Jimmy Cliff - My ancestors

My a^Ebncestors were kings of old They ruled the^Ab world and all of its gold But look at^Bb me, oh^Ab look at me, just look at^Eb me

My a^Ebncestors would find the sun Before they^Ab bowed down to anyone But you gonna^Bb look at me, oh^Ab look at me, just look at^Eb me Yeah, o^Abh look at me, I'm a^Eb stranger in this land ^AbWatch me stand tall,^Bb help me, help me be just a man, oh

My a^Ebncestors, they were mighty men ^Eb7 And my^Ab son, he will be one of them And they'll just^Bb look at him, yeah, they'll^Ab look at him And they'll say,^Eb he's a man, ^Dbhe's a man, my^Bb son's a man, oh

My a^Ebncestors^Ab7, they passed it on to^Eb me ^{Eb7 Ab7}I've got to, got to^Eb work^{Eb7 Ab7}And pass it on to my^Eb son ^{Eb7 Ab7}And he will be a^Eb man, oh^Ab7 yeah And pass it on to his^Eb son ^{Eb7 Ab7}And he will be a^Eb man, oh yes he will^Ab7, my son will^Eb be a man