Bob Marley -Exodus

1. Natural Mystic 2. So Much Things To Say 3. Guiltiness 4. The Heathen 5. Exodus 6. Jammin' 7. Waiting In Vain 8. Turn Your Lights Down Low 9. Three Little Birds 10. One Love

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NATURAL MYSTIC

[Bob Marley]

 

There's a natural mystic blowing through the air;

If you listen carefully now you will hear.

This could be the first trumpet, might as well be the last:

Many more will have to suffer,

Many more will have to die - don't ask me why.

 

Things are not the way they used to be,

I won't tell no lie;

One and all have to face reality now.

'Though I've tried to find the answer to all the questions they ask.

'Though I know it's impossible to go livin' through the past -

Don't tell no lie.

 

There's a natural mystic blowing through the air -

Can't keep them down -

If you listen carefully now you will hear.

 

There's a natural mystic blowing through the air.

 

This could be the first trumpet, might as well be the last:

Many more will have to suffer,

Many more will have to die - don't ask me why.

 

There's a natural mystic blowing through the air -

I won't tell no lie;

If you listen carefully now you will hear:

There's a natural mystic blowing through the air.

Such a natural mystic blowing through the air;

There's a natural mystic blowing through the air;

Such a natural mystic blowing through the air;

Such a natural mystic blowing through the air;

Such a natural mystic blowing through the air. /fadeout/

 

 

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SO MUCH THINGS TO SAY

[Bob Marley]

 

 

Ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Ooh yeah, yeah!

 

They got so much things to say right now;

They got so much things to say.

They got so much things to say right now;

They got so much things to say.

 

Eh! But I'll never forget no way: they crucified Jesus Christ;

I'll never forget no way: they sold Marcus Garvey for rice. Oo-ooh!

I'll never forget no way: they turned their back on Paul Bogle. Hey-ey!

So don't you forget your youth,

who you are and where you stand in the struggle.

 

They go so very, so very, so very, so very, so very, so very,

so very, so very, so very, so very, so very -

everything they say - so much to say.

They got so much things to say, so much things to say.

 

 

I'n'I nah come to fight flesh and blood,

But spiritual wickedness in high and low places.

So while they fight you down,

Stand firm and give Jah thanks and praises.

'Cos I'n'I don't expect to be justified

by the laws of men - by the laws of men.

Oh, true they have found me guilty,

But through - through Jah proved my innocency.

 

Oh, when the rain fall, fall, fall now,

It don't fall on one man's housetop. Remember that:

When the rain fall,

It don't fall on one man's housetop.

 

They singing: so very much, so very much, oh so very much,

so very, very -

They got so much things to say right now;

yeah, they got so much things to say.

 

Hey, but I'n'I - I'n'I nah come to fight flesh and blood,

But spiritual wickedness in high and low places.

So while, so while, so while they fight you down,

Stand firm and give Jah thanks and praises.

I'n'I don't expect to be justified

by the laws of men - by the laws of men.

Oh, hey through Jah to prove my innocency,

I told you wicked think they found me guilty.

 

They got la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la;

la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la;

la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la;

la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

- they "la" very much all the time.

 

So much things to say, rumour about,

they got so much without humour,

they don't know what they're doing, yeah.

 

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GUILTINESS

[Bob Marley]

 

 

Guiltiness (talkin' 'bout guiltiness)

Pressed on their conscience. Oh yeah.

And they live their lives (they live their lives)

On false pretence everyday -

each and everyday. Yeah.

 

These are the big fish

Who always try to eat down the small fish,

just the small fish.

I tell you what: they would do anything

To materialize their every wish. Oh yeah-eah-eah-eah.

 

Say: Woe to the downpressors:

They'll eat the bread of sorrow!

Woe to the downpressors:

They'll eat the bread of sad tomorrow!

Woe to the downpressors:

They'll eat the bread of sorrow!

Oh, yeah-eah! Oh, yeah-eah-eah-eah!

 

Guiltiness

Pressed on their conscience. Oh yeah. Oh yeah.

These are the big fish

Who always try to eat down the small fish,

just the small fish.

 

I tell you what: they would do anything

To materialize their every wish. Oh, yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah-eah.

 

But: Woe to the downpressors:

They'll eat the bread of sorrow!

Woe to the downpressors:

They'll eat the bread of sad tomorrow!

Woe to the downpressors:

They'll eat the bread of sad tomorrow!

Oh, yeah-eah! Oh yeah-e-e-e-e-e!

 

Guiltiness. Oh yeah. Ah!

They'll eat the bread of sorrow everyday.

 

 

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THE HEATHEN

[Bob Marley]

 

 

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

 

Rise up fallen fighters;

Rise and take your stance again.

'Tis he who fight and run away

Live to fight another day.

With d' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

 

As a man sow, shall he reap

And I know that talk is cheap.

But the hotter the battle

A the sweeter Jah victory.

