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...BEND DOWN LOW... by Bob Marley
-------------------..............
*from 'Natty Dread' (1974)*
Intro:
e|------------------5-7-8-----|------------------------|
B|-----5-8-5-8-6-8---------8--|-----5-8-5-8-6-5--------|
G|--5-------------------------|--5---------------7--5--|
D|----------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------| (x2)
  C  F7,   C  F7  
Verse 1:
(F7)          C  F7  
 Bend down low,
 CLet me F7tell you what I Cknow now.F7  C  
 F7Bend down Clow,F7  
 CLet me F7tell you what I Cknow.    F7   COh,F7  
Verse 2:
Oh, Fisherman Crow,F7  C  
To F7reap, what you Csow now.F7  C  
Oh, F7tell you all I Cknow,F7  C  
You've F7got to let me Cgo now.F7  
And Call you've got to F7do...
Bend down Clow, F7oh yeah,
 CLet me F7tell you what I Cknow.F7  C  
 F7Bend down Clow,F7  
 CLet me F7tell you what I Cknow.F7  C  F7  
Bridge 1:
You Ckeep on knockin', but you F7can't come in,
I Cget to understand; you been F7livin' in sin.
You Ckeep on knockin', but you F7can't come in,
I Cget to understand; you been F7livin' in sin.
 CBut if you F7love me woman;  Cwalk right F7in.
 CI've got a F7notch for your, Csafety-F7pin.
             (C)
But bend down low.
Interlude:
  C   F7(x8)
Bridge 2:
You Ckeep on knockin', but you F7can't come in,
I Cget to understand; you been F7livin' in sin.
You Ckeep on knockin', but you F7can't come in,
I Cget to understand; you been F7livin' in sin.
 CBut walk right F7in woman; Csit right F7down,
 CI will keep on F7lovin' you; CI will play the F7clown.
Verse 3:
But bend down Clow,F7  
 CLet me F7tell you what I Cknow.F7  C  
 F7Bend down Clow, F7baby,
 CLet me F7tell you what I Cknow, F7yeah,
 CLet me tell you F7baby.
 CLet me F7tell, Cknock on, F7baby!
I Cjust won't let you F7in;
 CYou've been living in F7sin.
 CKnock on..F7. knock Con..F7.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
    C7       F7
 EA DGBE  EAD GB E
 8108988  x8108108
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Bend Down Low

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...BEND DOWN LOW... by Bob Marley

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

*from 'Natty Dread' (1974)*

Intro:

e|------------------5-7-8-----|------------------------|

B|-----5-8-5-8-6-8---------8--|-----5-8-5-8-6-5--------|

G|--5-------------------------|--5---------------7--5--|

D|----------------------------|------------------------|

A|----------------------------|------------------------|

E|----------------------------|------------------------| (x2)

C F7 C F7

Verse 1:

F7 C F7

()

Bend down low,

C F7 C F7 C

Let me tell you what I know now.

F7 C F7

Bend down low,

C F7 C F7 C F7

Let me tell you what I know. Oh,

Verse 2:

C F7 C

Oh, Fisherman row,

F7 C F7 C

To reap, what you sow now.

F7 C F7 C

Oh, tell you all I know,

F7 C F7

You've got to let me go now.

C F7

And all you've got to do...

C F7

Bend down low, oh yeah,

C F7 C F7 C

Let me tell you what I know.

F7 C F7

Bend down low,

C F7 C F7 C F7

Let me tell you what I know.

Bridge 1:

C F7

You keep on knockin', but you can't come in,

C F7

I get to understand; you been livin' in sin.

C F7

You keep on knockin', but you can't come in,

C F7

I get to understand; you been livin' in sin.

C F7 C F7

But if you love me woman; walk right in.

C F7 C F7

I've got a notch for your, safety-pin.

()

But bend down low.

Interlude:

C F7

(x8)

Bridge 2:

C F7

You keep on knockin', but you can't come in,

C F7

I get to understand; you been livin' in sin.

C F7

You keep on knockin', but you can't come in,

C F7

I get to understand; you been livin' in sin.

C F7 C F7

But walk right in woman; sit right down,

C F7 C F7

I will keep on lovin' you; I will play the clown.

Verse 3:

C F7

But bend down low,

C F7 C F7 C

Let me tell you what I know.

F7 C F7

Bend down low, baby,

C F7 C F7

Let me tell you what I know, yeah,

C F7

Let me tell you baby.

C F7 C F7

Let me tell, knock on, baby!

C F7

I just won't let you in;

C F7

You've been living in sin.

C F7 C F7

Knock on... knock on...

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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

C7 F7

EA DGBE EAD GB E

8108988 x8108108

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006

(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

About Bend Down Low Chords by Bob Marley

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