Bob Marley – African Herbsman (Guitar)

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----------------------.............. *from 'African Herbsman' (1973)* Intro: Bb Gm (x2) Verse 1:

Bb             Gm
 All twinklin' lee,

              Bb                                Gm
Can't see the right roads, when the streets are paved.

    Bb             Gm                              Eb    F
The old slave mill, might grind slow, but it grinds fine, yeah.

Chorus 1:

        Bb                   Gm
African Herbsman, why linger on?

            Bb                       Gm
Just concen-trate, 'cos Heaven lives on.

        Bb                         Gm
Retired slave men will look with a-scorn,

                    Eb      F (n.C)                      Bb
With a transplanted heart... (yes, how quick they had to part).

             Gm
(They had to part)...

Verse 2:

       Bb              Gm
The re-membrance of to-day,

           Bb            Gm
Is the sad feelin' of to-morrow.

Bb Gm (n.C) (Yes, how quick they had to part...), oh yeah. Chorus 2:

        Bb                   Gm
African Herbsman, seize your time,

              Bb                       Gm
I'm takin' il-lusion on the edge of my mind.

           Bb                     Gm
I'm takin' losers down through my life,

                Eb           F (n.C)                      Bb
Down through my life, yeah... (yes, how quick they had to part).

             Gm
(They had to part)...

Verse 3:

      Bb              Gm
Dideh part, yes, they part,

       Bb              Gm
The re-membrance of to-day.

Bb Gm (n.C) (Yes, how quick they had to part...) Chorus 3:

        Bb                   Gm
African Herbsman, why linger on?

            Bb                       Gm
Just concen-trate, 'cos Heaven lives on.

            Bb                         Gm
Greet-I-eth slave men will look with a-scorn,

                    Eb      F (n.C)                      Bb
With a transplanted heart... (yes, how quick they had to part).

             Gm
(They had to part)...

Verse 4:

      Bb              Gm
In re-membrance of to-day,

           Bb             Gm
Brings sad feelings of to-morrow.

                            Bb
(Yes, how quick they had to part...)

                        Gm
Lead me on, oh, Lord, I pray

Coda:

         Bb                Gm
(African Herbsman, African Herbsman),

         Bb                Gm
(African Herbsman, African Herbsman).

(Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Bb Gm Eb F EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E 688766 355333 x68886 x81010108 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])