...SMALL AXE... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Burnin'' (1973)*
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Why boasteth thy-self, o heathen men?
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Playing smart and not being clever.
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I say you're working iniqui-ty,
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To A-chieve vanity, if A-so A-so,
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But the goodness of Jah-Jah, en-dureth for-ever.
[Chorus 1]
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If you are the big tree,
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We are the small axe.
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Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
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To cut you down.
[Verse 2]
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These are the words, of my Master;
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No weak heart shall prosper.
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And whosoever diggeth a pit,
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Shall fall in it, fall in it.
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And whosoever diggeth a pit,
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Shall fall in it, (fall in it).
[Chorus 2]
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If you are the big tree,
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We are the small axe, (sharp and ready),
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Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
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To cut you down.
[Bridge 1]
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Oooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, to cut you down.
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Oooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, to cut you down.
[Verse 3]
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These are the words, of my Master;
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Telling me that, no weak heart shall prosper.
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And whosoever diggeth a pit,
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Shall fall in it, bury in it.
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And whosoever diggeth a pit,
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Shall bury in it, (bury in it).
[Chorus 3]
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If you are the big, big tree,
F Bb Bb7
We are the small axe.
Eb Bb Bb7
Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
F Bb Bb7
To cut you down.
[Chorus 4]
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If you are the big, big tree,
F Bb Bb7
We are the small axe.
Eb Bb Bb7
Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
F Bb Bb7
To cut you down.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Eb Bb Bb7 F F7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E EAD GB E
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
