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...SO MUCH TROUBLE IN THE WORLD... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Survival' (1979)*
[Intro]
  Am    Dm   Em(x2)
[Chorus 1]
 AmSo much trouble in the Dmworld,Em  
 AmSo much trouble in the Dmworld.Em  
[Verse 1]
 AmBless my eyes this Dmmorning,Em  
 AmJah sun is on the Dmrise once again.Em  
 AmThe way earthly things are Dmgoin',Em  
 AmAnything can Dmhappen.Em  
You see men Amsailing on their ego trips,F  Em  
 AmBlast off on their space ships.F  Em  
Million Ammiles from reality,F  Em  
No Amcare for you, no care for me.F  Em  
[Chorus 2]
 AmSo much trouble in the Dmworld,Em  
 AmSo much trouble in the Dmworld. EmAll you gotta do...
[Bridge]
 AmGive a little, (give a little),
Take a little, (take a Dmlittle),
Give a little, E7one more time...
 AmYeah! (give a little), yeah! (take a little),
 DmYe-ah! (give a little),  E7yeah!
[Break]
 F9So you think you've found the solution,
But it's just another illusion.
(So before you check out this tide),
 G9Don't leave another cornerstone standing there behind.
[Verse 2]
 AmWe've got to face the Dmday,Em  
 AmOoh-wee, Dmcome what may.Em  
 AmWe, the street people Dmtalkin',Em  
 AmYeah, we, the people Dmstrugglin'.Em  
[Interlude]
  Am    Dm   Em(x2)
[Verse 3]
Now they Amsitting on a time bomb,F  Em  
 AmNow I know the time has come.F  Em  
What Amgoes on up, is coming on down.F  Em  
 AmGoes around and comes around.F  Em  
[Chorus 3]
 AmSo much trouble in the Dmworld,Em  
 AmSo much trouble in the Dmworld.Em  
 AmSo much trouble in the Dmworld.Em  
Coda:
There is Amso much trouble, there is Dmso much trouble.Em  
There is Amso much trouble, there is Dmso much trouble.Em  
There is Amso much trouble in the Dmworld.Em  
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Am      Dm      Em        F        E7      F9       G9
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EAD G B E  EADGBE  EADGBE  EA DG B E
 577555  x57765  x79987  x81010108  x79797  x8788x  x1091010x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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So Much Trouble In The World

by Bob Marley

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...SO MUCH TROUBLE IN THE WORLD... by Bob Marley

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

*from 'Survival' (1979)*

[Intro]

Am Dm Em

(x2)

[Chorus 1]

Am Dm Em

So much trouble in the world,

Am Dm Em

So much trouble in the world.

[Verse 1]

Am Dm Em

Bless my eyes this morning,

Am Dm Em

Jah sun is on the rise once again.

Am Dm Em

The way earthly things are goin',

Am Dm Em

Anything can happen.

Am F Em

You see men sailing on their ego trips,

Am F Em

Blast off on their space ships.

Am F Em

Million miles from reality,

Am F Em

No care for you, no care for me.

[Chorus 2]

Am Dm Em

So much trouble in the world,

Am Dm Em

So much trouble in the world. All you gotta do...

[Bridge]

Give a little, (give a little),

Take a little, (take a little),

Give a little, one more time...

Yeah! (give a little), yeah! (take a little),

Dm E7

Ye-ah! (give a little), yeah!

[Break]

So you think you've found the solution,

But it's just another illusion.

(So before you check out this tide),

Don't leave another cornerstone standing there behind.

[Verse 2]

Am Dm Em

We've got to face the day,

Am Dm Em

Ooh-wee, come what may.

Am Dm Em

We, the street people talkin',

Am Dm Em

Yeah, we, the people strugglin'.

[Interlude]

Am Dm Em

(x2)

[Verse 3]

Am F Em

Now they sitting on a time bomb,

Am F Em

Now I know the time has come.

Am F Em

What goes on up, is coming on down.

Am F Em

Goes around and comes around.

[Chorus 3]

Am Dm Em

So much trouble in the world,

Am Dm Em

So much trouble in the world.

Am Dm Em

So much trouble in the world.

Coda:

Am Dm Em

There is so much trouble, there is so much trouble.

Am Dm Em

There is so much trouble, there is so much trouble.

Am Dm Em

There is so much trouble in the world.

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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

Am Dm Em F E7 F9 G9

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E EADGBE EADGBE EA DG B E

577555 x57765 x79987 x81010108 x79797 x8788x x1091010x

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

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