The Black Seeds is a band from Wellington, New Zealand, formed in 1998. They blend dub, reggae and funk sounds to an unique funksteady-soulsteady reggae. They perform with 8-10 members for vocals, guitar, sax, trumpet, bass, drums, bongos, keyboard, woodblock... Their debut studio album Keep on Pushing was released 2001 and the latest, Dust and Dirt, 2012. Their 'One By One' became an international hit after played in top ranked TV Series Breaking Bad.
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I'm happy with the chords, but not sure about all the lyrics - couldn't find them online. So if anyone can fill in the gaps and email me ([email protected]) that be wonderful.
Key = G Standard tuning
[Intro] standard G chord
[verse 1] G Summon everything you’ve got All your forces under the sun Put the [???] up into the sky I’ll take you one by one by one
C Come on and take me on G Come on and take me on C Come on and take me on G Come on and take me on
[verse 2] G Your words are like throwing stones skipping across my skin You take the war, look at what has gone before there’s no way you will ever win C Come on and take me on G Come on and take me on C Come on and take me on G Come on and take me on
[chorus] DC Cause when the war is over, the fighting’s done, G well I’ll be lying in the sun. DC Yeah when the war is over, the fighting’s done, G well I’ll be lying in the sun.
EmEmDDC C |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
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CCCmCm |--------|--------|--------|--------|
[Verse 3] G [?] the only one I see I can hear everything you say There’s a small piece of earth between you and me. You can be [?] all you can be C Come on and take me on G Come on and take me on C Come on and take me on G Come on and take me on
[Chorus] DC Cause when the war is over, the fighting’s done, G well I’ll be lying in the sun. DC Yeah when the war is over, the fighting’s done, G well I’ll be lying in the sun. DC When the war is over, the fighting’s done, G well I’ll be lying in the sun. DC Yeah when the war is over, the fighting’s done, G well I’ll be lying in the sun. DC When the war is over, the fighting’s done, G we’ll be lying in the sun. DC Yeah when the war is over, the fighting’s done, G we’ll be lying in the sun.