• Song:

    Rebel Music

  • Artist:

    Bob Marley

  • Album:

    Chant Down Babylon

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

...REBEL MUSIC... by Bob Marley
-----------------..............

*from 'Natty Dread' (1974)*

Intro:

F#m (244222@1)                  D9
 Do do do, do do do do!
F#m (244222@1)                  E9 (020132@1)Do do do, do do do do!

Chorus 1:

F#m (244222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)    F#m (244222@1) D7 (xx0212@1)I.... rebel music.
F#m (244222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)    F#m (244222@1) D7 (xx0212@1)I.... rebel music.

Verse 1:

F#m (244222@1)             BmOh, (x24432@1)why can't we roam,
          F#m (244222@1)          D7This (xx0212@1)open country? (Open country).
    F#m (244222@1)                    BmOh, (x24432@1)why can't we be, what we want to be?
              F#m (244222@1)           D7We (xx0212@1)want to be free, (wanna be free).

Bridge 1:

F#m (244222@1)      D9
 3 o'clock,
     F#m (244222@1)      D9
Road block, cur-few.
    F#m (244222@1)               BmAnd (x24432@1)I've got to throw a-way,
     F#m (244222@1)            BmYes, (x24432@1)I got to throw a-way.
     F#m (244222@1)            Bm (x24432@1)(n.c)
Yes, I got to throw a-way,
(n.C)
 My little herb stock.
F#m (244222@1)                  D9
 Do do do, do do do do!

Chorus 2:

F#m (244222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)    F#m (244222@1) D7 (xx0212@1)I.... rebel music.
F#m (244222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)    F#m (244222@1) D7 (xx0212@1)I.... rebel music.

Verse 2:

F#m (244222@1)        Bm (x24432@1)Take my soul,
              F#m (244222@1)                 D7And (xx0212@1)suss, and suss me out, (suss me out).
F#m (244222@1)          Bm (x24432@1)Check my life,
           F#m (244222@1)          D7If (xx0212@1)I am in doubt, (I'm in doubt).

Bridge 2:

F#m (244222@1)      D9
 3 O'Clock,
     F#m (244222@1)                       D9
Road block, roadblock, roadblock!
    F#m (244222@1)             BmAnd (x24432@1)hey Mr.Cop; ain't got no!
F#m (244222@1)  Bm (x24432@1)Hey... hey Mr. Cop.
F#m (244222@1)  Bm (x24432@1)Hey... hey Mr. Cop,
            (n.c)                        F#m (244222@1)D9
Ain't got no Birth Certificate on me now.

Chorus 3:

F#m (244222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)    F#m (244222@1) D7 (xx0212@1)I.... rebel music.
F#m (244222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)    F#m (244222@1) D7 (xx0212@1)I.... rebel music.

Solo:

F#m (244222@1)Bm (x24432@1)                 F#m (244222@1)  D9
      (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,  open country).
F#m (244222@1)Bm (x24432@1)                  F#m (244222@1)D9
      (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh).

F#m  D9 (x2)

F#m  Bm (x3), (n.c)

(n.c)                  D9
 Do do do, do do do do.

Chorus 4:

F#m (244222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)    F#m (244222@1) D7 (xx0212@1)I.... rebel music.
F#m (244222@1)D7 (xx0212@1)    F#m (244222@1) D7 (xx0212@1)I.... rebel music.

Verse 3:

F#m (244222@1)        Bm (x24432@1)Take my soul,
              F#m (244222@1)                 D7And (xx0212@1)suss, and suss me out, (suss me out).
F#m (244222@1)          Bm (x24432@1)Check my life,
           F#m (244222@1)          D7If (xx0212@1)I am in doubt, (I'm in doubt).

Bridge 3:

F#m (244222@1)      D9
 3 O'Clock,
     F#m (244222@1)                       D9
Road block, roadblock, roadblock!
    F#m (244222@1)             BmAnd (x24432@1)hey Mr.Cop; ain't got no!
F#m (244222@1)  Bm (x24432@1)Hey... hey Mr. Cop.
F#m (244222@1)  Bm (x24432@1)Hey... hey Mr. Cop,
            (n.c)                        F#m (244222@1)D9
Ain't got no Birth Certificate on me now.

Outro:

F#m  D9

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------

F#m (244222@1)   D9      E9 (020132@1)    D7 (xx0212@1)    Bm (x24432@1)EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 244222  x5455x  x7677x  x57575  x24432

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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