Zion Train

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...ZION TRAIN... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Uprising' (1980)*
Intro:
AmG AmF AmG E
, , ,
Chorus 1:
Am G Am F
Zion train is coming our way,
Am G Am F
Zion train is coming our way.
Am G Am F7
Oh people; get on board, (you better get on board),
Am G Am F
Thank the Lord, praise Far I).
Verse 1:
Am
I gotta catch a train,
G Am F
'Cos there's no other station;
Am G Am F7
Then you going in the same direction.
Chorus 2:
Am G Am F
Zion train is coming our way,
Am G Am F
Zion train is coming our way.
Verse 2:
Am G
Which man can save his brother's soul?
Am F7
(Save your brother's soul),
Am G Am F7
Oh man, it's just self control.
Am G
Don't gain the world and lose your soul,
Am F7
(Just don't lose your soul),
Am G Am
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.
F
To the bridge...
Bridge 1:
F G
Oh, where there's a will,
F G
There's always a way.
F G
Where there's a will,
F G
There's always a way, (way, way, way, way).
Chorus 3:
Am G Am F
Zion train is coming our way,
Am G Am F
Zion train is coming our way.
Verse 3:
Am G Am F7
Two thousand years of history, (histo-ry),
Am G Am F
Could not be wiped away so easily.
Am G Am F7
Two thousand years of history, (black history),
Am G
Could not be wiped so easily,
Am F7
(Could not be wiped so easily). Oh, children...
Chorus 4:
Am G Am F Am
Zion train is coming our way, get on board now!
Am G Am
They said the Zion train is comin' our way,
Am F
You got a ticket so thank the Lord!
Coda:
Am G Am F
Zion's train is, Zion's train is.
Am G Am F7
Zion's train is, Zion's train is.
Am G Am
They said the soul train is coming our way;
Am G Am
They said the soul train is coming our way.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am G F E F7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xxx555 xx5433 xxx565 xxx454 xxx545
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Zion Train chords and lyrics

Free chords for Zion Train by Bob Marley. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

...ZION TRAIN... by Bob Marley
----------------..............
*from 'Uprising' (1980)*
Intro:
Am  G, Am  F, Am  G, E
Chorus 1:
Verse 1:
Chorus 2:
Verse 2:
Bridge 1:
Chorus 3:
Verse 3:
Chorus 4:
Coda:
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   Am      G       F       E       F7
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xxx555  xx5433  xxx565  xxx454  xxx545
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Zion Train Chords by Bob Marley

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