Lick Samba chords by Bob Marley (Official Version)

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G
Fmaj7
C
Dm
F
Am

Intro 1

Chorus 1
C 
G 
 (C major) Lick Samba, lick Samba,  (G major) lick Samba
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) Wo   (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba!
Am 
A me say: lick Samba, lick Samba,  (A minor) wo, now!
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba!)
I could not resist
G 
(...samba, lick samba,  (G major) lick samba) wo, now!
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba!)
C 
Another like  (C major) this
Am 
(...samba, lick samba,  (A minor) lick samba) wo, now!
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh)  (C major) lick samba!

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Verse 1

And though I know you hurt me again

(Wo- oh, lick samba)

I'll go on, I'll feel the pain

(Wo- oh, lick samba)

And it's not that I am weak

(Wo- oh, lick samba)

But it's that I'm on a peak, oh darlin'

(Wo- oh, lick samba)

Chorus 2
C 
A just-a  (C major) lick Samba, lick Samba,
G 
 (G major) lick Samba, I say
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)
G 
Dm 
F 
C 
 (G major) Wo, now!  (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)
Am 
Dm 
F 
C 
 (A minor) Wo, now, now!  (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)

Verse 2
C 
G 
I bring it  (C major) up, I lick it one time  (G major) right here
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)
Am 
I'll settle  (A minor) a little, a claim...
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)
G 
You can write it down in my  (G major) name
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)
Am 
Morning time, noon  (A minor) or night
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)

Chorus 3
C 
G 
A just-a  (C major) lick Samba, lick Samba,  (G major) lick Samba
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)
Am 
(Lick samba, lick samba,  (A minor) lick samba) Wo, now!
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)
G 
Yeah, yeah,  (G major) oh, darlin'
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)

Outro 1
C 
Am 
If it's  (C major) morning time,  (A minor) I'm ready
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)
G 
And f it's late at night, I'm steady  (G major) 
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)
Am 
Give it to you anytime,  (A minor) oh darlin'!
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)
G 
I'm not a preacher, but I  (G major) am callin'
Dm 
F 
C 
 (D minor) (Wo-  (F major) oh,  (C major) lick samba)
[Fade out]

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G
Fmaj7
C
Dm
F
Am

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 140

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Lick Samba by Bob Marley, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Lick Samba the way Bob Marley intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.