...SMALL AXE... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Burnin'' (1973)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
G
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-----0-2-----|
E|--3-------3--|
C G G7
G
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|-----0-2--|
E|--3-------|
D G G7
Verse 1:
C G
Why boasteth thy-self,
D
O heathen men?
C G
Playing smart,
D
And not being clever.
C
I say you're working,
G
Iniqui-ty,
D
To a-chieve vanity,
D7
If a-so a-so.
C
But the goodness,
G
Of Jah-Jah,
D D7
En-dureth for-ever.
Chorus 1:
C G G7
If you are the big tree,
D G G7
We are the small axe.
C G
Sharpened to cut you down,
G7
(Well sharp),
D G
Ready to cut you down,
G7
Oh yeah!
Verse 2:
C G
These are the words,
D
Of my master,
C G
No weak heart,
D
Shall prosper.
C
And whosoever,
G
Diggeth a pit,
D
Shall fall in it,
D7
Shall fall in it.
C
Whosoever,
G
Diggeth a pit,
D
Shall bury in it,
D7
Shall bury in it.
Chorus 2:
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C G G7
If you are the big tree,
D G G7
We are the small axe.
C G
Sharpened to cut you down,
G7
(Well sharp),
D G G7
Ready to cut you down.
Bridge 1:
C
Oooh ooh,
G
Ooh ooh ooh,
D G
To cut you down.
C
Oooh ooh,
G
Ooh ooh ooh,
D G
To cut you down.
Verse 3:
C
Whosoever,
G
Diggeth a pit,
D
Shall bury in it,
D7
Shall bury in it.
Chorus 3:
C G G7
If you are the big tree,
D G G7
We are the small axe.
C G
Sharpened to cut you down,
G7
(Well sharp),
D G G7
Ready to cut you down.
Chorus 4:
C G G7
If you are the big tree,
D G G7
We are the small axe,
C G G7
If you are the big tree,
D G G7
We are the small axe.
C G
Sharpened to cut you down,
G7
(Well sharp),
D G G7
Ready to cut you down.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G C D G7 D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
