Revolution

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

intro :

Am D7 , F Em

chorus 1 :

Am D7 F Em
reve – lation , re – veals the truth; reve – lation .
Am D7 F Em
( revolution , revolution , revolution ) .

interlude :

Am D7 , F Em
( revolution , ooh , ( doo – doo – doo – doo ) .

chorus 2 :

Am D7
it takes a revo – lution , ( revolution ) ,
F Em
to make a so – lution , ( doo – doo – doo – doo ) .
Am D7
too much con – fusion , ( aaa – aaah ) ,
F Em
so much frus – tration .

verse 1 :

F Am
i don’t wanna live in the park , ( live in the park ) ;
F Am
can’t trust no shadows after dark , ( shadows after dark ) .
F Am
so , my friend , i wish that you could see ,
G
like a bird in the tree; the prisoners must be free , yeah! ( free ) .

chorus 3 :

Am D7
never make a poli – tician , ( aaa – aaah ) ,
F Em
grant you a favour , ( doo – doo – doo – doo ) .
Am D7
they will always want to , ( aaa – aaah ) ,
F Em
control you for – ever , ( forever , forever ) .

bridge 1 :

Am C
so if a fire make it burn , ( make it burn , make it burn ) .
F G
and if a blood make ya run , ( make ya run , run , run ) .
Am C
rasta de ’pon top , can’t you see? ( doo – doo – doo – doo ) ,
F G
so you can’t predict the flop , eh – eh! ( doo – doo – doo – doo ) .

chorus 4 :

Am D7
we got lightning , ( lightning ) , thunder , ( thunder ) .
F Em
brimstone , ( brimstone ) and fire , fire , ( fire , fire ) .
Am D7
lightning , ( lightning ) , thunder , ( thunder ) .
F Em
brr – brimstone , ( brimstone ) and fire , fiyah , fire , fiyah!

chorus 5 :

Am D7
kill , cramp and paralyze , ( aaa – aaah ) ,
F Em
all weak at con – ception , ( doo – doo – doo – doo ) .
Am D7
wipe them out of cre – ation , ( creation ) , yeah – eah! ( creation ) .
F
wa – jah , jah , jah! wa – jah , jah , jah! ( creation ) .
Em
wa – jah , jah , jah! ( cre – ation ) .

Am D7
let isis i’es , ( i’es ) , and isis black , ( i’es ) ,
F Em
and isis red , ( i’es ) , and isis dread , yeah .
Am D7
let righteousness , cover the earth ,
F Em
like the water , ( aaa – aaah ) , cover the sea , yeah , yeah!

coda :

Am D7
lightning , ( lightning ) , doo – doo – doo – doo , ( thunder ) .
F Em
doo – doo – doo – doo , ( brimstone ) , doo – doo – doo – doo , ( fire , fire ) .
Am D7
a lightning , ( lightning ) , thunder , ( thunder ) .
F Em
brimstone , ( brimstone ) and fire .

( fade )

chord diagrams :
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Am D7 F Em G C

eadgbe eadgbe ead G B E eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
577555 x57575 x81010108 x79987 355433 x35553

tabbed by joel from clumsy , bristol , england , 2006
( clumsyband@hotmail . com )