{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":213455,"song":"Small Axe","artist":"Bob Marley","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/213455-small-axe-chords-by-bob-marley/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/213455?type=chord","rating":4.81328,"votes":94,"content":"...SMALL AXE... by Bob Marley\r\n---------------..............\r\n\r\n*from 'Burnin'' (1973)*\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\nEb  Bb, Bb7, F  Bb, Bb7 (x2)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\n Why boasteth thy-self, o heathen men?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n Playing smart and not being clever.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI say you're working iniqui-ty,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nTo A-chieve vanity, if A-so A-so,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nBut the goodness of Jah-Jah, en-dureth for-ever.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nIf you are the big tree,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nWe are the small axe.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nReady to cut you down, (well sharp),[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nTo cut you down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\n These are the words, of my Master;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\n No weak heart shall prosper.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd whosoever diggeth a pit,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nShall fall in it, fall in it.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd whosoever diggeth a pit,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nShall fall in it, (fall in it).[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nIf you are the big tree,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nWe are the small axe, (sharp and ready),[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nReady to cut you down, (well sharp),[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nTo cut you down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n Oooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, to cut you down.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n Oooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, to cut you down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\n These are the words, of my Master;[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Eb[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTelling me that, no weak heart shall prosper.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd whosoever diggeth a pit,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nShall fall in it, bury in it.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd whosoever diggeth a pit,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nShall bury in it, (bury in it).[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Eb[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nIf you are the big, big tree,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nWe are the small axe.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nReady to cut you down, (well sharp),[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nTo cut you down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]Eb[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nIf you are the big, big tree,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nWe are the small axe.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nReady to cut you down, (well sharp),[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nTo cut you down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Fade)\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORD DIAGRAMS:\r\n---------------\r\n\r\n   [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Bb7[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]F7[/ch]\r\n\r\n EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EAD G B E  EAD GB E\r\n x68886  688766  686766  x81010108  x8108108\r\n\r\n\r\nTabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)","plain_text":"...SMALL AXE... by Bob Marley\n---------------..............\n\n*from 'Burnin'' (1973)*\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nEb  Bb, Bb7, F  Bb, Bb7 (x2)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Fade)\n\n\nCHORD DIAGRAMS:\n---------------\n\n   Eb      Bb      Bb7       F         F7\n\n EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EAD G B E  EAD GB E\n x68886  688766  686766  x81010108  x8108108\n\n\nTabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)","chords":["Eb","Bb","Bb7","F","F7","A","G","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}