...AFRICAN HERBSMAN... by Bob Marley
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*from 'African Herbsman' (1973)*
Intro:
Bb Gm (x2)
Verse 1:
Bb Gm
All twinklin' lee,
Bb Gm
Can't see the right rose, when the streams a-bate.
Bb Gm Eb F
The old slave men, might grind slow, but it grinds fine, yeah.
Chorus 1:
Bb Gm
African Herbsman, why linger on?
Bb Gm
Just concen-trate, 'cos Heaven lives on.
Bb Gm
Greet-I-eth slave men will look with a-scorn,
Eb F (n.C) Bb
With a transplanted heart... (yes, how quick they had to part).
Gm
(They had to part)...
Verse 2:
Bb Gm
The re-membrance of to-day,
Bb Gm
Is the sad feelin' of to-morrow.
Bb Gm (n.C)
(Yes, how quick they had to part...), oh yeah.
Chorus 2:
Bb Gm
African Herbsman, seize your time,
Bb Gm
I'm takin' il-lusion on the edge of my mind.
Bb Gm
I'm takin' losers down through my life,
Eb F (n.C) Bb
Down through my life, yeah... (yes, how quick they had to part).
Gm
(They had to part)...
Verse 3:
Bb Gm
Dideh part, yes, they part,
Bb Gm
The re-membrance of to-day.
Bb Gm (n.C)
(Yes, how quick they had to part...)
Chorus 3:
Bb Gm
African Herbsman, why linger on?
Bb Gm
Just concen-trate, 'cos Heaven lives on.
Bb Gm
Greet-I-eth slave men will look with a-scorn,
Eb F (n.C) Bb
With a transplanted heart... (yes, how quick they had to part).
Gm
(They had to part)...
Verse 4:
Bb Gm
In re-membrance of to-day,
Bb Gm
Brings sad feelings of to-morrow.
Bb
(Yes, how quick they had to part...)
Gm
Lead me on, oh, Lord, I pray
Coda:
Bb Gm
(African Herbsman, African Herbsman),
Bb Gm
(African Herbsman, African Herbsman).
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Bb Gm Eb F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E
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