{"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":213467,"song":"African Herbsman","artist":"Bob Marley","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/213467-african-herbsman-chords-by-bob-marley/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/213467?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":38,"content":"...AFRICAN HERBSMAN... by Bob Marley\r\n----------------------..............\r\n\r\n*from 'African Herbsman' (1973)*\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n All twinklin' lee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bb[/ch]                                [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nCan't see the right roads, when the streets are paved.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]                              [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe old slave mill, might grind slow, but it grinds fine, yeah.[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 1:\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]                   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAfrican Herbsman, why linger on?[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nJust concen-trate, 'cos Heaven lives on.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]                         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nRetired slave men will look with a-scorn,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch] (n.C)                      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWith a transplanted heart... (yes, how quick they had to part).[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n(They had to part)...[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nThe re-membrance of to-day,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nIs the sad feelin' of to-morrow.[/tab]\r\n                            Bb           Gm (n.C)\r\n(Yes, how quick they had to part...), oh yeah.\r\n\r\nChorus 2:\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]                   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAfrican Herbsman, seize your time,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI'm takin' il-lusion on the edge of my mind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bb[/ch]                     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI'm takin' losers down through my life,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch] (n.C)                      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nDown through my life, yeah... (yes, how quick they had to part).[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n(They had to part)...[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 3:\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nDideh part, yes, they part,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nThe re-membrance of to-day.[/tab]\r\n                            Bb      Gm (n.C)\r\n(Yes, how quick they had to part...)\r\n\r\nChorus 3:\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]                   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAfrican Herbsman, why linger on?[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nJust concen-trate, 'cos Heaven lives on.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]                         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nGreet-I-eth slave men will look with a-scorn,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch] (n.C)                      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWith a transplanted heart... (yes, how quick they had to part).[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n(They had to part)...[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 4:\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nIn re-membrance of to-day,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nBrings sad feelings of to-morrow.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n(Yes, how quick they had to part...)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nLead me on, oh, Lord, I pray[/tab]\r\n\r\nCoda:\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n(African Herbsman, African Herbsman),[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n(African Herbsman, African Herbsman).[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Fade)\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORD DIAGRAMS:\r\n---------------\r\n\r\n   [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]      [ch]Eb[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EAD G B E\r\n 688766  355333  x68886  x81010108\r\n\r\n\r\nTabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)","plain_text":"...AFRICAN HERBSMAN... by Bob Marley\n----------------------..............\n\n*from 'African Herbsman' (1973)*\n\n\nIntro:\n\nBb  Gm (x2)\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n                            Bb           Gm (n.C)\n(Yes, how quick they had to part...), oh yeah.\n\nChorus 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 3:\n\n\n\n                            Bb      Gm (n.C)\n(Yes, how quick they had to part...)\n\nChorus 3:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 4:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCoda:\n\n\n\n\n(Fade)\n\n\nCHORD DIAGRAMS:\n---------------\n\n   Bb      Gm      Eb        F\n\n EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EAD G B E\n 688766  355333  x68886  x81010108\n\n\nTabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)","chords":["Bb","Gm","Eb","F","C","G","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}