Peter Tosh - Not Gonna Give It Up Chords

[Intro]
Am F Am F Am F Am F

[Chorus]
         F   G     Am      G   F       G
Said, I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
         Am
I will be fighting, I've got to be fighting
                       F                       G
I will be fighting till Africa and Africans are free

[Verse 1]
Am           F
I said that I been up there
Am                     F
And I've seen poverty beyond compare
Am                  F
I know slave drivers just don't care
               G
They just don't care, no, no, no

[Chorus]
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
         Am
I will be fighting, I've got to be fighting
                       F                       G
I will be fighting till Africa and Africans are free

[Verse 2]
Am          F
Africa's the richest place
Am            F
But it has the poorest race
Am            F
And to me it's just a disgrace
         G
Just a disgrace, that is why

[Chorus]
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
         Am
I will be fighting, I've got to be fighting
                       F                       G
I will be fighting till Africa and Africans are free

[Instrumental]
Am F Am F Am F F G

[Chorus]
         F   G     Am      G   F       G
Said, I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
         Am
I will be fighting, I've got to be fighting
                       F                       G
I will be fighting till Africa and Africans are free

[Verse 3]
Am            F
Africans don't wait too long
Am                        F
We gotta fight 'cause it's not wrong
Am                   F
Won't you join in and sing this song
         G
Sing this song 'cause I say

[Chorus]
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
         Am
I will be fighting, I've got to be fighting
                       F                       G
I will be fighting till Africa and Africans are free

[Verse 4]
Am               F
To be poor it's a hurtful pain
Am                        F
Livin' inna poverty it's a burning shame
Am                  F
Help yourself 'cause man you're not lame
           G
You are not lame, no, no, no

[Outro]
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'
   F   G     Am      G   F       G
I'm not gonna give it up, I'm not goin'