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...WAR... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Positive Vibration' (1976)*
[Intro]
A#m   G#7(x2)
[Verse 1]
A#mUntil the phi-G#7losophy, which A#mhold one race su-G#7perior,
And a-A#mnother; G#7in-A#mferior.G#7  
Is A#mfinally, G#7and A#mpermanently,G#7  
Dis-A#mcredited, G#7and a-A#mbandoned,G#7  
Everywhere is A#mwar, G#7me say A#mwar.G#7  
[Verse 2]
That A#muntil there no G#7longer, first A#mclass,
And second class G#7citizens, of any A#mnation.G#7  
A#mUntil the colour of a G#7man's skin, is of A#mno more signifi-G#7cance,
Than the A#mcolour of his eyes; G#7me say A#mwar.G#7  
[Verse 3]
That A#muntil the basic G#7human rights,
Are A#mequally guaranteed to G#7all,
Without A#mregard to race; G#7dis a-A#mwar.G#7  
That A#muntil that day, G#7the A#mdream of lasting G#7peace,
A#mWorld citizen-G#7ship, A#mrule of inter-G#7national mo-A#mrality,G#7  
Will re-A#mmain in but a fleeting il-G#7lusion,
To be pur-A#msued, G#7but never at-A#mtained,G#7  
Now everywhere is A#mwar. G#7   A#mWar.G#7  
[Verse 4]
And A#muntil the ig-G#7noble, and un-A#mhappy regimes,
That G#7hold our brothers in An-A#mgola, G#7in A#mMozambique,G#7  
South A#mAfrica, G#7subhuman A#mbondage,G#7  
Have been A#mtoppled, G#7utterly des-A#mtroyed,G#7  
Well, everywhere is A#mwar, G#7me say A#mwar.G#7  
[Bridge 1]
A#mWar in the East, G#7  A#mwar in the West.G#7  
A#mWar up North, G#7  A#mwar down South.G#7  
A#mWar, war, G#7  A#mrumours of war.G#7  
[Verse 5]
And A#muntil that day, G#7the A#mAfrican conti-G#7nent,
Will A#mnot know peace, G#7we A#mAfricans will G#7fight.
We find it A#mnecessary, G#7and A#mwe know we shall G#7win,
As A#mwe are confident, G#7in the A#mvictory, G#7of good over A#mevil.G#7  
[Coda]
Good over A#mevil, yeah! G#7Good over A#mevil.G#7  
Good over A#mevil, yeah! G#7Good over A#mevil.G#7  
[Outro]
A#m G#7
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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EAA#mDGBE EAG#7DGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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