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Ride Natty Ride

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...RIDE NATTY RIDE... by Bob Marley
---------------------..............
*from 'Survival' (1979)*
Intro:
  Bb   F(x3), Gm  
Verse 1:
 BbDready got a Gmjob to do,
And he's Ebgot to fulfill that Fmission.
 BbTo see his Gmhurt could be their, Ebgreatest am-Fbition.
 BbBut we will sur-Gmvive in this Ebworld of compe-Ftition.
'Cos no Bbmatter what they do; GmNatty Ebkeep on coming Fthrough.
And no Bbmatter what they say; GmNatty Ebde deh every day.F  
Chorus 1:
Natty dread Bbrides againGm, thru the Ebmystics of to-Fmorrow.
Natty dread Bbrides again, Gmhave no Ebfear, have no Fsorrow.
Verse 2:
 BbAll and Fall you can see a Bbgwan,F  
Is to Bbfight against the FRasta-Bbman.F  
So they Bbbuild their world on Fgreat con-Bbfusion,F  
To Bbforce us in the Fdevil's il-Gmlusion.
But the Bbstone that the Fbuilder re-Bbfuse,F  
 BbShall be the Fhead corner-Bbstone.F  
And no Bbmatter what Fgames they Bbplay,F  
We've got Bbsomething they could Fnever take a-Gmway,
We've got Bbsomething they could Fnever take a-Gmway.
Bridge 1:
And it's the Gmfire, (fire), it's the fire, (fire),
That's Ebburning down every-Bbthing.
Feel that Gmfire, (fire), the fire, (fire),
 EbOnly the birds have Bbwings.
 EbNo time to be de-Bbceived,
Brothers, you should Ebknow and not be-Bblieve.
Jah says this Ebjudgment, could never be with Gmwater,
No Ebwater could put out this Gmfire, (fire).
This this fire, this this fire, this, this fire a-yaga, y'all!
Chorus 2:
 BbRide Natty, ride.Gm  
 EbGo deh dready, dready, go deh.F  
Verse 3:
 BbNow the Ffire is out of con-Bbtrol,F  
Panic in the Bbcities; wicked Fweeping for their Bbsouls.F  
Every-Bbwhere the Ffire is Bbburning;F  
Des-Bbtroying and Fmelting their Gmgold,
Des-Bbtroying and Fwasting their Gmsouls.
Chorus 3:
 BbRide Natty, ride,Gm  
 EbGo deh dready, dready, go deh, Ftell you what...
Verse 4:
 BbNow the people Fgather on the Bbbeach,F  
And the Bbleader try to Fmake a Bbspeech.F  
But the Bbdread again to Ftell them it's Bbtoo late;
 FFire is Bbburning man; Fpull your own Gmweight,
Fire is Bbburning man; Fpull your own Gmweight.
Chorus 4:
Natty dread Bbrides again, (Natty dread Gmrides again),
And me say; Ebgo deh dready, dready, go deh, F(go deh, go deh).
Go Bbride Natty, ride, (Natty dread Gmrides again),
 EbGo deh dready, dready, go deh, F(go deh, go deh).
 BbRiding through the storm,Gm  
 EbRiding through the calm, F(go deh, go deh).
 BbOh, ride Natty ride,Gm  
 EbGo deh dready, dready, go deh.F  
 BbRide Natty ride,Gm  
 EbGo deh dready, dready, go deh.F  
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Bb        F        Gm      Eb
 EADGBE  EAD G B E  EADGBE  EADGBE
 688766  x81010108  355333  x68886
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Ride Natty Ride

by Bob Marley

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...RIDE NATTY RIDE... by Bob Marley

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

*from 'Survival' (1979)*

Intro:

Bb F Gm

(x3),

Verse 1:

Bb Gm

Dready got a job to do,

Eb F

And he's got to fulfill that mission.

Bb Gm Eb F

To see his hurt could be their, greatest am-bition.

Bb Gm Eb F

But we will sur-vive in this world of compe-tition.

Bb Gm Eb F

'Cos no matter what they do; Natty keep on coming through.

Bb Gm Eb F

And no matter what they say; Natty de deh every day.

Chorus 1:

Bb Gm Eb F

Natty dread rides again, thru the mystics of to-morrow.

Bb Gm Eb F

Natty dread rides again, have no fear, have no sorrow.

Verse 2:

Bb F Bb F

All and all you can see a gwan,

Bb F Bb F

Is to fight against the Rasta-man.

Bb F Bb F

So they build their world on great con-fusion,

Bb F Gm

To force us in the devil's il-lusion.

Bb F Bb F

But the stone that the builder re-fuse,

Bb F Bb F

Shall be the head corner-stone.

Bb F Bb F

And no matter what games they play,

Bb F Gm

We've got something they could never take a-way,

Bb F Gm

We've got something they could never take a-way.

Bridge 1:

And it's the fire, (fire), it's the fire, (fire),

Eb Bb

That's burning down every-thing.

Feel that fire, (fire), the fire, (fire),

Eb Bb

Only the birds have wings.

Eb Bb

No time to be de-ceived,

Eb Bb

Brothers, you should know and not be-lieve.

Eb Gm

Jah says this judgment, could never be with water,

Eb Gm

No water could put out this fire, (fire).

This this fire, this this fire, this, this fire a-yaga, y'all!

Chorus 2:

Bb Gm

Ride Natty, ride.

Eb F

Go deh dready, dready, go deh.

Verse 3:

Bb F Bb F

Now the fire is out of con-trol,

Bb F Bb F

Panic in the cities; wicked weeping for their souls.

Bb F Bb F

Every-where the fire is burning;

Bb F Gm

Des-troying and melting their gold,

Bb F Gm

Des-troying and wasting their souls.

Chorus 3:

Bb Gm

Ride Natty, ride,

Eb F

Go deh dready, dready, go deh, tell you what...

Verse 4:

Bb F Bb F

Now the people gather on the beach,

Bb F Bb F

And the leader try to make a speech.

Bb F Bb

But the dread again to tell them it's too late;

F Bb F Gm

Fire is burning man; pull your own weight,

Bb F Gm

Fire is burning man; pull your own weight.

Chorus 4:

Bb Gm

Natty dread rides again, (Natty dread rides again),

Eb F

And me say; go deh dready, dready, go deh, (go deh, go deh).

Bb Gm

Go ride Natty, ride, (Natty dread rides again),

Eb F

Go deh dready, dready, go deh, (go deh, go deh).

Bb Gm

Riding through the storm,

Eb F

Riding through the calm, (go deh, go deh).

Bb Gm

Oh, ride Natty ride,

Eb F

Go deh dready, dready, go deh.

Bb Gm

Ride Natty ride,

Eb F

Go deh dready, dready, go deh.

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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Bb F Gm Eb

EADGBE EAD G B E EADGBE EADGBE

688766 x81010108 355333 x68886

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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