...RALLY ROUND... by Steel Pulse -----------------............... *from 'True Democracy' (1982)* Intro: B, Em Bm Bm (x2) Chorus 1:

^Em Rally round the flag, rally round the ^BmRed, Gold, ^BmBlack and Green. ^Em Rally round the, rally round the ^BmRed, Gold, ^BmBlack and Green.

Verse 1:

^Em Marcus say, Sir Marcus say; ^Bm Red for the blood, that ^Bmflowed like the river. ^Em Marcus say, Sir Marcus say; ^BmGreen for the land; ^BmAfrica. ^Em Marcus say... ^BmYellow for the gold, ^Bmthat they stole. So ^EmMarcus say, so Marcus say; ^Bm Black for the people it was ^Bmlooted from.

Verse 2:

^Em They took us away; cap-^Bmtivity, cap-^Bmtivity. ^Em Required from us a ^Bmsong.^Bm ^Em Right now man say; re-^Bmpatriate, re-^Bmpatriate. ^Em I and I patience, have now long time ^Bmgone.^Bm

^Em Fathers, mothers, sons, ^Bmdaughters; ^Bmeveryone. Four ^Emhundred, four hundred ^Bmmillion ^Bmstrong. Ethi-^Emopia stretch forth her hand; ^Bm Closer to God; we ^BmAfricans, ^Bm Closer to God; we ^BmAfricans, ^Bm Closer to God, we ^Bmcan.

In our ^Emhearts is Mount Zion, now you ^Bmknow; seek the ^Bmlion. In our ^Emhearts is Mount Zion, now you ^Bmknow, now you ^Bmknow.

Bridge 1:

^A How can we ^Gsing in a ^Emstrange land? (Sing in a strange land). ^A Don't want to ^Gsing in a ^Emstrange land, no. ^A Liberation,^G True Democracy. ^F#7 One God, One Aim... O^Fmne ^B7Destiny.

Chorus 2:

^Em Rally round the, rally round the, ^Bm Red for the blood, that ^Bmflowed like the river. ^Em Rally round the, rally round the, ^BmGreen for the land; ^BmAfrica.

^Em Rally round the, rally round the, ^BmYellow for the Gold, ^Bmthat they stole. ^Em Rally round the, rally round the,^Bm we the black people.^Bm

Verse 3:

Re-^Emmember when we used to ^Bmdress like Kings?^Bm ^Em Conqueror of land, ^Bmconqueror of ^Bmseas. ^Em Civilisation; far moved from caves, ^Bm Oppressor, oppressor man ^Bmlive deh. ^Em I curse that day, ^Bmthe day they ^Bmmade us slaves. I say;

Bridge 2:

^A How can we ^Gsing in a ^Emstrange land? (Sing in a strange land). ^A Don't want to ^Gsing in a ^Emstrange land, no. ^A Liberation,^G True Democracy. ^F#7 One God, One Aim... O^Fmne ^B7Destiny.

Chorus 3:

^Em Rally round the flag, rally round the ^BmRed, Gold, ^BmBlack and Green. ^Em Rally round the, rally round the ^BmRed, Gold, ^BmBlack and Green.

Coda:

A ^Embright shining star; ^BmAfrica.^Bm Catch Star ^EmLiner, right now; ^BmAfrica, ^BmAfrica. A ^Emhistory, no more a mystery; ^BmAfrica, ^BmAfrica. Re-^Emspect and authority; ^BmAfrica, ^BmAfrica. Climb ^Emye the heights of humanity; ^BmAfrica, ^BmAfrica. Come ^Emrally, come rally, come ^Bmrally, ^Bmrally round the flag.

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Steel Pulse - Rally round