Bob Marley – Get Up Stand Up (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Get Up Stand Up Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=142 Play bass notes with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths. Beats on eighths are marked "+". The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Let ring.

[Intro]                                    
   Am  +            +                   +   Em7         Am  +            +              +        Em7
E|---------------------------|------5--p3-------------|---------------------------|-5--p3------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
G|-2---2--------2---2--------|------------------------|-2---2--------2---2--------|------------------------|
D|---------2------------2----|------0------------0----|---------2------------2----|---------0---------0----|
A|-0-------------------------|-0----------------------|-0-------------------------|-0----------------------|
E|--------------0------------|--------------0---------|--------------0------------|--------------0---------|

[Chorus]   (2x)
   Am  +            +                  + Em7 +       +    Am  +       +       +                  +  Em7
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------0--h1-------|---------------------------|-------------1---------------|----------------------|
G|-0--h2--------------------|---------------------------|-0--h2---------------0--h2---|----------0-----------|
D|---------2------------2---|------2--------------------|---------2---------------2---|------2---------------|
A|-0------------------------|-0--------3-----2---3--p2--|-0---------------------------|-0--------------------|
E|--------------0-----------|---------------------------|-----------------0-----------|--------------0----3--|
   Get up,      stand up,                                 stand up    for     your rights!

   Am  +            +                  + Em7 +       +    Am       +       +                  +   Em7
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|-0a---0-------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------0--h1-------|---------------------------|-1a-------3------p1-------|-----------------------|
G|-0--h2--------------------|---------------------------|-2a-------------------2---|----------0------------|
D|---------2------------2---|------2--------------------|------2---------------2---|------2----------------|
A|-0------------------------|-0--------3-----2---3--p2--|-0a-----------------------|-0---------------------|
E|--------------0-----------|---------------------------|--------------0-----------|--------------0----3---|
   Get up,      stand up,                                 don't give up    the fight!

[Verse]
   Am      +      +      +              + Em7  +         Am                                 +   Em7
E|------0a-0----------------|----0---------------------|-0a-0---0-----------------|----------------------|
B|------1a-----3-----p1--3--|--------------------------|-1a--------3-----p1-------|----------------------|
G|------2a--------2---------|-----------2------0-------|-2a-------------------2---|---------0------------|
D|------2a------------2-----|--------2-------------0---|--------2-------------2---|------2---------------|
A|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|-0a-----------------------|-0--------------------|
E|-------------0------------|---------------0----------|---------------0----------|-------------0----3---|
        Preacher man, don't tell me,                     Heaven is under the earth. 

   Am            +       +        +       +  Em7  +         Am       +       +                  +   Em7
E|------0a------------------|-----0-----------------------|-0a---0-------------------|-----------------------|
B|------1a---3------p1---3--|-----------------------------|-1a-------3------p1-------|-----------------------|
G|------2a-------2----------|-------------2-------0-------|-2a-------------------2---|----------0------------|
D|------2a-----------2------|---------2---------------0---|------2---------------2---|------2----------------|
A|-0------------------------|-0---------------------------|-0a-------------------0---|-0---------------------|
E|-----------0--------------|-----------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|--------------0----3---|
        I    know    you don't    know                What  life is  really      worth.               It's not

   Am            +       +              +  Em7  +          Am            p              +        Em7
E|-0a--------------------0---|---------------------------|-0a---------------------|-0a---------------------|
B|-1a---3----3--p1-----------|---------------------------|-1a---3----3--p1--------|-1a--1---3---p1---------|
G|-2a------------------------|----------2-------0--------|-2a---------------------|-2a---------------------|
D|------2------------2-------|------2---------------0----|------2------------2----|---------2--------------|
A|-0a------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0a---------------------|-0a---------------------|
E|-----------0---------------|--------------0------------|-----------0------------|--------------0----3----|
   all that glitters is gold;                              Half the  story   has    never been told 

[PostVerse]
   Am       +       +                  +   Em7 +         Am       +       +                  +   Em7
E|--------------------------|------------------0-------|-0a---0-------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------0-------0--h1---|--------------------------|-1a-------3------p1-------|-----------------------|
G|-2----2-------------------|----------2---------------|-2a-------------------2---|----------0------------|
D|------2---------------2---|------2---------------0---|------2---------------2---|------2----------------|
A|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|-0a-----------------------|-0---------------------|
E|--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|--------------0----3---|
So now you  see     the light,                 eh!       Stand up for    your rights. come on!

