Herb Tree chords by Daweh Congo

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Verse 1
G 
F# 
F#m 
A 
F#m 
 (G major)  (F sharp major)  (F sharp minor) Ask  (A major)  (F sharp minor) dem
A 
out there in  (A major) di society
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) Why so much  (A major) controversy
F#m 
over  (F sharp minor) one herb tree?
A 
F#m 
 (A major) One herb tree  (F sharp minor) 

Verse 2
F#m 
G 
One little  (F sharp minor) herb  tree  (G major) 
F#m 
G 
I plant it  (F sharp minor) on    my farm  (G major) 
Someone saw it there
Thought that they should press the alarm
F#m 
So one Thursday after (F sharp minor) noon
G 
 (G major) As I man herb was sewn
Just coming into bloom
Babylon kick off di door to mi room
Dem seh "Herb (herb) tree"

Verse 3

They wanted to arrest me

For one herb tree (herb tree)

Can you believe me

Mi say mask di kutchie

Not eh lil herb tree

Verse 4

They were harassing me for one herb

tree (herb tree)

Can you believe me

One herb tree banned by society

Verse 5
A 
Now one super (A major) intendent
F#m 
A 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) Him call it high  (A major) grade ashes  (F sharp minor) 
G 
He was  (G major) rubbing his eyes for a moment
Seh him see a man jump cross di fence
But minutes before they came
F#m 
Me and my friend  (F sharp minor) ganja tea from stain
G 
 (G major) Burn off the tree, it was pouring rain
We threw the ashes down in the drain

Verse 6
G 
So the herb  (G major) tree
The Babylon they could not find that
one herb tree (herb tree)
Can you believe me
F#m 
Mi say  (F sharp minor) mask  the kutchie
G 
Mi say  (G major) mask di kutchie fimme
Herb tree
The Babylon was harassing me for one
herb tree (herb tree)
Can you believe me
F#m 
One herb tree banned  (F sharp minor) by society
G 
So  (G major) one magis

Verse 7
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) trate resident
F# 
G 
F#m 
 (F sharp major) She was  (G major) there to pass judg (F sharp minor) ment
G 
And be (G major) cause it was my first offense
F#m 
G 
 (F sharp minor) She   say  (G major) that she would be lenient
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) John Brown the plaque of court
G 
F#m 
 (G major) Him swear  (F sharp minor) an    d take the oath
A 
Say that he would  (A major) neva sniff coke
G 
A 
G 
 (G major) Herbs and spices  (A major) I and I  (G major) promote
F#m 
I say herb  (F sharp minor) 

Verse 8
G 
F#m 
 (G major) (herb) tree  (F sharp minor) 
A 
F#m 
I pleaded  (A major) not guilty  (F sharp minor) for one
G 
herb  (G major) tree (herb tree)
Can you believe me
F#m 
A 
I  (F sharp minor) never have no money  (A major) fi pay lawyer fee
F#m 
F# 
F#m 
Not eh  (F sharp minor) lil,   (F sharp major) herb  (F sharp minor) tree
G 
F#m 
G 
They  (G major)  (F sharp minor) wanted to arrest  (G major) me
For one herb tree (herb tree)
Can you believe me
F#m 
Seh  (F sharp minor) one   herb tree
G 
What a controversy  (G major) 

Verse 9
F#m 
One little  (F sharp minor) herb  tree
I plant it on my farm
G 
F#m 
And  (G major) someone  (F sharp minor) saw   it there
G 
 (G major) Thought that they should press the alarm
F#m 
So  (F sharp minor) one   Thursday afternoon
G 
F#m 
 (G major) As I man herb was sewn  (F sharp minor) 
G 
 (G major) Just coming in to to bloom
Babylon kick off di door to mi room
Dem seh "Herb (herb) tree"

Verse 10
G 
They wanted to  (G major) brutalize me
For one herb tree (herb tree)
Can you believe me
Mi say mask the kutchie
Quickly mask di kutchie
Not eh lil herb tree
F# 
 (F sharp major) They wanted to arrest me
G 
 (G major) For one herb tree (herb tree)
Can you believe me
F# 
I  (F sharp major) never did see so much controversy
G 
Over one herb  (G major) tree (herb tree)
Weh mi bring from country