A reggae band formed 1978 in Birmingham, UK. The music grasps from roots reggae and dub to lovers rock and pop. It is the second most commercial successful reggae band with +70 million sold albums. Many of their hits have been stylishly covers of early reggae and rocksteady hits from Jamaica. After success in UK, UB40's won USA with Labour of Love (1983), their first album of covers. UB40 was 1986 the first Western band to play behind the Iron Curtain, live in Moscow, Soviet Union.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sing Our Own Song - UB40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: HEMA90 & FF764 E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: standard (eBGDAE)
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[Intro] F#EBsus2E (x6)
[Verse] F#EBsus2E The great flood of tears that we've cried F#EBsus2E for our brothers and sisters who've died F#EBsus2EF# Over four hundred years has washed away our fears EBsus2EF#EBsus2E And strengthened our pride now we turn back the tide
F#EBsus2E We will no longer hear your command F#EBsus2E We will seize the control from your hand F#EBsus2EF# We will fan the flame of our anger and pain EBsus2EF#EBsus2E And you'll feel the shame for what you do in gods name
[Chorus] F#EBsus2E We will fight for the right to be free F#EBsus2E And we will build our own society F#EBsus2EF#EBsus2E And we -- will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song
[Instrumental] F#EBsus2E (x4)
[Verse] F#EBsus2E When the ancient drum rhythms ring, F#EBsus2E the voice of our forefathers sing F#EBsus2EF# Forward Africa run, our day of freedom has come EBsus2EF#EBsus2E For me and for you, Amandla Awethu
[Chorus] [play x5] F#EBsus2E We will fight for the right to be free F#EBsus2E And we will build our own society F#EBsus2EF#EBsus2E And we -- will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song