Intro:

A5 ,

D5  G5  A5 (x2)

Chorus 1:

D5                                     G5         A5
 Rally round the flag, rally round the Red, Gold, Black and Green.
D5                                G5         A5
 Rally round the, rally round the Red, Gold, Black and Green.

Verse 1:

D5
 Marcus say, Sir Marcus say;
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 Red for the blood, that flowed like the river.
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 Marcus say, Sir Marcus say; Green for the land; Africa.
D5             G5                   A5
 Marcus say... Yellow for the gold, that they stole.
   D5
So Marcus say, so Marcus say;
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 Black for the people it was looted from.

Verse 2:

D5                      G5          A5
 They took us away; cap-tivity, cap-tivity.
D5                  G5   A5
 Required from us a song.
D5                     G5           A5
 Right now man say; re-patriate, re-patriate.
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 I and I patience, have now long time gone.

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 Fathers, mothers, sons, daughters; everyone.
     D5                    G5      A5
Four hundred, four hundred million strong.
     D5
Ethi-opia stretch forth her hand;
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 Closer to God; we Africans,
G5                 A5
 Closer to God; we Africans,
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 Closer to God, we can.

       D5                            G5             A5
In our hearts is Mount Zion, now you know; seek the lion.
       D5                            G5            A5
In our hearts is Mount Zion, now you know, now you know.

Bridge 1:

G5           F5         D5
 How can we sing in a strange land? (Sing in a strange land).
G5              F5         D5
 Don't want to sing in a strange land, no.
G5           F5
 Liberation, True Democracy.
E5                   Eb5 A5
 One God, One Aim... One Destiny.

Chorus 2:

D5
 Rally round the, rally round the,
G5                       A5 
 Red for the blood, that flowed like the river.
D5                                 G5                  A5
 Rally round the, rally round the, Green for the land; Africa.

D5                                 G5                   A5
 Rally round the, rally round the, Yellow for the Gold, that they stole.
D5                                G5                   A5
 Rally round the, rally round the, we the black people.

Verse 3:

   D5                     G5               A5
Re-member when we used to dress like Kings?
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 Conqueror of land, conqueror of seas.
D5
 Civilisation; far moved from caves,
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 Oppressor, oppressor man live deh.
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 I curse that day, the day they made us slaves. I say;

Bridge 2:

G5           F5         D5
 How can we sing in a strange land? (Sing in a strange land).
G5              F5         D5
 Don't want to sing in a strange land, no.
G5           F5
 Liberation, True Democracy.
E5                   Eb5 A5
 One God, One Aim... One Destiny.

Chorus 3:

D5                                     G5         A5
 Rally round the flag, rally round the Red, Gold, Black and Green.
D5                                G5         A5
 Rally round the, rally round the Red, Gold, Black and Green.

Coda:

  D5                   G5     A5
A bright shining star; Africa.
           D5                G5      A5
Catch Star Liner, right now; Africa, Africa.
  D5                          G5      A5
A history, no more a mystery; Africa, Africa.
   D5                   G5      A5
Re-spect and authority; Africa, Africa.
      D5                          G5      A5
Climb ye the heights of humanity; Africa, Africa.
     D5                      G5     A5
Come rally, come rally, come rally, rally round the flag.

(Fade)

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY