...EQUAL RIGHTS... by Peter Tosh
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*from 'Equal Rights' (1977)*
Intro:
G Am C D, G (x2)
Verse 1:
G Am
Everyone is crying out for peace, yes,
C D G
None is crying out for justice.
G Am
Everyone is crying out for peace, yes,
C D G
None is crying out for justice.
Bridge 1:
C D
I don't want no peace.
Chorus 1:
G C
I need equal rights,
G C
And justice.
G C
I need equal rights,
G
And justice.
G C
I need equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
Got to get it.
G C
Equal rights,
G C
And justice.
Verse 2:
G Am
Everybody want to go to heaven,
C D G
But no-body wants to die.
G Am
Everybody want to go up to heaven,
C G
But none of them, one of them want to die.
Bridge 2:
C D
I don't want no peace.
I man need;
Chorus 2:
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
I got to get it;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
I really need it;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
Just give me my share;
G C
Equal rights,
G C
And justice.
Verse 3:
G Am
What is you to seize-a(?)
C D G
You better give it on to Ceasar(?)
G Am
And what belong to I and I?
C D G
You better, you better give it up to I.
Bridge 3:
C D
'Cos I don't want no peace..
Chorus 3:
G C
I need equal rights,
G C
And justice.
G C
I need equal rights,
G
And justice.
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C
I have got to get it;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
I'm a fighting for it;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
Verse 4:
G Am
Everyone is heading for the top,
C
But tell me;
D G
How far is it from the bottom?
Nobody knows.
G Am
But everybody fighting for the top,
D G
How far is it from the bottom?
Bridge 4:
C D
I don't want no peace.
Chorus 4:
G C
I need equal rights,
G C
And justice.
G C
I need equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
I've got to get it;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
I really need it;
G C
Equal rights,
G C
And justice.
Verse 5:
G Am
Everyone is talking about crime,
C D G
Tell me; who are the criminals?
I said;
G Am
Everyone is talking about crime, crime.
C D G
Tell me; who are the criminals?
I really don't see them.
Bridge 5:
C D
I don't want no peace.
I need;
Chorus 4:
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
We got to get;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
There will be,
No crime.
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
There will be,
No criminals.
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
Everyone is fighting for;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
Pali-stinians,
Are fighting for;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
Down in An-gola;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
Down in Bots-wana;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
Down in Zim-babwe;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
C
Down in Rho-desia;
G C
Equal rights,
G
And justice.
(Repeat to Fade)
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
