. . . baby we’ve got a date . . . by bob marley
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* from ’catch a fire’ ( 1973 ) *

intro :

A , D A , A , E A ( x2 )

verse 1 :

A D A A E , A
baby , baby , we’ve got a date ,
A D A A E , A
oh , baby , baby , don’t you be late . oh baby!
A D A A E , A
i’ll meet you at your house at a quarter to eight , oh darlin’ ,
A D A E A
baby , baby , just you have some faith . i promise you , we’re gonna;

chorus 1 :

A D A
( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) ,
A E A
to ( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) . gonna . . .
A D A
( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) , baby ,
A E A
( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) . woah – oh .

bridge 1 :

F#m
na na – na , na na – na , na na! oh ,
Bm
we walk through the pale moonlight , with our love that is right .

F#m
oh , my , my , my , ye – ah! oh ,
Bm
so happy we will be; sharing the love tha – y is free!

chorus 2 :

A D A
( got to get together babe , to – night ) ,
oh , darlin’ , say we ,
A E A
got to get together baby , ( to – night ) .
A D A
say we got to get together babe , to – night ) ,
get together , babe!
A E A
got to get together babe , ( to – night ) .

verse 2 :

A D A A E , A
baby , we’ve got a date , don’t you remember?
A D A A E , A
baby , baby , don’t you be late . please don’t forget .
A D A A E , A
i’ll meet you at your house at a quarter to eight , oh baby ,
A D A A E A
baby , baby , just you have some faith . woah , now! say we gonna . . .

chorus 3 :

A D A
( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) ,
A E A
to ( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) . we gonna . . .
A D A
( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) , baby ,
A E A
( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) .

A D A
say we ( got to get together babe , to – night ) ,
A E A
say we ( got to get together babe , to – night ) .
A D A
say we ( got to get together babe , to – night ) ,
A E A
( got to get together babe , to – night ) .

bridge 2 :

( guitar solo )

F#m Bm , F#m Bm

chorus 4 :

A D A
( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) ,
A E A
( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) . gonna . . .
A D A
( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) , baby ,
A E A
( rock it , baby , rock it , baby , to – night ) .

A D A
( got to get together babe , to – night ) , oh , darlin’ , say we ,
A E A
got to get together baby , ( to – night ) .
A D A
say , ( we got to get together babe , to – night ) , get together , babe!
A E A
got to get together babe , ( to – night ) .

A D A A E , A
baby , baby , we’ve got a date ,
A D A A E , A
oh , baby , baby , don’t you be late .

( fade )

chord diagrams :
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A D E F#m Bm

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
577655 x57775 x79997 244222 x24432

tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2005 ( clumsyband@hotmail . com )