. . . we and dem . . . by bob marley
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* from ’uprising’ ( 1980 ) *

intro :

Bm

chorus 1 :

Am
we no know how we and dem A – go work this out , oy!
we no know how we and dem A – go work it out .

verse 1 :

Bm Em
but someone will ’ave to pay ,
C D
for the innocent blood ,
Bm Em
that they , shed every day .
C D
oh , children , mark my word;
Bm Em D C
it’s what the bible say , yeah , yeah!

chorus 2 :

Am
we no know how we and dem A – go work this out , oy!
we no know how we and dem A – go work it out .

verse 2 :

Bm Em
but in the beginning ,
C D
jah cre – ated every – thing;
Bm Em C D
he gave man dom – inion over all things .
Bm Em
but now it’s too late;
C D ( Bm )
you see , men has lost their faith , hey – ey – hey!
Bm Em C D
eating up all the flesh from off the earth , eh!

chorus 3 :

Am
we no know how we and dem A – go work this out , oy!
we no know how we and dem A – go work it out . ( no , we don’t know ) .

break :

( with vocal ad – libs )

Bm Em , C D ( x3 )

chorus 4 :

Am
we no know how we and dem A – go work this out; them a flesh and bone!
we no know how we and dem A – go work it out .

verse 3 :

Bm Em C D
but we now have no friends , in – a high socie – ty , yeah ,
Bm Em C D
we no have no friends; oh , mark my identi – ty .
Bm Em C D
we no have no friends . . . oh – oh , yeah!

coda :

Am
we no know how we and dem A – go work it out , ( no , we no know ) ,
we no know how we and dem A – go work it out , ( we no know ) .
we no know how we and dem A – go work it out , ( no , we no know ) ,
we no know how we and dem A – go work it out . rasta!
we no know how we and dem A – go work this out , ilyabom!

( fade )

chord diagrams :
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Bm Am Em C D

eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
799777 577555 x79987 x35553 x57775

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