...SMALL AXE... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Burnin'' (1973)*
Intro:
Eb Bb, Bb7, F Bb, Bb7 (x2)
Verse 1:
Eb Bb F
Why boasteth thy-self, o heathen men'
Eb Bb F
Playing smart and not being clever.
Eb Bb
I say you're working iniqui-ty,
F F7
To A-chieve vanity, if A-so A-so,
Eb Bb F F7
But the goodness of Jah-Jah, en-dureth for-ever.
Chorus 1:
Eb Bb Bb7
If you are the big tree,
F Bb Bb7
We are the small axe.
Eb Bb Bb7
Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
F Bb Bb7
To cut you down.
Verse 2:
Eb Bb F
These are the words, of my Master;
Eb Bb F
No weak heart shall prosper.
Eb Bb
And whosoever diggeth a pit,
F F7
Shall fall in it, fall in it.
Eb Bb
And whosoever diggeth a pit,
F F7
Shall fall in it, (fall in it).
Chorus 2:
Eb Bb Bb7
If you are the big tree,
F Bb Bb7
We are the small axe, (sharp and ready),
Eb Bb Bb7
Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
F Bb Bb7
To cut you down.
Bridge 1:
Eb Bb F Bb
Oooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, to cut you down.
Eb Bb F Bb
Oooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, to cut you down.
Verse 3:
Eb Bb F
These are the words, of my Master;
Eb Bb F
Telling me that, no weak heart shall prosper.
Eb Bb
And whosoever diggeth a pit,
F F7
Shall fall in it, bury in it.
Eb Bb
And whosoever diggeth a pit,
F F7
Shall bury in it, (bury in it).
Chorus 3:
Eb Bb Bb7
If you are the big, big tree,
F Bb Bb7
We are the small axe.
Eb Bb Bb7
Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
F Bb Bb7
To cut you down.
Chorus 4:
Eb Bb Bb7
If you are the big, big tree,
F Bb Bb7
We are the small axe.
Eb Bb Bb7
Ready to cut you down, (well sharp),
F Bb Bb7
To cut you down.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Eb Bb Bb7 F F7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E EAD GB E
x68886 688766 686766 x81010108 x8108108
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
Chord gitar Bob Marley - Small axe
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