Bob Marley - Buffalo soldier Chords
Tempo:
62.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#m
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Buffalo soldier, [E] [D] [A] dreadlocked rasta,
He was a buffalo soldier [F#m] in [D] the heart of [A] America,
Stolen from Africa, [D] brought to [A] America,
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival.
I mean it, when I analyze his stance,
[Bm] To me it [F#m] makes a lot of sense,
How the dreadlocked [C#m] rasta, [Bm] [F#m] buffalo soldier,
[A] And he was taken from Africa, [F#] [D] brought to [A] America,
Fighting on arrival, [F#] [D] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [E] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the [D] heart of [A] America,
[D] If you knew your history,
[A] [Bm] Then you would [F#m] know where you're coming from,
Then you wouldn't have to ask [A] me,
[E] Who the [F#m] hell do I think I am?
[A] And just a buffalo soldier, in the heart of America,
Stolen from Africa, brought to America,
Said he was fighting on arrival, fighting for survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the war for America,
[A] Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [F#m]-yo, [A] Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo, [A] Wai-yo [E]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, [D] trotting to the [A] land,
[C#m] [F#m] Said he gonna run and make him own a hand,
[D] Trotting to the land,
[C#m]
[A] Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#] in the [D] war for [A] America,
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival,
Driven from the mainland, [F#m] to the [D] heart of the [A] Caribbean,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo [F#m] [D]-yo-yo, [E] Wai-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo [F#m] [A]-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Riding through San Juan, [E] in the [D] arms of [A] America,
Riding through Jamaica, [E] the [D] buffalo [A] soldier,
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival,
Buffalo soldier, [F#] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [F#m]-yo, [D] Wai-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo-yo
[E] [D]
He was a buffalo soldier [F#m] in [D] the heart of [A] America,
Stolen from Africa, [D] brought to [A] America,
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival.
I mean it, when I analyze his stance,
[Bm] To me it [F#m] makes a lot of sense,
How the dreadlocked [C#m] rasta, [Bm] [F#m] buffalo soldier,
[A] And he was taken from Africa, [F#] [D] brought to [A] America,
Fighting on arrival, [F#] [D] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [E] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the [D] heart of [A] America,
[D] If you knew your history,
[A] [Bm] Then you would [F#m] know where you're coming from,
Then you wouldn't have to ask [A] me,
[E] Who the [F#m] hell do I think I am?
[A] And just a buffalo soldier, in the heart of America,
Stolen from Africa, brought to America,
Said he was fighting on arrival, fighting for survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the war for America,
[A] Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [F#m]-yo, [A] Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo, [A] Wai-yo [E]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, [D] trotting to the [A] land,
[C#m] [F#m] Said he gonna run and make him own a hand,
[D] Trotting to the land,
[C#m]
[A] Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#] in the [D] war for [A] America,
Buffalo soldier, [F#m] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival,
Driven from the mainland, [F#m] to the [D] heart of the [A] Caribbean,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo [F#m] [D]-yo-yo, [E] Wai-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo [F#m] [A]-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Riding through San Juan, [E] in the [D] arms of [A] America,
Riding through Jamaica, [E] the [D] buffalo [A] soldier,
Fighting on arrival, [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival,
Buffalo soldier, [F#] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [F#m]-yo, [D] Wai-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo-yo
[E] [D]
Key:
A
D
F#m
E
F#
A
D
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Buffalo soldier, _ [E] _ [D] [A] dreadlocked rasta,
He was a buffalo soldier [F#m] in [D] the heart of [A] America,
_ Stolen from Africa, _ [D] brought to [A] America,
_ Fighting on arrival, _ [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival.
I mean it, when I analyze his stance,
[Bm] To me it [F#m] makes a lot of sense,
How the dreadlocked [C#m] rasta, _ [Bm] [F#m] buffalo soldier,
[A] And he was taken from Africa, _ [F#] [D] brought to [A] America,
_ Fighting on arrival, _ [F#] [D] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, _ [E] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
_ Buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the [D] heart of [A] America,
_ [D] If you knew your history,
[A] [Bm] Then you would [F#m] know where you're coming from,
Then you wouldn't have to ask [A] me,
[E] Who the [F#m] hell do I think I am?
[A] And just a buffalo soldier, in the heart of America,
_ Stolen from Africa, _ brought to America,
Said he was fighting on arrival, _ fighting for survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the war for America,
[A] Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [F#m]-yo, [A] Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo, [A] Wai-yo [E]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, [D] trotting to the [A] land,
[C#m] [F#m] Said he gonna run and make him own a hand,
[D] Trotting to the land,
[C#m] _
[A] Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#] in the [D] war for [A] America,
_ Buffalo soldier, _ [F#m] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
_ Fighting on arrival, _ [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival,
_ Driven from the mainland, [F#m] to the [D] heart of the [A] Caribbean,
_ Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo [F#m] [D]-yo-yo, [E] Wai-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo _ _ [F#m] [A]-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Riding through San Juan, [E] in the [D] arms of [A] America,
_ Riding through Jamaica, [E] the [D] buffalo [A] soldier,
_ Fighting on arrival, _ [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival,
_ Buffalo soldier, _ [F#] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
_ Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [F#m]-yo, [D] Wai-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo-yo
_ [E] _ [D] _ _
_ Buffalo soldier, _ [E] _ [D] [A] dreadlocked rasta,
He was a buffalo soldier [F#m] in [D] the heart of [A] America,
_ Stolen from Africa, _ [D] brought to [A] America,
_ Fighting on arrival, _ [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival.
I mean it, when I analyze his stance,
[Bm] To me it [F#m] makes a lot of sense,
How the dreadlocked [C#m] rasta, _ [Bm] [F#m] buffalo soldier,
[A] And he was taken from Africa, _ [F#] [D] brought to [A] America,
_ Fighting on arrival, _ [F#] [D] fighting for [A] survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, _ [E] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
_ Buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the [D] heart of [A] America,
_ [D] If you knew your history,
[A] [Bm] Then you would [F#m] know where you're coming from,
Then you wouldn't have to ask [A] me,
[E] Who the [F#m] hell do I think I am?
[A] And just a buffalo soldier, in the heart of America,
_ Stolen from Africa, _ brought to America,
Said he was fighting on arrival, _ fighting for survival.
Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#m] in the war for America,
[A] Said he,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [F#m]-yo, [A] Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [E]-yo, [A] Wai-yo [E]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
[F#m] Buffalo soldier, [D] trotting to the [A] land,
[C#m] [F#m] Said he gonna run and make him own a hand,
[D] Trotting to the land,
[C#m] _
[A] Said he was a buffalo soldier, [F#] in the [D] war for [A] America,
_ Buffalo soldier, _ [F#m] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
_ Fighting on arrival, _ [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival,
_ Driven from the mainland, [F#m] to the [D] heart of the [A] Caribbean,
_ Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo [F#m] [D]-yo-yo, [E] Wai-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo _ _ [F#m] [A]-yo, Wai-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Riding through San Juan, [E] in the [D] arms of [A] America,
_ Riding through Jamaica, [E] the [D] buffalo [A] soldier,
_ Fighting on arrival, _ [F#m] [D] fighting for [A] survival,
_ Buffalo soldier, _ [F#] [D] dreadlocked [A] rasta,
_ Wai-yo-yo, Wai-yo-yo [F#m]-yo, [D] Wai-yo [A]-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo,
Wai-yo-yo
_ [E] _ [D] _ _
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