Bob Marley - African Herbsman Chords & Tabs

 

African Herbsman Chords & Tabs

Bob Marley Chords & Tabs

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African Herbsman Chords

   
...AFRICAN HERBSMAN... by Bob Marley
----------------------..............

*from 'African Herbsman' (1973)*


Intro:

Bb  Gm (x2)

Verse 1:

Bb             Gm
 All twinklin' lee,
              Bb
Can't see the right rose,
                   Gm
When the streams a-bate.
    Bb
The old slave men,
Gm
 Might grind slow,
              Eb    F
But it grinds fine, yeah.

Chorus 1:

        Bb
African herbsman,
           Gm
Why linger on?
            Bb
Just concen-trate,
                  Gm
'Cos heaven lives on.
            Bb
Greet-I-eth slave men,
                 Gm
Will look with a scorn,
                    Eb
With a transplanted heart,
F (n.c)
 (Yes, how quick,
            Bb    Gm
They had to part),
             Bb    Gm
(They had to part).

Verse 2:

       Bb
The re-membrance,
      Gm
Of to-day,
           Bb
Is the sad feelin',
      Gm
Of to-morrow,
        Bb
(...How quick...),
Gm
 Oh (...part), oh yeah.

Chorus 2:
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        Bb
African herbsman,
           Gm
Seize your time,
              Bb
I'm takin' il-lusion,
                  Gm
On the edge of my mind.
           Bb
I'm takin' losers,
                Gm
Down through my life,
             Eb
Down thru my life, yeah,
F (n.c)
 (Yes, how quick,
            Bb    Gm
They had to part),
             Bb    Gm
(They had to part).

Verse 3:

      Bb
Dideh part,
          Gm
Yes, they part,
       Bb
The re-membrance,
      Gm
Of to-day,
(How quick they,
       Bb    Gm
Had to part).

Chorus 3:

        Bb
African herbsman,
           Gm
Why linger on?
            Bb
Just concen-trate,
                  Gm
'Cos heaven lives on.
            Bb
Greet-I-eth slave men,
                 Gm
Will look with a scorn,
                    Eb
With a transplanted heart,
F (n.c)
 (Yes, how quick,
            Bb    Gm
They had to part),
             Bb    Gm
(They had to part).

Verse 4:

      Bb
In re-membrance,
      Gm
Of to-day,
           Bb
Brings sad feelings,
      Gm
Of to-morrow.
        Eb
Lead me on, oh, Lord,
          F
I pray to you.

Coda:

         Bb
(African herbsman),
         Gm
(African herbsman),
         Bb
(African herbsman),
         Gm
(African herbsman).

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Bb      Gm      Eb      F

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx3331  xxx333  xx5343  xx3211


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)