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...CRISIS... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Kaya' (1978)*
Intro:
F#m, D9, F#m, E9  
Verse 1:
DThey say the C#msun, F#man-a shines for Bmall.
DBut-a in some C#mpeople's world;
F#mIt never shine at Bmall, mm-mm-mm.
DThey say love C#mis a stream,
F#mThat will find its Bmcourse.
I mean, Dsome-a people think C#mlife is a dream,
So they, F#mmaking matters Bmworse.
Chorus 1:
But no F#mmatter what the crisis is,D9  
No F#mmatter what the crisis is.E9  
F#mDoin' it, doin' it, doin' your thing!
(Give Jah all the D9thanks and praises!)
F#mGivin' it, givin' it, givin' it, givin' it!
(Give Jah all the D9thanks and praises!)
Verse 2:
DSo, so, so C#mmuch have been said;
F#mSo little (been Bmdone), little been done.
DThey still killin', C#mkillin' the people,
And F#mthey, and they havin', (havin' their fun),
BmHavin'-a, havin'-a lots of fun.
DKillin' the C#mpeople;
Ooh-F#myoo! (havin' Bmfun), havin' their fun!
DThey just want to C#mbe the leader,
In the F#mHouse of The Risin' BmSun.
Chorus 2:
But no F#mmatter what the crisis is,D9  
F#mOh, no, oh, no no no, what the crisis is. E9Do your...
F#mLive it up, live it up, live it up, live it up!
(Give Jah all the D9thanks and praises!)
F#mLive it up, live it up, live it up, live it up!
(Give Jah all the D9thanks and praises!)
Interlude:
D  C#m, F#m   Bm(x3)
Verse 3:
DThey say the C#msun, F#mshines for Bmall.
DBut-a in some C#mpeople's world;
F#mIt never shine at Bmall.
DThey say love C#mis a stream,
F#mThat will find its Bmcourse.
I mean, Dsome-a people think C#mlife is a dream,
So they F#mmaking matters Bmworse.
Chorus 3:
But no F#mmatter what the crisis is,D9  
No F#mmatter what the crisis is. E9Do it...
F#mLive it up, live it up, live it up, live it up!
(Give Jah all the D9thanks and praises!)
F#mLive it up, live it up, live it up, live it up!
(Give Jah all the D9thanks and praises!)
Coda:
His mercies en-F#mdureth for ever, yeah!
(Give Jah all the D9thanks and praises!)
Oh, F#mchildren, come on and give Jah,
(Give Jah all the D9thanks and praises!)
F#mChildren, come on and give Jah,
(Give Jah all the D9thanks and praises!)
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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F#m D9 E9 D C#m Bm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
244222 x5455x x7677x x57775 x46654 x34432
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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