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Burnin' and Lootin' - Bob Marley
G Bm G Bm
[Intro]
E|------3--------2----------(2)------3--------2----------(2)---------|
B|------3--------3-------(3)---------3--------3-------(3)------------|
G|------4----2-0-4----(4)------------4----2-0-4----(4)---------------|
D|--2-4-5--------4-(4)-----------2-4-5--------4-(4)------------------|
A|------5--------2-------------------5--------2----------------------|
E|------3--------2-------------------3--------2----------------------|
E|------3----G----2---Bm-------(2)--------0----E-------------|
B|------3--------3-------(3)-----------0-----------------|
G|------4----2-0-4----(4)--------------1-----------------|
D|--2-4-5--------4-(4)-------------2-0-2-----------------|
A|------5--------2---------------------2-----------------|
E|------3--------2---------------------0-----------------|
Am, Dm, Am, Am(x2)
[Verse 1]
This morniAmng I woke up in a DmcurfewAm  Am  
AmOh godDm, I was a prisonEer too - yeahE  
AmCould not recognise thDme faces standing over meAm  Am  
AmThey were all dressDmed in uniforms of brutality - ehE  E  
AmHow many rivers do we hDmave to crossAm  Am  
E   AmBeforDme we can talk to the Eboss
Am Am Dm Am
All that we got seems lost
Am Dm E
EWe must have really paid the cost (That's why we gonna be)
Am Dm Am
AmBurnin' and a-lootin' tonight (Say we gonna burn and loot)
BurAmnin' and a-lootin' Dmtonight (One Ammore thing)Am  
[Chorus]
Am Dm Am
AmBurnin all pollution tonight (Oh yeah, yeah)
Am Dm Am
AmBurning all illusions tonight (Oh stop them)
Am Dm Am
AmGive me the food and let me grow
AmLet the roots Dmman take a blowE  E  
Am Dm Am
AmAll them drugs gonna make you slow now
Am Dm E
EIt's not the music of the ghetto

The story behind the song

Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and guitarist who helped bring reggae music to a worldwide audience. He was known for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style, infusing his music with spirituality as a Rastafarian icon. He formed the group Teenagers in 1963, which later became The Wailers, and then Bob Marley and the Wailers.

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