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Verse 1
(C major) In the old jadu I put on the (D major) truss
Never (C major) let my people cause confusion
(D major) Leave (E minor) a iron eye,
thy righteous chil (D major) dren
And (E minor) cause a heifer to escape from the wicked (A minor) men
(D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor)
(C major) (D minor) (E minor) (D major) (E minor)
(D major)
(C major) How long (F minor) we been (B flat major) cryin'
in the wilderness
An (E minor) d (F minor) how (C major) long we been
(B flat major) livin' in the distress
(F minor) And how (C major) long we been
(B flat major) prayin' in the (D major) darkness
(C major) And how long we been
livin' in the (D major) ghettoness
(C major) Jah
(E minor) Jah (C major) children (A minor) you fi get up and pray
Say
(E minor) Jah
Jah (C major) children (F minor) you fi (E minor) get up and (A minor) pray
You fi (C major) ask
Jah
(E minor) Jah fi show di way
(D major) Say you fi (C major) ask
Jah
(E minor) Jah fi show di way (D major)
(E minor) Inna di (C major) night you (E minor) no fi get (D major) up tight
When you (C major) go in (E minor) na di dance
(C major) you fi (E minor) feel (C major) alright
(D major) When (C major) you go inna di dance
you no fi fuss you no fi (D major) fight
Cause, (F minor) the (C major) one we fight
(F minor) have a bad (C major) pas (E flat major) t
True him (C major) feel him, have him (F minor) might him
(C major) Love to force him, (D major) love to fight (C major)
(E minor) Jah
Jah (C major) give I my equal right
(B flat major) So
(F minor) Jah
Jah children, up (B flat major) and pray
(C major) And (F minor) I ask
Jah
Jah to (B flat major) show you the way
Cause (F minor) how long we've been
(B flat major) crying in the wilderness
An (C major) d (F minor) how long we've been
(B flat major) living in a (A minor) deep distress
An (F minor) d how (C major) long we've been
(A minor) praying in the darkness
An (C major) d (F minor) how long (C major) we've been
(B flat major) living in the (A minor) ghetto mess
Youth (E minor) man have a (F major) stage (A minor) show
So (E minor) (C major) the youth (E minor) man get (C major) pon the (D major) go -o
The (E minor) youth man him have a stage (C major) show
So (E minor) (C major) the (F minor) youth (C major) man (B flat major) get pon
the (D major) go -o
When him (C major) go to him yard in
Manilung and (D major) pray
(C major) And ask
Jah
Jah to (B flat major) show him the way cause
(F minor) How long we've been
(B flat major) crying in the wilderness
(C major) And (F minor) how (F major) long (F minor) we've been
(F major) living (B flat major) in (D minor) a distress (D major)
(E minor) And (F minor) how long we've been
(B flat major) praying in the (D minor) darkness
(C major) And (F minor) how long we've been
(B flat major) crying in the (D minor) wilderness
O (E minor) (C major)
(E minor) Jah
Rasta (C major) far (D major) i,
(C major) guide (E minor) I and I and save (C major) I and (D major) I
From (C major) the hands (E minor) of the wicked men (D major)
(C major) O
(E minor) Jah protect your (C major) children
(D major) (E flat major) You (C major) see we (F minor) are (A minor) humble
(C major) And
(E minor) O
Jah we don't (C major) fumble
(A minor) But (C major) when the earth get hot
it's like (B flat major) a melting (C major) pot (A minor)
(C major) An (E minor) d (C major) oh
Jah re (F minor) member we bear (C major) (A minor) fruit
So (C major) pro (E minor) tect (F minor) high and higher
chil (C major) dren (D major)
(F major) From (F minor) the hands of the
wicked (C major) men (D minor)
(D major) Cause (E minor) how (C major) long we been
(B flat major) crying in the wilderness
An (F minor) d how (C major) long (F minor) we been
(B flat major) living in (D minor) the distress
An (C major) d (F minor) how (C major) long we been
(B flat major) mourning in (D minor) the darkness
(B flat major) An (F major) d how (F minor) long (C major) we been
(B flat major) living in the (D minor) ghetto mess
Jah
(F major) Jah (F minor) children you fi (B flat major) get up and (D minor) pray
(C major) And ask
Jah
Jah to show you the (B flat major) way
(D minor) Jah (F major)
(F minor) Jah children you fi get up and (D minor) pray (C major)
And ask
Jah
Jah to show you the way
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