This is a very Simple song, but has a very stong message from the 3rd Generation Marley
The chords and chord structures for the whole song are
Em Am C G
e|---0------------0-------------0--------------3---------------------------------|
B|---0------------1-------------1--------------0---------------------------------|
G|---0------------2-------------0--------------0---------------------------------|
D|---2------------2-------------2--------------0---------------------------------|
A|---2------------0-------------3--------------2---------------------------------|
E|---0------------0-------------0--------------3---------------------------------|
[Intro]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------1--------------------1-----------0--|
G|-----------0----------------------0-------------------2-----2--------------0-----------0-----|
D|--------2-------------0--------2-------------0-----2-----------2--------2-----------0--------|
A|-----2-----------0h2--------2-----------0h2-----0-----------------0--3-----------------------|
E|--0-----------0----------0-----------0-------------------------------------------3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------1--------------------1-----------0--|
G|-----------0----------------------0-------------------2-----2--------------0-----------0-----|
D|--------2-------------0--------2-------------0-----2-----------2--------2-----------0--------|
A|-----2-----------0h2--------2-----------0h2-----0-----------------0--3-----------------------|
E|--0-----------0----------0-----------0-------------------------------------------3-----------|
(This is the lick for the entire song, even the bridge, prechorus, its all the same chords)
[Chords]
[Verse 1]
Em Am
Some said "never" but the never done come
C G
Yeah, and took our trust
Em Am
Hate's been winning, but the lovers ain't done
C G
Yeah, not on my watch
[Pre-Chorus]
Em
Yeah, if ya took all my rights away
Em
Yeah, if ya tellin' me how to pray
Am
Yeah, if ya won't let us demonstrate
C G
Yeah, you're wrong
Em
Yeah, if ya thinking I don't belong
Em
Yeah, if ya hiding behind a gun
Am
Yeah, if ya hoping we're gonna run
C G
Wrong
[Chorus]
Em
We are the lions, we are the chosen
Am C G
We gonna shine out the dark
Em
We are the movement, this generation
Am C G
You better know who we are, who we are
Em Am C G
Yeah, if I
[Verse 2] (Same as Verse 1)
Em Am
Some said "fire" when the fire was ice
C G
No, and sold a lie
Em Am
Some may buy it, I'm not paying the price
C G
No, not in this life
[Pre-Chorus]
Em
Yeah, if ya took all my rights away
Em
Yeah, if ya tellin' me how to pray
Am
Yeah, if ya won't let us demonstrate
C G
Yeah, you're wrong
Em
Yeah, if ya thinking I don't belong
Em
Yeah, if ya hiding behind a gun
Am
Yeah, if ya hoping we're gonna run
C G
Wrong
[Chorus]
Em
We are the lions, we are the chosen
Am C G
We gonna shine out the dark
Em
We are the movement, this generation
Am C G
You better know who we are, who we are
Em Am C G
Yeah, if I
[Bridge]
Em
Deep down in everyone, there's a little fire
Em
Let me get higher, I'll fuel the fire
Am
Already high up, I'll take you higher
C G
Real conga nyah, girls admire, well
Em
Living, we growing with pride
Em
All of the lions, we strive
Am
Working so hard to unite
C G Em
United, we tired of lies, tired of lies
[Chorus]
Em
We are the lions, we are the chosen
Am C G
We gonna shine out the dark
Em
We are the movement, this generation
Am C G
You better know who we are, who we are
Em
We are the lions, we are the chosen
Am C G
We gonna shine out the dark
Em
We are the movement, this generation
Am C G
You better know who we are, who we are
[Outro]
Em
Yeah, you know that some said "never" but the never done come
Am C G
We gonna shine out the dark
Em
Oh, they know that hate's been winning, but the lovers ain't done
Am C G
You better know who we are, who we are
Yeah, if I
[Outro]
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------------0------------|
D|--------2-------------0--------2-----------0---|
A|-----2-----------0h2--------2-----------0h-----|
E|--0-----------0----------0-----------0---------|
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