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Aminor

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[Chorus]
AmYeah, oDm6h yeah
E7#9Mmm, oh yAmeah
AmMmm, aDm6lrigE7#9htAm  
AmOh you gDm6ot me
E7#9Living on the front Amline
AmOh you goDm6t me mama
E7#9Living on the Amfront line
[Verse 1]
AmOh mama
You gonna moDm6urn me in the wrong tAmime
AmOh you gDm6ot me mama
You gonna mE7#9ourn me on the fAmront line
ThAmey got me living on tDm6op of my eAmxistence
Oh aE7#9ppreciating my Amresistance
AmOh mama, mama you gDm6ot me
E7#9Living on the front Amline
[Chorus]
AmOh mama, mama you gDm6ot me
LE7#9iving on the fAmront line
        Am    Dm6     E7#9  Am
[Verse 2]
N.C.
I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah
I said yAmeah, yeDm6ah, oh E7#9yeahAm  
      Am           Dm^       
Oh what kind of man could I be
E7#9If I can't talk about wAmhat I see
aAm                Dm6  Am  
Oh they tell me do beware
E7#9Take your little mAmoney and go
AmMe, no want no Dm6dirty money
No, E7#9me, no want no Amdirty money
[Chorus]
AmOh mama, mama you Dmgot me
E7#9Living on the fAmront line
AmOh mama, mama you Dm6got me
E7#9Born in the wrong Amtime
[Verse 3]
AmAh yeah, yDm6eah, oE7#9h yeaAmh
AmWoo woo yDmeah, yE7#9eah, oh Amyeah
AmDo all my brothers in Dm6Africa
E7#9All stop shooting your Ambrother
AmDo all my brothers in ADm6frica
E7#9All stop shooting your bAmrother
AmI need your brother in ADm6frica
E7#9Oh we are born from the same mAmother
[Chorus]
AmOh mama, mama you gDm6ot me
E7#9Born on the front Amline
AmOh mama, mama you gDm6ot me
E7#9Living on the front liAmne
AmOh, yeDm6ah, yeE7#9ah, oh yAmeah
AmWoo-woo-Dm6woo, yE7#9eah, yeAmah
Oh Amyeah, aDm6ah
[Instrumental Solo]
AmMe, no want nobody?s Dm6money
E7#9There lord they sugar Amme no want to see
Me, nAmo want to shDm6oot Palestine
E7#9Oh I have land, oAmh I have mine
[Chorus]
AmOh mama, mama you gDmot me
E7#9Living on the front lAmine
AmOh mama, mama you gDm6ot me
E7#9Living on the front lAmine
[Verse 4]
AmStop this brother kiDm6lling brother
E7#9Over in our land in AfAmrica
AmStop this brother sDm6hooting sister
E7#9Over in our land in AAmfrica
[Chorus]
AmOh mama, mama you goDm6t me
E7#9Living on the front Amline
AmOh mama, mama you gDm6ot me
E7#9Living on the front liAmne
[Verse 5]
AmMe no want no blDm6oody money
E7#9Me have a talk about whaAmt I see
AmI don't want your bDm6ribery
E7#9Me have a talk about Amwhat I see
AmMe no want to go ADm6merica
E7#9Oh, me no want to be cAmome big Star
AmMe no want to tDm6ake cocaine
E7#9Oh, to block off my braAmin
AmOh mama, mama you goDm6t me
E7#9Living on the front Amline
AmOh mama, mama you gDm6ot me
E7#9Living on the front lAmine
I said yAmeah, yeDm6ah, oh yeah
I said yE7#9eah, yeah, oh yAmeah
AmOh mama, mama, oh Dm6mama
You got me lE7#9iving on the front Amline
AmLiving on the front liDm6ne
They got me lE7#9iving on the front lAmine
They got me liAmving on the front Dm6line
They got me bE7#9orn in the wrong tiAmme

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Front Line

by Eddy Grant

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm6

E7#9

[Chorus]

Am Dm6

Yeah, oh yeah

E7#9 Am

Mmm, oh yeah

Am Dm6 E7#9 Am

Mmm, alright

Am Dm6

Oh you got me

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

Am Dm6

Oh you got me mama

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

[Verse 1]

Oh mama

Dm6 Am

You gonna mourn me in the wrong time

Am Dm6

Oh you got me mama

E7#9 Am

You gonna mourn me on the front line

Am Dm6 Am

They got me living on top of my existence

E7#9 Am

Oh appreciating my resistance

Am Dm6

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

[Chorus]

Am Dm6

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

Am Dm6 E7#9 Am

[Verse 2]

N.C.

I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah

Am Dm6 E7#9 Am

I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah

Am Dm^

Oh what kind of man could I be

E7#9 Am

If I can't talk about what I see

Dm6 Am

aAm

Oh they tell me do beware

E7#9 Am

Take your little money and go

Am Dm6

Me, no want no dirty money

E7#9 Am

No, me, no want no dirty money

[Chorus]

Am Dm

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

Am Dm6

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Born in the wrong time

[Verse 3]

Am Dm6 E7#9 Am

Ah yeah, yeah, oh yeah

Am Dm E7#9 Am

Woo woo yeah, yeah, oh yeah

Am Dm6

Do all my brothers in Africa

E7#9 Am

All stop shooting your brother

Am Dm6

Do all my brothers in Africa

E7#9 Am

All stop shooting your brother

Am Dm6

I need your brother in Africa

E7#9 Am

Oh we are born from the same mother

[Chorus]

Am Dm6

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Born on the front line

Am Dm6

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

Am Dm6 E7#9 Am

Oh, yeah, yeah, oh yeah

Am Dm6 E7#9 Am

Woo-woo-woo, yeah, yeah

Am Dm6

Oh yeah, aah

[Instrumental Solo]

Am Dm6

Me, no want nobody?s money

E7#9 Am

There lord they sugar me no want to see

Am Dm6

Me, no want to shoot Palestine

E7#9 Am

Oh I have land, oh I have mine

[Chorus]

Am Dm

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

Am Dm6

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

[Verse 4]

Am Dm6

Stop this brother killing brother

E7#9 Am

Over in our land in Africa

Am Dm6

Stop this brother shooting sister

E7#9 Am

Over in our land in Africa

[Chorus]

Am Dm6

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

Am Dm6

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

[Verse 5]

Am Dm6

Me no want no bloody money

E7#9 Am

Me have a talk about what I see

Am Dm6

I don't want your bribery

E7#9 Am

Me have a talk about what I see

Am Dm6

Me no want to go America

E7#9 Am

Oh, me no want to be come big Star

Am Dm6

Me no want to take cocaine

E7#9 Am

Oh, to block off my brain

Am Dm6

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

Am Dm6

Oh mama, mama you got me

E7#9 Am

Living on the front line

Am Dm6

I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah

E7#9 Am

I said yeah, yeah, oh yeah

Am Dm6

Oh mama, mama, oh mama

E7#9 Am

You got me living on the front line

Am Dm6

Living on the front line

E7#9 Am

They got me living on the front line

Am Dm6

They got me living on the front line

E7#9 Am

They got me born in the wrong time

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