With d' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

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/Guitar solo/

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

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Rise up, fallen fighters:

Rise and take your stance again.

'Tis he who fight and run away

Live to fight another day.

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back de 'pon d' wall!

D' heathen back, yeah, 'pon d' wall! /fadeout/

 

 

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EXODUS

[Bob Marley]

 

 

Exodus: Movement of Jah people! Oh-oh-oh, yea-eah!

.......

Men and people will fight ya down (Tell me why!)

When ya see Jah light. (Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!)

Let me tell you if you're not wrong; (Then, why?)

Everything is all right.

So we gonna walk - all right! - through d' roads of creation:

We the generation (Tell me why!)

(Trod through great tribulation) trod through great tribulation.

 

Exodus, all right! Movement of Jah people!

Oh, yeah! O-oo, yeah! All right!

Exodus: Movement of Jah people! Oh, yeah!

 

Yeah-yeah-yeah, well!

Uh! Open your eyes and look within:

Are you satisfied (with the life you're living)? Uh!

We know where we're going, uh!

We know where we're from.

We're leaving Babylon,

We're going to our Father land.

 

... Exodus: movement of Jah people! Oh, yeah!

(Movement of Jah people!) Send us another brother Moses!

(Movement of Jah people!) Gone across the red sea!

(Movement of Jah people!) Send us another brother Moses!

(Movement of Jah people!) Gone across the red sea!

Movement of Jah people!

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/Instrumental break/

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Exodus, all right! Oo-oo-ooh! Oo-ooh!

Movement of Jah people! Oh, yeah!

Exodus!

Exodus! All right!

Exodus! Now, now, now, now!

Exodus!

Exodus! Oh, yea-ea-ea-ea-ea-ea-eah!

Exodus!

Exodus! All right!

Exodus! Uh-uh-uh-uh!

 

Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move!

 

Open your eyes and look within:

Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

We know where we're going;

We know where we're from.

We're leaving Babylon, y'all!

We're going to our Father's land.

 

Exodus, all right! Movement of Jah people!

Exodus: movement of Jah people!

Movement of Jah people!

Movement of Jah people!

Movement of Jah people!

Movement of Jah people!

 

Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move!

 

Jah come to break downpression,

Rule equality,

Wipe away transgression,

Set the captives free.

 

Exodus, all right, all right!

Movement of Jah people! Oh, yeah!

Exodus: movement of Jah people! Oh, now, now, now, now!

Movement of Jah people!

Movement of Jah people!

Movement of Jah people!

Movement of Jah people!

Movement of Jah people!

Movement of Jah people!

 

Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Uh-uh-uh-uh!

Move(ment of Jah people)!

Move(ment of Jah people)!

Move(ment of Jah people)!

Move(ment of Jah people)! Movement of Jah people!

Move(ment of Jah people)!

Move(ment of Jah people)!

Movement of Jah people!

Movement of Jah people!

Movement of Jah people!

 

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JAMMIN'

[Bob Marley]

 

 

Ooh, yeah! All right!

We're jammin':

I wanna jam it wid you.

We're jammin', jammin',

And I hope you like jammin', too.

 

Ain't no rules, ain't no vow, we can do it anyhow:

I'n'I will see you through,

'Cos everyday we pay the price with a little sacrifice,

Jammin' till the jam is through.

 

We're jammin' -

To think that jammin' was a thing of the past;

We're jammin',

And I hope this jam is gonna last.

 

No bullet can stop us now, we neither beg nor we won't bow;

Neither can be bought nor sold.

We all defend the right; Jah - Jah children must unite:

Your life is worth much more than gold.

 

We're jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin')

And we're jammin' in the name of the Lord;

We're jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin'),

We're jammin' right straight from Yah.

 

Yeh! Holy Mount Zion;

Holy Mount Zion:

Jah sitteth in Mount Zion

And rules all creation.

 

Yeah, we're - we're jammin' (wotcha-wa),

Wotcha-wa-wa-wa, we're jammin' (wotcha-wa),

See, I wanna jam it wid you

We're jammin' (jammin'),

I'm jammed: I hope you're jammin', too.

 

Jam's about my pride and truth I cannot hide

To keep you satisfied.

True love that now exist is the love I can't resist,

So jam by my side.

 

We're Jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin'), yeah-eah-eah!

I wanna jam it wid you.

We're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin',

We're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin';

Hope you like jammin', too.

We're jammin', we're jammin' (jammin'),

We're jammin', we're jammin' (jammin').

I wanna (I wanna jam it wid you) - I wanna -

I wanna jam wid you now.

Jammin', jammin' (hope you like jammin' too).

Eh-eh! I hope you like jammin', I hope you like jammin',

'Cause (I wanna jam it wid you). I wanna ... wid you.

I like - I hope you - I hope you like jammin', too.

I wanna jam it;

I wanna jam it.

 

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WAITING IN VAIN

[Bob Marley]

 

 

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love.

