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...RASTAMAN LIVE UP!... by Bob Marley
-----------------------..............
*from 'Confrontation' (1983)*
Chorus 1:
(n.C)                              C          F  G  
 Rastaman, live up; Bongoman, don't give up.
Congoman, live Cup, yeah, Binghi-man don't Fgive up.G  
Verse 1:
 CKeep your culture; don't be a-Ffraid of the vulture.G  
 CGrow your dreadlock; don't be a-Ffraid of the wolf-pack.G  
Chorus 2:
Rastaman, live Cup; Binghi-man don't Fgive up.G  
Congoman, live Cup, yeah, Bongoman, don't Fgive up.G  
Verse 2:
 CDavid slew Goliath with a Fsling and a stone;G  
 CSamson slew The Philistines with a Fdonkey jawbone.G  
Chorus 3:
Iyaman, live Cup; Rastaman, don't Fgive up!G  
Binghi-man, live Cup; Congoman, don't Fgive up.G  
Verse 3:
 CTrodding through creation, in an FIrie meditation;G  
 CSeen many visions, in-a Fthis yah Armagiddyon.G  
Chorus 4:
Rastaman, live Cup; Bongoman, don't Fgive up.G  
Congoman, live Cup, yeah, Binghi-man don't Fgive up.G  
Verse 4:
 CSaw it in the beginning; so shall it Fbe in this iwa;G  
And they Cfallen in confusion, well-a just a Fstep from Babel Tower.G  
Chorus 5:
Rastaman, live Cup; Bongoman, don't Fgive up.G  
Congoman, live Cup, yeah, Binghi-man don't Fgive up.G  
Verse 5:
 CGrow your dreadlock; don't be a-Ffraid of the wolf-pack.G  
A-tell you, Cone man a-walkin' and a Fbillion man a-sparkin'.G  
Chorus 6:
Rastaman, live Cup; Bongoman, don't Fgive up.G  
Congoman, live Cup, yeah, don't give up, don't give up, Gdon't give up!
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   C       F       G
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x35553  133211  355433
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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...RASTAMAN LIVE UP!... by Bob Marley

-----------------------..............

*from 'Confrontation' (1983)*

Chorus 1:

C C F G

(n.)

Rastaman, live up; Bongoman, don't give up.

C F G

Congoman, live up, yeah, Binghi-man don't give up.

Verse 1:

C F G

Keep your culture; don't be a-fraid of the vulture.

C F G

Grow your dreadlock; don't be a-fraid of the wolf-pack.

Chorus 2:

C F G

Rastaman, live up; Binghi-man don't give up.

C F G

Congoman, live up, yeah, Bongoman, don't give up.

Verse 2:

C F G

David slew Goliath with a sling and a stone;

C F G

Samson slew The Philistines with a donkey jawbone.

Chorus 3:

C F G

Iyaman, live up; Rastaman, don't give up!

C F G

Binghi-man, live up; Congoman, don't give up.

Verse 3:

C F G

Trodding through creation, in an Irie meditation;

C F G

Seen many visions, in-a this yah Armagiddyon.

Chorus 4:

C F G

Rastaman, live up; Bongoman, don't give up.

C F G

Congoman, live up, yeah, Binghi-man don't give up.

Verse 4:

C F G

Saw it in the beginning; so shall it be in this iwa;

C F G

And they fallen in confusion, well-a just a step from Babel Tower.

Chorus 5:

C F G

Rastaman, live up; Bongoman, don't give up.

C F G

Congoman, live up, yeah, Binghi-man don't give up.

Verse 5:

C F G

Grow your dreadlock; don't be a-fraid of the wolf-pack.

C F G

A-tell you, one man a-walkin' and a billion man a-sparkin'.

Chorus 6:

C F G

Rastaman, live up; Bongoman, don't give up.

C G

Congoman, live up, yeah, don't give up, don't give up, don't give up!

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------

C F G

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

x35553 133211 355433

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005

(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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