Garvey Teach Them Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]Tea[Em]ch th[D]em,
[C]Ras[D]taman a heal[Em] them,[D]
[C]Rastaman [D]a t[C]eac[G]h them,
From long [Am]time,
[C]Fak[D]os gave m[C]e words [D]a lead[G] them,
Em[Am]power your [C]minds,
Oh [G]Lord, many, many, many years ago
We was [Am]stolen from African [D]lands, yeah
[G]I bought down here to England
[Am]Some I bought up to Un[D]cle [C]Sam
[G]Without one thing I am sure
And [Am]yet I must return [D]to Afric[G]an [C]shores
[G]I miss my homeland more and more
And [Am]my nation is ins[D]ecure
[G]Rasta come to teach them
From [Am]long [C]time
[Am]Marc[C]us G[Am]arve[C]y
words a lead [G]them,
em[D]power [Am]your minds, oh[D] Lord,[G] yeah
Mar[C]cus [Am]Garvey a teach them,
[D]Garvey a teach [G]them,
the prophet him a lead them,
the prophet him a lead [Am]them,
oh Lord, oh [D]Lord, yeah
I [G]say we need more resources,
[Am]we got to organize our parish
[C]We don't [G]need no evi[C]l for[G]ces
[D]Great [Am]things we can accomp[D]lish, yeah
[G]Although we're down, it won't be lon[Am]g
[D]One [G]day the weak,
they must become [Am]the strong
[D]Oh Lord, Gab[G]i prophesies, Gabi prophesies
A [Am]great king shall be crowned [D]in Africa
[G]Gaby prophesize, oh Gaby prophesize,
so [Am]him we should always re[D]member
[G]Rasta come to teach them,
from [D]long [Am]time[C][D]
Marcus [G]Gaby words a [C]lead [G]them,[D]
em[Am]power your [D]minds
Rasta [G]come to teach them,
from [D]long [Am]time[G]
[D]Mar[G]cus Gaby words a lead them,
em[Am]power your [G]mind[C] s
Hold on, [G]yeah
[C]Gabby [Am]Teach Day
[D]The[Am] blac[D]k star and the[G] leader
Yeah, oh [C]Gabby
[Am]Teach [D]Day[G]
Up [C]ye mighty [Am]race
Accom[D]plish what you [G]will
[D]Gabby [C]Tea[Am]ch Day[D]
[G]Oh, so many years ago
We was [Am]stolen from African [D]lines, yeah
[C]Bought [G]down here to England
Some of [Am]us bought to Unc[D]le Sam
[C]But [G]I've a one thing, yes I'm sure
Again [Am]I must return to[D] African[G] sho[C]res
[G]I miss my homeland more and more
[C]While my [Am]nation stays insec[D]ure
[Em][D][C][D][Em][D][C][D]
Rasta come [G]to teach them,
from [D]long [Am]time[C]
[D]Makos [G]Gyavi words a lead [C]them,[G]
[D]em [Am]power your mind[Em]s
[D]Rasta [G]come to teach them,
[D]from long [Am]time[C]
[D]Marcus [C]Gavi [D]words [G]a lead them,
em[Am]power your minds
[D]Hold on, emp[G]ower your min[Am]d
[D]Mar[Am] cus [D]Gavi[C] teach the[G]m,
[C]yes him [Am]still a lead [D]them[C]
[D]Em [Am]power [G]your min[Am]d[D][G]
Oh, [Am]honey, ay, [D]ay, ay

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