232 or xx4232
A/G = 302220 A/E = 002220 D/G = 30023x or xx0032
A4 = x02230 G = 320033 D/A = x00232 or xxx232
Emphasise all bass notes
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[Intro]
A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
e|-----(0)---(0)----(0)------|-----(0)---(0)----(0)------| [x2]
B|------2-----2------2-------|------2-----2------2-------|
G|------2-----2------2-------|------2-----2------2-------|
D|------2-----2------2-------|------2-----2------2-------|
A|---0--0--0-h3---0--0-------|---0--0--0-h3---0--0-------|
E|-----------------------3---|-----------------------3---|
[Verse 1]
A/G A/F# A/E A A/G A/F# A/E A
Make your bed up high, pray in - to the sky,
A/G A/F# A/E A
Close the window, close the door,
A/G A/F# A/E A A A/C A A/G
Makes no difference if you're rich, or ...poor----!
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A A/C A A/G
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[Verse 2]
A/G A/F# A/E A A/G A/F# A/E A
Get on your knees, scre - am, please, that man just love to tease----,
A/G A/F# A/E A
Try to run----, get a gun,
A/G A/F# A/E A A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
He just laughs, it makes it...more fun! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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[Chorus]
D D/F# D/G D/A D D/F# D/G D/A A A4 A A4 A A4
And it makes no dif - ference, if you're yellow, or you're red,
A G
When that bad man say, "Tonight is the night!",
G A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
You are dead! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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D D/F# D/G D/A D D/F# D/G D/A A A4 A A4 A A4
And it makes no dif - ference, if you're black, or you're white,
A G
When Tokoloshe say, "Tonight is the night",
G A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
It's to - night! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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[Scrub rhythm]
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[Verse 2]
A/G A/F# A/E A A/G A/F# A/E A
Hard like rock, ain't got no soul, he can make the sun feel cold,
A/G A/F# A/E A A/G A/F#
Put an eclipse on the moon, make a little cloud,
A/E A A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
For - ty day mon - soon! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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[Verse 3]
A/G A/F# A/E A A/G A/F# A/E A A/G A/F# A/E A
Don't recog - nise no hawk, don't recog - nise no dove, bad Toko - loshe Man
A/G A/F# A/E A A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
He don't even re - cognise...love! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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[Chorus]
D D/F# D/G D/A D D/F# D/G D/A A A4 A A4 A A4
And it makes no dif - ference, if you're yellow, or you're red,
A G
When that bad man say, "Tonight is the night!",
G A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
You are dead! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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D D/F# D/G D/A D D/F# D/G D/A A A4 A A4 A A4
And it makes no dif - ference, if you're black, or you're white,
A G
When Tokoloshe say, "Tonight is the night",
G A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
It's to - night! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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(Scrub rhythm)
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[Bridge]
A/G A/F# A/E A A/G A/F# A/E A A/G A/F# A/E A
Ah---,ah, ah - ah! Ah---,ah, ah - ah! Ah---,ah, ah - ah!
A/G A/F# A/E A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
Ah---,ah, ah - ah--------------! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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[Verse 4]
A/G A/F# A/E A A/G A/F# A/E A
Only thing I can say to you, you gotta be good, you gotta be true,
A/G A/F# A/E A
Think a - bout Jesus Christ,
A/G A/F# A/E A A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
Think a - bout Je----sus Christ! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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[Chorus]
D D/F# D/G D/A D D/F# D/G D/A A A4 A A4 A A4
And it makes no dif - ference, if you're yellow, or you're red,
A G
When that bad man say, "Tonight is the night!",
G A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
You are dead! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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D D/F# D/G D/A D D/F# D/G D/A A A4 A A4 A A4
And it makes no dif - ference, if you're black, or you're white,
A G
When Tokoloshe say, "Tonight is the night",
G A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
It's to - night! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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[Coda]
G
"To - night is the night",
G A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
It's to - night! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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G
"To - night is the night",
G A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
It's to - night! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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G
"To - night is the night",
G A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
It's to - night!! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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G
Ah-----, ah-----, ah-----, ah!
G A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G
It's to - night!! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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G
Ah-----, ah-----, ah-----, ah!
G A A/C A A/G A A/C A A/G A
It's to - night!! | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | / ||
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