[Chorus] (2x) ... as above ...

[Verse]
   Am                 +              +  Em7  +          Am       +                            Em7
E|------0a----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
B|------1a---1----3--p1---|----------------------1----|-1a---1--p0-------1--p0----|---------------------|
G|------2a----------------|----------2-------0--------|-2a------------------------|-2-------------------|
D|------2a--------2-------|------2---------------0----|------2---------------2----|------2--------------|
A|-0----------------------|-0-------------------------|-0a------------------------|-0-------------------|
E|-----------0------------|--------------0------------|--------------0------------|-----------0----3----|
        Most people think,                       Great  god will come    from the   skies, 

   Am       +       +       +             +  Em7         Am       +       +       +             +   Em7
E|------0a---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------1a--3--p1---3--p1---0--|-----------------------|-1a---1-------0--h1--p0------|-----------------------|
G|------2a---------------------|----------2--------2---|-2a-------2---------------2--|----------0------------|
D|------2a--------------2------|------2------------0---|------2---------------2------|------2----------------|
A|-0---------------------------|-0---------------------|-0a--------------------------|-0---------------------|
E|--------------0--------------|--------------0--------|--------------0--------------|--------------0----3---|
        Take away   everything                     And   make every-  body   feel high. 

   Am           +      +              +  Em7 +         Am           +      +              +   Em7
E|-0a------------------0--|--------------------------|-0a------------------0--|------------------------|
B|-1a---3----3-p1---------|----3-----p1--------------|-1a---3----3-p1---------|----3-----p1------------|
G|-2a---------------------|------------------0-------|-2a---------------------|------------------------|
D|------2-----------2-----|--------2-------------0---|------2-----------2-----|--------2---------------|
A|-0a---------------------|-0------------------------|-0a---------------------|-0----------------------|
E|-----------0------------|---------------0----------|-----------0------------|---------------0----3---|
But if you know what  life     is     worth,           You  will look for  yours   on     earth:

[PostVerse] ... as above ... [Chorus] (2x) ... as above ...

[Verse]
   Am                +        +      +  Em7 +          Am +      +      +             +      +   Em7
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-1a---1----1----1------|-1---------1----------1----|-1a-----1------1------1----|-1---------1-------------|
G|-2a----------------2---|----2-------------0--------|-2a-2------2------2--------|----2---------------0----|
D|------2---------2------|--------2-------------0----|--------2-------------2----|--------2----------------|
A|-0a--------------------|-0-------------------------|-0a------------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-----------0-----------|---------------0-----------|---------------0-----------|---------------0----3----|
We sick an' tired of-your  ism-      skism      game - Dyin'n goin' to heaven in-a Jesus'    name,    lord.

   Am                +        +      +   Em7         Am +      +      +               +          Em7
E|------0a---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------1a---3---p1------|-3-p1--------------------|----3---3-p1---3-----p1------|-3ap1--------------------|
G|------2a-----------2---|-----------2--------2----|------------------2------2---|-2a--------2-------------|
D|------2a--------2------|--------2-----------0----|--------2-------------2------|--------2----------------|
A|-0---------------------|-0-----------------------|-0---------------------------|-0a----------------------|
E|-----------0-----------|---------------0---------|---------------0-------------|---------------0----3----|
        We   know when we  understand:                  Almighty   god    is a     living man.        You can

   Am           +      +        +      +   Em7           Am           +      +        +      +   Em7
E|---------------------0---|---------------------------|-0a------------------0---|-------------------------|
B|-1a---1----3-p1----------|----3----------------------|-1a---3----3-p1----------|----3-----p1-------------|
G|-2a----------------------|-----------2------0--------|-2a----------------------|-------------------------|
D|------2-----------2------|--------2-------------0----|------2-----------2------|--------2----------------|
A|-0a----------------------|-0-------------------------|-0a----------------------|-0-----------------------|
E|-----------0-------------|---------------0-----------|-----------0-------------|---------------0----3----|
   fool some people    sometimes,               But you can't fool all the people all the time.

[PostVerse] ... as above ... So now we see the light, We gonna stand up for our rights! [Chorus] (2x) ... as above, repeat and fade ... ************************************ | a Arpeggio: play all notes in the chord harp-like in fast sequence | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ************************************