Peter Tosh

Fight Apartheid

Peter Tosh


Tom: C

           F               G
You in a me land - quite illegal.
              F                   G
You're in a me land - a dig out me gold.
       F                     G
In a me land - digging out my diamonds.
       F                     G
In a me land - digging out me uranium.

[Chorus]

            F                                  G
Now we gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.
                 F                                  G
My brothers gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.

[Verse 2]
 
              F                      G
You're in a me land - you no build no school for my children.
              F         G
You're in a me land - no hospital for my people.
              F                       G
You're in a me land - all you build is prison, prison, prison.
              F                        G
You're in a me land - set up your army, camp, camp, camp.

[Chorus]

            F                                  G
Now we gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.
                 F                                  G
My brothers gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.

[Verse 3]

   F                          G
You break off - break off from Britain.
            F               G
You're quite illegal - right where you are.
            F                      G
You get your forces - from colonial powers.
         F                                   G
Taking my diamonds - financing your ballistic missiles.

[Chorus]

            F                                  G
Now we gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.
                 F                                  G
My brothers gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.

[Verse 4]
           
             F       G
Come outta mi land.
             F       G
Come outta mi land.
             F       G
Come outta mi land.
             F       G
Come outta mi land.

[Chorus]

            F                                  G
Now we gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.
                 F                                  G
My brothers gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.

[Verse 5]

             F             G
Come outta mi land - you're illegal.
             F             G
Come outta mi land - you're victimization.
             F              G
Come outta mi land - robbing all of my resources.
             F                            G
Come outta mi land - I say you're in there too long now, now.

[Chorus]

            F                                  G
Now we gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.
                 F                                  G
My brothers gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.

[Verse 6]

             F                        G
Come outta mi land - you know that you wrong, boy.
             F                     G
Come outta mi land - everything you do upside down.
             F                      G
Come outta mi land - you buried down yourself, too deep.
             F                            G
Come outta mi land - I say, you're inna my momma's land, too long.

[Chorus]

            F                                  G
Now we gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.
                 F                                  G
My brothers gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.
            F                                  G
Now we gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid.
                 F                                  G
My brothers gonna fight, fight, fight, fight 'gainst apartheid...

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