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Bob Marley — Small Axe Chords

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...SMALL AXE... by Bob Marley from Burnin'
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*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: Bb)

Intro:

    G
e|———————————|
B|———————————|
G|———————————|
D|———————————|
A|————0—2————|
E|——3—————3——|   C  G  G7

    G
e|———————————|
B|———————————|
G|———————————|
D|———————————|
A|————0—2————|
E|——3————————|   D  G  G7

Verse 1:

C                 G       D
 Why boasteth thy—self, O heathen men;
C        G                   D
 Playing smart and not being clever, oh no!
             C              G               D                  D7
I say you're working iniqui—ty, to a—chieve vanity, yeah, if a—so a—so.
        C           G                      D     D7
But the goodness of Jah—Jah, en—dureth for—ever.

Chorus 1:

               C   G    G7
If you are the big tree,
           D     G   G7
We are the small axe
             C       G      G7
Sharpened to cut you down, (well sharp)
         D       G        G7
Ready to cut you down, oh yeah!

Verse 2:

C              G           D
 These are the words of my master, (Keep on tellin' me — o—oh!)
C   G                D                                    
 No weak heart shall prosper:
    C                   G          D                  D7
And whosoever diggeth a pit, Shall fall in it — shall fall in it.
C                    G          D                  D7
 Whosoever diggeth a pit, shall bury in it — shall bury in it.

Chorus 2:

               C   G    G7
If you are the big tree,
           D     G   G7
We are the small axe
             C       G      G7
Sharpened to cut you down, (well sharp)
         D       G     G7
Ready to cut you down, 

Bridge:

C             G          D       G
 Oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh to cut you down
C             G          D       G
 Oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh to cut you down

Verse 3:

C                      G          D           D7          
 Whosoever diggeth the pit, shall fall in it, fall in it, eh!
C                      G                             D          D7  
 Whosoever diggeth the pit, shall bury in it — shall bury in it.

Chorus 3:

               C   G    G7
If you are the big tree,
           D     G   G7
We are the small axe
             C       G      G7
Sharpened to cut you down, (well sharp)
         D       G     G7
Ready to cut you down, 

Chorus 4:

               C   G    G7
If you are the big tree,
           D     G   G7
We are the small axe
             C       G      G7
Sharpened to cut you down, (well sharp)
         D       G     G7
Ready to cut you down, 

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G       C       D       G7      D7     
 
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  
 320003  x32010  xx0232  323000  xx0212 


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