buffalo soldier
Bob Marley
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Tom : D
A F#m A
Buffalo soldier, dreadlocks rasta
F#m A
There was a Buffalo soldier, In the heart of America
A F#m A
Stolen from Africa, brought to America
A F#m A
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
D C#m D C#m
If you know your history
C#m Bm F#m
Then you would know where you coming from
D C#m D C#m
Then you wouldn't have to ask me
C#m Bm F#m
Who the heck do I think I am
A F#m A
I'm just a Buffalo soldier, In the heart of America
A F#m A
Stolen from Africa, brought to America
A F#m A
Said he was fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
A F#m A
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier win the war for America
A
Dreadie, woy yo yo, woy yo-yo yo
[Refrão]
F#m A
Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy-yoy yoy
A
Woy yoy yoy, woy yoy-yoy yoy
F#m A
Woy yoy yoy yoy, yoy yoy-yoy yoy
[Próxima Parte]
F#m D C#m
Buffalo Soldier troddin' through the land, wo-ho-ooh
F#m
Said he wanna ran, then you wanna hand
D C#m Bm
Troddin' through the land, yea-hea, yea-ea
A F#m A
Said he was a Buffalo Soldier win the war for America
A F#m A
Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta
A F#m A
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
A F#m A
Driven from the mainland to the heart of the Caribbean
A
Singing, woy yoy yoy, woy yoy-yoy yoy
[Refrão] (repetir)
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