Peter Tosh – Equal Rights (Guitar)

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------------------.............. *from 'Equal Rights' (1977)* Intro: G Am C D, G (x2) Verse 1:

G                           Am
 Everyone is crying out for peace, yes,

C        D              G
 None is crying out for justice.

G                           Am
 Everyone is crying out for peace, yes,

C        D              G
 None is crying out for justice.

Bridge 1:

C                D
 I don't want no peace.

Chorus 1:

       G            C    G       C
I need equal rights, and justice.

       G            C    G       C
I need equal rights, and justice.

       G            C    G       C
I need equal rights, and justice; got to get it.

G             C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.

Verse 2:

G                        Am
 Everybody want to go to heaven,

C       D             G
 But no-body wants to die.

G                           Am
 Everybody want to go up to heaven,

    C                                 G
But none of them, one of them want to die.

Bridge 2:

C                D
 I don't want no peace. I man need;

Chorus 2:

G             C    G          C
 Equal rights, and justice; I got to get it.

G             C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice. I really need it;

G             C    G             C
 Equal rights, and justice, just give me my share;

G             C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.

Verse 3:

G               Am
 What is you to seize-a(?)

C           D             G
 You better give it on to Caesar(?)

G                   Am
 And what belong to I and I?

C                       D             G
 You better, you better give it up to I.

Bridge 3:

C                     D
 'Cos I don't want no peace.

Chorus 3:

       G            C    G       C
I need equal rights, and justice.

       G            C    G               C
I need equal rights, and justice. I have got to get it;

G             C    G            C
 Equal rights, and justice. I'm fighting for it;

G             C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.

Verse 4:

G            Am                       C
 Everyone is heading for the top, but tell me;

    D                  G
How far is it from the bottom? Nobody knows.

G              Am
 But everybody fighting for the top,

    D                  G
How far is it from the bottom?

Bridge 4:

C                D
 I don't want no peace.

Chorus 4:

       G            C    G       C
I need equal rights, and justice.

       G            C    G             C
I need equal rights, and justice. I've got to get it;

G             C    G                 C
 Equal rights, and justice; I really need it.

G             C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.

Verse 5:

G                          Am
 Everyone is talking about crime,

C         D           G
 Tell me; who are the criminals? I said;

G                          Am
 Everyone is talking about crime, crime.

C         D           G
 Tell me; who are the criminals? I really don't see them.

Bridge 5:

C                D
 I don't want no peace.

Chorus 4:

       G            C    G           C 
I need equal rights, and justice. We got to get it;

G             C    G                   C
 Equal rights, and justice. There will be no crime.

G             C    G                   C
 Equal rights, and justice. There will be no criminals.

G             C    G        C
 Equal rights, and justice. Everyone is fighting for;

G             C    G             C
 Equal rights, and justice. Pali-stinians are fighting for;

G             C    G                   C
 Equal rights, and justice. Down in An-gola;

G             C    G                     C
 Equal rights, and justice. Down in Bots-wana;

G             C    G                    C
 Equal rights, and justice. Down in Zim-babwe;

G             C    G                    C
 Equal rights, and justice. Down in Rho-desia;

G             C    G       C
 Equal rights, and justice.

(Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G Am C D EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 355433 577555 x35553 x57775 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])