From the very first time I rest my eyes on you, girl,

My heart says follow t[h]rough.

But I know, now, that I'm way down on your line,

But the waiting feel is fine:

So don't treat me like a puppet on a string,

'Cause I know I have to do my thing.

Don't talk to me as if you think I'm dumb;

I wanna know when you're gonna come - soon.

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love,

'Cause if summer is here,

I'm still waiting there;

Winter is here,

And I'm still waiting there.

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/Guitar solo/

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Like I said:

It's been three years since I'm knockin' on your door,

And I still can knock some more:

Ooh girl, ooh girl, is it feasible?

I wanna know now, for I to knock some more.

Ya see, in life I know there's lots of grief,

But your love is my relief:

Tears in my eyes burn - tears in my eyes burn

While I'm waiting - while I'm waiting for my turn,

See!

 

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love;

I don't wanna wait in vain for your love, Oh!

I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -

I don't wanna wait in vain.

I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -

I don't wanna wait in vain.

No, I don't wanna (I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -

I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain) -

No I - no I (I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't

wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain) -

No, no-no, I, no, I (I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -

I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain) -

It's your love that I'm waiting on (I don't wanna - I don't wanna -

I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain);

It's my love that you're running from.

It's your love that I'm waiting on (I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I

don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain);

It's my love that you're running from. /fadeout/

 

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TURN YOUR LIGHTS DOWN LOW

[Bob Marley]

 

 

Turn your lights down low

And pull your window curtains;

Oh, let Jah moon come shining in -

Into our life again,

Sayin': ooh, it's been a long, long (long, long, long, long) time;

I kept this message for you, girl,

But it seems I was never on time;

Still I wanna get through to you, girlie,

On time - on time.

I want to give you some love (good, good lovin');

I want to give you some good, good lovin' (good, good lovin').

Oh, I - oh, I - oh, I,

Say, I want to give you some good, good lovin' (good, good lovin'):

Turn your lights down low;

Never try to resist, oh no!

Oh, let my love come tumbling in -

Into our life again,

Sayin': ooh, I love ya!

And I want you to know right now,

I love ya!

And I want you to know right now,

'Cause I - that I -

I want to give you some love, oh-ooh!

I want to give you some good, good lovin';

Oh, I - I want to give you some love;

Sayin': I want to give you some good, good lovin':

Turn your lights down low, wo-oh!

Never - never try to resist, oh no!

Ooh, let my love - ooh, let my love come tumbling in -

Into our life again.

Oh, I want to give you some good, good lovin' (good, good lovin').

 

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THREE LITTLE BIRDS

[Bob Marley]

 

 

"Don't worry about a thing,

'Cause every little thing

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing,

'Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"

 

Rise up this morning,

Smiled with the rising sun,

Three little birds

Pitch by my doorstep

Singin' sweet songs

Of melodies pure and true,

Sayin', ("This is my message to you,")

 

Singin': "Don't worry 'bout a thing,

'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."

Singin': "Don't worry (don't worry) 'bout a thing,

'Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"

 

Rise up this morning,

Smiled with the rising sun,

Three little birds

Pitch by my doorstep

Singin' sweet songs

Of melodies pure and true,

Sayin', "This is my message to you,"

 

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, worry about a thing ...,

'Cause every little thing gonna be all right. Don't worry!"

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing" - I won't worry!

"'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."

 

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing,

'Cause every little thing gonna be all right" - I won't worry!

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing,

'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."

 

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, oh no!

'Cause every little thing gonna be all right! /fadeout/

 

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ONE LOVE

[Bob Marley/Curtis Mayfield]

 

 

One Love! One Heart!

Let's get together and feel all right.

Hear the children cryin' (One Love!);

Hear the children cryin' (One Heart!),

Sayin': give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right;

Sayin': let's get together and feel all right. Wo wo-wo wo-wo!

 

Let them all pass all their dirty remarks (One Love!);

There is one question I'd really love to ask (One Heart!):

Is there a place for the hopeless sinner,

Who has hurt all mankind just to save his own?

Believe me:

 

One Love! What about the one heart? One Heart!

What about - ? Let's get together and feel all right

As it was in the beginning (One Love!);

So shall it be in the end (One Heart!),

All right!

Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right;

Let's get together and feel all right.

One more thing!

 

Let's get together to fight this Holy Armagiddyon (One Love!),

So when the Man comes there will be no, no doom (One Song!).

Have pity on those whose chances grows t[h]inner;

There ain't no hiding place from the Father of Creation.

 

Sayin': One Love! What about the One Heart? (One Heart!)

What about the - ? Let's get together and feel all right.

I'm pleadin' to mankind! (One Love!);

Oh, Lord! (One Heart) Wo-ooh!

 

Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right;

Let's get together and feel all right.

Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right;

Let's get together and feel all right. /fadeout/

 

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