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...POSITIVE VIBRATION... by Bob Marley
------------------------..............
*from 'Positive Vibration' (1976)*
[Intro]
A,   F#m   D(x2)
[Chorus 1]
(         F#m  D)
 Live if you want to live;
 A(Rastaman vibration, yeah, F#mpositive).
Thats what we Dgot to give;
 A(I'n'I vibration yeah, F#mpositive).
Got to have a Dgood vibe!
 A(Iyaman iration, yeah, F#mIrie ites!)
Wo-wo-ooh!D  
 A(Positive vibration, yeah, F#mpositive).D  
[Verse 1]
 F#mIf you get down and you quarrel everyday,
You're saying prayers to the devils, I say.
 BmWhy not help one another on the way?
Make it much F#measier, (just a little bit easier).
Say you just can't live that negative way,
If you know what I mean; make way for the positive day.
[Bridge 1]
'Cos its Dnews, C#mnews and days,
 DNew time.C#m  
And if it's a Dnew feelin', C#myeah!
Said its a Dnew sign;  C#moh, what a F#mnew day.
Break:
Pickin' F#mup; are you pickin' up now?
Jah love, Jah love, (protect us).
Jah love, Jah love, (protect us).
                        (n.C)
Jah love, Jah love, (Pro-tect us).
[Chorus 2]
 ARastaman vibration, yeah, F#m(positive).D  
 AI'n'I vibration, yeah, F#mpositive.D  
 AIyaman iration, yeah, (F#mIrie ites!)D  
 APositive vibration, yeah, (F#mpositive).D  
[Coda]
Pickin' F#mup; are you pickin' up now?
Pickin up; are you pickin up now?
Pickin up? (Jah love, Jah love).
Are you pickin' up now?
Pickin up? (Jah love, Jah love).
Are you pickin up now?
Pickin up? (Jah love, Jah love).
Are you pickin up now?
Pickin up; are you pickin up now?
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   A       F#m     D       Bm      C#m
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 577655  244222  x57775  x24432  x46654
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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...POSITIVE VIBRATION... by Bob Marley

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

*from 'Positive Vibration' (1976)*

[Intro]

A F#m D

, (x2)

[Chorus 1]

F#m D

( )

Live if you want to live;

A F#m

(Rastaman vibration, yeah, positive).

Thats what we got to give;

A F#m

(I'n'I vibration yeah, positive).

Got to have a good vibe!

A F#m

(Iyaman iration, yeah, Irie ites!)

Wo-wo-ooh!

A F#m D

(Positive vibration, yeah, positive).

[Verse 1]

F#m

If you get down and you quarrel everyday,

You're saying prayers to the devils, I say.

Why not help one another on the way?

F#m

Make it much easier, (just a little bit easier).

Say you just can't live that negative way,

If you know what I mean; make way for the positive day.

[Bridge 1]

D C#m

'Cos its news, news and days,

D C#m

New time.

D C#m

And if it's a new feelin', yeah!

D C#m F#m

Said its a new sign; oh, what a new day.

Break:

F#m

Pickin' up; are you pickin' up now?

Jah love, Jah love, (protect us).

(n.)

Jah love, Jah love, (Pro-tect us).

[Chorus 2]

A F#m D

Rastaman vibration, yeah, (positive).

A F#m D

I'n'I vibration, yeah, positive.

A F#m D

Iyaman iration, yeah, (Irie ites!)

A F#m D

Positive vibration, yeah, (positive).

[Coda]

F#m

Pickin' up; are you pickin' up now?

Pickin up; are you pickin up now?

Pickin up? (Jah love, Jah love).

Are you pickin' up now?

Pickin up? (Jah love, Jah love).

Are you pickin up now?

Pickin up? (Jah love, Jah love).

Are you pickin up now?

Pickin up; are you pickin up now?

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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

A F#m D Bm C#m

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

577655 244222 x57775 x24432 x46654

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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