Bob Marley - War

. . . war . . . by bob marley
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* from ’positive vibration’ ( 1976 ) *

intro :

A#m G#7 ( x2 )

verse 1 :

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until the phi – losophy , which hold one race su – perior ,
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and A – nother; in – ferior .
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is finally , and permanently ,
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dis – credited , and A – bandoned ,
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everywhere is war , me say war .

verse 2 :

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that until there no longer , first class ,
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and second class citizens , of any nation .
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until the colour of a man’s skin , is of no more signifi – cance ,
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than the colour of his eyes; me say war .

verse 3 :

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that until the basic human rights ,
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are equally guaranteed to all ,
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without regard to race; dis A – war .
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that until that day , the dream of lasting peace ,
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world citizen – ship , rule of inter – national mo – rality ,
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will re – main in but a fleeting il – lusion ,
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to be pur – sued , but never at – tained ,
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now everywhere is war . war .

verse 4 :

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and until the ig – noble , and un – happy regimes ,
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that hold our brothers in an – gola , in mozambique ,
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south africa , subhuman bondage ,
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have been toppled , utterly des – troyed ,
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well , everywhere is war , me say war .

bridge 1 :

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war in the east , war in the west .
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war up north , war down south .
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war , war , rumours of war .

verse 5 :

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and until that day , the african conti – nent ,
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will not know peace , we africans will fight .
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we find it necessary , and we know we shall win ,
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as we are confident , in the victory , of good over evil .

coda :

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good over evil , yeah! good over evil .
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good over evil , yeah! good over evil .

outro :

A#m G#7

( repeat to fade )

chord diagrams :
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A#m G#7

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