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Intro:
Bb, Bb7, F  
Chorus 1:
Them Bbwant I, them Gmwant I, be com'a them Ffuneral.
Them Bbclaim say, them Gmclaim say; they are the FGeneral.
Them Bbwant I, them Gmwant I, be com'a them Ffuneral.
Them Bbclaim say, them Gmclaim say; they are the FGeneral.
Interlude:
Bb  Gm  F
Verse 1:
What a Bbbig dis-Gmgrace; Fthe way you Bbrob up the Gmplace.
 FRob every-Bbthing you can Gmfind, yes, you did,F  
And you'll even Bbrob from the Gmblind. You must see Fwant I fe;
Bridge 1:
 BbCom'a, com'a Gmfuneral; and I no Fgo.
 BbNo one Gmburial, yet you Fwant I;
 BbCom'a, com'a Gmfuneral, make your friend come Fclaim say;
 BbYou are the Gmgenii.F  
Verse 2:
 BbNow we know the Gmtruth, yes, we do,F  
Find you Bbwearing the Gmboot.
Of Ftaking people's Bbbusiness on your Gmhead, yeah,F  
So might as Bbwell, you be Gmdead.F  
Chorus 2:
Them Bbwant I, them Gmwant I, be com'a them Ffuneral.
Them Bbclaim say, them Gmclaim say; they are the FGeneral.
Them Bbwant I, them Gmwant I, be com'a them Ffuneral.
Them Bbclaim say, them Gmclaim say; they are the FGeneral.
Interlude:
Bb  Gm  F
Verse 3:
Let the Bbdead bury the Gmdead, now,
 FAnd who is to be Bbfed, be Gmfed.
 FI ain't got no Bbtime to waste on Gmyou, no, no,
 FI'm a livin' Bbman; I got work to Gmdo, right Fnow.
 BbThis man, and Gmthat man, Fyes, they are the Bbsame man.Gm  
 FYou taught us Bbthis, just as Gmwell,
That the Frich man Heaven, Bbis the poor man's GmHell.
You must see Fwant I fe;
Bridge 2:
 BbCom'a, com'a Gmfuneral; Natty no Fgo,
 BbNo one Gmburial, yet you Fwant I;
 BbCom'a, com'a Gmfuneral, make your friend come Fclaim say;
 BbYou are the Gmgeni.F  
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Bb      Gm      F
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
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Burial

by Peter Tosh

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb7

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Intro:

Bb Bb7 F

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Chorus 1:

Bb Gm F

Them want I, them want I, be com'a them funeral.

Bb Gm F

Them claim say, them claim say; they are the General.

Bb Gm F

Them want I, them want I, be com'a them funeral.

Bb Gm F

Them claim say, them claim say; they are the General.

Interlude:

Bb Gm F

Verse 1:

Bb Gm F Bb Gm

What a big dis-grace; the way you rob up the place.

F Bb Gm F

Rob every-thing you can find, yes, you did,

Bb Gm F

And you'll even rob from the blind. You must see want I fe;

Bridge 1:

Bb Gm F

Com'a, com'a funeral; and I no go.

Bb Gm F

No one burial, yet you want I;

Bb Gm F

Com'a, com'a funeral, make your friend come claim say;

Bb Gm F

You are the genii.

Verse 2:

Bb Gm F

Now we know the truth, yes, we do,

Bb Gm

Find you wearing the boot.

F Bb Gm F

Of taking people's business on your head, yeah,

Bb Gm F

So might as well, you be dead.

Chorus 2:

Bb Gm F

Them want I, them want I, be com'a them funeral.

Bb Gm F

Them claim say, them claim say; they are the General.

Bb Gm F

Them want I, them want I, be com'a them funeral.

Bb Gm F

Them claim say, them claim say; they are the General.

Interlude:

Bb Gm F

Verse 3:

Bb Gm

Let the dead bury the dead, now,

F Bb Gm

And who is to be fed, be fed.

F Bb Gm

I ain't got no time to waste on you, no, no,

F Bb Gm F

I'm a livin' man; I got work to do, right now.

Bb Gm F Bb Gm

This man, and that man, yes, they are the same man.

F Bb Gm

You taught us this, just as well,

F Bb Gm

That the rich man Heaven, is the poor man's Hell.

You must see want I fe;

Bridge 2:

Bb Gm F

Com'a, com'a funeral; Natty no go,

Bb Gm F

No one burial, yet you want I;

Bb Gm F

Com'a, com'a funeral, make your friend come claim say;

Bb Gm F

You are the geni.

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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Bb Gm F

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

688766 355333 133211

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