...AFRICAN HERBSMAN... by Bob Marley
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*from 'African Herbsman' (1973)*
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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All twinklin' lee,
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Can't see the right rose, when the streams a-bate.
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The old slave men, might grind slow, but it grinds fine, yeah.
Chorus 1:
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African Herbsman, why linger on?
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Just concen-trate, 'cos Heaven lives on.
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Greet-I-eth slave men will look with a-scorn,
Eb F (n.C) Bb
With a transplanted heart... (yes, how quick they had to part).
Gm
(They had to part)...
Verse 2:
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The re-membrance of to-day,
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Is the sad feelin' of to-morrow.
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(Yes, how quick they had to part...), oh yeah.
Chorus 2:
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African Herbsman, seize your time,
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I'm takin' il-lusion on the edge of my mind.
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I'm takin' losers down through my life,
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Down through my life, yeah... (yes, how quick they had to part).
Gm
(They had to part)...
Verse 3:
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Dideh part, yes, they part,
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The re-membrance of to-day.
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(Yes, how quick they had to part...)
Chorus 3:
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African Herbsman, why linger on?
Bb Gm
Just concen-trate, 'cos Heaven lives on.
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Greet-I-eth slave men will look with a-scorn,
Eb F (n.C) Bb
With a transplanted heart... (yes, how quick they had to part).
Gm
(They had to part)...
Verse 4:
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In re-membrance of to-day,
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Brings sad feelings of to-morrow.
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(Yes, how quick they had to part...)
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Lead me on, oh, Lord, I pray
Coda:
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(African Herbsman, African Herbsman),
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(African Herbsman, African Herbsman).
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])
