...EQUAL RIGHTS... by Peter Tosh
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*from 'Equal Rights' (1977)*


Intro:

G  Am  C  D, G (x2)

Verse 1:

G
 Everyone is crying out,
    Am
For peace, yes,
C        D
 None is crying out,
    G
For justice.

G
 Everyone is crying out,
    Am
For peace, yes,
C        D
 None is crying out,
    G
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
 Everybody want to,
      Am
Go to heaven,
C       D
 But no-body,
         G
Wants to die.
G
 Everybody want to,
         Am
Go up to heaven,
    C
But none of them,
D
 None of them,
        G
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
 What is you,
   Am
To seize-a(?)
C           D
 You better give it,
      G
On to Ceasar(?)
G                   Am
 And what belong,
   Am
To I and I?
C
 You better,
You better,
D              G
 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.
       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
How far is it,
         G
From the bottom?
Nobody knows.

G              Am
 But everybody,
Am
 Fighting for the top,
    D
How far is it,
         G
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
 Everyone is talking,
      Am
About crime,
C
 Tell me;
D            G
 Who are the criminals?
I said;
G
 Everyone is talking,
      Am
About crime, crime.
C
 Tell me;
D            G
 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)