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Hi All, this is a great song and credit to the person that put it up. 
I've made a few additions/changes to capture Christy's beat on this. 
It's just a half or quarter bar on the second cord on each line but if you listen 
to the song you'll pick it up.
(1)                          G        C  G  
      As they went home on an Easter Road
     On a Csilent night trying Fnot to Gshow
     CWho goes where and Fwho goes Gwhen
     Thinking Fsome day soon they'll get it Cback Gagain
(2)                               G         C  F  
     From the ghetto in Capetown to dig the gold
     CLittle Boy Blue Fcan't be Gsold
     CUnder tin roof and a Fplastic Gwall
     Thinking Fsome day soon we re going to Cleave it Gall
(chorus)                           C           G  F  
     And the Renegades sing all the renegades songs
     And the Amones who know hope they're Fdoing Gwrong
     The Fblacks and the coloureds play
     The Biko GDrum
     The Fblacks and the coloureds play
     The GBiko AmDrum
     FListen to the Biko GDrum
(3)                     G           C  G  
     Transvaal kids on a Transvaal day
     CLittle by little they Fshow the Gway
     To a Ccity of dreams and Fsolid Gground
     Thinking Fsome day soon we're gonna Ccome Garound
(4)                     G        C  G  
     Steve's living in a prison cell
     CAll the friends that know hope he's Fdoing Gwell
     Down Chere they listen to the FBiko GDrum
     Down Fhere they listen to the Csongs he Gsung
(chorus)                           C           G  F  
     And the Renegades sing all the renegades songs
     And the Amones who know hope they're Fdoing Gwrong
     The Fblacks and the coloureds play
     The Biko GDrum
     The Fblacks and the coloureds play
     The GBiko AmDrum
     FListen to the Biko GDrum
(5)                      G        C  G  
     Nelson listen to the people sing
     CNelson Mandela the Fpeople's Gking
     CTwenty-five years in a Fwhite man's Gjail
     FTwenty-five years we couldn't Cmake him sGay
(chorus)                           C           G  F  
     And the Renegades sing all the renegades songs
     And the Amones who know hope they're Fdoing Gwrong
     The Fblacks and the coloureds play
     The Biko GDrum
     The Fblacks and the coloureds play
     The GBiko AmDrum
     FListen to the Biko GDrum
(outro – play 2x)
     FListen to the Biko GDrumAm  
               Fthe Biko GDrumAm  
     FListen to the Biko GDrumAm  
     F                  G

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Biko Drum

by Christy Moore

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Hi All, this is a great song and credit to the person that put it up.

I've made a few additions/changes to capture Christy's beat on this.

It's just a half or quarter bar on the second cord on each line but if you listen

to the song you'll pick it up.

G C G

(1)

As they went home on an Easter Road

C F G

On a silent night trying not to show

C F G

Who goes where and who goes when

F C G

Thinking some day soon they'll get it back again

G C F

(2)

From the ghetto in Capetown to dig the gold

C F G

Little Boy Blue can't be sold

C F G

Under tin roof and a plastic wall

F C G

Thinking some day soon we re going to leave it all

C G F

(chorus)

And the Renegades sing all the renegades songs

Am F G

And the ones who know hope they're doing wrong

The blacks and the coloureds play

The Biko Drum

The blacks and the coloureds play

G Am

The Biko Drum

F G

Listen to the Biko Drum

G C G

(3)

Transvaal kids on a Transvaal day

C F G

Little by little they show the way

C F G

To a city of dreams and solid ground

F C G

Thinking some day soon we're gonna come around

G C G

(4)

Steve's living in a prison cell

C F G

All the friends that know hope he's doing well

C F G

Down here they listen to the Biko Drum

F C G

Down here they listen to the songs he sung

C G F

(chorus)

And the Renegades sing all the renegades songs

Am F G

And the ones who know hope they're doing wrong

The blacks and the coloureds play

The Biko Drum

The blacks and the coloureds play

G Am

The Biko Drum

F G

Listen to the Biko Drum

G C G

(5)

Nelson listen to the people sing

C F G

Nelson Mandela the people's king

C F G

Twenty-five years in a white man's jail

F C G

Twenty-five years we couldn't make him say

C G F

(chorus)

And the Renegades sing all the renegades songs

Am F G

And the ones who know hope they're doing wrong

The blacks and the coloureds play

The Biko Drum

The blacks and the coloureds play

G Am

The Biko Drum

F G

Listen to the Biko Drum

(outro – play 2x)

F G Am

Listen to the Biko Drum

F G Am

the Biko Drum

F G Am

Listen to the Biko Drum

F G

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