...AFRICAN HERBSMAN... by Bob Marley ----------------------.............. *from 'African Herbsman' (1973)* Intro: Bb Gm (x2) Verse 1:

^Bb All twinklin' ^Gmlee, Can't see the ^Bbright rose, when the streams a-^Gmbate. The ^Bbold slave men, ^Gmmight grind slow, but it grinds ^Ebfine, ^Fyeah.

Chorus 1:

African ^BbHerbsman, why linger ^Gmon' Just concen-^Bbtrate, 'cos Heaven lives ^Gmon. Greet-I-eth ^Bbslave men will look with a-^Gmscorn, Eb F (n.C) Bb With a transplanted heart... (yes, how quick they had to part). (They had to ^Gmpart)...

Verse 2:

The re-^Bbmembrance of to-^Gmday, Is the sad ^Bbfeelin' of to-^Gmmorrow. Bb Gm (n.C) (Yes, how quick they had to part...), oh yeah.

Chorus 2:

African ^BbHerbsman, seize your ^Gmtime, I'm takin' il-^Bblusion on the edge of my ^Gmmind. I'm takin' ^Bblosers down through my ^Gmlife, Eb F (n.C) Bb Down through my life, yeah... (yes, how quick they had to part). (They had to ^Gmpart)...

Verse 3:

Dideh ^Bbpart, yes, they ^Gmpart, The re-^Bbmembrance of to-^Gmday. Bb Gm (n.C) (Yes, how quick they had to part...)

Chorus 3:

Verse 4:

In re-^Bbmembrance of to-^Gmday, Brings sad ^Bbfeelings of to-^Gmmorrow. (Yes, how quick they had to ^Bbpart...) Lead me on, oh, Lord, I ^Gmpray

Coda:

(African ^BbHerbsman, African ^GmHerbsman), (African ^BbHerbsman, African ^GmHerbsman).

(Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Bb Gm Eb F EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E 688766 355333 x68886 x81010108 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Bob Marley - African herbsman