Chord/Tab song: War Ina Babylon

...WAR INA BABYLON... by Max Romeo


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from 'War Ina Babylon' (1976)

(Lyrics from: http://hjem.get2net.dk/sbn/reggae)

Intro:

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It sipple out deh!

Chorus 1:

[G] War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
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Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.

[G] War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
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Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.

Verse 1:

[G] De baba men nuh like de dreadlocks man,
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De dreadlocks man nuh like de baba man, no.

[G] De po-lice men nuh like de dreadlocks man,
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De dreadlocks man nuh like de po-lice man, no.

Chorus 2:

[G] War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
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Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.

[G] War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
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Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.

Verse 2:

[G] When come pride, then cometh shame,
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A man pride shall bring him low yeah, oh yeah.

[G] Honour shall uphold the humble in spirit,
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And you know it's true, yeah, oh yeah.

Chorus 3:

[G] War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
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Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.

[G] War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
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Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
It sipple out deh, oh yeah.

[G] True, true, true; it sipple out deh,
So wha' fe do?
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Mek we slide out deh, oh yeah.

[G] True, true, true; it sipple out deh,
So wha' fe do?
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Mek we slide out deh, oh yeah.

Verse 3:

[G] Marcus Garvey prophesise, say;
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"One mus' live 10 miles away, yeah,
In this time".

[G] I-man satta at the mountain top,
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Watching Babylon burning red hot, red hot.

Chorus 4:

[G] War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
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Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
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It sipple out deh; so wha' fe do?
We slide out deh, oh yeah.

[G] War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon.
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Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?
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It sipple out deh; so wha' fe do?
We slide out deh, oh yeah.

[G] True, true, true; it sipple out deh,
So wha' fe do?
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Mek we slide out deh, oh yeah.

[G] True, true, true; it sipple out deh,
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Let me tell; we slide out deh.

(Repeat to Fade)