Bob Marley - Rebel Music

. . . rebel music . . . by bob marley
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* from ’natty dread’ ( 1974 ) *

intro :

F#m D9
do do do , do do do do!
F#m E9
do do do , do do do do!

chorus 1 :

F#m D7 F#m D7
i . . . . rebel music .
F#m D7 F#m D7
i . . . . rebel music .

verse 1 :

F#m Bm
oh , why can’t we roam ,
F#m D7
this open country? ( open country ) .
F#m Bm
oh , why can’t we be , what we want to be?
F#m D7
we want to be free , ( wanna be free ) .

bridge 1 :

F#m D9
3 o’clock ,
F#m D9
road block , cur – few .
F#m Bm
and i’ve got to throw A – way ,
F#m Bm
yes , i got to throw A – way .
F#m Bm ( n . C )
yes , i got to throw A – way ,
( n . C )
my little herb stock .
F#m D9
do do do , do do do do!

chorus 2 :

F#m D7 F#m D7
i . . . . rebel music .
F#m D7 F#m D7
i . . . . rebel music .

verse 2 :

F#m Bm
take my soul ,
F#m D7
and suss , and suss me out , ( suss me out ) .
F#m Bm
check my life ,
F#m D7
if i Am in doubt , ( i’m in doubt ) .

bridge 2 :

F#m D9
3 o’clock ,
F#m D9
road block , roadblock , roadblock!
F#m Bm
and hey mr . cop; ain’t got no!
F#m Bm
hey . . . hey mr . cop .
F#m Bm
hey . . . hey mr . cop ,
( n . C ) F#m D9
ain’t got no birth certificate on me now .

chorus 3 :

F#m D7 F#m D7
i . . . . rebel music .
F#m D7 F#m D7
i . . . . rebel music .

solo :

F#m Bm F#m D9
( oh , oh , oh , oh , oh , open country ) .
F#m Bm F#m D9
( oh , oh , oh , oh , oh ) .

F#m D9 ( x2 )

F#m Bm ( x3 ) , ( n . C )

( n . C ) D9
do do do , do do do do .

chorus 4 :

F#m D7 F#m D7
i . . . . rebel music .
F#m D7 F#m D7
i . . . . rebel music .

verse 3 :

F#m Bm
take my soul ,
F#m D7
and suss , and suss me out , ( suss me out ) .
F#m Bm
check my life ,
F#m D7
if i Am in doubt , ( i’m in doubt ) .

bridge 3 :

F#m D9
3 o’clock ,
F#m D9
road block , roadblock , roadblock!
F#m Bm
and hey mr . cop; ain’t got no!
F#m Bm
hey . . . hey mr . cop .
F#m Bm
hey . . . hey mr . cop ,
( n . C ) F#m D9
ain’t got no birth certificate on me now .

outro :

F#m D9

( repeat to fade )

chord diagrams :
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F#m D9 E9 D7 Bm

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
244222 x5455x x7677x x57575 x24432

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