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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...PASS IT ON... by Bob Marley ----------------..............
*from 'Burnin'' (1973)*
Intro:
BbCm7, F, Cm7F7Bb
Verse 1:
Bbmaj7EbDm7Cm7 What your hands do; it's your own eyes that've seen, Cm7F7Bb So won't you judge your actions, to make sure the re-sults are clean? Bbmaj7EbDm7Cm7 It's your own conscience, that is gonna re-mind you, Cm7F7Bb That it's your heart and nobody else's, that is gonna judge.
Chorus 1:
BbEb Be not selfish, in your doings; Bb Pass it on, (pass it on, children). FEbGm7Cm7 Help your brothers, in their needs; pass it on.
BbEb Live for yourself and you will live in vain, FBb Live for others, and you'll live a-gain. BbEb In the kingdom of Jah, man shall reign.
BbEb Pass it on, pass it on. BbEb Pass it on, pass it on.
Verse 2:
Bbmaj7EbDm7Cm7 What's in the darkness; must be re-vealed to light. We're not here to judge what's good from bad, Cm7F7Bb But to do the things that are right. Bbmaj7EbDm7Cm7 On a hot, sunny day, under the shadows for rescue. Cm7F7Bb But as the day grows old; I know the sun is gonna find you.
Chorus 2:
BbEb Be not selfish, in your doings; Bb Pass it on, (pass it on, children). FEbGm7Cm7 Help your brothers, in their needs; pass it on.
BbEb Live for yourself and you will live in vain, FBb Live for others, and you'll live a-gain. BbEb In the kingdom of Jah, man shall reign.
BbEb Pass it on, pass it on. BbEb Pass it on, pass it on.
Outro:
Bbmaj7, EbDm7Cm7, Cm7F7Bb
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS: ---------------
BbCm7FF7Bbmaj7EbGm7
EADGBE EA DGBE EAD G B E EAD GB E EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 688766 8108888 x81010108 x8108108 6x776x x68886 353333
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])