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Bob Marley - I Know
from Confrontation, 1983
tabbed by Almir Nametak
mokra@starmo.co.uk
January 2016
Intro : Bm  
Wo, man, deh you are!
E-----------------------
B-----------------------
G-----------------------
D-------2-----------2---
A---2-5---5-2---2-5-----
E-------------5--------- x2
 D(or  D   D/A   Dx2)
When the race gets hard to run 
Em (or Em Bm Em(this one is 0xx453) x2)
It means you just can't take the pace 
DWhen it's time to have your fun 
EmYou find the tears run on down through your face    
GThen you stop and think a little
Are you the Bmvictim of the system
GAnyday now they gonna let you down
Remember BmNatty Will be there
EmTo see you through
BmAnd ain't it good to know Anow
GJAH will be F#mwaiting Emthere
BmAin't it doggone good to kAnow you all
GJAH will be F#mwaiting Emthere
BmWait in SEmummer, wBmait in SpEmring
BmWait in AEmutumn, WBminter thEming 
          D   Em/A(x0x453)
Tribe goes up, 
                  D   Em/A(x0x453)
all the tribe goes down 
        D   Em/A(x0x453)
Bring my children 
                   D   Em/A(x0x453)
from the end of the earth
DMany a time I sit and wonder why 
EmThis race so, so very hard to run 
DThen I say to my soul take courage 
EmBattle to be won 
GLike a ship that's tossed and driven 
BmBattered by the angry sea yeah! 
GSay the tide of time was raging 
BmDon't let the fury fall on Emme, No, No, No 
BmCause I  Aknow 
GJAH will be F#mwaiting Emthere
BmAin't it good to know nAow
GJAH will be F#mwaiting Emthere 
Intro (Bm)
        D   Em/A(x0x453) 
Lost and found, 
          D   Em/A(x0x453)
who speak I give 
        D   Em/A(x0x453)
Speak I give, 
        D   Em/A(x0x453)
lost and found 
(until faded)

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I Know

by Bob Marley

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Bob Marley - I Know

from Confrontation, 1983

tabbed by Almir Nametak

mokra@starmo.co.uk

January 2016

Intro :

Wo, man, deh you are!

E-----------------------

B-----------------------

G-----------------------

D-------2-----------2---

A---2-5---5-2---2-5-----

E-------------5--------- x2

D D D/A D

(or x2)

When the race gets hard to run

Em (or Em Bm Em(this one is 0xx453) x2)

It means you just can't take the pace

When it's time to have your fun

You find the tears run on down through your face

Then you stop and think a little

Are you the victim of the system

Anyday now they gonna let you down

Remember Natty Will be there

To see you through

Bm A

And ain't it good to know now

G F#m Em

JAH will be waiting there

Bm A

Ain't it doggone good to know you all

G F#m Em

JAH will be waiting there

Bm Em Bm Em

Wait in Summer, wait in Spring

Bm Em Bm Em

Wait in Autumn, Winter thing

D Em/A

(x0x453)

Tribe goes up,

D Em/A

(x0x453)

all the tribe goes down

D Em/A

(x0x453)

Bring my children

D Em/A

(x0x453)

from the end of the earth

Many a time I sit and wonder why

This race so, so very hard to run

Then I say to my soul take courage

Battle to be won

Like a ship that's tossed and driven

Battered by the angry sea yeah!

Say the tide of time was raging

Bm Em

Don't let the fury fall on me, No, No, No

Bm A

Cause I know

G F#m Em

JAH will be waiting there

Bm A

Ain't it good to know now

G F#m Em

JAH will be waiting there

Intro (Bm)

D Em/A

(x0x453)

Lost and found,

D Em/A

(x0x453)

who speak I give

D Em/A

(x0x453)

Speak I give,

D Em/A

(x0x453)

lost and found

(until faded)

About I Know Chords by Bob Marley

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