...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.

       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)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)