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...REAL SITUATION... by Bob Marley
--------------------..............
*from 'Uprising' (1980)*
Intro:
  G  C,   G  C  
Chorus 1:
 GCheck out the real situ-Cation:
 GNation war against Cnation.
 GWhere did it all be-Dgin?B7  
 EmWhen will it Cend?
Well, it Gseems like; total des-Dtruction, the only so-Glution,
 CAnd there ain't no Guse: no Cone can stop them Gnow.
 CAin't no Guse: no-Cbody can stop them Gnow.C  
Chorus 2:
 GGive them an inch; they Ctake a yard,
 GGive them a yard; they Ctake a mile.
 GOnce a man and Dtwice a child,B7  
 EmAnd everything is just Cfor a while.
It Gseems like; total des-Dtruction, the only so-Glution,
 CAnd there ain't no Guse: no Cone can stop them Gnow.
 CAin't no Guse: no Cone can stop them Gnow,
 CThere ain't no Guse: no Cone can stop them Gnow.C  
 CThere ain't no Guse: no Cone can stop them Gnow.C  
 CThere ain't no Guse: no Cone can stop them Gnow.C  
Chorus 4:
 GChecking the real situ-Cation, (check it out, check it out);
 GNation fight against Cnation.
 GWhere did it all be-Dgin?B7  
 EmWhen will it Cend?
Well, it Gseems like; total des-Dtruction, the only so-Glution,
 CMmm, no Guse; Ccan't stop them;
 GAin't no use; Cya can't stop them;
 GAin't no use: no Cone can't stop them Gnow;
                C          G                    C(G)
 Can't stop them now, (no one can't stop them now).
Interlude:
  G   C(x4)
Coda:
 GAin't no use: no Cone can't stop them Gnow;
 CEverybody strugglin'; Gain't no use.
 CAin't no use, Gain't no use, Cyou even try;
 GAin't no use; Cgot to say 'bye-bye!'
 GAin't no use! CAin't no, ain't no Guse:
No Cone can stop them Gnow,C  
 G(No Cone can stop them Gnow).C  
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   G       C       D       B7      Em
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 355433  x35553  x57775  797877  x79987
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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...REAL SITUATION... by Bob Marley

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

*from 'Uprising' (1980)*

Intro:

G C G C

Chorus 1:

G C

Check out the real situ-ation:

G C

Nation war against nation.

G D B7

Where did it all be-gin?

Em C

When will it end?

G D G

Well, it seems like; total des-truction, the only so-lution,

C G C G

And there ain't no use: no one can stop them now.

C G C G C

Ain't no use: no-body can stop them now.

Chorus 2:

G C

Give them an inch; they take a yard,

G C

Give them a yard; they take a mile.

G D B7

Once a man and twice a child,

Em C

And everything is just for a while.

G D G

It seems like; total des-truction, the only so-lution,

C G C G

And there ain't no use: no one can stop them now.

C G C G

Ain't no use: no one can stop them now,

C G C G C

There ain't no use: no one can stop them now.

C G C G C

There ain't no use: no one can stop them now.

C G C G C

There ain't no use: no one can stop them now.

Chorus 4:

G C

Checking the real situ-ation, (check it out, check it out);

G C

Nation fight against nation.

G D B7

Where did it all be-gin?

Em C

When will it end?

G D G

Well, it seems like; total des-truction, the only so-lution,

C G C

Mmm, no use; can't stop them;

G C

Ain't no use; ya can't stop them;

G C G

Ain't no use: no one can't stop them now;

C G C G

()

Can't stop them now, (no one can't stop them now).

Interlude:

G C

(x4)

Coda:

G C G

Ain't no use: no one can't stop them now;

C G

Everybody strugglin'; ain't no use.

C G C

Ain't no use, ain't no use, you even try;

G C

Ain't no use; got to say 'bye-bye!'

G C G

Ain't no use! Ain't no, ain't no use:

C G C

No one can stop them now,

G C G C

(No one can stop them now).

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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

G C D B7 Em

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

355433 x35553 x57775 797877 x79987

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

About Real Situation Chords by Bob Marley

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