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Ambush In The Night

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Bob Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), born Nesta Robert Marley which was later to be changed by passport officials to Robert Nesta Marley, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. He was the most widely known writer and performer of Reggae, and more specifically Roots Reggae. He is famous for popularising the genre outside of Jamaica and the Caribbean. Much of his music dealt with the struggles of the spiritually wealthy rasta and/or spiritually powerful Jah Rastafari.

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...AMBUSH IN THE NIGHT... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Survival' (1979)*

Intro:

D Bm G
(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa), see them fighting for power,
D Bm G
(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa), but they know not the hour.
D Bm G
(Ooh-wee), so they bribing with their guns, spare-parts and money.
D Bm G
Trying to be-little our, integrity, now.

Verse 1:

Em A
They say what we know, is just what they teach us.
Em D
And we're so ignorant, 'cos every-time they can reach us.
G Em
Through po-litical strategy, they keep us hungry.
G A
When you gonna get some food, your brother got to be your enemy.

Chorus 1:

Bm G A
Ambush in the night; all guns aiming at me.
Bm G A
Ambush in the night; they opened fire on me.
Bm G A
Ambush in the night; protected by His Majesty.

Bridge 1:

D Bm G
(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa),
D Bm G
(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa).
D Bm G
(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa),
D Bm G
(Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wa).

Verse 2:

Em A
Well, what we know, is not what they tell us.
Em D
We're not ignorant, I mean it, and they just could not touch us.
G Em
Through the powers of the Most-I, we keep on surfacing.
G A
Through the powers of the Most-I, we keep on surviving.

Chorus 2:

Bm G A
Ambush in the night; planned by so-ciety,
Bm G A
Ambush in the night; they trying to conquer me.
Bm G A
Ambush in the night; anything money can bring,
Bm G A
Ambush in the night; planned by so-ciety.

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Bm G Em A

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])